Polymeri Online 26.5.10 - Miniature food # 2

linsminis is a Mad miniaturist who specialises in OOAK foods & lives with 3 dogs, hens, pheasants & her husband, in the cold North East of England. Just by looking at her beauties i gained 2 pounds!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/miniartform/4528518466/

you may want to visit her etsy site and site as well

http://www.etsy.com/shop/linsminis

http://www.linsminis.com/

Daoine / Noelia from Spain is a well known polymer clay artist (which i personally met when i was teaching in England), she specializes in so many techniques and her perfect finishes are wonderful.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/daoine/4482797464/

you can see more of her delights in this link -

http://www.artesanum.com/artesanias-noelia_contreras-4522-1-0.html

Creative Abubot / Jara S loves crafting, along with making miniature food she is also making real food that looks delicious!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativeabubot/4136243492/

Snowfern - Ciny Teh is a very organized lady, she document her process, technique and tools in her blog - http://snowfern-clover.blogspot.com/ and shares lot's of information. She uses air dry clay & paper to make some of her miniature food.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/snowfern/4395294482/

Not really food but related :) this spaghetti bangle is made by SandrART / Sandra, she is from Croatia.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandrarts/4469694110/

Polymeri Online 19.5.10 - White

Today we are celebrating Shavuot in Israel, it's a happy holiday commemorates the anniversary of the day God gave the Torah to the entire Israelite nation assembled at Mount Sinai, Shavuot is also connected to the season of the grain harvest in Israel and to this occasion we all dress in white which is a festive dressing to all holidays & let's not forget the dairy food we eat, this milky color is so eledant.

Today's PolymeriOnline post is all in white :)

White Polymer Clay Heart by Andrea, Jewellery Designer from the North West of England specialising in polymer clay. When she is not making jewellery she is a juggler of life, children and work.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/new-creations/3397969891/

White and Black Polymer Clay Woodgrain Pin or Brooch by Sarah (loveclay4), she is also sharing her technique - It is created out of polymer clay, baked, stained with acrylic paint and glazed. A metal backing is adhered with clay, created from a hand carved block print pressed in clay an original design.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/loveclay/3990862081/in/photostream/

http://www.etsy.com/shop/loveclay

White Polymer Clay Necklace and Earring Set by Teri Calbert, includes a textured pendant, textured rectangle clay beads and faceted green acrylic beads with matching earrings, she loves creating, whatever the medium.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tcalbert1/3453002283/

Beautiful handmade grey and white polymer clay earrings by liwelula,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/liwelula-designs/4313937116/in/photostream/

Antique Gold Flower Polymer Clay Earrings by Sylvia Windhurst, she enjoys creating one of a kind jewelry, exploring a variety of techniques, works primarily in beadweaving, and do some fiber art as well. This piece is discs of white polymer clay stamped with cute flowers and painted with an antique gold metallic acrylic paint.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36532320@N06/4505810324/

http://www.etsy.com/shop/windyriver

Last one is a cute Polymer Clay Earrings "West Highland White Terriers" by Amantecatl (photo), Moscow-based polymer clay artist. Apart from creating things, she also translates and works hard on her business.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amantecatl/3130089939/

Polymeri Online 8.5.10 - Miniature Food #1

The next 2 posts on polymeri online will be about miniature food which becomes very popular, these miniatures from polymer clays or other air dry clays gathers a large group of fans & artists which uses them for decorations in doll houses, collections, jewelry and fun projects with kids.

I found some great artists making amazing miniature art on the web, look at this international collection of artists from all over the world!
I am sure that there are many more, this post is the 1st one and next week i will be posting more links showing these wonderful delights.

RiS_RiStudio / Ri S from Japan started to make miniature items & practicing writing english in her blog. she wishes to open her online shop some day and meanwhile you can enjoy her treats on flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ris_ristudio/
http://ristoybox.blogspot.com/

Cookieland / Claudia Martelloni (photo on right) from Italy is also an expert with the little foods, her flickr gallery is not for the hungry ones!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cookieland/

Here is a sample of tiny delights made into rings! Tiny delights from Lisbon Portugal, according to her story she like miniatures because her husband one day decided to offer her a dollhouse. As she's always painted and enjoyed crafts, it was easy to get passionate about this hobby.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/watusirv/sets/72157623515611929/
http://tinydelights.blogspot.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TinyDelights

PetitPlat by sk_ / Stéphanie Kilgast from France is a 24 years old food miniaturist.
She loves doing creative stuff, like miniatures, but also knitting, painting, drawing and well...
Miniatures are her actual passion.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/_sk/
http://www.petitplat.fr/
http://petitplatbysk.blogspot.com/

Miniature-Chef / Hanna Lindroth from Sweden, is a lifelong crafter who always have loved to create art. she loves creating miniature food and tries to give it a realistic look as possible, she makes them thorough research on each piece.
All her creations are handmade in polymer clay as well as artist materials to add extra detail.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/miniature-chef/
http://miniature-chef.blogspot.com/

http://www.miniature-chef.se/

Now you go and have your breakfast/lunch/dinner! :)

Winners...!

Once again the time has come to draw the names!

The first 20 buyers of my newest tutorials (polypediaonline vol 8, 9, 10) got in a raffle and 2 of them are about to win a prize -
one will get a free tutorial of their choice and the other one a set of 4 real canes sent to their home.

I was all smiling with happiness when i got these lovely feedbacks from my customers after they reviewed the new tutorials -

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Hello Iris! I just wanted to drop you a note to thank you for your latest tutorial. Butterflies are my favorite thing and I have been wanting to make some for a long time. Your instructions are so clear and so easy to understand. I just downloaded it today and I cannot wait to go home and give it a try. Thank you so much for all you do and for sharing your creativity.

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Hi Iris, Thank you for the link to the videos. They are wonderful as is everything you touch. They are very clear, direct and oh so helpful. The music is very pleasant and they are filmed very well.

I love the three new tutorials and with the videos I can't fail.

Please never stop doing what you do so beautifully!

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thank you every one!

This random name picker site was a great service last time, so instead of cutting all your names up and popping them in a basket i used it again.

http://classtools.net/main_area/template_loader.php/?fruit_machine

Winners are -

Josie - wins a free tutorial!

Jill - wins a set of 4 canes!

Emails will be sent to you!

Enjoy!

How to reduce 3 types of canes - 15 minutes video

If you had'nt had the chance to watch my 15 minutes video on reducing 3 types of canes - triangle, square/rectangle and a round cane, i strongly recommend to watch it.

I got many questions asking to see a live demonstration on how to reduce large size canes in all 3 shapes. Sometimes photos are not enough to show the hands movement and this is why a video is the perfect media.

The canes i am reducing are - rose cane, a butterfly wing cane and my signature name cane.

I uploaded an improved sound video, the last ones didn't upload so well, so these ones has a better quality.

Part 1

Part 2

thank you :)

Polymeri Online 29.4.10

texku_bpr / Britta is taking extruded pieces of polymer clay and stringing them into jewelry. Working with an extruder is probably one of her favorites - pen, bracelets and other creations. She is also a quilt & patch work artist.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/texku/4253858767/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/texku/sets/72157606732730125/

Here is a cool fishbone bangle by Magic Toscana (Ariane) from Germany, i love this cane :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/magic_toscana/3495387002/

fperezajates / Fabi is feeling the spring in the air and created this delightful (looks tasty) bracelet, are they little peppers? or other colorful beads?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajates/4508336945/

krinoline is enjoying her time in creating beautiful art, some inspired creations of big names in polymer clay - Jeff Dever, Ford & Forlando and others. she is also working with other materials and shows a wonderful selection of knitted silver wire in her flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/krinolinesjewelry/4440594063/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/krinolinesjewelry/sets/72157600761915008/

louanneblue's flickr gallery (belgium) is a pleasure to walk through, colors, fresh designes, so cheerful and professional.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/louanneblue/4517420456/

i am happy to announce 3 new Tutorials :)

For the past few weeks i've been doing some "artistic" thinking. I was reading the survey feedbacks i got from my PolyPediaOnline members, and thought how can I pass my knowledge forward.

Clearly people want to learn! so many questions, queries, so many people wish to improve their skills, upgrade their work and even sell and make a living.

I took my real notebook (not my laptop :) ) and a pen and started listing my next projects.

Some of the projects were very clear to me since i made them so many times, but one of them was a little bit new to me. it was a tutorial on making a butterfly cane which so many of you asked for.

Now, this was a challenge!

would you believe me if i tell you that up until few weeks ago i have never made a butterfly cane? in all my 5 years of working with polymer and making canes i never made one. i don't know why, but this huge looking cane always intimidated me. i was certain that my 1st cane will be a disaster. to my surprise - it wasn't! i managed to go through the whole process without making any (almost) mistakes! i was so proud of myself!

Sometimes we fear the unknown, especially when in comes to artistic skills - "How do i start with such a complex project?", "what if a creation comes out all wrong?", "what will happen to all that clay i wasted? will it go to my scrap again?", - do you ask yourself these questions? I do! Yes, even an experienced clayer like me ask these questions all the time. When you ask the questions - you get answers!

Over the years I found different ways to avoid making mistakes, usually while trial and error, this is why i want to share my knowledge to simplify things - Creating has never been easier - with clear instructions, good photos, some diagrams & planning, everyone can make perfect canes - everyone.

i am happy to announce 3 new Tutorials :)

Let's introduce the new guys on the block -

The first is PolyPediaOnline Vol 8

A Great how-to on creating 3 polymer clay butterflies millefiori canes - 39 pages Step-by-Step Instructions that include both a one set wing butterfly (side view) and a two set wing butterfly plus a bonus of a "petal" butterfly idea with 150+ photos to guide you through.

The second is PolyPediaOnline Vol 9

7 beautiful roses millefiori canes - 97(!) pages Step-by-Step

Instructions, 370+ photos, includes classic rose canes, 3D rose canes, buds, outlined rose cane and more, plus a bonus of a 2 skinnered leaf cane and some cool diagrams for you to work with when building your canes.

This tutorial is so comprehensive and detailed i will be sending it in 2 seperate files.

And the last one is PolyPediaOnline Vol 10

A very useful guide to making your own signature namecane. A signature name cane is a wonderful way to personalize your pieces.

Clear and detailed instructions, 19 pages and about 60 full-color pictures to guide you through.

That's a fresh new resource to your future canes and creations!

But wait! there are more surprizes!

Don't miss my 2 part video on how to reduce all 3 types of canes: round, triangle and a square/rectangle. In this video i will be demonstrating how to reduce one of the rose canes, one butterfly wing and my signature name cane.

If you want to see how live reduction is made - you are welcome to join!

A special offer for all 3 tutorials is offered to you for 1 week only till 2nd of May. After that date price go back to regular.

you can see more details about it in this page

http://www.polypediaonline.com/133688/specialpolypedia8-9-10

First 20 buyers will get into a raffle to win a free tutorial!

& one of you will get 4 REAL canes from my personal cane box sent to your home!

you may get lucky! :)

Come and join the fun - http://www.polypediaonline.com/133688/specialpolypedia8-9-10

Thank you for your time & Have the best day :)