One fun thing about polymer clay is how it can mimic almost any material. My project today was to follow Desiree’s tutorial on making faux lapis lazuli beads. I used my Bead Roller to make oval beads and then flattened them. Many of the holes…
Today’s project was a fun one, I made this little lizard guy. If you’d like to know how to make your own, I found the guidelines (not a complete tutorial) at the Polymer Clay Workshop website. He’s covered with slices from a…
Have you ever bought a garment and loved it so much you wished you’d bought it in every color, and three of each? If so, then you know how I feel about this fuchsia knit top. The fit is perfect, I love…
Hello and welcome to another What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday where you can plainly see that what’s on my workdesk today is Mr. Cheech. He was sprawled out on the white containers in the back, but then jumped up to steal my…
My son saw me wire wrapping this bracelet with copper wire and decided to pull the wire out of a bunch of electronics he had saved for recycling. Now I’ve got piles of 28 gauge copper wire and figured I’d better do…
Today’s project is from a Craftsy class, Make Your Own Wirework Findings. I’ve wanted to try it for a while, but didn’t have the heavy gauge wire necessary. These headpins are 12 gauge copper wires with one end hammered into a paddle shape….
Today instead of playing with polymer clay, I decided to work with 14 gauge copper wire and try one of the projects from Cindy Wimmer’s The Missing Link: From Basic to Beautiful Wirework Jewelry. Cindy’s book walks you through making several different…
Today’s project is one I’ve been thinking about for some time. It involves taking one of my dragon cameos and making a mold of it with Castin’ Craft EasyMold Silicone Putty. (This stuff from Amazon may seem expensive, but you get 16…
Hello Wednesday All! Today’s desk shows me working on Day 2 of my personal Make It In March challenge. (See the previous post for what I’m doing and why.) There are several tutorials on YouTube for making a miniature pie using a…
Do any of you other creative types find yourselves frustrated with the number of ideas you have vs. the amount of creative work you actually get done? It seems to happen to me cyclically, perhaps three or four times a year. The…
