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. :)

Sterling & Jasper

I'm ready to start blogging about my adventures with polymer clay and jewelry, and life in general. I recently created a necklace that I love - it's made with Sugalite Jasper and Sterling Silver, and I think it turned out great. It does have one flaw, unfortunately, but it's an easy fix and I'll be doing that tomorrow. The silver wire that I used to make an interesting connection with just isn't working as well as I'd like, so I'm going to put the sterling silver textured jump rings there instead. Too bad, really, because I liked the "artsy" look they added. But they can't stay if they will be a bother to the wearer.

I really love this necklace! I hope you do, too. It will be one of the featured items on my Spotlight on Designer at the Soft Flex beading wire website in November. I also shared it at the Claypen chat a couple of weeks ago.