The Trash To Treasure Round Robin Swap box in on it’s way from Alabama to Texas As I type. 
That’s 14 stops down and 13 to go.
I can’t believe that box first left my house back in Aug. Hopefully it makes it back to me before the 1 year anniversary LOL
Janie shared some pictured on her blog.
I have several designs listed in my Etsy Shop. Purchase 5 and you’ll get 1 free. Just tell me which one you want free in the notes area of your PayPal payment.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/tonjastreasures?section_id=6772686
Examples of what’s available.
I freely admit that I am color challenged. Don’t even ask me to mix a certain shade of bluish purple, because it won’t happen. At least it wouldn’t have happened. I have already purchased the book Polymer Clay Color Inspirations by Lindly Haunani and Maggie Maggio. Haven’t gotten to far into it yet, but I am intrigued that it reads like a lesson book that teaches you how to create good color pallets.
FYI: Did you all know that Elise Winters’ Cascade Ruffle necklaces (her similar work is on the cover of Polymer Clay Color Inspirations) were in Cynthia Rowley’s Fall 2010 runway show during NY Fashion Week !!!!
Now I have my eye on Lindly Haunani’s new video From Abba Dabba Video called Innovations: Confident Color – Exploring Textile Patterns. Now this is more my speed. I am a visual learned. Reading the instruction sometimes just doesn’t sink in for me. Watching something being done is a whole different thing.
Description:
You will learn how to add harmony to your work with increased color confidence while learning valuable bench tricks and techniques for working with polymer clay. Lindly will walk you through making a series of color coordinated stripe blends that will be used to make eleven different laminated textile inspired patterns including: Ikat, Seminole Stripes and Flame stitch.
The video will be release in March. You can pre-order it from Lisa Clarke over at Polkadotcreations.com
They got so many hits after I linked to their site that I was invited to be their first featured blogger. Check it out by clicking on the picture below.
The Craft Map is a pretty cool thing. You get your mark on the map and people near by can find you and make a connection.
Using resin with polymer clay has become very popular. Everyone seems to be trying it. I bought some 2-part mix, but have to yet to attempt using it.
Like me, maybe you are hesitant and need to do some research first to feel more confident. I decided to Google “resin & polymer clay” to see if I could find some pointers from people with experience using resin.
I wasn’t wrong when I said everyone is using resin these days I got 167,000 hits from said search. OMG ! This is going to take a while.
One of the first links I landed on was at the Objects and Elements blog. Barb St John has some really great info to share on her experience using resins. She recommends a brand called Ice Resin.
Barb says “I’ve tried LOTS of different resins, some with better results than others. I have loved and endorsed ICE resin from the first time I used it. Some resins I can not get to fully cure in San Francisco, others turn yellow after a few months. I don’t have either of those problems with ICE resin. ”
In my search I was also reminded that there is more than one type of resin. Some are self hardening, some are UV hardening. Self hardening are 2-part which need to be carefully mixed. While the UV resin is a single bottle of resin that needs no mixing and means you can do a single piece of jewelry without the hassle of mixing this and that.
I own a bottle (or 2) of Lisa Pavelka’s Magic Gloss UV Resin. I had a hard time with it because as it was setting up it pulled away from the edges of my pendants. I thought they were ruined so I tossed them. Only to learn later I could have put a second coat on. Live and learn.
I did order a sample size bottle of the Ultradome mentioned in an article at Beads and Beading blog It was only $6 including shipping for a 1oz bottle. Hopefully the UV light setup I use to make my clear stamps will work on the resin.
Tina Holden has a preference to the UV resin too. She mentions on facebook a product called Deco-Coat that sounds promising. It key features are:
Ultimate Clarity
Best Yellowing Resistance
Outstanding Air Bubble Release
Rigid and Flexible Domes
Perfect Flow
UV Curable Available
Hmmm, maybe I better just sell the 2-part resin I bought and stick to the UV curing kind I’m not the kind of person that like to fuss with measuring and mixing. Instant gratification is more my speed.
I was not familiar with the work of Ariane Freisleben until I became a Facebook member. I spent a good amount of time browsing her Flickr gallery, oooohing and awwwwwing over her work. Usually I can find a piece in an artist’s collection that really screams “that’s so me” and it quickly becomes my favorite, but I had a very difficult time narrowing it down to just one of Ariane’s pieces. There were just way to many that jumped out at me.
So here are all my favorites
As you can see I seemed to gravitate towards a neutral pallet. All the better to wear it with anything in my wardrobe
You can see all of Ariane’s work in her Flickr Gallery
Ginny Baker of Designs By Ginny Baker blog has chosen my blog for the Sunshine Award. It makes me feel very good to know that I am making people happy with my writings Who could have guess it would be so popular. Thank you Ginny!!! I am honored. Sorry it took so long to get this done. Blame it on the Olympics
The rules say I am to pass this award along to 12 other blogs. I’ll do my best.
Here are the rules, so please pass this award along….
The rules for accepting the Sunshine Award are:
- Put the logo on your blog or within your post.
- Pass the award onto 12 bloggers.
- Link the nominees within your post.
- Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
- Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.
Here are the blogs I find inspiring -
http://www.craftsbychrisonline.com/blog
http://creationmyway.canalblog.com/
http://darbelladesigns.blogspot.com
http://helensclayart.blogspot.com
http://organicodysseys.blogspot.com
http://polymerclaysmooshers.blogspot.com
http://marciapalmer.blogspot.com
http://sharonsolly.blogspot.com
http://blog.simple-inspirations.com
The Round Robin Trash To Treasure Swap box is on the move again.
It arrived in Augusta, GA where Vicky rummaged for goodies and then replaced what she kept with her own additions. I love that everyone is having so much fun with this even after the horrible incident with the original box.
In case you are a new reader, one of our swappers kept….. okay stole………. the original box. It broke everyone’s heart and was so disappointing. Thanks to a very generous group of women, who donated a bunch of stuff for a new swap box, we got back on track and the swap continued.
Next stop is Alice in Sebring, FL . Shouldn’t be any snow there to slow us down.
Hi, my name is Tonja Lenderman. I am a self taught artist living in Washington State that loves to make jewelry. I use polymer clay, silver metal clay and dichroic glass, which I fire myself, in my designs. I have been published 5 times in Jewelry Crafts Magazine, 1 time in Polymer Cafe (on the cover), and 2 of my mini masks can be seen in the book Celebrations in Polymer Clay by Sarajane Helm. You can find 3 tutorials I wrote at Polkadot Creations. And in 2006, My “Flower Candle Screen” project tied for first place at the 3-D Memory Trends show. You can find the project at the Amaco web site.
I have added a web store to my blog. Please drop by and take a look at my items for sale.
