Latest workshop dates and Thing a Day starts!
I have several introduction to polymer clay workshops in Bristol throughout Feb- April. You will find details on my diary page and also in my facebook page events. There will also be a few intermediate level workshops – if you are interested in those please get in touch! I also have couple of instore demonstrations at Hobbycraft Bristol, there you can see me make some polymer clay canes and I will have a small selection of my work available to buy. It’s a great chance to come and ask me any questions you have about polymer clay...
read moreUsing tutorials/books week 2 – Donna Kato
One of my favourite polymer clay books is Dona Kato’s – The Art of Polymer Clay Millefiori Techniques. I have always admired the Translucent Overlay Beads featured in the book, as has my friend Hannah so this week we decided to try them out together.We both made a couple of canes from the selection Donna suggests and put them together. The instructions are pretty clear and as all the canes themselves are reasonably simple we had no trouble making the canes. We made coloured translucent clay by adding Kato concentrates to...
read moreUsing tutorials/books week 1
I randomly picked a publication from my bookshelf to try out something new (my new year challenge – to use the wonderful resources sat under my nose!) and picked the magazine From Polymer to Art – Orange. A quick flick through and I chose to try out a project by Fabi. Her pendant in the magazine was orange and green – not really my colours so I changed the colours to some more ‘me’ ones from some left over clay I had from other projects. I understand it’s difficult explaining projects fully for magazines as...
read more2013 Challenges
In 2013 I am aiming to push myself to develop my own polymer clay style further so of course I’ll need some polymer clay challenges:)I am currently taking part in the wonderful free online course on Voila! ‘How to Become a Better Artist’ and I haven’t done so well at keeping up due to other commitments but I shall pick that up and try and do a unit a week whilst I’m not crazy busy. It’s provoking a lot of thought and creating plenty of ‘Ahh’ moments. Thank you Christine!I am also going to take...
read moreHappy Christmas – say it with owls :)
I would like to wish all the readers of my blog a very Happy Christmas and a 2013 full of friendship, fun and creativity! Thank you for following me I really appreciate having you along for the ride. Hopefully I will manage my aim of being more organised in 2013 so will post a little more regularly than I have managed recently! In the meantime here’s a Parliament of Christmas owl ornaments… Finally all my Christmas sales, orders and workshops are over so I can now sit back and enjoy time with the family, and hopefully some polymer...
read morePop Up Shop, Workshops and a Ring bowl
If you are in the Bristol area I am taking part in the Making Things Club Pop Up Shop and Making Emporium in the city centre so do pop in and say Hi! I will be in the shop 10-4pm on Thursday 13th, Saturday 15th and Friday 21st December. Some of my jewellery and little creatures including my Christmas ornaments will be available in the shop all the time until Christmas Eve. I am also running a Christmas Presents Workshop in the Making Emporium side of the shop on Sunday 16th. I will show you how to make a polymer clay retro cane and then how...
read moreTiny Christmas Hat Tutorial
I expect you are starting to think about Christmas! Well if you wanted to make some little creatures with Christmas hats here’s a quick tutorial to help you. You can find my free tutorial to make the little sleeping cats like the one shown on my blog here. Cara Jane’s Free Sleeping Cat Tutorial Of course any animal could become a Christmas animal with a little Santa hat not just cats – the owls love them! You will need a little creature such as this cat and a small amount of red and white polymer clay Roll a small...
read moreBright Flowers – a new set
The weather here in the UK is horrible today so I have tried to cheer things up with these bright flowers These are slightly different from my normal flat flower pendants as they are slightly curved and each petal slightly cupped. They also have a dimension centre which looks like little tubes but is actually just little sticks of clay (adhered with the wonderful Kato polypaste) that I poke a pin into to give the illusion of being hollow. I think the curve looks elegant and adds interest. The will be for sale this Saturday at:...
read moreChristmas Fair Dates and NEW CREATURES!
Before I let you know my latest Christmas Fair dates I’d like to introduce you to my new creatures that will be available from the Totterdown Arts Trail onwards. Meet the pigs! This weekend I will be at the Totterdown Arts Trail at 13 Hawthorne Street, Totterdown, Bristol with the wonderfully talented Emily Ketteringham and her screen prints of Bristol. I am really looking forward to it as I always meet such interesting people. The trail is open from 6-8pm on Friday and then 12-6pm on both Saturday and Sunday. The following weekend I...
read moreFirst Christmas Owls of 2012
I can’t put it off any more – Christmas is coming and it’s getting closer. Here’s the first Christmas Owls for 2012 Watch this space for my latest sales and workshop dates some exciting news about what I will be doing in December!
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