Special Giveaway! The Polymer Arts Magazine & The Brocade Collection

The Polymer Arts magazine, the new magazine on the block is about to publish it's 2nd issue, this time it's all about instruction & education with many new ideas, articles and content.

The 1st issue was so interesting, covering new articles that are informative both to pro and semi-pro polymer clay artists: articles such as how to become a wholesale seller, marketing skills and much more. I have the 1st issue next to my bed, with every page flip I find something new I haven't read before :)

The new and exciting feature is the digital subscription - -It's exactly the same as the print version, just in digital format! Digital purchasers receive a downloadable PDF file and, for the first 3 months after publication, have access to an online digital flipbook available from any computer.

Why am I telling you all this?

Getting ready to the 2nd issue with my "Brocade Collection" purses on the cover, dear Sage Bray has generously given you all a special giveaway!

3 of my PolymeriOnline blog readers will receive a digital subscription to the 1st and 2nd magazine issues. This means you will get instant access to the 1st issue and on Nov. 15th the new issue is published.

The 2nd issue is also full of inspiration and wonderful content - Christi Friesen talks about filling your “Well of Creativity”, Barbara McGuire discusses how to take advantage of and share the community’s Passion for Polymer through educating and being educated, Two brand new techniques, Review of new bezel molds, Interviews, Mentor and Emerging artist galleries

Resource list highlights...and more!

What do you have to do to win? (giveaway closed! thank you!)

All you have to do is post a comment under this post with your email and an answer to the question related to my purses photo -

..."What are the 2 things you MUST HAVE in your purse when you go somewhere?" :)

mirror? eye shadow? book? diary? polymer clay? (can't believe it if you do!)

My bag is always full full of "must have junk" & so heavy!!

Band aid, Advil pills, lip gloss, my "must have" hard drive with all the computer back up (in case my computer is lost) - you won't believe what I carry with me!

So now, tell me what's your "must have" 2 and maybe you'll win a free subscription!

Special private collection fair

As promised, I am posting the link to my special private collection PolyPediaOnline StudioFair. All my original designs, made during the last 2 years I am have been teaching online tutorials, are now offered for public sale.

These are not tutorials.
The items on the web page are real products.

These designs are very dear to me and always reminds me of the wonderful material we are working with.

So, if you're just wondering about a certain project, want to see it in close, wear one of my jewels, looking for a Christmas gift or a collector of polymer clay pieces - you are welcome aboard!
http://www.polypediaonline.com/133688/Private-Collection-StudioFair

Thank you :)

"Live Audience" Workshop - Brocade Collection

Not always I get the chance to take one of my online tutorials and try it live.

Most of the time, the ideas are invented in my mind, carried out on my studio and from there packed into PDF files, videos and a CD sent to you guys.

In the last couple of weeks I had the opportunity to take the theory to action in front of a "live audience" :)

20 women from the Israeli polymer clay guild gathered together to create 20 colorful pouches, good food was on the menu and cheerful mood too.

The workshops took several hours, time flew so fast that we couldn't believe it, I had no idea how long it would take, it's different when you are creating a project yourself or doing the same thing with 20 women on board.

We started the class with choosing the colors for our pouches, prepared the base hemispheres and textured the clay with the brocade design using "good old" eye shadows (Yes! don't throw them away! they are great on polymer).

After several bakings, sewing and gluing, the little round pouches turned up, looking like small colorful balls (more like a pill shape but still so cute!)

I was delighted to hear the girl's feedback, they loved the fresh innovative design, mentioned that it was different than what they have done lately - planning their next pouch as a hanger on their bag, for small change, emergency pill or band aid, keys or even candy.

If you're curious to read more about it, you can click on the link below leading to the Israeli guild webpage (this means it's in hebrew, but if you're using a browser that can

translate it, you can try read it)

http://www.tapuz.co.il/Forums2008/ViewMsg.aspx?ForumId=1484&MessageId=155773653

Right: Bags by Daniella

and the wonderful beetle bag (and others) by Liat Ripp

I had so much fun! Have to do it again :)

Looks like a new addiction! :)

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"ThatBluCat" is the artist behind these wonderful shawl pins, the special structure, form and colors, you can almost feel the texture! don't forget to check out her beautiful bracelets.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/thatBluCat?ref=pr_shop

Another amazing jewel purse by Tanja using my "Brocade Collection" tutorial, Tanja is taking this tutorial to her own unique style with carving, bats and skulls - love it!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sturi/5653752404/in/photostream

Olga's flickr gallery is full of graphic designs using polymer clay: stripes, curls, dots, retros & skinner blends over one shaded clay sheets - a celebration of colors.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/disenyarte/5449600992/in/photostream

Croatia polymer clay artist - Sandrarts creates these colorful one of a kind polymer clay jewelry, buttons and miniatures - small street pendants, a vegetable necklace - so beautiful!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SandrArts?ref=seller_info

p.s. - PolymeriOnline blog is mentioning 601 posts! thank you all for being part of it :)

Polymeri Online 16.4.11

A great sunny good morning everyone! :)

Before moving to our wonderful polymer clay weekly links I wanted to share with you a beautiful purse made by one of my "Brocade Collection" Students - Tanja Stumpp, she took this fun and clever product and gave it her own interpretation and her own design - I loved it!

Thank you Tanja for sharing your photos!

Miranda Farrand (photo of elephant) is an avid crafter and stay-at-home mother. She loves to share her clay creations and also works in quilting, primitive stitchery and photography.

http://mirandascritters.blogspot.com

http://www.etsy.com/shop/mirandascritters?ref=seller_info

Check out these cute pacman and tetris retro barrettes by Gimmeswords in deviantart- so cool!

http://gimmeswords.deviantart.com/art/Retro-Gaming-accessories-142617570

Design Sponge posted a tutorial for making a terrariums for plants and little polymer clay mushrooms and gnomes. Use a small glass vessel, soil, decorating rocks, sand and crystals, plants of course and small polymer clay figures - great for a gift!

http://www.designspongeonline.com/2011/04/around-the-world-with-bash-please-california.html

Ludie Amos is a retired school secretary, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. She is also a prize-winning doll maker, quilt-maker, tapestry artist, painter and sculptor. Her dolls appear to be so real that you expect them to rise from their chairs and walk. She says that they communicate to her their names and what they want to wear while she’s working on them.

http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2011/03/23/american-treasure-the-artwork-of-ludie-amos/

http://customshousemuseum.org/uncategorized/ludi-amos-dolls

Hemisphere Quiz - WINNER!

WOW! 110 comments! So many creative ideas from such creative people!

This guessing game was so much fun, with every comment I discovered a new way to use my "things" :)

These new "things" are the a part of a new and exciting tutorial launching this Friday - Here is another sneak pick to the final project ~The Brocade Hemisphere Tutorial~

THAT'S ONLY 1 project out of 4 included in the tutorial!

Can you tell what they are now?

Only 9 of you were very close to guessing what these small half "bowls" are planned to be -

guesses like "jewelry box", "pill box", "wedding ring case", "Box topper" were almost it, all of your wonderful ideas can be easily executed with the new tutorial, but no one mentioned a pouch or a purse - what they really are :) I know it was a tricky quiz but that's the best part of it - imagination!

BUT! I couldn't leave this fun game without a winner!

All 9 "finalists" in the order they commented - Anna (9), Fymux (49), Melitta (50), Phil (54), Cherie (69), Debbie McLelland (71), Webdzynz (85), Eclectic beader (91) & Judit (110) were entered into a random number picker and the winner is....

Cherie!

Congratulation! :)

The 8 "runner ups" will receive a 20% discount when purchasing the new Vol. 25 - Please email me and i will be happy to send you a discount coupon.

For all the others, you still have a chance to win -

Christine Dumont from "Voila" website is having another "launch party" - and 2 additional lucky winners can get a FREE copy of the tutorial! all the details in "Voila" site.

An official announcement with all the details, photos and other deli's will be posted here on Friday -

Stay tuned!