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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