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Activity, conflictedness, and a grand opening

Image transfers. Oh! how I love the look of them, when they work. My track record with this technique is less than spectacular, and it has me considering showcasing my photographs in resin instead of clay. Conflicted thoughts abound!

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Last day

Today was the last day for a while that I’ll be able to sleep past 7:15.  It’s the last day that I’ll be able to sit on the couch with a knitting project, listening to a couple of podcasts, making something for myself without unanswered business email hanging over my head. Tomorrow Neil goes back […]

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In reverse

You probably know that my “thing,” for the last year or so, has been to create custom color schemes in polymer clay to coordinate with existing designer fabrics.  But long before I started matching fabric, I was devising my own color schemes.  I still use both types of color families in my current polymer clay […]

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Psst! Wanna buy a purse?

With a title like that, I feel as if I should be in a dark alley and wearing a trench coat 😀 I finished another handbag today, and I am planning on listing it in my Etsy shop, but I wanted to give first crack at it to some of you who have mentioned to […]

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Hypothetically-speaking

Etsy Buy Handmade polkadotcreations If you were me, and someone hypothetically approached you for a wee bit of possible publicity for your Etsy shop and said “bring along some samples of your best work,” what would you bring? You know, hypothetically. If you were me. What would you think packs the best visual punch? Scarves? […]

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Going bowling

One of my oldest friends is having a birthday party for her 6-year-old at the bowling alley tomorrow, and of course the first thing I thought was “I have a skirt for that!” I  made my skirt back in August, but I haven’t actually been bowling in many many years.  I even made a couple […]

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