Showing posts with label haunted. Show all posts
Showing posts with label haunted. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

The Joys and Wonders of Polymer Clay

I have recently discovered the joys of working with polymer clay.  I had previously tried it a couple of years ago but didn't really know what to do with it.  I think I was trying to use it as I would precious metal clay.  Completely different animals.

Polymer clay is my new favorite medium to work with.  It's pretty simple (at least for what I am doing with it right now), pretty inexpensive and you can make just about ANYTHING you put your mind to.

Dragon sculpted from polymer clay, wow!

There are TONS of free tutorials online on how to make things out of polymer clay.  I did some basic searches on what you could make and when I started to see things I really liked (and thought I could actually do) I started to watch these tutorials and learn some basic techniques.

Basically, to start off, if you can roll a piece of clay into a ball you can start making things out of polymer clay. 

See?  The above balls were shaped into various skunk parts and when assembled looks like this.


This was one of the first tutorials I tried, my skunk looks like this.

Pretty cool, huh?

Anyways, don't be afraid to jump right in and start playing.  Polymer clay is really fun and some really amazing things can be made with it.  I am still in the beginning stages with it but I really like what I am making and look forward to continuing to experiment with this medium.

Some other Black Dog Jewelry polymer clay creations:





Happy Crafting!

Kelly and Rosa







Saturday, October 1, 2011

October: My favorite month!

OCTOBER!  My favorite month of the year!  Of course I am in central New York, there is 90% chance of rain ,the heat is on and part of me is wondering why I'm not back in Florida but I still love October in central New York!
The trees are just starting to change color and gently fall to the ground. 
 Apple season is in full swing.  Crisp days (when not raining) and the crunch of leaves underfoot. 
And the best of all...haunted houses, haunted hayrides and haunted jewelry!  

It is SO much fun to wear and create Halloween jewelry.  Ghosts, bats, zombies, voodoo dolls, crosses, pumpkins...you see what I mean?  











From pure silver (to ward off those Vampires) to wired art.  Check out all my "haunted" jewelry at http://blackdogjewelry.artfire.com









Looking for something different this year?  Check out Artfire and Etsy for unique decorations, costumes, desserts, or jewelry.  Just about anything you can think of, and a few that you haven't can be found on these websites. 
 Truly amazing and inspiring work!  It's boo-tiful!


Til' next time!

Kelly