This little purrmaid figurine started with a basic form that I sculpted from Super Sculpey.
I cured the base in the oven before adding the colored clay so I could work without smooshing the details.
Every Christmas season, I handcraft about 20 ornaments to give to my family and friends as gifts. They are a labor of love for sure! This year I choose an “enchanted deer” theme.
Woodland Cuties: Christmas Egg Ornaments Below is a behind the scenes look at my Christmas egg ornaments during the early stages of creation. I like to use both white and brown eggs. I build up the polymer clay layers in multiple baking steps and eventually they look like these finished ones. The polymer adds durability…
How is that a nonsensical tale from 1865 can still resonate with us? Why, more than 100 years later, are we still fascinated by the rabbit hole? How can something from that time period feel so “modern”? And why do we need to create our own versions of Wonderland?
It is not often that I manage to work this far ahead of a season, but this was one of those projects that I had stuck in my head and I just had to get it out. It is made up of two pieces: a black cat witch handing over a tasty mouse “treat” to…
There used to be a simpler time before Pinterest when a butter cookie in the shape of a star was fancy enough. My Great-Grandma, true to her old-world German roots, didn’t add any glitz in her baking. I think her most decorative cookie was the “rudolph” sporting a cinnamon candy on his nose. While I…
These ornaments are “one-of-a-kind” collectible egg art. Yes, I sculpted this White Rabbit and Cheshire Cat from polymer clay over a hollow chicken eggshell. The image below lets you see how the Cheshire Cat emerged from his egg. These pieces are both available in my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MarieYoungCreative
