Home Fashion

I'd like to share the enormous range of what is beautiful in polymer clay for the home fashion set. It truly is amazing when you realize all that can be done with polymer clay, and this collection of home fashion items shows that well. I hope you'll check out the things that these fabulous artists do with their chosen medium.

Fashion for the home - Voila!

And the winners are...

The PCAGOE challenge for January was really fun, and not just the players thought so. PCAGOE has a new format for voter prizes that will prove to be very popular, we believe. There were a lot of voters and the 3 voter winners get to choose their prizes from a big assortment of Etsy shops. Neat!



One of the challenge winners was Susan of 11BOLDStreet of Etsy. She created a new home decor "device" that is totally cool. It's a Pomander Pod filled permanently with spices to brighten up the olfactory senses when you walk into a room. And to refresh, just shake the Pomander Pod and replace on the stand. Susan has made them so that you can turn it over for a different look, as well. Now that's the way to customer's hearts, I'd say.

You can check out Susan's shop here. It's not named 11BOLDStreet for nothing, either. Susan's work is all about BOLD, something she does well.

PCAGOE JANUARY CHALLENGE VOTING IS LIVE!!

Yay, it's voting time again! Please vote for your three favorites at the PCAGOE blog by January 7th, okay? Since Facebook is having some problems with posting links, it's all the more important that you vote using this link...

Thank you! We work hard to bring you fun things to see, and of course if you read the new Prize Format information, you're really wanting to vote this month. You'll get to choose your own prize from a big list of participating Etsy shops.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

NEW PRIZE FORMAT AT PCAGOE: January Challenge

I'm really happy to tell you all that the Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy is launching a new way for winner voters to get their prizes when they vote and win in the PCAGOE Monthly Challenge.

YOU WILL CHOOSE YOUR OWN PRIZE from a list of participating shops from now on. It's a really cool concept and we know that you want to know about this so you can be sure to vote. Voting commences the first week of every month. The January Challenge voting will be open from January 1-7.

See the participating shops and what they are offering as prizes at the PCAGOE blog, and get ready to vote!

Merry Christmas!!

On this day before Christmas, I wanted to wish you all a very happy Christmas Day tomorrow. Hope you all get that special gift that you really wanted!

I have to share this photo, it makes me laugh whenever I see it. Mr. Snowman Votive has such a look of surprise on his face, you just know he must have received the most fantastic gift ever!!


Enjoy your Christmas, every one.

:)

December Challenge

Artist Trading Cards Head on over to the Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy where you can vote in the December Artist Trading Card Challenge, and you may become a voter winner of a handcrafted polymer clay item from one of the PCAGOE artists. Voting runs until December 7th, but don't delay!

Artist Trading Cards are just that - cards for trade. Beautifully decorated and fun to display, after the challenge the artists from PCAGOE will be trading these cards and others between themselves.

On this same note, keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming Artist Trading Card swap that I'll be hosting soon. In the meantime, practice making some ATCs... they are the same size as a standard playing card (2.5" x 3.5") and can be decorated in any manner you choose. A bit of art on a card - always fun!

New Artist Trading Cards

I've been working on new Artist Trading Cards, otherwise known as ATCs. They are made from any material (in my case I start with polymer clay, but you can use paper, felt, fabric, whatever floats your boat), and they are always the same size as a standard playing card. Once you have your basic "card", then you get to embellish. It's really fun because there are no rules. I have a large ATC collection from trading with other artists. And than brings me to the one rule about ATCs - they are to be TRADED and never sold!

Here are the two cards I made this week, the blue flower is for the PCAGOE Monthly Challenge for December:


Making these cards is addictive, as they tend to get better and better as you make more of them. Your mind gets going on all the ideas that you "could" do and then it's hard to stop. :)

I hope you'll all get ready for a big Artist Trading Card Swap that I'm planning to host in a couple of months. It will be so much fun!

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