{"id":4592,"date":"2013-03-07T06:55:56","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T11:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/?p=4592"},"modified":"2013-03-06T19:52:50","modified_gmt":"2013-03-07T00:52:50","slug":"bertram-the-birdhouse-builder-polymer-clay-sculpture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/2013\/03\/07\/bertram-the-birdhouse-builder-polymer-clay-sculpture\/","title":{"rendered":"Bertram the Birdhouse Builder – Polymer Clay Sculpture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet Bertram, the newest member of my family of polymer clay creations.<\/p>\n

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He began as a trial project from Dawn Schiller’s new book\u00a0FaeMaker<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>. I made the head pretty much like her instructions, but then went off in my own direction, deciding to do a steampunk kind of guy.<\/p>\n

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First I made him some cool, steampunk-type boots. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Then I made him a top hat and added all kinds of fun bits and pieces from my collection.<\/p>\n

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The birdies, who obviously love Bertie, needed a place to live, so the birdhouse came next. They are patiently waiting\u00a0to move in.<\/p>\n

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The purple brocade for his vest was a leftover from Christmas stockings I made a few years back. His pants are from a very nice wool pinstripe that I picked up as a remnant ages ago but never had enough to make anything from it. \u00a0There was plenty for Bertram’s pants, though!<\/p>\n

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Oh, and lest I forget to give credit where credit is due, I got the idea for the pipes on the birdhouse from Christi Friesen’s\u00a0Steampunkery<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You may have noticed that I’ve been having a blast with polymer clay lately. \u00a0It almost makes me thankful that my lampwork studio was rendered unusable by a yet-to-be-completed renovation. \u00a0Almost. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Next up? A few papercrafting projects, another jewelry making video and a blue polymer clay dragon.<\/p>\n

Happy creating!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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