An Honorable Mention at Rings and Things Contest, 2008

My necklace Wild Fire won an honorable mention at the Rings and Things contest this year.

I am thrilled!

New Free Tutorial, Simple Canes

A new tutorial for polymer clay is finished as promised. It is available on my web site.

http://www.eugenascreations.com/tutorial-polymer-clay-leaf-cane.html

This tutorial shows how to make bull's eye cane and how to turn it into a leaf cane. There are lots of pictures and the explanations are very detailed, as always.

A One-Time Offer, Polymer Clay Class

I would like to offer one of my one-day classes at a reduced rate. Please find short descriptions of the classes here:

http://www.eugenascreations.com/eugenasclasses.html

Here is the small print:

- The class has to be organized before May 23, 2008;
- USA only;
- I must use Southwest Airlines;
- There should be a direct flight from Baltimore, MD or Washington, DC to your city (or a city nearby);
- I would like to have at least seven people in the class.

Please E-mail me if you are interested to discuss the details. You may find my E-mail address in my profile (on the right).

... And in case you are curious, this offer was made possible thanks to the promotion I received from Southwest Airlines.

New Free Tutorial, Skinner Blend

I have a new free tutorial for polymer clay on my site. The tutorial explains how to obtain smooth color gradient. This technique is known as two-color Skinner blend. Stay tuned – the next tutorial will be for making a bull’s eye cane and a leaf cane. I already have it in a draft form and shall be able to post it on my web site by the end of the week.

Here is the link to the Skinner blend tutorial:

http://www.eugenascreations.com/tutorial-polymer-clay-color-blending.html

New faux Cloisonne Necklace and Earrings

When it comes to naming my jewelry... I can use some help (to say it politely). I made this set of earrings and a necklace a while ago. Beautiful colors, nice olivine Swarovski crystals... I love this set. Trouble is, I just could not give it a name. I got stuck on “Olive Garden” (yeah, go ahead, laugh!), but without a name I could not list this set. Desperate, I was about to call it “Green Necklace and Earrings” or something like that. Finally after brainstorming it with my kids, we came up with a reasonable version: “Enchanted Forest”...

http://www.rubylane.com/shops/eugenascreations