Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Broom Sticks...











Just before Christmas I made these Broom Sticks. There are 2 versions. One is unpainted and very rustic the other is spray painted gold and has finer bristles for the brush section. They were made from all Australian natural ingredients!!! Off the trees down the road! They are inspired by my continuing love of all things witchy, and krafty and Harry.

Crafting for a Mermaid Birthday Party begins.....


Here are my first decorations for the Mermaid party, they were fun to do and will be hanging up with green streamers for seaweed!! I am hoping to post everyday as part of Creative Everyday Challenge!!

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Whats happening lately...


My daughter Rhiannon is having a Mermaid Birthday party in 2 weeks, so me being me, cannot just hold a birthday party. I must make it crafty and crazy. It is in the theme of Ariel from the Walt Disney characters, I made invitations for all her classmates, as a "Message in a Bottle" they were a real hit!! I used recycled "pop top" bottles and spray painted the lids gold. The invitations were done on teas stained paper with the edges burnt a little, and rolled them up and tied with a ribbon. On the outside i stuck 2 big stickers which i wrote on with the embossing pens, putting the recipient's name etc.

I am now in full speed ahead to make some fish, shells, and other decorations as well as costumes for my other 2 children. Matthew wants to go as King Triton and Lilly wants to go as Eric's Dog!! hehehe

I am itching to get back into some more ploymer clay, but it may have to wait until i finish crafting for this party. And I am also cross stitching a Pug for Lilly to make her a cushion for her first year at school.They have a little nap each day :)

I'll post a pic of my first attemjpt at a SPRITE, she is not so good, i have a looong way to go......but i am so keen to do more figures in clay.

Today i joined the Creative Everyday Challenge, i figure with all that i do, i am creative sooooo much each day i am surely a contibutor to these things!!!!

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Faerie Brooch for Mum


I made this brooch, using the same method as the Cats on a previous post. This one has turned out especially nice, I am getting a little better at transferring the pictures to the Plaster of Paris cabs.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Latest Dragon-Mathias


Here is my latest Dragon, he is named Mathias, and is the third of my dragon attempts!

More Yule Crafts!!
















Wow, I have been so very busy with various projects. Here are some pictures of my latest Yule crafts, An Angel, a santa and a ring called The Christmas Sunburst Ring.

Saturday, December 6, 2008

First attempt at Polymer Clay!!
















I have wanted to try Polymer Clay for so long now, I bought 3 books a a bit of Premo and I finally sat down and made my first piece last Thursday, I was kinda happy with how Wendyll turned out. He is a Dragon from the book by Christie Friesen. I then made Lilly a mouse as requested as she is home with me watching me and all my creations, I made him up myself, he is cute too. I then made a second dragon on Friday, he is called Tobias. It has given me loads of courage and inspiration to go onto bigger and more elaborate sculptures.....more clay pieces to follow...I want to make a faerie next.