Sunday, January 24, 2010

polymer clay notebook and pen sets



Hi again. I take a regular small notebooks and remove the spiral and covers. I then make new covers and reassemble the notebook. I also make pens and bookmarks to match. These make great journals. I sell them for $16.23.









Here are some cool fantasy notebooks.









FLOWERS!!











I love to make the notebooks. They satisfy my need to create!














For this notebook I use Ecru colored clay and then I scratch in the design. After the cover is baked, I cover the whole thing with brown acrylic paint and then wipe it off so it has that absolutely cool leather-like appearance.



These are made with ecru colored clay, also.












These notebooks are based on the artwork by my ultra-talented cousin Kendra Burton. She gave me permission to reproduce her paintings on my creations. They make fantastic notebooks!









This is another notebook based on Kendra's artwork.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

American Sign Language


I teach American Sign Language on the high school level and on the college level. I love the vibrant language and teaching high school is a kick, usually.

For this cool Scrabble set, I purchase the boards and the tile holders on ebay. Then I make the tiles from Polymer clay. I also make a drawstring bag to hold them all. I sell them for $35.00 and charge $10.00 for shipping. I sell them on ebay and etsy.

I make these Domino sets in different colors. They go up to number 9.












This handshape means I Love You in American Sign Language.
It is based on the handshape "I",
the handshape "L" for Love and the handshape "Y". It is used often among deaf people. It is generally used in a casual way like "love ya". The pin is approximately 2" and it is $5.00. The earrings below are also $5.00. They are a little less than 1" each.


These are also very popular items. I have made turtles, monkeys, bunnies and other animals. I normally charge $8.00 each.














This pen is the result of serious experimentation. I tried and failed at least a dozen times before I found a method to apply the ASL alphabet to a pen. I LOVE the way it turned out and I sell them for $6.00 with the ILY charm on the end. The ink is re-fillable (I'll include instructions on how to change the ink when I send the pen to you).

These are probably my best selling item. I make the tiles and then string them on silky string. I charge $3.00 for the necklace plus $1.00 per letter. The tiles are white or silver and the string can be white or black.


These notebooks are about 4" X 5". I can make them with a base of any color. The back of the notebook and the pen match. These are $15.00









ASL Angel pin. $5.00 Mr and Mrs.Santa $8.00

Valentine's cupid


Hey Ya'll,
Well I've made the decision to let my website go. I thought I could replace it with this blog. It may be an incredibly stupid decision, or it may save me $300.00 a year on a website that basically just has pictures. So here goes.

I'm working on this while watching an old Star Trek movie. My husband and my son are playing a football video game and the others are at a birthday party for a friend from church.

Next Tuesday I'm starting a project at school where I'll be teaching polymer clay projects to high school students. This is what we're making.

Something else I've been working on is this adorable chess set. It is very small. the board measures about 6" square. I'm hoping to sell it for $35.00. I'll post it on etsy and try to sell it at the upcoming craft fairs.
Pawn knight rook

queen king bishop