Meet Bertram, the newest member of my family of polymer clay creations. He began as a trial project from Dawn Schiller’s new book FaeMaker. I made the head pretty much like her instructions, but then went off in my own direction, deciding…
Been working on lots of polymer clay this past week. Amelia the purple dragon was finished over the weekend. This guy, who hasn’t yet told me his name, is nearly done. Check back in the next day or so for more details…
Meet the newest addition to my polymer clay family, Amethyst or Amelia for short. She’s Jasper’s big sister. (Click on any photo to see her larger than life.) It’s funny, but Jasper was fairly easy and fun to make. Amelia was only completed…
Have any of you checked out Craftsy yet? I’ve been meaning to do so for a while and finally took a few of their free classes last month. I have to say I was quite impressed with the quality. The first class…
Good morning, all! Just popping in to mention a new feature of the blog. I think I put this out on the Facebook page a while back, but never here on the blog. Anyhow, for those of you who like to read on your…
Hey all! Wow, it’s been a long time since I did a What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday. The last one was mid November, sheesh. You know how it is around the holidays, for weeks at a time I wasn’t able to get…
Aren’t these earrings adorable? I’ve been wanting to get these bow charms for quite some time, and finally placed a Fire Mountain Gems order not too long ago. Wow, was that a fun box to open! (What’s amazing is how much you…
Hey all! I hope you’re having a great weekend. We got yet more snow today, but at least a lot of the white stuff from last weekend’s blizzard had already melted. I spent the afternoon working on a little project for you…
Once again, I’m struck by the beauty of the humble seed bead. It’s amazing how elegant these simple components look when strung together in multiples. This necklace began its life as necklace from a store. I always liked the colors and the…
A big Valentine’s Day smooch to all my wonderful readers. You are all appreciated more than you know! P.S. Sorry I haven’t posted in over a week. I’ve been distracted by a few other projects. However, I’ll have a lot of great…