Month: October 2013

  • Ghoulish Candy Bar Wrapper DIY Halloween Favors

    You don’t have to be Dr. Frankenstein to stitch together these Ghoulish DIY Halloween favors. This quick and easy Hershey candy bar wrapper project makes it easy to whip up a a treat for those little monsters. Step 1. Slice open a paper bag. Scissors will do if you don’t own a scalpel. Dissect a […]

  • Zombie Love Birds Halloween Ornaments

    These zombie love birds are actually Halloween presents for my niece and nephew. They are polymer clay ornaments sculpted over hollow egg shells. The lady bird for my niece, Jessie, is a mainly frilly with a touch of ick. The one for my nephew, Ryan, oozes ick, but that was a happy accident. I had […]

  • Pullet Egg Art

    pullet egg owl by Marie Young Creative

    Growing up next door to my grandparent’s farm, I’m very familiar with the benefits of fresh chicken eggs, but I have to admit, I never noticed pullet eggs. These are smaller than average eggs from young hens who are just beginning their egg laying career. I discovered this rare find from a colleague Tim Whisler, […]

  • Agatha the Black Cat Witch

    Agatha the Black Cat Witch

    It is no secret I LOVE black cats. They are some of the most docile, loving, and expressive cats that I have ever encountered. I guess that’s why I’m drawn to them as models. In this sculpt, I imaged “Agatha” as a black cat who tired of her life as a familiar and decided to […]

  • Halloween Owl Shadow Box

    owl shadow box final project_

    The Quest for “Opulent Whimsy” My Halloween Owl Shadow Box project began as a part of Christine DuMont’s course “Ways to Wow” on Voila.  The course was a 6-month exploration of emotion in art that has really helped my think about technique, flow, color, and proportion in my work. I chose to work toward something […]

  • Wise Old Owl

    This wise old owl is another experiment in sculpting over a hollowed out chicken egg shell. It is my entry in the Polymer Clay Artist Guild of Etsy October Challenge: Forest/Woodsy. Head over to vote by midnight on Oct. 7 and you could win a prize: http://polymerclayartists.blogspot.com/2013/09/forest-woodsy-october-pcagoe-challenge.html Stop back here later in the week and […]