PCAGOE Featured Artist For This Week 6/29 – 7/5

Congratulations Kathryn Reid of Pendulum Studios. You are my very first Polymer Clay Artist Guild of Etsy featured artist. 🙂

Kathryn ‘s bead work is quite breathtaking. I love her use us color and layered design. The interesting patterns just flow around the beads. I honestly tried to find a favorite picture to show, but I couldn’t. So here are my top 3. 🙂

Mica Powder Samples For $1

I found a web site that sells mica powder samples for $1 each. A little goes a long way on polymer clay, so it’s a great deal. Coastal Scents is the place to check out.

Nail Art Canes In Stock – Low Introductory Price !!

Many designs to choose from !

For the first 2 weeks prices the Nail Art Canes will be available in my web shop for the low introductory price of $1.29 per cane. After wards, the prices will be $1.99 each. There are many beautiful flower canes, a few fun fruit designs, and several cute butterflies to choose from. Plus a great American Flag for the upcoming 4th of July. I have red and blue flower canes with white backgrounds that accent the flag beautifully.

The canes are very simple to use. Easy to follow instructions will be included with your order. All you need is a single edge razor blade or scraper blade, a safe cutting surface and a cup of hot water to warm the canes. A single cane can produce 60+ slices if you slice them very thin.

You can use the Nail Art Cane Slices several ways:
1. Glue them on to store bought acrylic nails with nail glue and clear coat them with an acrylic clear coat polish. (I recommend Sally Hansen No Chip Acrylic Top Coat) Then adhere the acrylic nails to your natural nails.
2. Embed the cane slices into the uncured acrylic as you have a nail tech do your nails. Make sure they are covered/sealed with the acrylic.
3. Pre-coated your nails with a layer of acrylic nail polish. Glue the cane slices onto your natural nails (with nail glue). Then seal them with an acrylic clear coat. (Again I recommend Sally Hansen No Chip Acrylic Top Coat)

I will also offer a variety of pre-sliced cane samplers, 20 slices for $1.99 if you prefer to not slice them yourself.

Here are just a few of the canes you will see in my shop.

Canes are approx. 3 – 5 mm across and 50 MM long.

Away For The Week

I am house/dog sitting for my mom this week. I won’t be home until Sunday. Miss me while I’m gone 🙂

Experimenting With Faux Ceramic Look

I have been admiring the work of Françoise Roudaut of Au Fil De Pates (a French blog) for some time now. Her work is so captivating. Françoise’s use of design and color just speaks to me. So I dug out my clay yesterday, mixed some pastel purple and orange to use as a base, and began experimenting. I like the results, but I’m still fine tuning the look. I don’t have any varnish, so I used Liquid Sculpey. After baking, I zapped it with a heat gun so the liquid clay would go clear and have a bit of shine.

Françoise says she originally got her inspiration from Tina Holden over at Polymer Clay Bytes (There is a short How-To tutorial)

Anyway, here are my little beauties 🙂

Tile Beads In Cool Colors

Tile Beads In Warm Colors

Round Pendants

More Pendants

Friendly Warning Against Polymer Clay “Secrets” Web Site

Please, don’t fall into their trap. Web sites like these (http://www.polymerclaysecrets.com/Polymer_Clay.htm) are not offering you anything you can’t find out for free on the Web. Ask me 🙂 If I can’t answer your question I’ll point you in the direction to find the answer.

There is a place called Polymer Clay Central that has a forum where I am on staff. The members are from all over the world. They are kind, generous and willing to bend over backwards to help you learn. Drop in at the PCC Forum and say HI. We would love to have you as a member. Sign up for a basic account, it’s free.

Flicker Finds For June

I know I always list 6 artists, but there are so many I love I am expanding the list 🙂

Toni Ransfield

Elena Kalashnikov

Kozlova Inna

Tab Made

Debbie Anne

Maria Theresia

Camille Young

I joined the PCAGOE !

I am now officially a member of the Polymer Clay Artist Guild of Etsy 🙂 Each week I will pick a guild member at random and showcase their work here on my blog.

Another French Clayer To Watch

I saw a picture of Nathalie Duval’s canework on Polymer Clay Daily this morning. Her flower and face canes are exceptional ! Nathalie’s blog is called Petit Poucet Be sure to check out her tutorial section.

Wanda Shum – Showcase of Color & Pattern

I found Wanda’s blog after visiting the Amused Artisan blog.

Her work is just beautiful. Please visit her blog and don’t forgot the drool towel. 🙂