A quick holidays freebie! make your own polymer clay tree decoration :)

Even though it's still hot & dry in Israel, i am joining the festive atmosphere of upcoming Christmas.

Snow? i don't think I'll see any where i live, but the weather man promised rain this weekend! let's hope for some showers :)

Enjoy this free video on making a Christmas tree decoration using a snowman figure, tree cutter and holiday colors!

Polymeri Online 11.11.10

Elise's blog (france) has a great collection of her own polymer clay creations and even wedding invitations and polymer clay hair decorations she made as a bride - wonderful! she tells about herself that she loves every art form - painting, pottery, beads, collage paper towels, candles and recently polymer clay!

http://elisebouffare.creations.over-blog.com/article-36680674.html

Macaroon tutorial on youtube by CheilyStuffz, with a simple trick of using a tooth pick she makes this cute desert out of clay - check her other tutorials, some of them are real cool!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx_MJk67ufo&feature=player_embedded

Candy like beads tutorial from "madmoizelle" site -

http://www.madmoizelle.com/berlingots-fimo-4538

I found a nice demonstration of glass window art using liquid polymer clay and polymer clay - Designed and presented by Shirley Rufener - although the camera is a bit far, i am sure you can get the general idea -

http://shirleyrufener.com/july10.html

http://www.katu.com/amnw/segments/99488419.html

Polymeri Online 18.12.08

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

Polymeri Online 27.11.08 & Hannukah post

Well, Hannukah is in 2 weeks, and the dreidel-mania in the Israeli polymer clay community is rising! here's some cool new dreidels - very easy to make!

Vered Trumer was the "match lighting the fire" with her new flower driedel, it's cute and simple to make!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vered-t/3048794940/

Naama's dreidels are shiny and colorful!
http://naamazamir.blogspot.com/2008/11/getting-ready-for-hanuka.html
and so does Sharon's!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharon_amir/3060958776/

A cool project (in hebrew, but follow the photos) of a Menorah
http://www.amosisrael.co.il/Site/he/pages/inPage.asp?catID=6&subID=37&sub2ID=44&sub3ID=341&docID=2875

And a nice wall decor for Hannukah by Keri Joy and her wall dancers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kerijoy/3030744380/

and last, something for the Ego, my ego :) found a cool site which making a photo of yourself in all kind of styles... look what i chose, do you see his tattoo? MY face? i can keep dreaming ;) try yours - http://www.photofunia.com/

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 :)

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

Polymeri Online 20.9.07

Clay Sock Monkey - a nice project by HGTV and Becky Meverden that imitates the sweet soft sock monkey we all know -
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_clay_figures/article/0,,HGTV_3237_1387052,00.html
Becky's site - http://www.meverden.net/

We, in Israel, turn green (of envy of course) every time we hear of the good time the PC girls are doing in the US, so if you feel like cruising (wish i could come...) - take a look -
Day Western Caribbean Cruise from New Orleans - Polymer Paradise '08 http://www.haleyhertz.com/

Acrylicana - this 21 yrs. Mary Winkler is doing sweet decors and charms and jewelry, some of them looks yummy! to navigate in her site choose the WORK tab
http://www.acrylicana.com/binder.html
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5033072

Bonecando com FIMO / Sandra
Sandra from Portugal makes humorist people figures designed as key chains, personally i loved the nurse one :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11612393@N08/
http://bonecando.blogspot.com/

she beads is all about millefiori beads and other creations, can't help it, millefiori is my weakness.
http://www.sbstore.com/

Creations Jacqueline creates lovely Knitting needles, crochet hooks, stitch markers, Pacifier holders and so much more!
http://www.creationsjacqueline.com/

Elizabeth Bonura made a big sculpture of human face - life size cake topper. in her flickr site you can see the stages from the beginning till the end. Elizabeth is also a member if PCAGOE
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9269103@N08/sets/72157601895489988/

More Yummy charms by liquorice-allosaurs - Pat Phillips : cupcakes and other charms
http://www.liquorice-allosaurs.com/index.html
http://www.liquorice-allosaurs.com/Zencart/

and blog:
http://liquorice-allosaurs.com/blog/

next week - cute 21 sculpturing projects!

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!!

Polymeri Online 7.3.07

I've just notices these 2 projects from Polka Dot Creations -

1st one us a School Spirit Cane by Lisa Clarke

http://www.polkadotcreations.com/books/article.php?id=pdclrc03

and the 2nd one is a Christmas Spiders by Adria Filion

http://www.polkadotcreations.com/books/article.php?id=pdcaf01

and another site with few projects is CraftyGoat: How to Make Polymer Clay Resolution Reminders & How to Make Bottle Cap Jewelry with Liquid Clay

http://blog.craftygoat.com/project_instructions/