tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11143581053618039182024-02-01T22:29:57.159-06:00Sun Moon StarnesHalloween and Christmas Addict with too many mediums to work with!Sharon S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16670830410034666047noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114358105361803918.post-82673657532265338382011-01-29T15:26:00.000-06:002011-01-29T15:26:32.431-06:00Chocolate - Good for What Ails Ya!Last February, I made a pendant for my sister (a.k.a. the guinea pig) for Valentines Day. It was so cute, I made one for myself. I got so many compliments on it that I decided to make some for my Etsy shop.<br />
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My local craft store had the paper rose embellishments in many colors, including black and grey, and this inspired me to make the pendants in different colors. So far, I have made them in red, and black and white stripe. More colors to come!<br />
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The chocolates are individually hand-sculpted, as are the strawberry and flower decorations. I'm thinking of making bracelets with chocolate beads slightly bigger than these.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87kL0XTjIJtZrHqYsszwx_9U99sBAJ3iwGyOJ_3c_YRnidXqzlovzD8LuH3TtVNpg84ttPrjxTw4LOSR-x0tKJmwlCsii_9wjnrXVUbBLK1ZKzTxWyzeQXOBSNsC3Aw1Veyc0FLRwoPJw/s1600/Picture+012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87kL0XTjIJtZrHqYsszwx_9U99sBAJ3iwGyOJ_3c_YRnidXqzlovzD8LuH3TtVNpg84ttPrjxTw4LOSR-x0tKJmwlCsii_9wjnrXVUbBLK1ZKzTxWyzeQXOBSNsC3Aw1Veyc0FLRwoPJw/s320/Picture+012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The pendants measure 2" x 2.5". I made the bail with 20 gauge wire.Sharon S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16670830410034666047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114358105361803918.post-45124779572480353052010-09-16T09:23:00.000-05:002010-09-16T09:23:13.691-05:00Gearing up for Halloween - The Halloweening of My "Studio" Part 1After scouring bookstores for the Fall 2010 issue of <em>Cloth Paper Scissors Studios</em> magazine, I managed to get my little hands on one. This issue was of particular interest to me because it featured some well-known Halloween artists. I got to peek into their workspaces! <br />
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I was so inspired and full of ideas after very nearly memorizing all of the great pictures, I decided that my own work area needed some sprucing. I am a visual person, and for inspiration (and to keep my ideas in order!) I need pictures and things within view when I am working. <br />
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And since my main loves are Dia de los Muertos and Halloween, I figured I needed some eye candy!<br />
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Time to liberate my poor Halloween decorations (or at least SOME of them - I have three HUGE boxes of them!).<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I am really BAD at taking "before" pictures, but these corner shelves were white components from Michaels:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDbjvyQPggHwl4fKmc64GZHaL-leChCUfPxpaexmTgQ2Y42bSmXKQP_J0aKBuxdpWGoAYUdY7DsGXLHDMUbE2NHtJrmgQvfzQcSTfBQQSOsiVqVDVhyphenhyphen1niG_d5b0uvYNm1Y3zbwdm2YZI/s1600/Sharon+Pix+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDbjvyQPggHwl4fKmc64GZHaL-leChCUfPxpaexmTgQ2Y42bSmXKQP_J0aKBuxdpWGoAYUdY7DsGXLHDMUbE2NHtJrmgQvfzQcSTfBQQSOsiVqVDVhyphenhyphen1niG_d5b0uvYNm1Y3zbwdm2YZI/s320/Sharon+Pix+007.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My hand-painted pedestal on the very top shelf:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">A closeup of the first shelf, with my prized Johanna Parker JoL smack in the center:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EalZzSqMiFZzGUGgh6ZhYuVokxk8jpx1wjT1qrkkwjPV_WR7RCggx1-NEUWaLwew_pyWTnsRiDNJ_ngny2Ar7-XCdQwq9nWnRUDAbEKu4C2nigM6CF6ZWtI7Mv56vMWZlTXI33NfcV66/s1600/Sharon+Pix+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EalZzSqMiFZzGUGgh6ZhYuVokxk8jpx1wjT1qrkkwjPV_WR7RCggx1-NEUWaLwew_pyWTnsRiDNJ_ngny2Ar7-XCdQwq9nWnRUDAbEKu4C2nigM6CF6ZWtI7Mv56vMWZlTXI33NfcV66/s320/Sharon+Pix+010.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The fourth shelf, with my skully bouquet I made originally for work:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNdPP3aDANdqeel7bqfzQOKOEpXXc-8MHqHPIVZksg10i5s8p_28LnJu86JY3MwrHuG_X4RuzEZYrSNDlmARbfzXuYXXcwvNY6Agf4OYx5SGCwXgLPr6y8LAPolS2Oenu_hhaFOjrDEXU/s1600/Sharon+Pix+015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNdPP3aDANdqeel7bqfzQOKOEpXXc-8MHqHPIVZksg10i5s8p_28LnJu86JY3MwrHuG_X4RuzEZYrSNDlmARbfzXuYXXcwvNY6Agf4OYx5SGCwXgLPr6y8LAPolS2Oenu_hhaFOjrDEXU/s320/Sharon+Pix+015.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally, the bottom shelf, with my first painted pedestal:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qd5UR0eWLW4-luK1Tg_urzxLb0DuTiVeKTUBIeK8yBfD-FOJGeiEVGaF9FK1A3EtX7u4voKGuFzjfpoJnp33hfRUqVyEx2-dAzAMNiQYtz8YN6huEeYS8SPeQ5zqdg-4ibiyuzV94LEF/s1600/Sharon+Pix+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qd5UR0eWLW4-luK1Tg_urzxLb0DuTiVeKTUBIeK8yBfD-FOJGeiEVGaF9FK1A3EtX7u4voKGuFzjfpoJnp33hfRUqVyEx2-dAzAMNiQYtz8YN6huEeYS8SPeQ5zqdg-4ibiyuzV94LEF/s320/Sharon+Pix+013.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjvSi6_nB_ri9TDv2NbDeprSHo7JaRMzdNgmHD2xbgGp8tvvmaTMdK0EZIyQzwx24Y241XCYEUYrY9yTSBq0zfiv8tM7_R_3AEqwqvaxAAznaMoqFXJn06LwCKSd99b7CLfaA6wBhVE9A/s1600/Sharon+Pix+014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjvSi6_nB_ri9TDv2NbDeprSHo7JaRMzdNgmHD2xbgGp8tvvmaTMdK0EZIyQzwx24Y241XCYEUYrY9yTSBq0zfiv8tM7_R_3AEqwqvaxAAznaMoqFXJn06LwCKSd99b7CLfaA6wBhVE9A/s320/Sharon+Pix+014.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<a href="http://retrorudolphs.blogspot.com/">Retro Rudolphs</a> really nails the vintage Halloween vibe, with vintage reproduction pieces. Her candy containers are awesome! The devil one is my favorite. I could look at this site for days!<br />
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<a href="http://happyholidays-blog.blogspot.com/">Happy Holidays</a> has really unusual candy containers; the carrot containers are super sweet! Check out the pie zombie (already taken - drat!)<br />
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And last but certainly not least, one of my favorite anthropomorphic artists, <a href="http://sweetbfolkart.blogspot.com/">Sweet B Folk Art!</a> This artist never fails to make me gasp or clap my hands with delight every time I visit her site. Absolutely to die for. Check it out!<br />
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Big, colorful, chunky beads! I really wanted to do mismatched beads.<br />
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I've seen resin pendants with candy sprinkles in them, and I've always been fascinated by resin with things embedded in them since I was a kid; I always thought it looked so magical. It was time to make my own magic:<br />
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My coworker really liked her stuff! The bracelet may have been a bit chunky for her, though.<br />
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I loved working with the resin, and look forward to doing more with it! I found out that it can be baked at polymer clay temps (once cured!), so I can make polymer clay bezels and bake the whole piece! Yay!Sharon S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16670830410034666047noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114358105361803918.post-14109281494872985792010-04-13T09:43:00.007-05:002010-04-13T15:45:12.255-05:00Painting FoolPainting has been wonderfully theraputic for me lately. It's immediate: I can pick it up whenever I want to and get a few minutes of painting in; and unlike working with clay, I don't have to wash my hands a million times and hermetically seal my work area against dust. :)<br /><br /><br />Besides, paint has been on sale at my favorite craft stores!<br /><br /><br />Here is a wooden rocket birdhouse I found and fell in love with. I mean, a rocket! I just had to paint it in girly colors:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1pOkoNDu99OniZS5vLRNkniePmr1_kHoJ7C_pgGU3ZViM0YjGmrI8aq32U3YcthGmFmyyx5c9RaKn6B-VBP5apDaMbp-Wg2WUKrB35YJ6O2pkI0Y3Yr0dYYZxAPuUYfbDNtifL5YulwL/s1600/Rocket.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459634085847245266" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1pOkoNDu99OniZS5vLRNkniePmr1_kHoJ7C_pgGU3ZViM0YjGmrI8aq32U3YcthGmFmyyx5c9RaKn6B-VBP5apDaMbp-Wg2WUKrB35YJ6O2pkI0Y3Yr0dYYZxAPuUYfbDNtifL5YulwL/s320/Rocket.JPG" border="0" /></a> It resides happily in my office now.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a statue I found in Target's dollar section (even though it was $2.50). It was a brownish-black color, so I brightened him up a bit:<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLFEtr53hn_na0zHPPYmA2Y9gvvMC6XteYu2TrsjuIaNYQFwlph5sG75JnZwa7cPjmBi6iQdvkKGa4sMxuFX3YRrrXN-Wy61qQY9wijq7NdveSPRQcC4w8w7-JmpB0O0m9nOVtx9ZrSmQ/s1600/Buddha.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459633819227899730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLFEtr53hn_na0zHPPYmA2Y9gvvMC6XteYu2TrsjuIaNYQFwlph5sG75JnZwa7cPjmBi6iQdvkKGa4sMxuFX3YRrrXN-Wy61qQY9wijq7NdveSPRQcC4w8w7-JmpB0O0m9nOVtx9ZrSmQ/s320/Buddha.JPG" border="0" /></a> I made his belly shiny so I can rub it for luck!<br /><br /><br />I am an absolute sucker for good perfume, especially well-made perfume oils (see <a href="http://www.dshperfumes.com/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/wiggleperfume">here</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lulubeauty">here</a>). I am so addicted to these perfumes that I decided I needed to store them in something pretty. I had to make a little treasure box to store my perfumes in.<br /><br /><br />I took a bottle of perfume with me to the craft store to see if it would fit in the boxes. The one below was a winner, and at the time, I liked the handle. Not so sure now, but I'm working with it. I wanted to do some kind of theme at first, like painting it sky blue and doing grass, flowers, and a picket fence around the sides. I wanted to paint it all white, with pink flowers all over, and do either green felt or polymer clay grass on the lid, and place tiny flowers on it. Then I wanted to do glitter "grass" on the lid. </p><p>I knew I wanted some kind of plushy interior, but my usual felt box lining just wouldn't do in this case. When I was a kid, I liked to take things apart, and one of the things I took apart once was a jewelry box. I observed that the cushy lining was actually a piece of cardboard with some kind of spongy filler, and covered in satin and slapped on the insides of the box. Perfect! I had some fiberfill languishing in my work area, and I had some cardboard. </p><p>Now for the fabric. One place I go to has all kinds of great fat quarters; awesome patterns. It's hard not to just keep your mind on a specific project when looking at these: I can never come out of there with just one! There are always "future projects" to think about!<br /><br />As I was looking through the fat quarters, I happened upon a small glimpse of yellow buried in a row of purple. I took a look at the fabric, and was immediately transported to my childhood. It reminded me of something I'd seen as a kid, and I fell in love with it. Right then I decided I had to have it and imagined a "shabby chic" kind of box to go with it. I like SOME shabby chic, and I don't think I've ever made anything shabby, but I was willing to try. The shabby theme was the only thing to go with this fabric!<br /><br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459634257753338194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2emhiDPCzsDLCxcD2jir_W88e2uPcKwht_ST6f3yA89_Q914uV5nJ6_CdNKesvzv1hwxNDvWRNeIS9zQsXLKXVaMNSiVP5_C6EhB8yZaR7_quPQae7llQvlRyXgzj3gC-cSmmm1H3WdEu/s320/unfinished+box+1.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />Now I'm almost done with the box; trying to figure out if I should antique it or not. Pics soon!Sharon S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16670830410034666047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114358105361803918.post-80515220519088575862010-01-19T14:12:00.000-06:002010-01-19T14:51:18.324-06:00First Post!Hi! My name is Sharon, and I'm a middle child from Southern California, currently living in Austin, TX. I love to paint, work with various clays, and play with beads. I am addicted to glitter. <div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This blog will be used for posting pictures of my work, as well as various musings.<br /></div><br /><br /><div>The pictures below are things that I have made for my mom and little sister, so far my biggest customers!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW84Z29GUA_xIxZ7tENxXRODak_jp2m3nM3B1f0H74FyS3Yp6RweBCMcwf7_3dFwptexfVydtWq3L7dnq8apvXwfYzyDUBDuBsSMQD_S11yIe2lTWdzfQjVObTeK7pSkmifriMohplzdoJ/s1600-h/sugar+skulls.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428550253868674866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW84Z29GUA_xIxZ7tENxXRODak_jp2m3nM3B1f0H74FyS3Yp6RweBCMcwf7_3dFwptexfVydtWq3L7dnq8apvXwfYzyDUBDuBsSMQD_S11yIe2lTWdzfQjVObTeK7pSkmifriMohplzdoJ/s320/sugar+skulls.jpg" /></a> Sugar skulls: I made these a few years ago from polymer clay. the "icing" is hand-rolled. Note the penny in the foreground. Soo fun to make!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The pins below were made for my little sister and brother-in-law's 10th wedding anniversary. They collect historical costumes, and are currently pirating around Southern California. The bracelet features individually hand-sculpted, hand-painted skulls made with glow-in-the-dark clay.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jw7GuXt4tMer10c2TxoMUTG5P9P9PnCqy6mUuFyXI6-ZM4EJdvLwGXrhOgFmy1NciW-LtyNVLkb4IGGFpSe-Q5N-403rf4n1dXXryE3kfYElbVb9lboi3v3JehrfKZ5V5aHIemOjhgDk/s1600-h/pins+and+bracelet.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428550247810186402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jw7GuXt4tMer10c2TxoMUTG5P9P9PnCqy6mUuFyXI6-ZM4EJdvLwGXrhOgFmy1NciW-LtyNVLkb4IGGFpSe-Q5N-403rf4n1dXXryE3kfYElbVb9lboi3v3JehrfKZ5V5aHIemOjhgDk/s320/pins+and+bracelet.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>This is a clock I painted for a silent auction at <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdso49b9IP8tT7jLsndx2fRF_kUpkSIGP6DzrLlK_gSWDQk8fqI8g4eaNvnX0k-99rOECbUZLLE92xKm7KCbpP29ZR434Az1372zpY27vlzMa_RMjMF5XwPctHmycaw6yMnpVIARuhmPw/s1600-h/Xmas+clock.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428550240778114194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdso49b9IP8tT7jLsndx2fRF_kUpkSIGP6DzrLlK_gSWDQk8fqI8g4eaNvnX0k-99rOECbUZLLE92xKm7KCbpP29ZR434Az1372zpY27vlzMa_RMjMF5XwPctHmycaw6yMnpVIARuhmPw/s320/Xmas+clock.jpg" /></a>work. I wish I had a picture of the clock before it got painted! </div><div> </div><div>I know the holly on the sides is crooked! The platform that the clock hangs above is coated in glitter.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwNgXTqSNFsc3xkrVLq-SREnX91tu1jWgqh8Ig7NjrGrpU5FK4TJ14uCJl-oQmWz-XhaQTcM3tmfTlrDsbdeePnYBjdAJpMvnL5qQiakILhsAa9K0he8UBJkk02mcg2einKo2mPO3f3Gp/s1600-h/mirror.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 202px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428550242694869426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwNgXTqSNFsc3xkrVLq-SREnX91tu1jWgqh8Ig7NjrGrpU5FK4TJ14uCJl-oQmWz-XhaQTcM3tmfTlrDsbdeePnYBjdAJpMvnL5qQiakILhsAa9K0he8UBJkk02mcg2einKo2mPO3f3Gp/s320/mirror.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>The mirror is something I painted for my little sister for her birthday. The skulls are hand-sculpted from polymer clay. I am really hooked on these mirrors! Keep your eyes peeled for more of these!</div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>This is a wooden pedestal that I painted for my mom's birthday. I especially had fun with all of the different pumpkin faces. I spent a lot of time drawing different jack-o-lantern faces, and this is the result. I'd like to do more stuff with these faces on them!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428554372656235890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhM4KK71HsnZbcPssXOB5s1JFUoLAhw5oGTwNlKKPuNkqfus070lCz6WQvbHljRIrjz4EHO2PK_V6JvzYdvFkNhgEoWaAlMFgJ9BuQslDW0ZndKDkfi8jmtEcBYGTcxAC8oYsUgHh5-Lq/s320/cake+plate+top+3.BMP" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428554365660298786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsobOO4l4Kc-hIn_mm1EDaGkUDDVen3FiXz9UVMs_gZVAW9LYWkYZaMAF74oc6g5EOT7z1-8ESzEN53EaKDE8elcq2yIyovnyf1ULMo8yRYJeIkbOn3mkOXFz7YmO1hsNGhSRCI_gr655/s320/cake+plate+stem+3.BMP" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Sharon S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16670830410034666047noreply@blogger.com2