I Smell Something Coming.

Right now I'm trying to take the extra step with my bakery collection, by introducing new scented charms with a delicious mix of scents. This project I'm working is really exciting for me because it gives me a chance to try and make new and classic designs for cupcakes and other desserts. If you haven't been able to tell, I love pastries and cakes. They just put a smile of my face, and that's what I hope to being to everyone with this new collection. 

It's a little bit challenging because I'm having trouble finding the right scents for some of the things I want to make. Specifically finding the right smell for strawberry, it seems that I either get something that not strawberry, smells too artificial or is just bad. Making me wonder what strawberry actually smells like, because when I do smell them, it's like I don't have a scent at all. If anything the scents that I tried smelled like what strawberries taste like to me, basically sour. I'll keep trying samples to see what would be a good match, I really don't want to give up on this.

What's your favorite dessert? Is there anything you would like to see me make?

If you would like to see more of my journey and work in progress, check out my instagram page for updates. <3

Can You Color Polymer Clay With Kool-Aid?

Sometime ago an annon on Tumblr asked about coloring polymer clay with kool- aid, here was my thoughts about it:


"Hi, I am wondering if I can make DIY polymer with color in the clay? I thought about kool-aid as a dye but I don't know if it has been tried already. I like the idea of making my own clay but color is a big issue with me and I don't always want to paint. - Tammie"

Hi Tammie, I once considered making my own oven bake clay but it was to much trial and error for me to continue it so I give 2 thumbs up on going on that route.

I also haven’t heard of Kool-Aid being used for coloring but there are a few things I see that is problematic with the idea of using Kool-Aid:

1. If your just putting the powder mix right in the clay then I’m assuming it works like mixing chalk pastels or makeup, you’ll keep adding more powder but you never get it to the exact color you want, sometimes you’ll even get unwanted clay chunks unless you intended it that way. (sometimes I do that because it adds a nice effect)


2. Now if you’re mixing the powder with water first then this is where it can be tricky. Because the sugar from the powder will make the clay and your hands sticky/uneasy of work with. Maybe if you add so cornstarch to it, it might reduce the stickiness of the sugar. Be careful with how you mix the Kool-Aid, if it’s too pasty you’ll have little Kool-Aid chunks in your clay or if add you to much liquid it might not might not mix well. 

• Keep in mind that because Kool-Aid has sugar init like I said before it makes things sticky also, it will attract bugs and flys. Unless of course you have it in a Ziploc back or air tight container 

I really think the best thing you could do if you want to color your clay inexpensively is use food coloring bought from your local grocery store.

I hope you don’t that I’m discouraging you from using Kool-Aid, I just think there might be better methods out there. By all means give it a try maybe it might work, heck maybe it might be even make your clay scented. Of flavored but who wants to eat clay mix.

Thanks for the question Tammie and let me know how it works out for you. <3

Semi Polymer Clay Apple Tutorial

Throwback Thursday?

Anyway a few months ago I was looking throw the cabinets in my kitchen and found this little leather print cosmetic bag, don’t ask way it was in the kitchen ‘cause I have no idea. Anyway what I found in it was actually some of the old charms I use to make when I used enter YouTube clay contest  or just for fun. It brought back some good memories of when I used to make random clay charms, and had all the time in the world :) Now I’m a college student and can barley understand sometimes how to manage, instead of taking a vacation, after New Years I’ll be taking winter class to try and speed my chances of graduation. Maybe in the summer I’ll take a brake….maybe.

• I have a better picture of the Katy Perry creation on DeviantArt.

• I think that everything but the Totoro was was for a contest. 

• My attempt in making a guitar of a friend, I never liked how it turned out so I just never gave it to her.

• The little Popsicle is the first charm I ever made.

Inspiration for Stary Night Bird Jewelry Set

Suggested by gasaii. Also inspired by the song “Skinny Love” by Bon Iver

Symbols:

The navy blue color/glitter: does it remind you of the stars? Well, the idea was to make it seem as if you where looking under the night sky and making a wish to the biggest star you see. Which was the 4 silver glitter pieces that look like an eye :)

The Rose: of course represents love, it’s shaped like a stencil to look like a constellation.

The Tear: not necessarily meaning pain, but a mix of emotions both good and bad.

The Bell: is the beginning and end of love

The Bird: represents hope.

How Neat is Your Craft Area?

Ya’ll know that saying that crafters are never tidy, while I think that applies to the picture. I use to move room to room and corner to corner around my house because I never had  enough space. It wasn’t until I got this table that I was able to find "the craft area" with enough space for me to get by. Although I’m not sure how I’m going to get bye when I officially start using a sewing machine :/

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How I Make Flocking Powder

I always remember seeing this at Micheal’s but never knowing what I would do with it if I bought it. It wasn’t until I saw a tutorial on YouTube where it was used to make a fuzzy animal charm, that I saw the use for it. While it isn’t expensive to buy especially if you have coupons, an idea came to me on making my own, since all the craft stores I go to are a far away. Okay, so lets start.

What you need:

• Scissors


• Container or zip lock bag


• Chenille Stems (Craft Pipe Cleaners)

Step 1: Cut the the edges of the furry part of the pipe cleaner





Step 2: It can get messy so place it into your bag or container after your done cutting the first stem



Step 3: Repeat until you get the amount you want.

Step 4: Is to have fun with it, you can use it for your nails, special occasion cards and even polymer clay or anything you can think of.

Note: There are easier methods of doing this like using yarn, stain fabric or ribbon  but I had the pipe cleaners sitting in my room for a year and decided it was time to do something with it.

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Is 3 Weeks Still to Late?

Hi everyone, about 3 weeks a go the cookie necklace that I made was chosen as a one of the favorite submissions to a group called Semi-Sweeties. XD I just found that out, so I thought it would be a interesting to share, because it made my day. Here is what my submission looks like…



I got quite a few comments on how realistic it looks. One person even calling me crazy, because I had told them I used real milk in a shot glass, to get the picture. I don’t know I thought it was a good idea :D. What do you think?

Anyway, there are also some other awesome picks which you can look at here.

Please let me know your thoughts, through a blog reply or comment on the blog. Thanks <3

How to Make a Cherry Blossom Bow Holder

Hey everyone so awhile back (June) my last math assignment was to learn how to make a picture frame. So as you can see in the picture above, that’s the frame I turned into a bow holder because I didn’t know what to with it. So I hope you enjoy this tutorial it’s a bit text and picture heavy.

How I Color Translucent Clay

Hey everyone so this post is actually very simple but I must state that if you want to get the best results you have to know which translucent clay is good for you. From my experience premo white translucent gives off the best results, regular translucent permo….while how should I say this :( it sucks it’s just not that great. If you want the higher quality, you can use brands like Pardo or Cernit, you can see this review I found for more info click here 

Okay so lets start:

What you need:

• Translucent White Clay if your using a sculpey brand


• Soap colorant, food coloring or alcohol ink for best results 

The reason why I don’t mix colored clay with translucent is because for example if I was to mix red clay with translucent it won’t bake red but instead will come out pink or another color that is not translucent red. Whenever I use red soap colorant on my translucent clay, it bakes translucent red. I hope you can understand where I’m getting at.

Step 1: Roll out any amount of the clay you want and flatten it. You really have to make sure that your hands and the surface around you is clean because the liquid from the colorant is going to make the clay soft.



Step 2: Add a drop of the liquid to your clay mix it and then repeat this step until the color appears to your liking.



Step 3: Mold your clay into any shape you want then bake according to the brand’s instructions, for me it’s usually 30 minutes at 275 degrees Fahrenheit (135 degrees Celsius)



And this is how it should turn out; the colors seem very elegant to me :)

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What Do You Do With Fabric Squares?

                 

Coming Soon: click here

So recently my mother was picking out clothes around the house to give to my soon to be mother in law who’s planning to go back to Nigeria, while doing so she found a ton of African fabric samples (cloths) that I’ve long be asking for. Here and there she would occasionally had me some when the company who she orders from would come and visit her at the shop. We don’t get a lot of this anymore because the company has an online store where can order from.



The picture doesn’t do justice

Before this I had about 20-30 fabric squares now I have over 100, I haven’t counted but if you look at the basket you’ll see the that it’s pretty much obvious :) For now I plan on making bows and earrings, they’re also big enough to make wallets but right now my sewing machine skills is at level 0. I’ll try to learn how to use the machine before the end of the summer so I can work on more advance projects.

Please let me know what you think I should make by leaving a comment or sending a message through the ask box.

I Threw it Away

I made this chibi I would say about a year and a half ago and this is the only photo I have of it take on my phone before I I took it apart and throw it away. I don’t know why I did such a thing because when I look back on it’s one of the few chibi creations that I was very proud of. Even though it was simple it still had in way more work and detail for my first start, as you can see there is ears, a nose and she, yes she is not flat chested  Anyway I hope to start making my chibis this way again to not end up throwing them away.

What do you think?

How to Make a Polymer Clay Bowl

Just upload a video on how to make a polymer clay bowl

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

5 Ways To Make Your Polymer Clay Scented

*This little article came from my old blog Nature’sMySweetTreat which before that came from my older blog SongInTheSnow ( know I switch a lot)

Have you ever bought a polymer clay charm over Esty or some other online shop, took a whiff of it and wondered to yourself “oh this smells so good, I most know how they did this”
Most people like to keep this as a big secret but in my opinion it’s not and I believe that it should be shared with everyone who’s willing to learn.

What you Need:Scented Oil(s) (Fragrance or Essential)
Polymer Clay
Fimo Liquid Clay/Translucent Liquid Sculpey (TLS)
Glaze/Varnish/Gloss
Chalk Pastels

So here is 5 different ways on how to make you clay scented 

*Keep in mind that some oils are stronger than others for example the chocolate scented oil I had bought had a much stronger smell the the mint scented oil

1. Get a bit of your scented oil by using a cotton swab or using your fingers and mixing it in your polymer clay. (Now I tend not to do this because most times the clay becomes very sticky and sometimes I use up more clay then I need.)


2. You could mix the oil with your varnish/glaze then brush it over your baked polymer clay item. After that clean your brush then reapply the varnish/glaze over the baked polymer clay item, once the first coating is dry.


3. Have your polymer clay charm sculpted and ready (make sure it’s not baked) , then get your brush and your oil. Next lightly dip your brush it in to your oil, tab of any excess liquids (oil), then coat your polymer clay item over it and bake it for how ever long the instruction on the clay brand says for.


4. First make you your polymer clay frosting by mixing TLS and you polymer clay in a cup. After it’s well mixed then add about 1 to 2 drops of your oil depending on the amount of TLS. (If your mix becomes to watery then add some more clay to get a thicker mixture.)


5. Another way to this while using TLS is by getting your TLS and mixing it with your chalk pastels for color the adding a little drop of your oil in to the mix.