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Oct

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A little inspiration

October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Sheila K. Hrasky is a fine art artist of the West who works ceramics, oils, acrylics, and watercolors. Sheila is known for her nesting ceramic flower bowls and on location paintings. She remains true to the process and produces original art daily. 
She may not work in polymer clay, but I do. Can anyone say C A [...]

Sep

17

Pick Me and a Caged Bird

September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

If you haven’t checked out Tamara’s Etsy shop lately, you are missing some gorgeous work. I absolutely love how she does her own thing and has honed it to perfection. She has some new designs I haven’t seen before which include the two pieces shown here. The only problem I have is that I don’t wear jewelry . [...]

Sep

12

Polymer Clay Collaborative and Mixed Media Retreat 2009

September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Attention All Artists! Polymer Clay Artists! Fiber Artists! Beaders! Bookmakers! Collage Artists! Painters! Stampers!
SAVE the DATE!!  
Follow your muse to the groundbreaking, first annual 
Polymer Clay Collaborative
and Mixed Media Retreat 2009
June 1-6, 2009 on the campus of Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV
Demonstrate your special talent! Sell your creations at the sales table! Explore what can be accomplished [...]

Aug

18

Handmade Texture Tools

August 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

Handmade Texture Tools
Originally uploaded by MossyOwls

I want these “cool” tools. They’re even better than the ones that can be bought! Original, very unique, and just all around awesome. They were made using this tutorial. Go ahead, take a look , then make your own. I am. You can see Mossy Owls Etsy shop here.
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Aug

14

Pixies and mermaids and faeries - Oh my!

August 14, 2008 | 4 Comments

I don’t know about you all, but this artist is one of the best sculptors I’ve seen yet.Her name is Michelle Bradshaw  All of her work is amazing! She not only sculpts fantastic fae’s, but she has the most realistic looking animals such as Cinderell’s mouse. I could have spent a few more hours looking around her website, but [...]

Aug

13

Diving Bacon !

August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

No, really! It’s diving bacon (albeit undercooked)! It even has a working air tank.
This little piggy was created by Singapore’s artist and designer, Garie Sims. Sims is a “Designer of all Trades”. Besides modeling and sculptural arts, his background includes Architectural and Interior design, display arts, and cartooning which are among a very wide array [...]

Aug

11

Muse Blues

August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Well, taking the weekend off to clay didn’t do anything to bring my muse back. It was pitiful, nothing came out right and I just couldn’t get into it. So, what did I do? I surfed around Flickr again looking for something to cheer me up.
My favorite color is blue, so when I found this great blue [...]

Aug

6

Stacker bead tutorial

August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Amy of Ovenfried Beads has made a tutorial for her famous Stacker Beads. And it’s free! How’s that for generous? Here are her exact words -
” Hey folks…….
Ok I just can’t keep it to myself any longer.  In the event I should croak before I’m an old old lady, I want people to keep making them. [...]

Jun

27

A little bird told me - crafty links

June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This week’s little birds come from JooJoo’s etsy shop.  I love her simple and delightfully whimsical style.  And what great photography, I could see these as note cards!
And now some links from the craftiest bloggers around:
The Impatient Blogger
Madge reviews a fabulous new metal clay book by jewelry making expert Tammy Powley. If you’ve ever [...]

Jun

26

Magazine Sale at Polka Dot Creations

June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Lisa is having a huge magazine sale at Polka Dot Creations and boy does she ever have the selection.  There is a wide range of bead, clay, doll and craft magazines all at a deep discount.  Stock up on some of your favorites for a new dose of inspiration!
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