Working Through The Pile of Unfinished Projects - 2

Last year, I finished this piece of art but was never quite happy with how it was "framed".  

After taking this pic, I decided to weave a band with beads interlaced for that point of difference.  In the gluing process, I'd slipped and made a mess on one of the corners.  And me being me, I couldn't leave it that way.

So after much pondering, and whilst cutting up our kindling recently, I thought about incorporating naturally fallen branches to show the beauty within.  I cut up a tonne of tree limb discs and laid out a design.  Initially, it was going to be a simple square frame but whilst Heath played about, he added an abstract twist and I loved it!

Each disc has been baked to sanitise the wood and are now to be individually sanded to smooth out the rough spots.  I'm more a rustic kinda gal so am not planning to go so far as to remove the wood's character through the sanding process.  Each disc will then be varnished and am currently running a test on whether to use varnish or wax.  Cannot wait to pick up some lighter-weighted MDF and more sandpaper so I can play some more!  

Will share a pic once it's hanging on our wall so stay tuned :)

Available Handmade Polymer Clay Pendants/Dangles

Here are some available handmade polymer clay pendants and dangles that I previewed in my "Perfect Spring Day" blog post.  Each one is unique using a combination of carving, acrylic paint, alcohol ink, Sakura pen and embossing powders to achieve their look.  All designs are originals of mine.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions.  Combined shipping is also available.

Item No. : PCD-1 - Handcarved and handpainted flowers on mulberry background

Materials Used: Polymer clay, alcohol ink, acrylic paint, Sakura pen, sealer

Size: 3 cms x 2.5 cms

Price: AUD$3.50

Postage: $3.50 worldwide standard shipping 

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Item No. : PCD-2 - White flower on amethyst background

Materials Used: Polymer clay, alcohol ink, acrylic paint, sealer

Size: 3 cms x 2.5 cms

Price: AUD$3.50

Postage: $3.50 worldwide standard shipping 

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Item No. : PCD-3 - Carved tree branch on sunset orange background

Materials Used: Polymer clay, alcohol ink, acrylic paint, Sakura pen, sealer

Size: 3 cms x 2.7 cms

Price: AUD$3.50

Postage: $3.50 worldwide standard shipping 

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Item No. : PCD-4 - Spiral drop

Materials Used: Polymer clay, acrylic paint, sealer

Size: 2.3 cms x 1.6 cms ( at widest point)

Price: AUD$2

Postage: $3.50 worldwide standard shipping 

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Item No. : PCP-1 - Ancient tree on faux wood shard

Materials Used: Polymer clay, alcohol ink, acrylic paint, Sakura pen, sealer

Size: 4.4 cms x 3.8 cms

Price: AUD$5.50

Postage: $3.50 worldwide standard shipping 

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Item No. : PCP-2 - Handcarved design on underwater background

Materials Used: Polymer clay, 

hand carved original design stamp, 

alcohol ink, acrylic paint, embossing powder, sealer

Size: 3.8 cms x 3.6 cms (at widest point)

Price: AUD$5.50

Postage: $3.50 worldwide standard shipping 

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Item No. : PCP-3 - Marbled faux wooden donut

Materials Used: Polymer clay, alcohol ink, sealer

Size: 3.9 cms x 3.2 cms 

Price: AUD$5.50

Postage: $3.50 worldwide standard shipping 

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Item No. : PCP-4 - Faux wooden carved eye

Materials Used: Polymer clay, acrylic paint, sealer

Size: 4.4 cms x 4.9 cms 

Price: AUD$5.50

Postage: $3.50 worldwide standard shipping 

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Item No. : PCP-5 - Handcarved design on faux metal background 

Materials Used: Polymer clay, hand carved original design stamp, alcohol ink, acrylic paint, sealer

Size: 4.1 cms x 4 cms 

Price: AUD$5.50

Postage: $3.50 worldwide standard shipping 

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Item No. : PCP-6 - Coloured Handcarved arches with enamelled background

Materials Used: Polymer clay, hand carved original design stamp, alcohol ink, embossing powder, sealer

Size: 4.6 cms x 4.3 cms 

Price: AUD$5.50

Postage: $3.50 worldwide standard shipping 

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Item No. : PCP-7 - Dancing Flowers

Materials Used: Polymer clay, alcohol ink, acrylic paint, embossing powder, sealer

Size: 4.2 cms x 4.1 cms

Price: AUD$5.50

Postage: $3.50 worldwide standard shipping 

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Item No. : PCP-8 - Handcarved design

Materials Used: Polymer clay, hand carved original design stamp, alcohol ink, acrylic paint, embossing powder, sealer

Size: 4.7 cms x 4.2 cms

Price: AUD$5.50

Postage: $3.50 worldwide standard shipping

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Please PM me on my Facebook page or send me an email via this blog should you wish to make an enquiry or an order.

Stay tuned for more items coming soon :)

My First Market

I can't believe it's been a week since the market - this week has completely flown by!  My day job has been quite hectic thankfully since our last bout of rain (we've been experiencing another local area drought), so I decided to spend Saturday finishing some projects that were dropped in the pre- and post-market dash.

First was to upload some pics of my stall.  I shared a table with my very talented Mum of Inspire Create Embellish.  My display was quite small but as it was my first market, I didn't want to overdo it.  The base of my display was made from recycled wood kindly gifted by my sister and uncle.  Knowing I was strapped for time, Dad very generously put it together for me.  I wanted to keep an organic, rustic vibe going, so the base was covered in hessian and fastened it to the display with some handmade coils.  I hand-painted some signs for my craft supplies but ran out of time to finish my sign for my stall.

This is me 

And a close up of my display

As part of being a stall holder, we get to donate a gift to be raffled off, which in turn raises money for my nephew's school.  I had grand plans to especially design something for the raffle winner as I love making jewellery with someone or something in particular in mind . However, I was a tad overzealous and ran out of time.  I ended up donating an already made piece which I hope the person loved!  As I had already made the pendant portion, I decided to finish it adding a gorgeous carnelian and kyanite shard together with a macrame and bead combo necklace.  It's an amulet styled necklace which goes over the head, soon to be added to my "Sling-On" series.

Necklace in full

And a close up of the pendant:

Have much more to share ... but as being Sunday night, (and to be honest, it's taken awhile for me to get this blogging business hahaha), it's time to get dinner ready.  

Hope you have a great week ahead :)

N