Special Fun Claypen Chat on September 29th!

Would you like to win a Julie Picarello pendant?

This is an invitation to attend the "Discussions from the Claypen" chat at Polymer Clay Central.

Date: Thursday Sept 29th.

Time: 11:30 AM Eastern Time.

All you have to do is show up for chat and your name will be tossed in the hat!

For a second chance to win, send me a photo or link to a polymer clay piece that uses the Mokume Gane technique as taught by Julie either via her classes or her new book, "Patterns in Polymer Clay". If you can't make the chat but have a photo to share, your name goes in the hat that way, too! It's a WIN-WIN, and somebody IS going to win!

The photos below are some pieces that I've made using Julie's technique... the patterns and the fun are really endless, just wait until you see the Claypen Art album on Thursday! I'm lucky and get to see everybody's photos first.... and they are just fabulous so far, with many more to come, I'm sure.

First is this Imprint Mokume Gane Heart Necklace:



Then, a Hidden Duck Keyring - do you see the duck swimming peacefully there? (Click on photos to enlarge them.)



And a Southwestern look pendant made a couple of years ago:



I hope to get a chance to chat with you all on Thursday! See you then. :)

Thing A Day for Day 16 - Works In Progress

I'm grateful to two people for showing me a couple ways to make pendants - first, Julie Picarello and second, Judy Belcher. Somehow, pendant-making has always been difficult for me, until these two wonderful women decided to share some tricks. These three pendants are made with my recent "Medieval Forest" canes.

They are not baked yet, I am waiting to get a full baking pan of things before heating up the oven, so I will share them as "works in progress" today.

Click on the image to enlarge them. Thanks for looking!

Three Necklaces

I've been working on and photographing three necklaces recently. I love them all for different reasons. First I have a really long (31 inches!) almost lariat-style necklace with a front dangle. It is so great that I made two - one for me. And it looks good on, especially with a black or navy blue shirt.

Click on images for a closer look.

We all love Julie Picarello's style (Yellow House Designs), and so here is a pendant I made using polymer clay in Southwest colors with her style of mokume gane, and strung on a simple gold chain.

Finally, I adore this red coral and lava beads necklace! This is one that was in my mind's eye for several months, and it came together nicely. The coral beads are heavy, but the lava beads are light, and it ends up being quite wearable.


I'll be posting them on my Etsy soon... trying to find time! We need to slow down the clock, that's what I say. Thanks for looking!