My Steampunk Pirate Cat sculpture is complete!

Well, he's finally done and listed.  He took weeks to complete, and I loved every minute of it.  Here's the finished Steampunk Pirate Cat.
 
I added feathers to both sides of the wings and baked them separately.  I sculpted a harness onto the cat and pressed the center of the baked wings into the unbaked clay on the back of the harness so I would have a prefect fit when gluing the pieces together.
 
I gave him a watch that allows him to travel through time, and after everything was baked I decided he needed some kind of stolen treasure.  So I strung together some very pretty crystals and jewelry findings to create the Time Crystal, which will make this pirate more powerful and harder to catch than ever.  I also glued a vintage pirate cap gun into his right paw.
 
I made an eye patch out of clay and fastened a gear to the center of it, then dusted it with silver Pearl Ex powder.  It sort of makes me think of the Borg on Star Trek, and it absolutely makes me think of Calcifer.  That's his blind eye and it sometimes looks silvery like that.
This piece turned out better than I could have hoped, and sharing it's creation with all of you has been a wonderful experience.  Thank you for following his progress and supporting me along the way!
-Michelle of CreativeCritters

A collection of lovely Valentines gifts from the Smooshers

Just thought I'd share a few beautiful creations from the Polymer Clay Smooshers guild on ArtFire.  Any of these would make great Valentines Day gifts.  Give a gift from the heart- shop Handmade! =)

Lovely Valenmtines Gifts from the Smoosh...

   Curated By: CreativeCritt...

ArtFire.com

Unique Gifts

And you can find plenty more beautiful items in each of these shops- stop in and browse around for a bit!
-Michelle of CreativeCritters

Creations With Heart- lovely handcrafted jewelry

CreationsWithHeart opened on ArtFire.com 1-5-09 and their studio categories include earrings, bracelets, necklaces, anklets, paw print jewelry, Christmas jewelry, and fall/ Halloween earrings.  There's jewelry for every body part and every season!  The studio announcement reads "**Search HOLIDEALS to see what's on sale at CWH** ~FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S. ON SELECT ITEMS!~ At Creations With Heart, discover designs with outstanding gemstones, sparkling Swarovski Crystals, Czech glass, soft leathers, and much more! You'll see styles of jewelry from classic, southwest, western, inspirational and animal themed (I love animals!). My wish is to have my guests smile when they put my jewelry on. A smile is another great accessory!
Anytime you shop at Creations With Heart, you can be confident that your privacy will be honored and you are purchasing quality pieces made by hand and created with heart. Enjoy your stay!"

In her biography she says, "I truly enjoy creating jewelry and it's a bonus and a pleasure to make it available to you!
I love to create classic and western jewelry that will always fit your style! Gemstones, crystals, pewter and leather are just a few materials I enjoy working with. I'm a "dog mom" so including animals in some of my creations is a must -- I love them so much! A percentage of all animal related purchases is donated to help the animals. It's something I like to do to help our furry friends that need and depend on us.
You'll see jewelry styles ranging from classic, animal themed, southwest, western and inspirational. My wish is to have my guests smile when they put my jewelry on. When you smile, you feel good!
I hope you enjoy the jewelry I've created and may it bring you joy and happiness!"

You can also find CreationsWithHeart at http://creationswithheart.com/store/, http://creationswithheart.blogspot.com/, http://twitter.com/CreationsWHeart, and http://www.indiepublic.com/profile/Julie124.  Below is a sample of some of her wonderful work.  I can see a lot of great Christmas presents here!

-Michelle of CreativeCritters