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Year: 2015

Posted on December 26, 2015December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: Mood Lighting

This Ween in Pictures, Week 52, 2015

Isn’t it funny how the lights are rarely on at full power at this time of year?

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on December 24, 2015June 22, 2019 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

To sew or not to sew

I couldn’t ask for a more conducive-to-sewing Christmas Eve, but I kind of just want to leave the sewing stuff on the floor where it is, and lay around all morning instead.

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Category: sewing
Tags: barefoot summer sheath dress, christmas
Posted on December 20, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Weekend Favorites – Sunday Edition

Please enjoy this special Sunday edition of an images-only Weekend Favorites!

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: flickr favorites, instagram likes
Posted on December 19, 2015December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

TWiP: Dozens of tiny people

This Week in Pictures, Week 51, 2015

Guys, I hope you like looking at these ornaments I’ve been making, because they totally dominated my week.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on December 18, 2015November 12, 2020 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

New Advent/Christmas playlist

Hi! I made a playlist a few weeks ago, and I thought you might like it 🙂

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Category: Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, christmas, playlists
Posted on December 17, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 6 Comments

My family portraits

I thought it might be fun to look at the ornaments that I’ve made for my family through the years. These are from Christmas 2000 through Christmas 2015, with some breaks in there.

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Categories: polymer clay, show and tell
Tags: christmas ornaments, family portraits, ornaments
Posted on December 13, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

More ornaments available

Just a quick note to let you know that I’ve decided to offer more Family Portrait Ornaments for sale.

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Category: polka dot cottage
Tags: family portraits, ornaments
Posted on December 12, 2015December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: Needs more red

This Week in Pictures, Week 50, 2015

I feel like my mosaic should be a lot more festive at this time of year. There should be more bright reds and twinkly lights, I think… something to work towards next week!

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on December 10, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Stuffing the stocking

Stuff a loved one’s stocking (or your own! I won’t judge) with colorful handcrafted earrings! Also, check out the new Steep Discounts section of the shop.

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Categories: polka dot cottage, polymer clay
Tag: earrings
Posted on December 5, 2015December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: My Workspace Seven Times

This Week in Pictures, Week 49, 2015

I sat by the window making things with clay this week. And then I moved over a few feet to pack the things up and ship them.

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Our 15th long weekend in Ocean City has come to an Our 15th long weekend in Ocean City has come to an end. As usual, Neil and I easily could have talked ourselves into staying for the rest of the week. One of these years, we are going to have to do it. Maybe 16th time will be the charm 😁. Today was the first non-foggy morning we had. I could even see my shadow on my morning walk! We played some games at @jillysocnj Arcade (as has become our last day tradition), and I stopped in at @mancoandmanco for a slice of pizza before we hit the road. Wow, was it ever delicious! Why did it take me so long to stop in there? 🍕We're home now, and it's back to work tomorrow. *Sigh*#iloveocnj #oceancitynj #jerseyshore
Our last full day here started off even foggier th Our last full day here started off even foggier than the previous two, if you can believe it. But then the sun pushed through, and I rented a bike from @bobsgrilloceancity and broke my own mileage record (it was awesome and I am pooped). I finished a pack of instant film and added to my collection of sub par snapshots 😜. There were falcons on the boardwalk again this year, sitting nicely still for pictures when they weren't working to deter seagull aggression. And I had a delicious ice cream sandwich (coffee ice cream between two peanut butter cookies) - it was huge and a bit much for me to finish (though I did 🙊). Maybe @famouscookiecreamery will consider selling half sandwiches sometime, lol.P.S. pictures of me by @clarkesworld 📷#iloveocnj #oceancitynj #oceancityboardwalk #jerseyshore #lisadoesinstant
So much walking today. I've broken a personal reco So much walking today. I've broken a personal record for number of steps, which is really impressive when you consider it rained all afternoon and I spent a few hours inside reading back issues of #taprootmagazine and watching #annikapbs 😁. My day has been bookended by trips down the boardwalk: alone in the morning for coffee @oceancitycoffee and with Neil in the evening for soft serve @kohrbrosocnj ☕🍦💗#iloveocnj #ocnj #oceancitynj #ocnjboardwalk #jerseyshore #oceancitycoffeecompany #kohrsbros
It's been foggy here all day long. This is the liv It's been foggy here all day long. This is the living room of the condo where we are staying. It's a nice little place, with more space than hotel room the four of us usually share when we're here 😁The next two pictures are from this morning on my walk to get coffee, and the rest are from a walk tonight with Neil. So much fog! 🌫️
We've stayed at the same hotel in #ocnj since 2008 We've stayed at the same hotel in #ocnj since 2008, but this year there is just this empty space where the hotel used to be.@oceanfrontmotel #oceanfrontmotelnj #oceancitynj
I usually start the day on my laptop, but today I I usually start the day on my laptop, but today I feel like going analog 🙂Edited to add: I forgot #memademay starts today, but I am coincidentally wearing my #pdcfancypants PJ bottoms, which I sewed two years ago in some lovely @theshopcabin fabric I picked up from @hawthornesupplyco 💗#morningcoffee #noromagazine #memademay2022
Wanna see something cool?These little polymer cl Wanna see something cool?These little polymer clay doodads are NFC-enabled. Each of them can be programmed to do a specific task when held up to an unlocked phone. They can do stuff like this:- open a website address
- open an app
- sign you into a wifi networkI have one on my keychain that is programmed to open Polka Dot Cottage, so if somebody asks me where they can buy one of those colorful rings I'm wearing, I can tap the polymer tile to their unlocked phone and it will open lisaclarke.net in their browser.I have one in the car that I use to quickly open Spotify on my phone.I have one in the family room that friends and family can use to connect to my wifi network without typing in the long password.I'm still exploring this technology, as well as playing with ways to encase it in polymer and make it pretty. These prototypes make me happy. Even the pink one where the tip of the teardrop broke off. I just sanded it down and drilled a new hole. Weird shape, but good as new.I'm thinking about making tiles like these available in my shop. What do you think? Can you see yourself using a custom polymer clay bauble that lets you easily share your website to a friend's phone? Or share your Instagram profile with that kindred spirit who noticed you snapping photos in the park? So many possibilities!What would you like to be able to do with a tap?
Tfw three minor/routine health/medical things that Tfw three minor/routine health/medical things that by themselves are nbd, converge in a single week, making you spend more lazy days feeling meh and watching TV than you really want, but then the week is over, and everything is back to normal, and you take a shower and go outside and spring has sprung spectacularly 💗💚💗
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          We spent the first few days of this week in Ocean City. It was lovely and too short. As usual. Someday I want to go for a whole week. That would be amazing. Also (and this has nothing to do with the images) would you like to help me come up with songs for a new playlist? Read on for details.
              • Morning Coffee with Martha Aleo (2014)
                This week, we're chatting with polymer clay craftsperson, Martha Aleo of Ornamento.
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                    • Layered Inks (2007)
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