Polymer Clay Chameleon:

Gorgeous

Today I want to share with you these gorgeous bracelets with polymer clay and lampwork beads. I found them at bijoullery.etsy.com.

Student's Work:

Bracelet

I received an e-mail from Marivi (bOOlingas) with a link to the picture of her new polymer clay bracelet. 

Marivi made this bracelet based on my tutorial. 

Beautiful interpretation of the original idea, isn't it? 

Last time I checked this picture on Flickr, there were 90 comments from people admiring this bracelet!

New Tutorial Is Almost Ready

I am finishing the new tutorial, Faux Porcelain Heart Necklace with Hand-Made Necklace Ends.

This tutorial will explain how to make the focal pendant for the necklace, as well as the necklace ends, and how to put it all together into a multi-string necklace with seed beads and fresh-water pearls. The resulting necklace is very delicate and romantic, perfect for any time of the year.

The heart pendant recreates the look of hand-sculpted porcelain in polymer clay. My Grandma used to have a beautiful collection of porcelain vases and trinket boxes. They were very delicate, with tiny hand-sculpted flowers. I remember my fascination with them when I was a little girl...

For this necklace, I decided to make a pair of matching polymer clay necklace ends, because anything metal seemed a bit out of place with this design. Making them is quite easy, actually. In fact, the whole project is rather simple, and does not require any previous experience with polymer clay. List of tools and materials is also short and simple. You do not even need a pasta machine to do it!

This tutorial shall be available by the end of February. Please join my mailing list to be notified when the tutorial is ready.

My Beads in Treasury

I want to thank Viki Twyman and Bobbi Berg (Lorie Lynn Designs), who included my polymer clay beads, The Country of the Rising Sun Series, in their gorgeous treasury Black White... and Red All Over. Follow the link and click on each image to see all the beautiful hand-made items included in this collection:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=114586

Do not forget to visit Lorie Lynn Designs shop to admire their one-of-kind jewelry made using beautiful vintage pieces.

Polymer Clay Chameleon:

Charming

Zuleykha makes the most charming polymer clay charm bracelets. My favorites are the ones with her pretty and bright flowers and leaves. Here are only a few examples. You can find more in her shop on Etsy.com.

New Steampunk Butterflies:

Lilac

I just finished two new butterflies. Both are in purple and lilac colors. In fact, I used the same cane for the “mechanic” wings on both of them.

Their design is very similar to the one described in my Steampunk Butterfly Tutorial, except this time I used a stamp made out of filigree parts I used earlier.

Polymer Clay Chameleon:

Hearted

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope you will enjoy these modern and original creations by Liz Hall. Liz successfully combines polymer clay with precious metal clay to create her quirky and colorful jewelry. Find more of her works at her Etsy shop and web site.

My Faux Cloisonne Heart in a Treasury

Helen of dalmmar.etsy.com included one of my heart pendants in her beautiful treasury:

etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=112146

I am especially flattered by her choice, because the works that Helen offers in her shop are AMAZING. She works mostly with felt and a little bit with polymer clay, and every one of her designs is elegant and romantic. Visiting her shop, make sure to look through Helen's gallery of SOLD items. I just love her felted necklaces in there!

Polymer Clay Chameleon:

Blooming

The polymer clay artist whose works I want to show you today is Barb Fajardo. She used to make the most beautiful and colorful swirl beads I've ever seen. Around 2005-2006 she switched to these fantasy flower beads, with rich texture and great colors.

Polymer Clay Smooshers Scavenger Hunt

The group of polymer clay artists of ArtFire organized Valentine Scavenger Hunt.  To see the rules and participate in this fun game, please follow this link:

http://polymerclaysmooshers.blogspot.com/