Can't stop

I started making these clay roses several months ago, and I can't stop now. I have never been interested in clay but once I found these molds and found that they are so easy to use. I take the clay and soften it in my hands. Once soft you simply push the clay into the molds and then pop it out. I place them on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and bake them per the manufactures directions. I apply gloss glaze to them once they have cooled off and VIOLA! These are great to use on scrapbook pages and cards and you can add them to the end of a bobby pin to customize any outfit. They are so cute and easy that I can't stop making them. I have made so many that I'm thinking of opening an Etsy shop. That is going to take more thought on my end to make sure it's really something that I want to do and will have some pay off. ( I don't need to end up with a ton of clay bobbles) Well we shall see. So for now here are the latest flowers that I have made.



Enjoy.

Debora

What to do with Hat Pin?...... Why put them on a hat of course.

That's exactly what I did. Yesterday I posted the hat pins I made. I spent an entire day in my craft area. No not creating hat pins. I created alot of crafts but the hat pins were just some of them. I thought I would wear the hat pins in my pony tail. I know I just called them hat pins and then told you that I was going to wear them in my hair. I added them to the top of my pony tail and they were cute but I just wasn't feeling them. I got this plain black hat for Christmas and I REALLY like it. I did say that hat was plain black right. Well I just couldn't have that so I added 3 pins to the band of the hat. A little glue and viola! Now it's cute. But you could see where I added the glue. ( I was not exactly precise when I added the glue) It needs a flower. Flowers make everything prettier. I had bought the Tim Holtz Tattered florals die and have not used it yet. I know right what am I waiting for. I took some fabric scraps I had and cut out 2 large, and 2 medium flowers. I took the ends of the flower to a candle and it gave it a rustic look. Glue this to the band on top of where I put the pins. Now my hat has a little bit of fashion. I TOTALLY LOVE IT.

Enjoy
Debora

New Crafts for 2012

I'm on a roll now and I hope to keep this going. Last night instead of going out I stayed in with my family and crocheted a washcloth. I was really proud of myself since I can't really say I know what I'm doing. So now that my son is getting older and can play by himself more I hope to be able to keep posting here. It's fun and I really enjoy making crafts and since I don't really do anything with them I can post them here and share what I have learned. So today I am showing the new Hair pins I'm currently making. I found a hat pin tutorial on you tube and I kind of adapted it to my needs. I tried putting thme in my pony tail and found that it looks really cute. I have fairly short hair so my ponytail is not that long so the pins add a little bit of interest. I hope you enjoy.

Polymer Clay

I have found a new craft to try out. While searching the internet I came across Mold Muse. These are flexible clay molds. I have never worked with clay as I am not great a sculpting things. But These molds make it easier to be creative.  I ordered the molds on Etsy and waited so patiently. Well maybe not so patiently. I couldn't wait to get them. The molds arrive even earlier then what they said they would. They came in this cute little bag all tied with a ribbon. I wasn't sure what to expect but I was pleased with them. I used 2 different kinds of clay. Fimo which I don't really care for. It takes a lot of kneading to get it soft. I also used Sculpey Bake Shop. This one I like as it is easy to work with but the color was a little lighter then I was expecting. Baked at 275 degrees for 15 minutes and they were done. Let them cool and they were hard. I painted several of them with a shimmer paint. The jury is still out on that one. I like it but I think I have to get the right amount. They i used Goop Craft glue and glued two of the roses to a set of bobby pins I had. I think they turned out great. I can't wait to get more molds and clay. This craft gets two thumbs up from me.

Have an AWESOME day.
Debora

SteamPunk

I have not been very good at this blog thing lately. My busy life has caught up with me and I'm still trying to get out from under it all. I think I can do it. I also have to train my mind to stay on one task until it's done. That's easier said then done. Adult ADD is terrible. I have so many projects going at once I don't know which one to finish first. I have found a new obsession and it really has taken over my craft room (and a little bit of the kitchen table) and my lief. I spend a ton of time on google looking it up and getting some new ideas. I have found myself attracted to Steampunk. I know everyone I tell is like "what". Steampunk. Google it. It's very interesting and I have found that I like to create Steampunk hats. That is what's taking up most of my craft area right now. Now I have to remodel my area so that I have more room and buy more storage containers. Anyways. Steampunk hats are so fun to create. Right now I'm just buying the top hats and adding my touch to them, but I would love to learn how to make a top hat from scratch. I have also made some small ones and have also created some facinators. I don't know if they will catch on in the states but man are they popular in the UK. Anyways I have a hat I'm in the process of finishing. So let me show you that one and then I will show you the one I have started for my daughter. New camera so the lighting isn't the greatest Another thing I need to add to my to do list. Learn how to work my camera. I hope you like the hat as much as I do. Thanks for stopping, come back soon.

Western Star

I have deceided to change the decor in my frontroom and kitchen. We use to have "up North lodge/woods" kind of stuff. Fish, bear, moose. But we have chosen to go with a "Western" type decor. I am having trouble finding this type of stuff. I have found a tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers on how to make this star.

I took empty soda cans and washed them out. I let them dry real good and then I cut the top and bottom off. I then used the Stampin Up die 5 point star. I cut out 5 of those and then used Adirondack alcohol ink in Rust. I put a ton of little dots all over the stars and then just dabbed it with a sponge. I applied several layers after letting each layer dry. Then I used the heat tool to dry it completly. Rescored (is that a word) all my score lines. I took a gold button that I had in my stash. It was nice but not really the color I was looking for so I put Versamark on it an covered it in gold embossing powder. I hot glued the button to the center and I was done. I like how it turned out but I do see some errors that I made that I will change on my next one. Yes I will be making some more.

Little Purse

Ok so I was having trouble with the picture uploading  but I finally got it. Here it is.


Debora