July 6th, 2008
It seems that I have had a little run of winning competitions lately. Recently I voted for which creation I liked the best in the Etsy BeadWeavers Street Team competition. As part of this I was entered into a draw to win a cuff bracelet handmade by the very clever Carol Dean Sharpe who runs SandFibers, a shop on Etsy. She creates beautiful jewellery using peyote stitched beads. I won this gorgeous bracelet in the competition and she sent me the beads magazine that it is featured in also. Thank you Carol!!
A few weeks ago I won a little competition run by the lovely Ilysa and Kira over at Polymer Clay Productions. Ilysa sent me these twinkly sparkly foils called Jones Tones (click on there to buy them in their shop) which can be used in many ways but the focus for her and for me is using them with polymer clay. I’m yet to try them but I can’t wait!
Ilysa kindly included an extra surprise for me in the parcel, a set of two bibs and some baby washers. Thank you Ilysa!
I have been told that I won the MadeIt T-shirt competition also, thank you to those who voted!! I’ll post more about that when the prize pack arrives and I can show it to you.
I will try and do a post this week too about the end result of the last two month’s sales and where the money will go. I am yet to decide where the money from July and August will go but I’ll keep you posted!
May 28th, 2008
My final act of creativity before we shift house this weekend is this t-shirt. I’ve designed and created it for a competition on one of the sites I sell my polymer clay and felt items on called MadeIt. The theme of the t-shirt was to be around the letter ‘M’ so this one is named after Keziah and entitled ‘My Mischief’. The design came from one of my moleskine sketches as you can see in the picture below:
The stitching was done by hand and changed slightly from the original design but overall I’m quite happy with the outcome. I wanted to have a go at putting one of my designs on a t-shirt anyway so this was a good chance to have a go.
Ok, so here’s the finished product along with some little modelled shots by Kezi. She was a bit sleepy in this shot so she doesn’t look like the mischievous self that the t-shirt is named after!
May 1st, 2008
After having a look around the SIM Projects website I have found the project that the Polyclarific profits will be going to for the next two months.
Are you a cyclist? Do you own a bike? Do your kids own a bike, maybe everyone in the family has one? In parts of Africa a bike is something that is out of reach for most. These people get around on foot and are used to travelling long distances along dusty paths. In the country of Ghana SIM has a project (#94020) where around $60US will buy a bike for a Pastor, allowing them to visit those who are needy much faster. The details from the SIM information page are as follows:
In Northern Ghana, dedicated pastors and evangelists bring new meaning to the scripture verse, “how beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.” Because villages are spread out, they must walk considerable distances in order to minister or meet together with other church leaders. Pastor Jacob Wesong walked 4 to 5 hours each way in order to attend meetings with other church leaders.
The Bicycles for Evangelists Project is changing things for Jacob and many others. Instead of tiring by traveling on foot, riding a bicycle cuts travel time and fatigue in half. Now there is more time for pastoring and bringing the Good News of Christ to others. Many leaders who have received bicycles have seen their ministry expand. Not only are they able to visit and minister in outlying areas, they are able to meet other community needs such as transporting the sick to medical clinics.
This vital project is enabling outlying areas to be reached. Evangelists are bringing Christ’s love to those who have never heard, and pastors are visiting and encouraging small, isolated fellowships that they would not have been able to reach on foot.
I hope to make enough sales over the next two months to buy at least four bicycles for four needy Pastors in Ghana. A reminder that Mother’s Day is coming up, maybe you will find something in one of my stores that would be lovely for your Mum. Here are the links once again:
Etsy
Wahmanaia
MadeIt
Mintd
April 2nd, 2008
In an earlier post I showed you my egg which is my entry into the polymer clay artists guild of Etsy’s March Challenge. Well, the voting has opened and you can vote by visiting our website which is found here - PCAGOE.
Quoted from the website:
VOTE for your favorite entry and be entered in a drawing to WIN one of two April prizes. The first is the What’s black and white and red all over? prize pack of 8 polymer clay items, all handmade with love by members of PCAGOE.
Don’t feel obliged to vote for me, vote for whoever you think is best.
This is what my egg looks like:
March 29th, 2008
I have spent some time today pairing up pendants in my big pile that are ready to list and listing them in my online stores. I listed 9 pairs and a set of three tonight (a total of 21 pendants). The prices on these are anywhere from $18 per set through to $30 (US) which is a bargain considering I would normally sell these for around that price each strung on a cord. I am hoping to clear out my stock a bit ready for our big move. There is quite a range as you can see from the photos below.
March is almost over but I am continuing to divert all profits towards Camp La Joya for the month of April. I have made just four sales this month so it would be nice to have a bit more to send over to the project. If you are considering spending some money on gifts, feel free to take a browse of my Etsy store (click) which is in US dollars or my wahmania store (Aussie dollars). I am also happy to create custom work for you (as a healthy escape from packing!) so if you see something but would like it in another colour, or even have a completely different or one off style in mind, feel free to contact me.
Here are tonight’s listings:
March 20th, 2008
I have just listed some new beads in my Etsy shop for sale. Within the first day I sold one set so thats exciting. I can give you an update on how much has been raised so far for Camp La Joya in Peru. So far I have made four sales this month so thats a total of $AUD63.30 or $USD58.00. It costs $40 (US) for a one week camp for one child so this means that a few more sales and I will have enough for two kids.
Here are the new beads for sale in my Etsy shop:
A reminder also that there is still 10% off storewide in my wahmania shop and I will be adding items to this in a week or two. All money from this sale goes to Camp La Joya as well.
March 3rd, 2008
I’m currently have a sale in my wahmania store - 10% off for the whole of March. I would love to clear out some of my 2007 stock to make way for the mountain of new things I have made for sale.
ALL PROFITS FROM THIS SALE GO TOWARDS THE WORK OF SIM AT CAMP LA JOYA, PERU (click to see a previous post about their work)
I am in the process of changing the direction of my online stores. I will be slowly cutting out two of them (mintd and madeit) when their time runs out and focussing only on Etsy and Wahmania. I want to include a line of new products that I have in mind including my hand sewn pincushions which you can see in a previous post here. One day I hope to include more of my painting and I have a line of gocco prints ready to finish too. I’m not putting any pressure on myself though so this will probably happen over the course of the year.
Some of the items on sale in my Wahmania store (click to go straight there) are shown below.
August 26th, 2007
The Polymer Clay Artist’s Guild Of Etsy is currently running the voting for our August Challenge. The theme was ’something inspired from the ocean’. You can vote for the entry of your choice here at the guild website:
PCAGOE Website
Here’s my entry called ‘Undertow’
July 21st, 2007
I have entered a couple of challenges for July and thought I’d show you what I’ve entered.
Firstly, I have entered the Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy July Challenge where the theme is memories of summer. This is my entry:
As we have around 20 rose bushes out the front of our house, roses are the fragrance of summer for me. I was going to try something completely different to do with Christmas in Australia (I think all the other entries come from the USA) but it just wasn’t working. I’m glad this came together ok. You will be able to view all the entries for the challenge and vote at the pcagoe website (clicky there) from the 26th July. This is for sale in my etsy store here.
The second Challenge I’ve entered is for the Art Bead Scene blog with the theme of Mermaid’s Grotto. Now, to be honest, I’m REALLY not into mermaids so I’ve pretty much avoided them for this but I have focussed more on the ocean. So, here’s my entry:
This necklace was designed using the image of collecting things from the beach and stringing them. Of course I have used very different items than those found on the beach but the casual charm of the beachy lifestyle can be seen here alongside beautiful elegance. This is for sale in my etsy store here.
May 27th, 2007
I have two more auctions going in my wahmania store.
The first is this lovely necklace, here’s the store description:
This unique pendant is an original design made by me from polymer clay. Pretty and round, this pendant has swirls of white, brown and black
The whole pendant is 3cm in diameter (just over 1″). It is 7mm thick at the highest point. This pendant has been strung on a 46cm (18″) long silver plated chain. It has been finished off with a coat of glossy varnish.
Just 19 hours left of this auction.
The second are these funky napkin rings, again, here’s the store description:
Set of two very unique napkin rings. The base for these has been upcycled but the polymer clay is an original design by me. These are one of a kind napkin rings
They are functional but not dishwasher safe. A set of instructions will be sent with them when purchased.
The rings measure 4cm in diameter and are decorated with beautiful slices of millefiori cane of my own design. * PLEASE NOTE: Currently my shipping is showing as very high at the checkout. Until I can sort this out, please ignore shipping and contact me for a total price.
The price of postage for this item is $4.00.
There are three days left on this auction.
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