adulting with whimsy
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 […]
One of my favorite things about this “Victorian Pumpkin” Halloween ornament is the incorporation of a old chain to hang it. Normally I use a spiral hook on my ornaments, but I wanted more weight. I also loved the antiqued copper color. It is polymer clay sculpted over a hollow egg shell and it is […]
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 […]
I covered my first egg shell with polymer clay as part of an egg swap through the Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy about three years ago. That was a gateway egg for my new addiction. I really don’t need any special occasion to create a decorative egg, but Easter certainly provides a nice excuse. […]
Behind the scenes look at how a floral-patterned polymer clay covered chicken egg is magically transformed into an owl ornament with steampunk flair.
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 […]
This Art Deco bud vase started with a hollow egg shell that I covered almost entirely with luscious eggplant purple polymer clay topped off with a swag of gilded gold. The influence for the gold faux fabric swag around the top is from Helen Breil’s Shapes e-book. I left a portion of the egg exposed […]
This curious-looking white rabbit, emerging from his hole, is my latest adventure in polymer-covered egg art.
This colorful winter bird is toasty warm in his knit red cap. I sculpted him from polymer clay over a hollow egg shell. The egg is from a well-educated chicken near my home that was raised by a university dean who moonlights as a farmer. If you love him, you can head over to my […]
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 […]
