Sealing Ornaments with Cows

My fingers healed and I have finished sanding the ornaments. Today has been a beautiful day perfect for spray sealing/glossing polymer clay. I noticed as I worked that I had an audience. Somewhat disinterested but watching never the less...cows.

September Photo Shoot

I realized I was creating new bags, see earlier posts, just to avoid the big photo shoot I have, also, been ignoring. So, two new bags later I couldn't justify putting the shoot off any longer. I'll share the new bags in the future and stay focused on all the new Etsy listings I have to create because of the photo shoot.

Here are the first items made with polymer clay and vintage embellishments, photographed and photo shopped. The sunburst shaped fan brooch with a bone face is "Ra". The fan brooch with the bone frog is called "Lily Pad".

Ornaments in the Studio

Getting myself revved up for the Holidays. Found a box of ornaments at a neighbors yard sale and thought I would give them a try.

I only have twelve right now, here is eight ornaments so far.

Nothing is finished but, this is the theme for my holiday weekend in the studio!

Kitchen Table Bags: Making and Bagged

I am using all the leftovers from all the batik bags I have been posting about. So, this is the next, but not last kitchen table project.

I couldn't throw away those gorgeous scraps of high-end upholstery samples and I'm not tired of working with the silk and silver ribbon borders. I plan to use these smaller bags to hold the polymer clay goddesses I have been beading ribbons for.

Trip to the Gallery: Bag Bounty

A trip to the gallery was due this week since finishing the kindle/tablet size pockets. I used high end upholstery samples I stashed in the last decade, and silk and silver ribbons I bought forty years ago.

I've been a bag lady for so long, I guess it finally manifested in my work this year. Anyway, I took my camera with me to the gallery to get pictures of the last bags I finished and delivered... without documentation. :-)

I am happy with the body of work as a whole. I know little ways to improve new bags and I used a palette of my fabrics I have wanted to work up for awhile. This is the display of stash bags, kindle pockets and beaded bags made for the Live Life Love Life Gallery in the Glades in Gatlinburg, TN.

Sewing in the Kitchen

What happened to July? Such a long story for such a short time. All is well and I have been working in my studio, delivering new work to galleries and staying cool. It has been a whole new heat experience this summer. I have been making bags with the batik and tie dye fabrics I have made throughout the years. I finally got the courage to use the antique silk and silver ribbons I bought in Eureka Springs, AR forty years ago. They were antique when I bought them, hence my caution.

I made eight new small bags and delivered those to the Live Life Love Life Gallery in Gatlinburg, TN. Unfortunately, I delivered them without taking a single picture! Unusual disconnect for me. I plan to take pictures of them in the gallery next delivery.

In the meantime, I am making similar bags only large enough for tablets, pads, nooks and kindles. I have been starting projects every where in my studio. Thinking holiday shopping season will arrive soon. It's always too soon for the holidays. Anyway, I have set up sewing in the kitchen to make these larger bags. So much for dinner at the table for awhile!

Beading Ribbons

Been in the zone, beading ribbons to hang the goddess pendants on. It is tedious, but so rewarding when they are finished and hanging with a goddess. Here's my work table in front of the TV because I love the mindlessness of having my hands busy, busy and entertainment. Though now, I know I haven't worked in oranges often, because I had to sort through decades of old beads to find just a few tints and shades of orange. Did you know orange is the Pantone color of the year?

Here is the red and yellow goddesses with beaded ribbons. They all need names yet.