New in the Studio – Space themed items

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 [...]

Spotlight on: Catswire

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 [...]

Spotlight on: Valerie’s Stuff

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 [...]

Smoosher Spotlight: Creative Critters

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 [...]

Spotlight on: EmilyClaireCreations

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 [...]

Spotlight Shop – Designed By Audrey

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 [...]

Featured Artisan – Designing Rose

The featured guild member for this week at Shops with Less than (10) Sales, is Designing Rose. Rachel Rose is a mother of five and an artist of many talents.  She paints, works with pastels, does bead weaving & beading, knits, and creates jewelry items with sterling silver and wire-wrapping, among other things.  She seems [...]

Spotlight on: Into the Dawn

This week’s Polymer Clay Smooshers’ spotlight artisan is Into the Dawn Designs. Dawn is a dabbler in many crafts, including calligraphy, rubber stamping, candlemaking, and glass etching, just to name a few. Her current focus if of course on polymer clay, although she incorporates some of her other crafts into her polymer clay items to [...]

Spotlight on: CNewcomb

This week, the featured Polymer Clay Smoosher is CNewcomb.  He does woodwork with a scrollsaw and uses polymer clay to backfill some of his creations.  Check it out! And gosh, I nearly forgot to mention he is having a sale this week – 10% off!  Go visit!

Craft Baby Hope – featured guild member at two places

I’m late this week on this week and last week’s featured guild member – Craft Baby Hope.  This studio is a member of the two guilds I am in and she’s featured at both – this week it is at Shops with Less than (10) Sales, and last week was the Polymer Clay Smoosher’s guild. [...]

Guild Featured Studio – Critter Crafts

This week’s Shops with Less than (10) Sales featured guildmember is Critter Crafts. The gal at this studio makes durable dog toys (and a few catnip toys for kitties), after she grew tired of her own cockapoo destroying store bought toys in as little as a day.  She says the lifespan of her toys is [...]

Guild Featured Studio – On Pens and Needles

This weeks Shops with Less than (10) Sales featured guildmember is On Pens and Needles. Don and Jan head up this studio and they both contribute items for sale.  They’ve added a few things since I last featured them here. They’ve added some pens that Don makes as well as a wooden pendant, and there [...]

Spotlight on: Sassy Clay Creations

This week’s featured Smoosher is Sassy Clay Creations. Dori has a variety of lovely items made with polymer clay at her studio.  She makes pendants, clay covered votives, pins, cell phone charms, zipper pulls, and even has a cute little ring shelf. Here are a few items from her studio: Please go give her a [...]

Guild Featured Studio – SwirlJewels

It’s not deja vu. There aren’t a whole lot of members in the Shops with Less than (10) Sales guild, so repeats will be happening eventually. However, I have chosen some different items this time, to feature from Trish’s shop, SwirlJewels. And to recap, she lives in Adelaide, South Australia.  And she’s having a 20% [...]

Spotlight on: ColtPixy

Every week a member of Polymer Clay Smooshers guild will be featured on my blog.  This week, it’s our hardworking guildmaster, ColtPixy. Star lives in Tennessee with her husband, and has been working in various arts & crafts mediums for years.  She’s worked with acrylic and watercolor painting, stained glass, mosaics, and currently her focus [...]

Guild Featured Studio – Mad Moravian

I missed last week’s featured studio due to my blog issues, so onto this week’s – featured studio of the week for Shops with less than (10) sales is Mad Moravian. Scott runs this studio and does beautiful woodworking, creating pens, wine bottle stoppers, and more.  He also does a little work in stained glass, [...]

Guild Featured Studio – Jewelry by Sherry

The Shops with less than (10) Sales guild’s featured studio member of the week is Jewelry by Sherry. Sherry hails from Iroquois, Ontario, Canada, and creates earrings, bracelets and necklaces using natural gemstones, Swarovski crystals and lampwork beads.  Here are a few samples from her studio – go visit!

Guild Featured Studio – Kaotic Krafter

This week’s Shops with Less than (10) Sales guild member featured studio is Kaotic Krafter. Tina creates her products mostly from recycled and upcycled materials, such as old sweaters and the like.  Her daughter, Emma, also helps her designing a few of the items they have for sale in her studio, and the proceeds from [...]

Guild Featured Studio – Craft Baby Hope

The featured guild member this week for Shops with Less than (10) Sales is Craft Baby Hope. This studio also happens to be a member of Polymer Clay Smooshers, too! So the story behind Jennifer’s studio is all proceeds from her sales are going toward a savings fund for at least one round of IVF [...]

New listing! Faux Jade Polymer Clay birds & flowers jewelry set

Hi everyone, I have a new listing at my Artfire studio, just put it up a few minutes ago!