Showing posts with label butterfly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label butterfly. Show all posts

Thursday, April 28, 2011

My Polymer Clay Flower Garden is complete

I completed my Flower Garden sculpture and  listed at CreativeCritters.  In my last work in progress post I had finished sculpting and placing the roses, Hydrangeas, daffodils, tulips, and Irises.  The pink, white, and blue Hyacinths had been sculpted, but hadn't been "planted" in the garden yet.  I chose to group the like colors together in a semi-circle in front of the tulips.
Flower Garden Sculpture with Roses Hyacinths Tulips Iris Daffodils
After the Hyacinths had been "planted" I decided to add some ground cover for a bit of added color and texture.  I don't remember what the plant is called, but Gramma has an evergreen groundcover with little blue flowers that grows vigorously in the flower beds.  It's just loaded with tiny blooms in the spring and summer months!
Flower Garden Sculpture with Roses Hyacinths Tulips Iris Daffodils
I sculpted vines, leaves, and flowers underneath the tulips, daffodils, and Irises, and had a little bit creeping under the fence.  It does like to try to escape the beds whenever it can. ;-)
Flower Garden Sculpture with Roses Hyacinths Tulips Iris Daffodils
I also sculpted five tiny little polymer clay butterflies in shades of blue and red.  I used Lisa Pavelka's foils to add a beautiful shimmer to the clay before cutting out their wings.  After baking I sealed the butterflies with high gloss glaze.
Flower Garden Sculpture with Roses Hyacinths Tulips Iris Daffodils
The butterflies are perched on the roses and on the white picket fence.   This little flower garden invites you to take a closer look, and discover all the tiny details it hides.  This is the kind of scupture you're meant to get lost in.  Thank you for joining me on this creative journey!  To view this listing in my shop, simply click on any of the pictures.
-Michelle of CreativeCritters

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Think Spring!

Think Spring




It's cold, it's snowing, and I can't wait for spring!  I've been getting my seed catalogs in the mail for a few weeks now, and will soon be planning out this spring's garden.  So, for everyone who needs a little dose of springtime right now, here are some of my spring inspired items.  I hope they warm you up just a bitSmile.


Calla Lily earringsBlue Bunny earringsCoversation With the Wise Old Owl fantasy sculptureFairy Dancing Among Pink Flowers sculptureMiniature Blue Cottage sculptureMiniature Manor house sculptureDonna a Delightful Cloth DollKacey a Loveable Cloth DollYellow and Blue Felt Butterfly Catnip Cat ToyHandmade Pink and Purple Polymer Clay  Heart post earringsBlue and Red Butterfly earringsPink Flower earrings


Thanks for stopping by for a dose of sunshine and flowers!


-Michelle of CreativeCritters


Monday, August 24, 2009

Fun with Eraser Clay

I've seen Sculpey Eraser Clay in the craft store with the rest of the polymer clay for some time now.  I've always wanted to get some and play around with it a bit, and with kids going back to school, I figured this was the perfect time to start making some erasers and selling them at CreativeCritters.artfire.com.  I've been sculpting in polymer clay for many years, so this is just a slightly different material to work with.  It only comes in blue, green, orange, pink, purple, yellow, brown, and white as far as I know.  You can mix the colors, though, so that expands the color pallette a bit.  It's a bit softer than regular Sculpey polymer clay, so it can be a little difficult to do very detailed work.  It does work quite well with molds, though (I spritz mine with water first for easy removal of the clay).  I started with what I call MonsterHead erasers, which fit on the top of the pencil.  These guys are great- comical, unique, and more than a little silly.  I've also made a few dragons, snakes, octopuses, cats, snails, butterflies, and flowers.  I do like variety, plus I'm trying to see if one type sells better than another.  Some of these are just erasers, and some are also pencil toppers.  I used to love the different shaped erasers in school.  There was nothing quite like what I've made though.  I think kids would enjoy these, as would fun loving adults.  I do believe I'll have to make a few just for myself!  These would be great for Halloween treats or stocking stuffers, as well as back to school.  I've been listing new ones every day, so be sure to stop in to CreativeCritters and see what's new.  Below are the erasers I have in my shop right now.  If anyone has any suggestions or requests for different types of erasers, please leave a comment.  Feedback is always very useful!  Thanks for looking!


Furry Purple MonsterHead eraserGreen Monster EraserGoofy Blue Monsterhead eraserHandmade Orange Lizard EraserComical Yellow MonsterHead eraserOrange MonsterHead eraserHandmade Green MonsterHead EraserHandmade Purple Dragon eraserFurry Blue MonsterHead EraserPink Butterfly eraser


-Michelle of CreativeCritters

Friday, June 5, 2009

The Beautiful Work of Kraftouch Treasures on Artfire.com

Marilou, of KraftouchTreasures on Artfire.com, hails from lovely Honolulu, Hawaii.  She opened her shop on ArtFire  12-22-08.  She moved from architechture to jewelry making in order to spend more time time with her 2 children, ages 12 and 10.  Marilou is a self taught jewelry designer and learned design and technique by browsing through books and magazines.  She was also an instructor/ demonstrator on a TV show called Hawaii's Hobbies and Crafts.  This allowed her to explore the world outside her studio.  She teaches jewelry classes as well.  Marilou says, "I have truly found the simple pleasures of life and enjoy making jewelry away from the complicated demands of the construction world which I have given up to attend to the needs of my 2 girls.  From drafting board to bead board, my passion for crafting and jewelry making is such a treasure I hold close to my heart because it allowed me to enjoy the wonderful growing years of my 2 girls."  And that is where her company name, Kraftouch Treasures, comes from.  You can also find her blog at KraftouchTreasures.blogspot.com.  Below are a few of my favorite pieces from her shop.  Click on the pictures to go to her studio.


ROSE GUARDIAN ANGEL EARRING-AFSPButterfly in the Meadow- VioletaBlushing Heart Earring- AFSPMystic Dragonfly Pin-Summer YellowFreeform Shell Clover Necklace-Victorian PinkPurple Gum drops earringWhite Hibiscus May Day BraceletPurple/Amethyst Freeform Necklace- SOLD to Tina


-Michelle of CreativeCritters

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Grah-ToeStudio on Artfire.com

Kim Sandberg and her husband daydreamed of doing their art full time.  On 1-24-09 the opened GrahToeStudio on Artfire.com. They love to work on new projects and welcome custom requests.  They work in wood, stone, clay, metal, antler, and beaded jewelry.  Their studio derives it's name from rock formations called grottos, which they saw as they drove from Florida to the West Coast.  As Christians, they beleive that their artistic talents are a gift from God and they are "grateful all the way down to their toes".  Thus Grah (from grateful) Toe (to our toes) became their studio name.  They offer a variety of unique pieces.  Below is a small sample.


Flip flop braceletBeaded elastic green leaf braceletpink,white,silver braceletsouthwest lizard necklaceWorry stone mobius loopWooden Snowflakes-special woods~ box of 5 Yellow Butterfly necklacecollage pendant- mirrored


-Michelle of CreativeCritters

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Gorgeous items from BeadAllAboutIt on Artfire.com

Dawn, from Duncannon PA, has been on Artfire.com since 10-24-08.  Her shop, BeadAllAboutIt, is filled with a wonderful selection of top quality, beautiful semi-precious gemstone strands, pendants, and other gorgeous items to create one of a kind necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and more.  Her items offer lots of beauty with unsurpassed quality.  Dawn has been designing for a number of years and in June 2008 she decided to open her own bead store when she was unable to find what she wanted in her local stores.  Dawn says, "It's hard to have a bad day when you're surrounded in beautiful colors and doing what you love to do".  I agree whole heartedly.  Just wandering through her studio filled my head with tons of ideas for new jewelry pieces I could make.  I absolutley love her glass Calla Lily pendant!  Dawn also has a blog at beadallaboutit.blogspot.com.  It's a very interesting blog, and I encourage you to check it out.  Choosing only a few items from Dawn's shop was difficult (they're all so pretty!), but here are just a few of the items available from BeadAllAboutIt.



-Michelle of CreativeCritters