Polymeri Online 8.2.14 | Earthen polymer spirits, Humpty and Elise clay shoes, Maureen's molds tips and Polymer acrylic faces

This week it's all about faces! (and a winter flower)

Tina's goddess figurines

Tina Raewyn is creating ooak pieces inspired by nature and spirit. She loved all things earthy and her jewellery reflects the female spirit, passionate colourful side, mystery as well as strength and intuitive nature. Tina is using sculpey and sculpey ultra-light that are strong and light weight.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TRaewyn
https://www.facebook.com/tinaraewyn

polymer clay shoes by Dan

Dan Crowley posted a new pair of shoes in his FB page, "Humpty and Elise". The shoes were made for a collector. He says it was fun trying to figure out how to fit Humpty into a shoe shape.
This Chicago based artist is creating his puppets for years and many of his sculptures are owned by collectors. Aluminium foil and felt are some of the materials he is using.
https://www.facebook.com/DanCrowleyStudio
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DanCrowleyStudio

Maureen's friends and molds

Maureen Carlson with her ever smiling face and pleasant voice, share with us her face mold tricks. She is taking her silicon molds and manipulating them into endless faces and expressions.
I had the pleasure of taking a class with Maureen a couple of years ago at Cabin Fever Clay Festival and it was such a wonderful class.
This 41 minutes video is full of character, don't miss her 2nd video on using her hand molds.
Face molds video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdB9TdwFm44
Hands molds video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQAde4n0kWI

Jordin's faces

Jordin Ispi from Queens, NY is a mix media artist working with polymer clay as well as painting and illustrating. His work appeared in many publications according to his resume and he is influenced by African art, Southeast asian art and Mexican masks. His polymer clay sculpturing were presented worldwide and made of polymer and acrylic paints.
http://jordinisip.com/painting/sculpture/sculp_h1026b_06

Today was such a sunny day that I wore my shorts and went for a walk.
Winter flowers are still around but I'm not sure we'll see much rain in the next months. Summer coming too soon?

Have a great warm weekend!

found some cool hamsa cutters in 4 sizes

while i was wondering and finding suppliers for hamsa shape cutters, i found some cool hamsa cutters in 4 sizes, a different shape i had before.

If you need some to make wall decor or a small cool keychain - check them out :)

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5100854&section_id=5133646

Polymeri Online 2.7.09 and some vacation adventures

Hello everyone, at the moment i am writting my post from the hotel lobby (i am in Eilat, which is the southest city in Israel, the perfect place for vacations and holidays), family is with me and we took a short vacation as a great summer start, school is over and we are enjoying the summer with pool, sun and... swimming with Dolphins! yesterday i had the most amazing adventure when both me and the kids took a short dive with dolphins, what an experience! recommended (if you have some dolphins around :)

i cannot forget you all, so i am here for some PC links...

Amazing polymer clay sculptures by Owen Klaas, As a child he was constantly drawing and practicing the art of caricature. About ten years ago he discovered polymer clay and his art would never be the same. he realized that he could turn his one dimensional drawings of weirdness into fully realized three dimensional objects of weirdness, and of course
(like all of us), he was hooked :) - see photo of beatles
http://www.fiendishthingies.com/

MandarinMoon / Chris Kapono Born and raised in Missouri, she has been painting and drawing for most of her life, loves animals and anything to do with nature and the outdoors. she is making oragnic, stamped creations, uses glass gems painted with acrylic and metallic paint. some of her glass vases has Holes cut in the clay to allow light to shine through.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandarinmoon/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5669610
http://www.mandarinmoonart.blogspot.com/

taiping wawa from China makes small cute & unique sculptrings, i wish i could see more of her photos :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wawa1380/

My fellow friend and clayer Angela, opened (finally) her Hamsa store, take a look, it's beautiful.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7239618

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Alice Stroppel is a polymer clay person. she enjoys working with the clay, the colors and the challenge, she recently retired and now have time to really work with polymer, She is also a part of PCAGOE guild.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alicestroppel/
http://alicestroppel.wordpress.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6806730

Tanya's Pendants-Flowers are so colorful! makes the spring look better!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tanya-belle/3508069780/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37919061@N03/
Tanya is also making polymer clay buttons, she is from Ukraine.

Dorit is 34 years old, living in Copenhagen, Denmark With her husband and two children, The polymer clay is her main occupation in her daily life, she loves the possibility to work in various techniques that can be used in this media, because of the renewal and elation feeling. She was introduced to the material for the first time at her cousins “bridal party” three years ago and it was like obvious magical matching for me.
http://www.doritart.dk/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/doritart/

Look at this Mermaid cane! by Zoeowyn / Laura M
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23398795@N07/sets/72157604115319627/
and don't miss her clay bra!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23398795@N07/3461979121/

Hamsa and matryoshka? Dafi from "Mastikim" Blog (which means bubblegum) made a beautiful job combining those two together which resulted - "Hamsitryoshka" :)http://mastikim.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post_28.html

Hamsa cutters - back in stock

Hamsa cutters are back again! i re-stocked and you can get them from my etsy store - 11 cm (4.3 inch) size, or 4 cm (1.2 inch).
great for pessach projects and lovely wall decoration/key chains gifts!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22548994

and if you need only a small one or only a big one - email me and i will list one for you :)

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Angela, from Israel, is making unusuall Hamsas and wall decor, she is extruding thin thin snakes and coiling it around in various shapes and colors. stamping, imprinting, powders - sky is the limit for Angela's work.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/angela21/

Prisma - Brenna, an eighteen year-old, college freshman who enjoys crafting & all things handmade, vintage/retro, geeky, & japanese! currently studying at Georgia Highlands college for a two-year degree in Business Administration. she would love to someday own her own boutique.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5210399

ki k. kuroiva from san paulo says her imagination drives her far away, she says she needs to learn new things. languages. crochet. felt. new techniques. design things. how to sew decently and more...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pokkuru_ki/

Sidi. lives in the south of Spain and since she remember she's always made things. she works part time and use most of her free time to designing and make Lasidi items. her favourite materials are wool and fabrics, but also dyes, colours in general and polymer clay... she makes
jewelry, scarves and bags for her online stores and lots of experimentals for herself and other works.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lasidi/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5645766

Hamsa Cookie Cutters are back in stock!

It took a while but the Hamsa Cookie Cutters are back in stock!

If you need great hamsa cutters, the sizes available are :

* 11 cm (4.3 inch) - price is 12$

* 4 cm (1.6 inch) - price is 10$

shipping to USA is 6$.

payment through paypal.

if you are interested please email me to imishly@gmail.com and i will be in touch with your about further actions nessecary.

Thank you very much :)

Half and half - New collection

My new holidays collection is charachterized by 50% millefiori and 50% color.

Do you ask what does that mean? well, i am simply enjoying my clay, colors and matarial and not using 100% millefiori as i used to :)

I find this collection so enjoyable, much more personal, and wishfull.

In Judaism, a berakhah or bracha is a blessing, usually recited at a specific moments during a ceremony or other activity. we love to bless friends and family in so many occasions - holidays, when you meet, when you visit someone's home for the first time, and more.

This is the reason why i chose to be more personal and give my buyers the chance to enjoy a blessing collection. who doesn't want to bless his beloved friends and family? i'm sure every one will.

Hamsas, keychains, decorations, and many more, you are all welcome to my flickr site to see more.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/irismishly/

and some in my etsy store for sale :)

Hamsa cookie cutters are back in stock!

High standard quality Hamsa cookie cutters are back in stock!- perfect for polymer clay, cookies and sugerpaste!

The Hamsa/Chamsa hand (Arabic) or hamesh hand (Hebrew) is an old and popular potropaic amulet for magical protection from the envious or evil eye. The words hamsa and hamesh mean "five" and refer to the digits on the hand. An alternative Jewish name for it is the Hand of Miriam, in reference to the sister of Moses and Aaron.

The 2 sizes are shown in the photo attached, they can be sold in sets or individually.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/92896804/hamsa-hand-cookie-cutter-set-2-stainless?ref=shop_home_active

Large hamsa (11 cm)- 12$

Small hamsa - (4 cm) 10$

Shipping fee - 6$ (The shipping charge includes a tracking number and insurance)

You can take a look at my flickr Hamsa gallery for more Ideas -http://www.flickr.com/photos/irismishly/sets/72157594494143674/

Contact me at imishly@gmail.com for more details, thank you :)

Hamsa Cookie Cutters Anyone?

30 days and counting...
Soon, 13th of February and i am in NYC :)

I was contacted by several artists regarding Hamsa Cookie Cutters which are hard to find in the US.

In case you are wondering, the Hamsa figure is an old and popular amulet for magical protection from the envious or evil eye. (here are some of mine -http://www.flickr.com/photos/irismishly/sets/72157594494143674/)

Let me know if you are interested, email me to imishly@gmail.com for details and prices.

Home Blessings - New stuff :)

In Israel, almost every family hangs a Home blessing.
It can be a Hamsa (5 finger hand) or a different shape but it's a very popular ornament.

The prayer's written in Hebrew or in English and asking for peace, love and happiness for the home tenants. Most of us hang it near the main door, to protect our home and family from bad luck and the evil eye.

I love making those unique home blessing wall ornaments, they are a perfect gift!

All in my Etsy

Some of My new Stuff :)

Passover is coming soon and we are getting ready for some holiday sales!
here is some of my "treasure":

Polymer clay shoe jewelry/embellishments for crocs or for any other flexible material (bags, sandals, buttonhole, etc) made out of some canes i bought from Ebay in my dear Karen Perry store - butterfly cane and a cool skull cane:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/irismishly/422317177/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irismishly/422317185/in/photostream/

Another set of Shoe jewelry with another cane - Pucca, i got it from an Israeli friend Efrat Keren, who didn't like the cane result, instead of smashing it into scrap, i took it and made some nice embellishments for little girls!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irismishly/422317172/in/photostream/

And some new Hamsa Home blessing Decor!
one of them is ebay now :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irismishly/422334375/

More on my Flickr!!

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Loco Lobo Designs - The art of Janis Holler, Janis use primarily polymer clay, but her jewelry and components employ multiple techniques in each piece for an intricate yet unpretentious elegance. With additions of Sterling Silver, copper, semi-precious stones, Austrian crystal and more.

http://www.locolobodesigns.com/index.htm