Polymeri Online 27.8.09

b.mariatheresia's stunning necklace, made of short tubish beads decorated with bullzeyes and millefiori canes, all kind of colors, a joy to the eye.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ezilein/3858914920/

verfilzt_und_zugenaeht's photostream in flickr has some interesting polymer clay creations in it, the semi-translucent earings caught my eye
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sturi/

Alex Hernandez from Spain, met him in Nottingham, UK, while i was teaching in Polymer Play Days 2009, a talented guy (and family too!) his designes are full of character and he mixes millefiori, mokume gane, mica shifts and sculpturings.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zhellas/

Ilex is an artist from Germany (i think), she (?) uses lines, cuts, curves, bumps, molds? in clean pendants design, i love the look of polymer clay when it it in it's almost "nude" natural look.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilex123/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilex123/3747222960/

Polymeri Online 20.8.09

MARLOU B. / Marlen from France is an illustrator end creator. her favorite technique is photographing sculpted clay figures in fairytale decorations (photo)http://www.flickr.com/photos/25142575@N03/3450765934/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5410555
http://marloub.blogspot.com/

Three Ways to Make Your Own Cookie Cutters by CraftyGoat
http://blog.craftygoat.com/2009/03/three_ways_to_make_your_own_co.html

Troy Stith writes fiction and comics but recently become obsessed with everything super sculpey and resin.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11758302@N03/
http://bot-o-matic.blogspot.com/

A Cane tutorial, this time it's a kind of fabric (similar to scottish cloths?) can't remember the name... great violet design!
http://krokdo.canalblog.com/archives/2009/02/28/12749154.html

Polymeri Online 9.8.09

Cat's home lady is designing cute smiling cats which made me smile too, her humoristic sculpture's of cats (and some dogs) makes the animal kingdom sweeter, she is from Izmir, Turkey.
http://www.catshomestore.wordpress.com/
http://www.catshomestore.blogspot.com/
http://www.catshome.etsy.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/catshome/

This tutorial demonstrates how to use a ball marble to bake a cabochon using black acrylic color too - great result.
http://paroledepate.canalblog.com/archives/2009/03/30/13112197.html

SPecimen7 monsters are hand sculpted, The current collection of specimens is curated by Shing Yin Khor, a Los Angeles area artist and designer. each specimen has it's own story :)http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6989534

Need some jewelry displays? - Timothy Adam Designs's Modern unique metal jewelry, art, furniture clocks jewelry displays and much more. Every item is handmade and designed by Timothy Adam.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5074716

NYC was great! now headed to Chicago

This past week was so great!

Dh and I took a short vacation to visit US, few days in New york city and now we are on our way to chicago for a week.

It seems like i just been here few weeks ago, always a pleasure to come back to this city and even more fun to see places i remember :)

With some of you guys recommendations i went to check http://www.metalliferous.com/ which was like getting into heaven! this store is the place i want to live in! i spent about 1.5 hours in there (i think, if not more), thank you so much my facebook friends who told me to visit there :)

Cafe Wha was also a great night, and shopping, shopping and more shopping!

I will be posting some links soon, didn't forget you guys :)

take care!

Polymer Clay Bookmarks

Polymer Clay Bookmarks
Originally uploaded by Iris Mishly - איריס משלי.

I found some cool bookmark bases, they are so cute and comfortable i had to make some, after making some prototypes and testing how they sell, i took them with me to one of the fairs i am doing, it was a great success! people wanted them as personal gifts with names on them.

another addictive product :)

PCAGOE August Challenge - Mix Media

This month the PCAGOE challenge theme was "Mix Media", it is going to be SO hard for the voters to choose from!

Come back here to vote for your favorite on 8/1. Voting will be open until midnight 8/7.

Lot's of prized for the voters too!
http://pcagoe.com/2009/07/25/ausgust-voter-prize-packs/

Polymeri Online 30.7.09

Hello every one! this week's polymeri post is so interesting and require lot's of "digging", i am not sure about my next one, i am taking a short vacation and flying to US (new-york and Chicago) to have some fun (of course i am taking a laptop with me), if you have some recomendations about shopping in Chicago - i'd will love to hear!

jessicajane.love / Jessi loves art in all forms, her dwelling petite hourses are so cute, you can put them at your bedside, or in a curiosity cabinet they are so charming. I hope her etsy store will soon be full of her beauties :)
http://www.lollishops.com/petitehouse
http://jessicajanehandmade.blogspot.com/
Etsy shop http://www.petitehouse.etsy.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicajanelove/

Valerie Wallace published a VERY useful tutorial in PCC forums on how to make a celtic cane using an extruder, it's a lot of work but assure perfect accuracy!here is the link
http://forums.delphiforums.com/polymerclay/messages/?msg=62126.10

bounty_gg / Galina from Ireland, her blog is in russion but don't forget to check her tutorial link on the right.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bounty_gg/
http://grgalina.livejournal.com/

Three Eye Studio / Susan Buhrman designs and creates original Art Mandalas, the work reflects the soul's yearning for balance and symmetry, she utilizes color, texture and reflective materials to "grab" the attention of the subconscious mind while providing a pleasing and uplifting visual experience for the conscious. She loves polymer clay and used a variety of mixed-media materials in her work.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7343066@N05/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7459356

see u soon!