Positively Charming Things

The Polymer Clay Smoosher's challenge theme this month was "Space".  I created two items and posted them late last night. First, a rather irritated alien lady.  She has three eyes, and glows in the dark: My second item, is a stylized Blue Moon pendant, which also glows in the dark: They're both made with glow in the dark polymer clay.  The alien lady's eye stalks are clay covered head pins, anchored into the clay.  For the Blue Moon pendant, I shaped it by hand and added the crater shapes…

This week's featured Polymer Clay Smoosher guild member is Catswire. Catswire hails from Germany, where she lives with her husband and four kitties.  She is an avid crocheter of wire.  Yep, wire rather than threads or yarn.  It makes for some really interesting pieces!  And recently, she's started working with polymer  clay and is merging the two mediums together for some great items.  Go take a look! Just look at this cute little fruit basket!  Polymer clay fruit, and crocheted wire…

This week's featured Polymer Clay Smoosher's guild member is Valerie's Stuff. Valerie creates jewelry, pendants, key rings, and bracelet cuffs all with polymer clay.  She also hand paints some pendants with inks which remind me of porcelain beads.  Here is just a sample of the lovely items she has available at her studio: If you hurry and purchase something by the 24th, you can get 15% off using coupon code "THISWEEK" at check out.

This week's featured Smoosher is Creative Critters. Michelle creates whimsical sculptures, beads, ornaments and other items with polymer clay, and she also hand sews cloth dolls, cat toys, plush dolls inspired by World of Warcraft, and many other things.  And she knits, too! Quite the busy gal! Here is just a small number of the various wares she has available in her studio: She is having a Christmas in July sale, too!  Coupon code XMASINJULY in select studio categories, gets you 10% off! Go…

It seems I have crafting ADD - there are so many things I want to work on or try, that I work for so long on something, lose focus, and move on to something else. I've moved from polymer clay, to making hairbows, to picking up some new watercolor paper blocks and even some nice tubes of artist paints so that I can revisit painting with watercolors, all in the last two months.  I blame the latest on receiving my new how-to book in the Dreamscapes series, Myth and Magic: Every time I look at her…

The featured Polymer Clay Smoosher this week is EmilyClairCreations. Valerie has some excellent items in her studio, and she is having a Christmas in July sale, 15% off, and always has free shipping in the U.S. and Canada. It's so hard to choose a few items from her studio, but here are some of my favorites:

This weeks spotlight artisan at Shops with Less than (10) Sales is DesignedByAudrey. I have her ArtFire Rapid cart over on the right hand side of the page if you happen to see something displayed and want it right away - you don't have to go to ArtFire to purchase, it can be done right from that cart! Here is one of her beautiful items: