Clay work: Terra Cotta Heart and Flowers

Good morning!

I wanted to share this little terra cotta heart and flowers clay creation with you today.

As so often happens, it started out as an experiment.

I had made a flower mold, and I made the little flowers first. There were three.

Next I made the heart, and began decorating it. I put black seed beads on it, and attempted a little carving. In the center right more than 1/2 down, I made a dent, which I filled with glitter glue. I added several layers, and I will probably add one more layer to it.

The heart laid on my desk with my flower. I started putting them together, adding the same black seed beads to the center of each. This is the final effort.

This piece of work is not done yet. I will probaby make this into a pendant, and put it on some kind of base. Maybe a black base would be nice. It will then be glossed after it's baked.

What color would you choose for its base?

Just another fun little clay project!

Have a clay-happy day!

Cj
http://www.easyaspiedailygraphics.com
http://homespungraphics.blogspot.com

Clay Pendant: Flower Power

Good morning,

Today's pendant is FLOWER POWER. It's on a red base that's petal shaped, with the second layer being FIMO EFFECTS white (with little sparkles built right into the clay). The green top has a few nail art stickers to match and constrast it's back ground.

The bail has tiny whitish clear seed beeds over green wire.

Very stylish, don't you think?

Happy claying!

Cj
http://www.easyaspiedailygraphics.com
http://homespungraphics.blogspot.com

Clay Black and Swirls Pendant

Good morning,

This pendant came to be in a strange way. It's happened before though.

I was combining black with this gray to get a darker gray color for the base of one of my other pendants. As I squished and twisted it, this kind of appeared. It appealed to me, so I shaped it into a type of tear-drop, and looped the top back, putting the hole there, so it's ready to slip onto my silkie and wear.

This one was an easy one. Sometimes it works out that way.

Hope your New Year's Eve Day goes well, and I'm sure you gearing up for the biggest EVE of the year. Would that be Christmas or New Year's? I guess it depends on whether you have children or not.

Have a really great one, everyone! Keep it safe!!!

Here's to a clay-puttering kind of day!

Cj
http://www.easyaspiedailygraphics.com
http://homespungraphics.blogspot.com

Oh MY Lion Clay Pendant

Good morning,

This lion was made sometime earlier this week. I actually had done about 5 pendants with these colors. But looking at one of the pendants, the face resembled a lion, but it wasn't complete. Since I had 4 other pendants with the same colors, I started hacking bits of each away to add to the lion sculpture.

I always get a "sick" feeling inside when I do things like that. What if it doesn't turn out? What if I destroyed perfectly cool pendants for nothing?

Well. In this case, I was very happy with the end result. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. It's happened before, and I'm sure will happy many times more.

I can thread a ribbon or chain through a type of holder on the back, and he's ready to wear.

He's about the size of 1 1/2 quarters.

Have a clay-creative day!

Cj
http://www.easyaspiedailygraphics.com/
http://homespungraphics.blogspot.com/

A Clay Creation Birthday Present For 60 Years!

Good morning,

Ah. You really need to read the story that goes along with this. It's cute! Find it here:

http://www.easyaspiedailygraphics.com/sculpey-12-29-2011.html.

Ok. He's a birthday present for my husband. But the bear and the blue birthday buddy work together here. Blue birthday buddy is photogenic, and he loves to take pictures. But sometimes, he can be a real pain.

Check it out!

Have a great clay-smooshing day!

Cj

http://www.easyaspiedailygraphics.com

http://homespungraphics.blogspot.com

Clay Pistachio Man 2

Good morning,

I enjoyed making the first pistachio man so much, and since he's going to live with my nephew, I thought it would be nice to "try it again." After all, I have a lot of nut shells sitting in a container on my desk.

Again, he was made pretty much the same as the first pistachio man. This time, I dressed him in a little suit, much of which you can't see. He has little blue pants on, and a white and red patterned shirt, with a little red jacket on, a green bow tie, and a little red Santa-type hat.

But then, I decided to have him holding something, so he's holding a little white flower with a red center.

His eyes are open, and he has an open smile. He's a very happy little guy, even though he's so small. His shell is sitting on a little red with green swirl pattern leaf. (This keeps the little guy swaddled in an upright position.)

And ... he, too, is teeny, tiny in size. These are a lot of fun to make.

I do use a magnifying glass, which used to also have a light, but the light part broke. I have additional lighting in my little craft room, so that helps, but I sure do miss the light attached to the magnifying glass. I see a future purchase in my future ... hopefully, soon!

You can check out my website for additional pictures of this little guy -- and other sculpey creations. The pictures are a little bigger.

I hope you enjoy seeing this little guy.

Have a clay-creative day ... if that is what your fingers dabble in!

Cj
http://www.easyaspiedailygraphics.com
http://homespungraphics.blogspot.com