Sculpey grey polymer clay color mix - 64 of 366 creative days

I found a mix that I would like to keep as reference. I have some extra Super Sculpey Firm polymer clay I bought from a guy who does effects in movies and also big sculptures for Club decorating. So I decided to do some experiments with acrylic paint.

Here can be seen more details about the amounts of polymer clay and acrylic paint color mix.

I liked the shade of colors, slightly earthy, i'm thinking to try these colors on some Hundertwasser inspired designs to see how it goes, I love this artist.

Fake jade beads and pendants - 63 of 366 creative days

   I wanted to test some polymer color mix found somewhere, was around 2007 and I don't really remember where i found it. Lucky, I write down the color mixes so I might be able to reproduce later. 

   I really love jade, reminds me of my childhood, when my mother got two jade lions from China, when jade was hard to get, and I always admired their transparency and color. Plus, I really love green, specially that earthy one.

   So this is my attempt of fake jade polymer clay pendants, maya sort of style, and some jade beads, in more details also with mix colors.

   This is the unbaked polymer clay, so jade transparency is not yet visible.

Maya polymer clay jade pendants

Found the baked beads, but somehow, I lost the pendant, I will try to search some more.

Lahmacun recipe - 62 of 366 creative days

   I went several year ago, 7 to be more precise, in Turkey. It was a very interesting trip and I enjoyed it a lot. The view was nice, the food was amazing, a lot of museums and places to visit, cheap shopping, only downside was that everyone was trying to rob you and cheat you in every way possible, but...no country is perfect.

   And there, at a small neighborhood diner, I had the best lahmacun(lahmaju in Armenian) I ever eat, after 7 years, is still best. 

  The dough and pitta was made in house, in a wooden oven (last year I found out that it was actually Armenian pitta, oval shaped, slight fluffy when I found it in a bakery shop).

  In turkey you have chili flakes on every table, so you can top the steamy lahmacun, fold it in half and have amazing bites.

Then put down the fire with ayran (a sour, light, watery yogurt with salt).

 Been there for 2 week, eat that every day for breakfast! I wish I was able to take a full luggage.

Lahmajun recipe

 Now I try lahmacun recipes to match that taste. Getting closer and closer.

Refurbished old jewelry - 61 of 366 creative days

   I bought an ebony wood necklace from the charity shops around town, also a bracelet, I liked the big focal beads.
   I cut, I added some beads, ribbon various colors, over complicated a bit, as usual with attaching the small beads, but in the end, I got a brand new necklaces.
   The ebony necklace that looks normal and a bit more unusual square pendant necklace.

   Refurbish jewelry never seems more tempting.

Refurbished necklace from a bracelet

I gifted to my friends and I really hope they enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed making them.

Crochet jewellry begining - 60 of 366 creative days

   The one that started all. In 2011, when I visited my family and friends, I did this pair of crochet earrings for a friend and the crochet bracelet for  a little girl.
   My friend enjoyed the earrings and she was so positive about all this creative process and what I can do that she insisted and insisted I should continue crafting, not only here and there.
   This pair of earrings made me feel so positive that I decided to start this blog so I can feel more willing to craft more.

Crochet silk earrings

   Today, after 5 years, I reached again my low point, slightly depressed, cannot find joy in anything I do, I feel tired and demotivated all the time.
   So,"read the signs!" I say. Seems like somehow, history is repeating, someone asked me if I can do consistent crafting so I can start selling, and same time, I found these pictures with these earring and reminded myself how it all started.
   I will put myself to work and get back to my happy creative me!

Knitted baby clothes - 59 of 366 creative days

Many knitted items for babies. I really enjoyed doing them, even if a baby would wear them for a very short amount of time. I still kept few after my daughter used them. They are too cute.

Baby girl knitted dress

Baby girl crochet flowers

More baby knitted clothes here.

Paper cuts "painting" - 58 of 366 creative days

This was the start. A "painting" made from magazine cut slices, glue and wrapping paper.
Without much planning, just going along with it as I saw it building.
Here are more details Paper cuts "selfie"
Is funny how I come back to my creative side close to holidays and family visits.

Coming back to the other side of my brain

After 4 years of hard corporate work (celebrated 2 weeks ago), I felt it was the moment of moving back to the other side of my brain, witch is the creation of beautiful things and enjoying them.
Also, coming back to this project to try finishing, so I will have the feeling of accomplishment.
In order to get started again, I dig into my old projects, order them and posting here, to have them as ideas or future inspirations.

Not posting for 9 months...but still being creative

Is been 9 months since I stopped posting but I wasn't less creative. I made some polymer clay earrings, drawings, birthday decorations, some cloth and thread jewelry, and many other little things I can't even remember. Just didn't have enough time and patience to write.
I know is easy to write 3-4 words and throw a picture but I don't like that, I like it well documented, I like it when people can use it and do other nice creative things with it.

What have I learned from doing this blog:
 - even if you do it for only two months, it still helps! My self esteem got so boosted that I applied for a job, got it and kept it. I am learning still but I didn't got bored too fast and when I did I said to myself " I was able to keep up with something that requested more effort for 2 months, I surely can do this for longer"
- because I was able to keep up with it for 6 weeks more than normal I feel like getting back and doing more things, also being less hard on myself and having more fun.
- if you do it for yourself you have more fun and you are less hard on yourself
- start with a smaller project first, it will give you more satisfaction, specially if you finish it

- is ok to continue even you didn't respect the time line:)


So for that I will have a smaller creative project: X ways to use scrap clay (where X will be the number of techniques for using scrap polymer clay).

I also plan to keep up with the project I started as a dedication for the people from colourlovers.com who enjoyed my extruded cane pattern tool.

I want also to do something for everyone on that site who have been so nice and cheerful and always so positive about everything I have don, no matter how "not that good" it was. I haven't forgot you:)

Same goes for my favorite Lord of the Rings Online(lotro) role player: Tibba Stoutfoot *hugs*

A lot of ideas, I will take it slow so I won't loose my interest soon.
No pressure and one small easy step at the time to build the confidence!

Diet orange jelly hearts - 57 of 366 creative days

    I have seen a pattern picture that inspired me(by inspire I mean made me crave orange jelly hearts sweets). Thanks to Sanyu for creating that palette for me(it really makes a statement) and the pattern template and novrain62 for being inspired to use the template and that palettes to color it!
   Here is the diet recipe for the orange jelly heart if you want to try it and here is the photo on how it looks like:

   
   Thank you and forgive me I didn't have a green plate :D (grin)!
    And here starts my holiday, with a huge cleaning cause I will have family visiting!