4th of July (cane) parade :)

2 years ago i was celebrating my daughter bat-mitzvah in Manhattan, we landed at the airport on 4th of July and ran straight to the shore line to see NYC fireworks, it was wonderful!! a sight to remember! although it was so rainy and we ran with umbrellas everyone was happy and the celebration was everywhere!

i wish i could come every 4th of july!

for me, America is fun, vacation and joy, when i come to that country i walk along the streets, all smiles. (let's forget all politics etc)

For this occasion i would like to make a special gift celebration! a blog candy!

for those that do not know what blog candy is - you can't eat it, or unwrap it, but - YOU can win it!

I am giving away 3 freebies - one of them is for everyone, and 2 of them are only for ones leaving a comment in my blog.

1. for everyone! A free tutorial for making a USA flag in my PolyPediaOnline site, just join the mailing list if you haven't yet done so and an email with instructions how to download the file will be sent to you. already joined? an email will be waiting for you in your mailbox.

2. Two beautiful patriotic keychains with stars, flags and a puffy heart bead from my personal stash - 2 of you can win it!

3. A raw USA millefiori flag cane sent to your home address, you can create anything you have in mind!

So here’s the deal. Blog Candy is now open and will close on 4th of July at midnight with a winner being announced on Monday, July 5th. once the winners are picked, i will post it here and they need to reach out to me through my email within 48 hours or another winner is picked.

Leave a comment on this post to enter the raffle.

About the content of your comment - i want to know more about the place you live in! wheather it's america or another place on the planet - maybe, someday, i will be able to tour the world, and this is your way of giving out personal tips :)

please tell me something about your home town, a special place you have visited, a tourism attraction - anything!

In less than 2 weeks i am visiting Paris and London with my family, we love to travel and it's so fun to do it together as a family.

so... what are you waiting for? add your comment and you may win a flag cane/a patriotic keychain!

Happy 4th of July!

did someone say giveaway?

Caley Walsh (editor) from www.FaveCrafts.com are currently holding a giveaway at their blog for a new polymer clay tool set and instructional DVD by Lisa Pavelka :)

http://www.favecraftsblog.com/product-giveaway-polymer-clay-tools/

You might want to try!

i LOVE giveaways :)

Polymeri Online 19.2.09

This week it's all about millefiori canes (which are my favorite as you know), i found a batch of cool links with some tutorials and photos

zustitch made some canes (and a cake tutorial) although in russion (i think), you can follow the photos - i didn't have any luck with the online dictionary - anyone knows what is the title of this cane? some kind of fruit? flower?
it's a thistle cane, scottish favorite flower - Thank's Zu :)
http://zustitch.blogspot.com/2009/02/blog-post_2817.html

a yummy cake tutorial by her too
http://zustitch.blogspot.com/2009/02/blog-post_07.html

X stitch cane
http://zustitch.blogspot.com/2008/12/blog-post_16.html

cristalline made an AMAZING rose cane - she's so great sharing her accurate and beautiful tutorials (see photo)
http://cristalline.blogspot.com/2009/02/tutoriel-canne-rose.html

Faces canes! heurebleue probably had a great workshop for face canes, they made amazing canes in france and shared some great photos with us!http://www.flickr.com/photos/heurebleue/3286825599/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/heurebleue/3287643938/

Last is a brown wheat-leaf cane - french but easy to follow http://paroledepate.canalblog.com/archives/2009/02/17/12358508.html

Modish blog - November Giveaway

Modish blog is one of my favorite ones, and they do a november giveaway!

http://www.modishblog.com/modish/2008/11/the-november--1.html?cid=140505240#comments

why don't you try your luck? enter to win!

Its cool!

Polymeri Online 13.11.08

Noa Oron does cute sculpturings that fits both sugar paste and polymer clay - check her site for some cool tutorials, instructions in hebrew but the photos are easy to follow:
http://www.noyaart.com/index.php/--26/monkey-tutorial

And another monkey by Garie sim, this monkey likes to swing!http://gariesim.blogspot.com/2008/10/happy-swinging-polymer-clay-monkey.html

Libby has a great post about her favorite bezel forms, i love her work with bezels, it makes the piece so much elegant.
http://libzoid.net/blog/2008/10/10/5-friday-favorites-bezel-forms/

not too tired for another tutorial? here's a great mokume gane pumpkin tutorial by PCAGOE member papernclay
http://papernclay.blogspot.com/2008/10/mokume-gane-pumpkin-tutorial.html
http://www.papernclay.etsy.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/papernclay/

The Carrotbox is for anyone who loves glass rings, lucite rings, wood, agate, plastic, resin, acrylic, polymer, jade, etc. - anything, as long as there's no metal, i can sit for hours, be inspired and enjoy her huge collection of rings, some of them are polymer clay too.
http://www.thecarrotbox.com/news/0810.asp#29

One of the artists i found in the Carrotbox blog was - Arsmania - Ivana Molinari Schwab, has italian origin. She was born and grew up in Zurich, Switzerland.http://www.arsmania.com/pages/indexpag.html

Polymeri Online 2.10.08

Lu Fanjul from barcelona has a wonderful mix of techniques in her gallery!http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucilda/sets/72157594530501184/

la_sagrada has only 6 photos in her flickr site, but each one is stunning! (see photo)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/la_sagrada/

Miss beb is from Paris, she makes sweet looking macarons miniatures and jewelry and i love her glossy finish
http://missbeb.free.fr/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/missbeb/

more macarons? tutorial? on this blog, at the "jeudi 17 juillet 2008"
http://tranchedecane.canalblog.com/archives/p10-10.html

Figures, animals, fantazy, holiday - It's Jest 'er Clay!http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsjesterclay/

Speaking of french artists, here are some blogs worth visiting. and if you take a look at each sidebar of the blog, it's endless links....
http://evarmonie66.canalblog.com/
http://fimobyic.canalblog.com/
http://polykris.canalblog.com/
http://tranchedecane.canalblog.com/

Cindy made my day!

Does it happen to you too? i get so blushed when someone write about me - blog or another place, and so excited, like a little girl :)
Cindy Lietz made me very happy yesterday, i just found out (from my dear Israeli PC friends) that she wrote a warm, full of compliments post about me, my work, beads and blog!

thank you so much Cindy, you made my day!

http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/millefiori-beads-polymer-clay-cane-artist-iris-mishly-israel/164/

I've been tagged!

I've been tagged by Barb aka rubarb Fajardo, i don't really know what is the meaning of being "tagged" but i'll play along :)
I just want to say that personally i don't like "chain letters" so since this circle is almost endless (most of us like the same blogs) i am just linking my favorite blogs but they don't have to keep the chain :)
I am reading few dozen blogs each week, besides polymer clay daily and some other blogs that each polymer clay artist probably reads, these are my Favorite Blogs:

Art Bead Scene by Heather Powers - http://artbeadscene.blogspot.com/
non polymeri blog - Bent Objects by Terry - http://bentobjects.blogspot.com/
Exploring the Art of Polymer Clay by Janice Abarbanel - http://janiceabarbanel.blogspot.com
Stonehouse Studio - http://stonehousestudio.blogspot.com
Polymer Clay Notes by Susan Lomuto - http://polymerclaynotes.com/
Polka Dot Creations by Lisa Clarke - http://www.polkadotcreations.com/blog/
PetitBijoux * Unique Handcrafted Jewelry - http://petit-bijoux.blogspot.com/
Imagine Uncommon Things by Kim Cavender - http://kimcavender.blogspot.com/
Nir Shani hebrew blog - http://www.tapuz.co.il/blog/userBlog.asp?FolderName=nirsh
9 blogs and i can list many many more :)

Seven things about me:
1. I love junk food but i usually try eating healthy.
2. I am celebrating my 3rd year of keeping my weight (after loosing 50 pounds/25kg) . I promise i will post photos of before and after one day :)
3. Iam the eldest, i have 2 younger sisters.
4. My 2 adorable children are 12 & 9 yrs, girl and a boy and they are waiting impatiently for us to fly this summer to the USA for my daughter Bat-Mitzva trip.
5. Both my husband an i met during my army service in the Navy and we are together since.
6. I need at least 8 hours of sleep every night - what about you?
7. I owe my love to polymer clay to my neighbour who took me to a 2 hour workshop "learning what is polymer clay". She never worked with again.

Polymeri Online 17.4.08

Ya! a new blog by polymer clay express! Thankyou rob and wilma :)
http://pce-artway.blogspot.com/

Alison Ingham use tiny glass and polymer clay beads in her jewellery - embroidery and beadweaving stitches such as peyote and herringbone. tiny mice title are her 2 little mice that are sadly no longer with her. (see photos of her work)
http://www.tinymicejewellery.com/

Coffee & Vanilla / Margot from London is all about food and design, she is playing with clay and making cute little food and sculpturing and has a real food blog too.
http://www.coffeeandvanilla.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coffeeandvanilla/

Another food miniature artist is Lattementa♥ / Elisa from Italy (coffishop)
She is 20 and started making her own creations with fimo clay a year ago.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lattementa/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5333754

Liz @ Boxie / Liz is making handpainted boxes and polymer clay miniatures, she is from US.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boxie/collections/72157603899246631/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5040145

Nancy's Etsy Kids - Nancy is a therapist by profession and a crafter by night! She loves creating her polymer clay babies, dolls, and necklace pendants.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/polymerclaycreations/
http://nek2c.etsy.com/

camida / Michelle Davis Petelinz
Michelle is a member of the Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy (PCAGOE) and her unique polymer clay art (masks, clocks & boxes) is also presented in her Etsy store.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15042085@N02/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5054052

Polymeri Online 1.11.07

Greeting Cards template for downloading, just add some polymer clay buttons instead of regular buttons and you have a nice card set!
http://yoonie-at-home.blogspot.com/2007/10/free-greeting-card-download-just-add.html
download from here - http://savefile.com/projects/808557063

An Israeli polymer clay artist, Idit Fisher-Katz, making the beautiful face sculpturings and millefiori work:
http://zoota.co.il/galery.html

what about some inspiration?
The Earthenwood Studio by Melanie Brooks Lukacs & Chuck Lukacs specializes in a wide range of Arts and Crafts.Handcrafted craft gift
line includes handcrafted porcelain jewelry components and kits, ceramic earthenware gift tile, terra cotta scent and spa products, and stoneware sculpture.
http://www.earthenwoodstudio.com/

Flowers for Millefiori & Sculpruting Inspiration
http://flickr.com/photos/mariasg/sets/72057594064019245/

Floral Explorations
http://flickr.com/photos/graphicgreg/sets/72157594418271786/

Annette Holbert is a native of Henderson County. She is self taught in painting and polymer clay sculpting. She has been painting for 23 years and sculpting for 3 years.
http://www.hendersonctynccrafters.com/annette.html

Hidden Hill Hollow sculpted clay artdolls, fairies, elves by Dianne Mayne - Dianne strives for realism in her work and uses only the finest materials available in her creations from polymer clay to earthenware clays.
http://www.hiddenhillhollow.com/artdolls.htm

Heather Powers makes a great job both running her own blog and craft gossip (http://polymerclay.craftgossip.com/) i introduced few weeks ago, i love her art & beads!
http://humblearts.typepad.com/humblearts_journal/2007/01/index.html

Linda Maddox says she has always wanted to create art and have journeyed through so many mediums. She worked with watercolor, pottery, acrylics and yarn, polymer clay. read more on her story at:
http://www.lindaspolymercreations.com/index.html

My Little Ego-Trip of the Day

It was great to hear that indiequarter.com featured me in their blog :) made me very happy today...
http://www.indiequarter.com/blog/2007/10/09/arcoiris-polymer-clay-designs

Polymeri Online 4.12.06

BLOG world!

Here are some intersting PC blogs!

catherine Verdière
http://www.catherineverdiere.blogspot.com/

Sara Pearsall
http://polymerandprints.blogspot.com/

Barb aka rubarb
http://rubarbdesertdesigns.blogspot.com/

tejae floyde
http://tejaesart.blogspot.com/2006/10/whats-new.html

Ponsawan Sila
http://www.silastones.blogspot.com/

Libby
http://libzoid.blogspot.com/

Connie`s Clay Creations
http://conniesclaycreations.blogspot.com/

kamoe-clay
http://kamoe-clay.blogspot.com/

karinaptoxx
http://karinaptoxx.blogspot.com/

Eugena`s Creations
http://www.eugenascreations.blogspot.com/