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Welcome to the Polka Dot Cottage Gift Shop, where I offer limited edition work for a limited time...
Available today are polymer-covered stick pens and polymer-covered crochet hooks (click here for the hooks)!
These pens all begin their lives as Bic Round Stic pens before they are covered with veneers of my signature millefiori designs.
The color and finish on the barrel is inherent in the polymer clay. No paints or sealers are used, so there is no possibility of chipping. After baking, the barrels are wet-sanded through several grits of sandpaper, and then buffed to a nice, soft, satiny shine.
If you've never felt how smooth and pleasant a painstakingly-sanded polymer clay piece feels in your hand, you are in for a treat!
These pens make great teacher gifts, or are a unique conversation piece at the office. Because they are Bic pens, you can replace the cartridge with any other Bic Round Stic cartridge when your ink has run out. The cartridge can be gently pulled out of the barrel with a pair of pliers.
Price: $10 per pen, or 5 for $40
To make ordering a little easier, I've split the available pens into three sets. In most cases, there will only be one of each type available, although there are a few that have more. Please be aware that the pattern placement on the pen you receive may vary from that shown, if I have multiples in that particular color/pattern combination.
These crochet hooks are metal, available in several brands and sizes, and the handles are made by me from durable polymer clay, in one of my signature millefiori designs.
The color and finish on the handles is inherent in the clay. No paints or sealers are used, so there is no possibility of chipping. Each handle is baked right on to its hook and cannot slip off. After baking, the handles are wet-sanded through several grits of sandpaper, and then buffed to a nice, soft, satiny shine.
Handles may be made completely round, or with a depressed grip for your thumb. And, so you never have to wonder if you have the right size hook, the letter size is embedded in the end of the handle.
Price: $15 per hook, or 3 for $36
A note regarding manufactured hook color: I have no control over the colors of the aluminum hooks, or the quality of their factory paint jobs. Sometimes there are spots where the underlying silver shows through. This is especially true of the Susan Bates hooks. It's just the way they came in the package!
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