The Lucky Winner is......

Marge B from RockCreekCreations!!!! 
She will hopefully send me some pictures of the beautiful cuffs she plans on making with some of these supplies!  
Marge, please send me your shipping info and I will get your fiber treasure in the mail on Monday!! 

Polymer Clay Play Day- all by myself...

So yesterday was a polymer clay day which takes me into the wee hours from first thing in the morning most times. I have been chomping at the bit to try a new technique which was demoed at my local guild meeting on Monday night; Cob beads and the Exkat Alignment technique. I needed to choose 4 colors; two lights and two darks.  I hated my first colorway so I doused it with gold mica powders.

The second is more to my liking.  These have not been sanded and buffed yet so they look dirty and a little rough. Once I get that done I will decide if I want to keep them matte finish or gloss them up.
Then they will go in my shop for Valentine Gifts.

I  always think I can whip up a few new things and quit
but once I get started I end up trying to use up my scraps and the best things start to happen.
Next thing I know my husband has gone to bed and the last batch is still baking in the oven at midnite!! So blurry eyed this morning I am took these pictures.  Sorry about the quality it is too bright outside.
Hearts for Valentines Day items were in my plan but the best ones I think are the last which used up my scraps and orange gold from my first colorway pressed into a Mokume Gane block.  I love how the gold clay shadows when texturized in these pieces.

In the Fiber Department-

I taught my second crochet class at Gail Knits this past week and have a wonderful little group of ladies who are very interested in learning to do the hairpin lace I am enthralled with at the moment and free form crochet.  I love it when you get to make a living doing what you are passionate about and share that enthusiasm with other people.  I am thrilled that they are risk takers and creative thinkers!! Thank you

Dinah, Lisa and Melissa- You are inspiring me!! 

In the Beading Department- Bead Soup
(click on the Pink Bead Soup and take a moment to check out Lori's hilarious post about the preparations for her Bead Soup Party)
It is in the making and I  found out who my Bead Soup Partner will be!!!  You can take  a peek at Angela's blog here: I am looking forward to the challenge, the fun and all the inspiration- 210 people are involved this time Woo Hoo!!!! 

 Happy Weekend Everyone. 

My First Fiber Giveaway!!!

Okay all you fiberholics, 

I hand picked scraps of fabric in shade of purple, pink and green with a little bridal tulle thrown in.  

There are a few yards of fun novelty yarns and bright green cord, a yard of tiny pearl beads, a half yard of beaded fringe and one of my hand poured resin faces.

YOU WANT IT- DONTCHA!!

What you have to do to enter to win this little stash:

1- Post this giveaway on your blog, facebook or pass it on to a friend in an email

AND

2- Email me the link so I know you really did one of these. 

(I promise I will not load up anyone with junk, flyers or emails)

(I just want proof- no cheaters please)

AND

3- Make a comment on this page- 

What do you think you might do with these supplies?

If you do all three of these things 

I will put your name on a little slip of paper, 

throw it in my giveaway canister 

Next Saturday, January 15th 

I will close my eyes and choose a WINNER!!

If you are the winner send my your shipping info via email 

heatherp22@msn.com 

and

 I will send you this entire stash in a package via the USPS.

I would love it if and when you create something out of these goodies 

you would send me pictures and a little how you did it info

 and I will feature you and your creation on my blog.  

but that is optional. 

GOOD LUCK!
OOPS- to comment go to my home page and leave your message in the comments section there.

Okay, Who ate my Friday?....

No really,  It has gone by and I don't even know how or where it went.
I humbly apologize for not getting my giveaway up yesterday.
I am taking pictures this morning and will post again this afternoon with the fiber giveaway details.
Please come back then!!
Okay never mind the then, Now- my giveaway is on the Fiber Page- Go, go, go.... enter to win...
In the meantime I did get somethings done and delivered.  My dear friend Deb finally received her special order free-form crochet purses yesterday, took them home and "Desi" her cat approves of them.
Here she is welcoming them to the family!!

Does she think they are her new kittens?  LOL

Go to my Knit and Crochet page to see more about my most recent discovery

Jewelry and Fiber- Crocheted Hairpin Lace Choker

embellished with Vintaj filigree and beaded. 

Check it out!! Tabs for Polymer Clay and Fiber Art

My New Year's Resolution:  

GET ORGANIZED!!!!  

I am in the process of adding pages to my blog; 

dividing up my passions into categories 

so that you can visit them all 

or just the ones you personally are interested in. 

Click on Polymer Clay if you are a polyholic.

Click on Fiber Art if you are a fiberholic- 

If you are a Beadaholic then you can stay right here for now. 

(Warning: You may become-  ?holic by visiting these pages!!)

Hopefully keeping up with these pages 

won't make my head 

spin so fast that it falls off into the net abys 

or worse explodes 

and makes a bigger mess of my house than it already is.

I am planning to open a second Etsy Shop so that my goodies are divided up too- 

Fiber Art in one

and Polymer Clay, Beads and Jewelry in the second. 

I know I am crazy to pursue so many different creative outlets 

(the first step is to admit your life is unmanageable) 

But I AM managing it-( I think I can I think I can....)

GET OVER IT!

The passion for each one is coursing through my veins.

Remember the saying: 

"Variety is the Spice of Life"?

Okay so I am just one very 

"Spicy Lady"*  

Should old aquaintances be forgot......No, no and no.....

It is hard to believe that 2010 has past.  

I started this blog on January 1, 2010 

with the Mermaid's Treasure Necklace I made for a photo shoot

and guess what?

I lost my blog and had to start over!!

The result- a huge learning curve began. (I did later find it)

 WOW!!!,

I have learned so much, 

found so many new friends and fellow artists 

and grown in leaps and bounds because of it.

I will not forget all the kind and encouraging comments 

I have received from all of you 

as I dared to share my heart, my work and my life here.  

Thank you everyone !!

The first big event this year will be a return of 
The Bead Soup Party.  

Thanks to Lori at Pretty Things it is happening again 

and 
I can hardly wait. 
Check back for more about this.  
My other exciting news will be about my Art Quilt- 
renamed- "Casting Dreams" which was inspired by 
McElligut's Pool a Dr. Seuss Tale. 
A young man is fishing in a tiny pool on a farm.
The farmer tells him he is a fool, there is nothing to be caught
But he uses his imagination 
and a myriad of underwater creatures 
cover the pages of this book all in rhyme, Dr. Seuss style.
I created a huge fish 
with fussy cut applique in bright colors and wild prints, 
then he needed a home 
so the end result was a somewhat irregular 6 foot  by 6 foot pond 
full of the creatures in my imagination including an elephant fish and a music fish.
It will be exhibited at Road 2 CA 
a huge quilt show in Ontario, California.
I am so happy that it made it into the show so it can be seen.
It took 2 years to complete 
and I swear if it hadn't been shipped off for the show 
I would still be embellishing it. 
Barbara and I will leave on a Road Trip on Jan 21st!! 
As soon as the show is over I can publish pictures of it
so be sure to come back around January 29th to see it. 
There is so much to look forward to in 2011. 
I am excited to find out what other surprises the new year will bring. 
Live in the moment but anticipate glorious things. 
Cast your dreams!! 
And expect a Happy New Year!!

Last Minute Christmas Items!!

I have been madly creating special orders.  
I several of my glam wrist pin cushions- I think photographing the lot of them is what attracted my buyers.

Gone are the turquoise and the olive with oak leaves 

but you can still get the others in this picture. 

I crochet over 3/4" waistband elastic so one size fits all. 

Each one has a hand felted wool center for carrying your pins and 

machine felted and free-motion stitched petals or leaves 

and I hand beaded them with sequins and little bits of bling. 

Here is a close-up of my newer turquoise one - not in the picture above. 

Thus the Glamor!! 

For your convenience and because you are all very special to me

I am now able to let you purchase items in this post 

through Pay Pal directly from the Add to Cart Buttons. 

Be sure to use the scroll menu on the left to select your choice

before you click the add to cart button. For example there are 6 color choices for my Glam Wrist Pin Cushion Cuffs so select the one you want then click the Add to Cart Button. 

So Simple and Fast!! 

I am pretty sure if you order by Monday I can get it to you for Christmas. 

Custom orders however will need to be set up through my Etsy Shop.

Heatherp22

Glam Wrist Pin Cushion colors

Oatmeal Light Pink Dark Pink Deep Magenta Variegated Red Dark Teal

While I am showing my wearable fiber art

 Here is the newest Scarf- more like a luscious whirly boa- six feet long.  

I love this one and I want to keep it but wouldn't mind making it again - it was fun. 

Whirly Blues Crocheted Boa Scarf

I still have the smooch attracting Mistletoe Earrings available for 

everyone who needs a good kiss for the Holidays. 

Mistletoe Earrings.

metal choice

silver tone brass tone Option 3

This is a long post but please keep reading because there are

LAST AND ONLY CHANCE to get items below from my friend Barbara 

Click here to see her shop: Woolcrafter on Etsy.

She makes the most adorable and unique ornaments from chenille sticks, 

the old fashioned bumpy ones. 

Her Pet ornaments are so adorable. 

But 

use the Add to Cart button

 THIS ITEM is NOT in her shop. 

and it comes delivered in a gift box!!

Pug

The Winners of my making amends giveaway!!!

First a few pictures from the Gingerbread Contest Arts and Crafts Fair.

The entries were amazing and I can't show you all of them

but here are a few of my favorites. 

The winner of the adult category was the USS Noah (Noahs Ark)- AMAZING!!

and here are a few that I loved:

The water on this one was amazing!! 

There are trolls living here.

Toy Story Inspired- love the Big Foot in back.

a Christmas Wedding Cake.

My best buddy Barbara at our tables..we got to have 2!!

Me on the other side- I took up 1 1/2 tables. 

Mr and Mrs Claus stopped by to tell us we had been very, very good this year!  

and Now.....

The winners of the Making Amends Giveaway are...

Dun da-da da-da-da Dah!!! (musical intro)

The Grand Prize goes to 

Quilt Mom!!! 

send me your shipping info and the Jingle, Jangle Bracelet is yours!!!

My 5 runner ups are:

Kristen, EBBeads and Metalworks, Gene Keller- Kathy, Jackie and Emanda J

Please send me notes with your style preference and shipping info.

        

there are single jingles and triplet jingles

Whoville trees and presents

and light bulbs to choose from!!

Congrats and have a happy day!