Making Zoltan..

Liam's asking me over and over to make him another monster! Luckily, we found the "make a monster by fiona goble" book again in the library. I really love this book because the patterns are so easy to follow and the monster designs are really cute! I also love that you can tweak the designs and make it your own. You can add a spot there, add another eye here or change the colors! :)

Liam's asking me to make zoltan. Here's how he looks..Cute right?! :P

The pattern..

I just use felt because I can't find any fleece in the craft stores here.

Now..i'm ready to sew them together! I'm sure Liam will be one very happy boy when he sees his new stuffie!:)

Have a crafty day everyone!:)

How to..

As promised, I'll show you how I cover the front of a locket with polymer clay.

Some tips:

I flatten the clay already using the pasta machine so that I'll get a smooth and flat base that I can easily work on. It's hard if you make a ball and then flatten it on top of the locket. It usually gives you a bumpy surface not as smooth.

As for the thickness of your clay..it depends on the design that you're going to make. If you are going to do some stamping, I suggest that you use a thicker sheet but if you're just going to use it as a base, you can just use a thin one.

Always make sure there are no air bubbles trapped between the clay and the locket. You can remove it by lifting the clay sheet a bit (the part where the bubble is present) and then flatten it again pushing the air bubble out. :)

Here are the videos!:)

When I don't have a specific cutter that I can use for other locket shapes...I do this technique:

Hope these videos will help you in some way! Have a good week!:)

Seahorsie Cuff

I used the sinamay again for this cuff. My favorite part of the cuff is the lock!! I've been wanting to use these toggles for the longest time! :)

(more pics in my Facebook Page)

It will be listed soon in Etsy!:)

Seahorses, Flowers...

I'm in the process of making new designs for my etsy shop:) These are what I made so far...

I made a mold for this sea horse. I used sculpey mold maker and a seahorse charm! I will still pour resin or LP Gloss over it so that it will look like the seahorse is floating in water! So excited to get the gloss tom:) I will post pics once the pendant is cured!

For this one, I used assorted filigrees and polymer clay:)

The designs that I will be making will have a Spring/Summer theme. So expect more flowers, seahorses and starfishes soon! I hope everyone's having a good and productive week so far!:)

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Past Week...

The past week was a very busy one! I had to finish a tutorial due for deadline and we celebrated Father's day! They have it in September here. We had a great time celebrating it with family! Lots of food! Liam and his cousin had a great time playing the whole day! :)

Liam and I made this card for Daddy. :)

I listed some items in Etsy and luckily, I already sold one! It was a wonderful feeling..it makes me want to create more unique pieces! I'm so excited to ship it..keeping my fingers crossed that Aus Post is very reliable..so far i shipped an item last week and it arrived safely! :) I found a cute box that can hold the cuffs i made..so when you buy a cuff from me, it will arrive in this!

Pls. don't forget to visit my Etsy shop from time to time! I will be posting more items soon! Here's the Link..RockyBeads in Etsy

I still owe you a tutorial...hopefully I can post it next week:) Hope everyone will have a good week!

Happy Birthday MAMA MARY!