I thought about taking part in a Thing a Day challenge this year but decided I would only get behind and frustrated when life got in the way. The last couple of weeks I’ve had plenty of creative time but January I didn’t really touch my clay at all :(I did however happen across a Flickr group (I watch Flickr instead of TV these days, much more inspiring) called Color Palette a Week . Every week Chris who started the group posts a...

Whilst I was ordering some more chokers I saw bracelets the same, nylon coated wire with a screw closure. I am often asked to make matching bracelets for my floating wire necklaces which is a problem as I don’t think floating wire bracelets work so I normally add more beads as shown below. I realise as I write this I haven’t actually tried a floating bead wire bracelet – hmm perhaps I should. Any other suggestions welcome.Wire...

I have so many ideas of things I want to make with polymer clay my head has’t got room for much else! I am in such a creative place at the moment that jewellery designs just pop into  my head all the time (especially in bed trying to sleep it would seem). I am not complaining about this but I do wish I had more time available to play with my clay so I could make them all before the ideas fade (I’ve tried writing/drawing them but it...

When I first started my polymer clay journey I was working on the kitchen table. It was a pain having to get everything out and pack away again, often a few short hours later when my daughter was at preschool. Before the children were born I had a craft room, but it had become a playroom. Mention of the desire to move house so I could have a craft room again got my husband worried and we found a solution. We put my old craft bench back in the...

I am getting ready for my next sale on Friday evening, in Fishponds. It’s part of a foot pampering night organised by a friend of mine.I will have some new jewellery to display including this pendantNew domed pendant on wire choker frontThe back of the pendantAs you can see it has my new signature cane on, jewellery made from 1/2/11 will have it incorporated.

We went out last night to celebrate one of my friends birthdays to an 80’s club. I wanted to make her a funky piece of retro jewellery, which was why I started the whole rainbow thing but I couldn’t show you this before in case she happened to read my blog.So I have been meaning to try making hollow lentil beads but for some reason decided I was going to make a hollow heart. Probably not the most sensible idea as I have never tried...