Polymeri Online 19.6.14 | 45 Hours bracelet, Japanese Millefiori rose cane, Philadelphia polymer clay clasp, Francine's bears, Millefiori piggies, My owl sleeping mask and Kate's amazing faux ceramic polymer clay beads

Oksana's 45 hours project

What would you do if someone asked you to sit for 45 hours and create a single bracelet made of little tiny balls and dots. Would you do it?
Oksana Baskakova (Ksssandorium) calls her bracelet "45 hours of summer sun" and mentions she created it on a rainy day. Each ball is not larger than 2 mm diameter and you can only imagine the amount of patience required for such a piece.
http://ksssandorium.livejournal.com/3309.html
You can see more of her work here - http://vk.com/ksssandorium

The Japanese way - Rose millefiori cane

Donna Pickering posted a link in her Pinterest gallery showing a Japanese lady - Naomi Shirota, creating millefiori rose cane (Nerikomi technique) without creating a traditional pasta machine skinner blend. Alternatively, she is blending each colour separately and then combining the blend and assembling the rose shape into it's final design. The cane is then "sliced" and formed into a bowl. Inspiring!
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/39195459231627666/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtSCKQggQ9g

Polymer clasp

The ladies (men too?) from the Philadelphia Polymer Clay Guild posted this picture in their flickr gallery showing a clever polymer clay clasp solution.
The joint between the two parts is made of polymer clay and secured with a pin to hold everything in place.
I am not sure who is the creator of this necklace, if you know, please let me know in the comments below and I will credit the designer.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/papcg/8333997414/in/photostream/

Francine's cute little bears and figures

I am not using my Google Plus account frequently but from time to time I look around and find some goodies. Take a look at the cuteness in Francine Jacksons dolls.

Being a crafty person sketching and painting human figures & facial expressions, she followed her desire to craft.  

After purchasing a "how to" book on polymer clay figures, she was asked to do her first project by a good friend - a very special wedding gift, a bride and groom. Once she received an encouraging and positive feedback, she has been making them every since and enjoying them more and more each day.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/+FrancineJacksonDollsbyFrancine/posts
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DOLLSBYFRANCINE
http://www.dollsbyfrancine.com

Karen's Millefiori Piggies

Another Plus find is Karen Davila's millefiori piglets smiling at us in all colours, patterns and designs! Flowers, geometric, dots, translucent - Rainbow millefiori Piggies! So cute.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/109288526462070051264/posts
https://www.facebook.com/KardavCreations

I am getting ready for my summer trip to Thailand with 15 friends and family members!
Since we'll all need a good sleep in that long flight I decided to prepare us all cute sleeping eye masks shaped as owl eyes (the beak will be added later).
I can only imagine the look of all of us sleeping with these masks on, I'm sure it will be a hit in the plane!
Here is the YouTube video I used to create it - Fun!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DszDaYLIMjM

Kate's Cosmic Ceramic beads

Kate's Cosmic Ceramic beads

There isn't a week goes by without a great creation posted by one of my students. This week I found Kate Golding and her BEAUTIFUL ceramic beads made following the Cosmic Ceramic tutorial. I am speechless to see all your creations, I think I'll take a class with you, Kate :)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/skipping_rock_studio/


See you soon!

Chosen logo for PolyPediaOnline Express & 2 new FREE polymer clay videos - Prepare your embossing powders, heating gun, chalks, stencils and clay!

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Many thanks to all of you for your fantastic suggestions and feedback, it had been heart warming!
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Thank you so much Linda for your purchases and vote!
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Enjoy a couple of brand new FREE polymer clay video projects added to the freebies section!
Speedy, fun and easy classes!

>> How you can create fast and simple silk screen designs using stencils -
Polymer clay earring project

as well as -
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2 polymer clay projects

Click here to view both video projects -
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How to create enamelling imitation with your embossing powders

How to create enamelling imitation with your embossing powders

How to create enamelling imitation with your embossing powders

How to create quick and easy "faux" silk-screen patterns with stencils and chalks

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Stencils along with other materials can be found in this link -
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We will be back to our regular PolymeriOnline inspiration in a couple of days.

THANK YOU!
Iris.

Polymeri Online 22.3.14 | Lorina's tiny flower balls, Tonia's themed fairies, Mary Anne's catch of the day, Adopt a polymer clay husky, Wire end caps tricks, Thought of an artist inspiration video

Larisa (her close friends calls her Lorina) from the Republic of Moldova discovered handmade jewelry 5 years ago, and since then she always try to improve her knowledge and creations. 

Lorina's tiny tiny flowers

She loves to experiment with shades & colors, techniques, assembly methods and materials. Besides jewelry, she likes embroidery.

Look at these little flowers! imagine the time and patience it takes! Her Instagram is full of goodies.

http://instagram.com/lorinellla

http://ruleasya.jimdo.com/lucrările-mele-din-argilă-polimerică/

Tonia's fairies

Italian artist Tonia (Angenia Creations), loves art in all its forms; loves fashion and at the moment she is taking professional graphics courses in Naples and hopes one day to work in an advertising agency and to create illustrations for storybooks.
Her miniature fairies are full of details, tenderness and sweetness. Browse her facebook page to see her process and building her multi-layered fairies.

Thank you Kimberly Idalski for this link!

http://angeniacreations.blogspot.it/2014/03/tutto-quello-che-ce-da-sapere-per.html

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Angenia-Creations/174434059271046

Mary Anne's catch of the day

Mary Anne’s catch of the day are colorful fish made of endless colours, millefiori canes, dots and patterns. Her flickr is “flooded” with wonderful flat fish decorating tin boxes and 3D scary fish – celebration of color!

Take a look at her studio – everything is within an arm reach.

https://maryanneloveless.squarespace.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28608662@N04/12958452064/

Adopt a husky!

Want to adopt a dog? Consider adopting a new husky earring set! 

This sweet video by ArtzieRush!

ArtzieRush is Lizhu and her YouTube channel focuses mainly on polymer clay creation along with other forms of art that she likes to try out. Don’t forget to name your new puppy dogs! ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQsTyVeCw1I

Wire End caps tips

TIP – End caps! Looking for a creative way to end your beads? This tip will sparkle new ideas to use your tools as assistants to curl wire on and create beautiful end caps!

http://www.wigjig.com/jewelry-techniques/findings/499-end-caps

Last link is something for all you artists in your souls out there.

Neil Gaiman gives an amazing, inspiring speech to art graduates.
He is talking in such sincerity about the ups and downs of being an artist, how to deal with our successes, our failures and even gives his no. 1 tip for freelancers (which was great if we were pre-internet era...).

Amazingly powerful.
I was personally touched. I plan to keep this video as a reminder to the fact that we are…human and thankfully we have our art which keeps us happy.  Thank you Melanie Muir for posting this J

https://vimeo.com/42372767

Neil Gaiman Addresses the University of the Arts Class of 2012 from The University of the Arts (Phl) on Vimeo.

Have a great weekend!

Polymeri Online 16.8.13 | Back from Barcelona, Horror polymer, Natural geometries jewelry, Mike Waxowski tutorial, Wire knitting with polymer clay and my Skyscraper jewelry in Cynthia Tinnaple's book

Hola everyone! 

Yes, I'm back from a family trip to Spain; me, dh and 2 kids; It was hot, humid and wonderful :)

Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid, such an exciting cities! So much to see!
Really recommended for your next trips but! not in August! Weather was non-tourist-friendly even though there are millions of people on the streets!
Glad to be home :)

I am here for only a short week and then off to the beautiful Prague for teaching ~20 eager minds, looking forward to learning more about polymer clay.
If you want to join at the last minute, I think there is one or two last spots available - more details here - http://www.polymerove-hmoty.cz/Default.aspx?detail=a0ca7301-f2f9-4254-81a7-e1f47153240c

New links?

Jacob Reed polymer clay sculptures

Jacob Reed from Maryland, USA, is the owner of Shadow Work Art.
He claims that his horror-themed creations are a bit of a reflection of his own shadow, which he tries to acknowledge as best he can. The jewelry are the lighter side of him attempting to make nice with the darker side...
In his work he uses super sculpey, acrylics, varnish and his work is custom made.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShadowWorkArt

Mindful Matters Jewelry

Diane is a chemist but Mindful Matters Jewelry is a whimsical jewelry boutique featuring her one-of-a-kind pendants, earrings, bracelets, hair accessories and bookmarks made of polymer & precious metal clay (PMC), sterling & fine silver and mixed metals. |
Her work aspires to translate intriguing natural geometries, patterns and textures into fun & wearable art jewelry.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/mindfulmatters

El Arte De Pau's Mike Waxowski
YouTube tutorial

El Arte De Pau's Mike Waxowski YouTube tutorial from Monsters movie is so cute! There are several fun tutorials in her YouTube channel you may want to check out -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmYH6dlaBAY
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ElArtedePAU
https://www.facebook.com/ElArteDePau

Liudmyla Heggland polymer clay jewelry

Liudmyla Heggland 
polymer clay mask jewelry

Take a look at the polymer clay jewelry by Liudmyla Heggland, a mix of wonderful beading, wire knitting and polymer clay beads.
Liudmyla or as she is calls herself - Mila, is currently living in Norway.
http://www.mylovelybeads.com/php/newsletter/201006/mila9.html
More of her jewelry on Flickr -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mila-heggland/
And check out her quick tutorial for faux sea-urchin (browse the photos for the steps)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mila-heggland/4594450299/

Back from the post office; between the supplies, findings and other goodies there was my Amazon envelope - The wonderful book by Cynthia Tinapple featuring my skyscraper jewelry!
The book is a wonderful collection of polymer clay creations, inspiration and artists.
This one, placed next to my bed will assure genuine polymer clay dreams!

Polymer Clay Global Perspectives Book
Featuring my Skyscraper jewelry

Have a wonderful weekend!