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Home / 2016 / February

Month: February 2016

Posted on February 27, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: Sixteen

This Week in Pictures, Week 8, 2016

It was a week bookended by two trips, a ton of rain, and a birthday.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: birthdays, instagram, project 365
Posted on February 23, 2016February 23, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — 5 Comments

What I made this month, crochet edition

Let’s talk about something that’s not polymer clay or related to my shop in any way today. How about some instant-gratification stash-busting crochet show-and-tell?

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Categories: crochet, show and tell
Tags: erika knight, simple crocheting, table mats
Posted on February 22, 2016February 22, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

New Designs for Spring!

I’m so excited to be able to share the Spring 2016 patterns with you today! Custom ordering is open, and you can apply these patterns to all of the crafting tools and jewelry I can make.

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Categories: polka dot cottage, polymer clay
Tags: buttons, crochet hooks, earrings, knitting loom tools, pens, seam rippers, shawl pins
Posted on February 20, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: Polymerific

This Week in Pictures, Week 7, 2016

I hope you like seeing my work space, trays of work in progress, and piles of finished trinkets, because that’s what I’ve got for you this week!

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Categories: polymer clay, this week in pictures
Tags: clayathon, clayathon2016, instagram, project 365
Posted on February 18, 2016May 24, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 24 Comments

Constructing Successful Retro Canes

The Retro Cane has been around for some time, but there are tricks to making it really pop. Learn how to build a Retro Cane with great contrast in colors you love.

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Categories: polymer clay, tutorials
Tags: millefiori, retro cane
Posted on February 17, 2016October 7, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Clayathon show-and-tell, plus a sale

Come and see what I made this weekend! Plus, I’m offering 10% off, if you want to buy some of these items and save me the trouble of listing them in the shop 🙂

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Categories: polka dot cottage, polymer clay, show and tell
Tags: clayathon, clayathon2016, crochet hooks, earrings, retro cane, seam rippers, shawl pins, stick pens
Posted on February 13, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 6 Comments

TWiP: Clay and Yarn

This Week in Pictures, Week 6, 2016

I’m in South Jersey this weekend, enjoying the company of 67 other polymer clay enthusiasts, and cranking out all kinds of pretties.

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Categories: polymer clay, this week in pictures
Tags: clayathon, clayathon2016, instagram, project 365
Posted on February 8, 2016March 8, 2019 by Lisa Clarke — 23 Comments

New life for polymer clay canes

Turn that last stub of your favorite millefiori cane into a repeating digital pattern and give it infinite new purpose!

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Categories: photography, polymer clay, tutorials
Tag: photoshop
Posted on February 6, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: Themeless

This Week in Pictures, Week 5, 2016

It’s the Week Without a Theme. My photos are kind of a mish-mosh. A little bit of this, a little bit of that.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on February 2, 2016February 1, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Now accepting custom orders

I’ve opened up custom ordering for the next week and a half, with new patterns, new colors, and hey! Shawl pins are back 🙂

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Category: polka dot cottage
Tags: crochet hooks, seam rippers, shawl pins

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