Halloween coundown has begun - Marie Young Creative

in progress the Marie Young Creative 2013 witch finger collection

The Halloween countdown has begun!

today’s project witch fingers:

add antiquing to fingers – check!
add earring and necklace findings to small ones – in progress

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Whimsical Bird
ByMarie Young August 16, 2014

Nothing can put a smile on your face quite like a whimsical bird. This bird ornament is the latest iteration of my bird-related egg shell art series. Creating a Whimsical Bird Ornament I sculpted the details from polymer clay over a hollowed out egg shell. The polymer keeps the ornament light weight, but makes the…

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WWII Pin Up Girl Inspiration
ByMarie Young July 1, 2014July 27, 2025

I wanted to create a mixed media work for my polymer guild’s challenge this month. I was going through my studio for inspiration when two things caught my eye: the start of a cat head sculpt and some leftover flag napkins from a past 4th of July celebration. The image of a WWII pin up girl started to form in my head.

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Tree Root DIY Red Riding Hood Fantasy Art Project
ByMarie Young October 22, 2016October 22, 2016

My husband Rob defeated a nemesis this summer, a stubborn root from a volunteer tree that had taken up residence up against the foundation of our house. With a lot of sweat and a small blood sacrifice, he managed to get the entire root out of the ground. He was ready to throw it on the…

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Gone Fishing: Kitty and Koi Ornament
ByMarie Young June 20, 2015December 30, 2016

Some of my favorite childhood memories include walking over an open foot bridge and peering down at the swirling koi beneath my feet. Such grace! And the colors were breathtaking. “Gone Fishing” Cat & Fish Egg Art Ornament I imagine that the little gray kitty staring down at this koi is experiencing that same giddy sense…

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Destroy to Create
ByMarie Young October 18, 2021October 18, 2021

If you are still in shock that I chose to gouge the face off my cat sculpture rather than live with the original “meh” work, I thought you’d like to see the results. The new “Lucy” evokes emotions in a way that the original never could. The result: SOLD! Read the gouging post here: Those Stupid, Bulging…

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Peacock Switchplates in Progress
ByMarie Young August 9, 2014August 12, 2014

These rocker-style Peacock Switchplates are for Susan in California. She has a newly decorated wall waiting for them. I thought she might like to see how they are coming along.

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2 Comments

Beth Petricoin says:

August 10, 2013 at 9:31 pm

Love these! So glad I own one of the pens now.
1. Marie Young says:
  
  August 11, 2013 at 3:58 pm
  
  They are so fun to make and equally fun to write with! It makes paying bills a little more palatable 🙂

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