Happy Halloween

Ghosts and ghouls delight tonight, both outside and in my studio.  The outside spooks pose more of a threat, as witches sit in my studio headless, accompanied by crows without beaks to peck out anyone's eyes.  Stay tuned for those if I ever get a day off work so I can finish them.    However, speaking of eyes,  know that I'm watching.  Always watching.  Also know that it delights me to see this eyeball covering the peep-hole in this door. 
  

P.S.  Know that not all clear dimensional glazes are created equal and just because someone says a product is "compatible" with polymer clay doesn't mean it will hold up to the heat used to cure the clay.  This eyeball was made and then glazed with Ranger Glossy Accents dimensional glaze.  After the glaze set, I sculpted the face around it, and cured it again.  Big mistake.  Glossy Accents melts into a pile of sticky goop.  Thick sticky goop that I was fortunately to pull out of the eyeball.  Of course, that pulled most of the paint in the eyeball out with it....I'm told Diamond Glaze is safe to be baked, but when I went to fetch some of that I found the local store who sells that product is going out of business and has none left.  And my Michael's store no longer sells Delta PermEnamel, which I know works.    I'm now on a hunt for an accessible alternative, or someone willing to bring me along on their next cross-boarder shopping day trip so I can stock up on familiar products.                  

Tilly the Teacher Fairy

Seems I forgot to share this little person with you when I was commissioned to make her a few months back. 

A different Challenge

Sometimes, we need a challenge. A challenge so far from our normal activities that it places doubt in people's mind whether you can succeed.  This Month I had such a challenge. A challenge I sneakily got suckered into without knowing exactly that I'd agreed to do it.

I agreed to make a hundred cupcakes for a friends family wedding.  No problem.  A few weeks later, I was then told they no longer wanted cupcakes but a proper 3 tier wedding cake.  Why I didn't say, "nope sorry" is beyond me.  I've never made a wedding cake! Cake I can do, but wedding cake?!  Wedding cake doesn't leave room for error!!!

After a lot of cake testing, and practice stacking, and many hours of panic and crying buckets of tears,  I just had to get down to it.  Fondant covered buttermilk vanilla cake decorated with Calla Lily was the request.  Any other specifics and details were mine to choose.

It took the month to sculpt and wire all those flowers and make the cakes but here's the final product.   I did it!  I make a wedding cake!  A beautiful wedding cake.  A beautiful wedding cake that didn't fall apart!
    

Happy Easter

I made this fun project for no good reason other than I wanted to sculpt a fuzzy rabbit. I wanted a girl rabbit, but I'm told this one's a handsome boy bunny.  Sweet and charming, this one has found his way to a good home.  Yes, he sparkles.  Why not?  If Vampires can sparkle in Hollywood, , rabbits can sparkle here.  Happy Easter to you all.

Wearable Easter Eggs!

I've been quiet on the computer, but I've not been sitting idle.  I've been slowly piecing my studio space back together, and coming to grips with my restructured life.  I've done a number of small projects; some successful, some not.  Most successful are these eggshell mosaic pendants that are making there way down to Chartreuse Flower Works.  The tiles that form the base of these pendants are no longer readily available, so these are the last 15 to be had!  Go on down to the store and choose yours!  They make beautiful Easter gifts for your loved ones or yourself!