A week away from Christmas and we don’t have any snow on the ground. Fortunately, I photographed my wolf pup sculpture enjoying a snow day last winter. Now he’s starring on handmade gift tags to grace my family Christmas presents this year.
Yay, It’s Ornament Season. Ornaments are tiny little windows into the soul. Each one holds special meaning for both the creator and the one displaying it. Most of the ornaments in my 2016 collection feature whimsical critters. They offer me joy through the creation process and you, the collector, a little bit of fairytale escape. Sculpted from…
I knew that I had been exploring polymer covered egg shells for a while, but I hadn’t realized that they are starting to become “my thing.” This photo shows a portion of them. It seems that I can celebrate just about any occasion with an egg 🙂 If you’d like to read about some of…
My friend Kristina asked me to create handcrafted Christmas ornaments for her children. She liked the ones I showed her where I turned hollow eggs into animal ornaments. As they rattled off a list of animals that they liked, “giraffe” piqued my interest. I had never tried sculpting a giraffe and the shape provided a…
In the spirit of the season, I offer you three quick tips to keep holiday stress from tearing a hole in your gut. Obviously eating right and exercising would round out this list out to five, but let’s be real. It’s the holidays! 1. Snort your way to happiness. It is no secret that smells…
This stunning piece by Beth of Create My World is the winning entry in the Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy latest challenge. From the peacock theme to the intricacy of the mosaic design, I LOVE this piece! Beth described her process for making the varied tiles on her blog: such a labor of love….
Evette is coquettish, spirited, and glamorous. In other words, she is the exact opposite of introverted me 🙂 It is hilarious to picture me snuggled up in my favorite pink hoodie while I sculpted her big blue eyes. Sure, I can find a little sex appeal for a night out with the hubby, but for…