Just Trying to Make a Good Impression

Fish and Crab - back on the menu

During the Christmas rush I got a complaint from someone who bought a rubber stamp from me. I removed the stamp, Fish and Crab, from my Etsy shop and settled with my unhappy customer. I didn't want to continue to sell the stamp until I had a chance to work with it again myself. In the past I have use this stamp with polymer clay and have had little problem but I thought that the new batch of stamps might not have been as good. After a few trials and talking with a friend that has been using this stamp I have decided that it would be alright to puts it back in my Etsy shop.

Delicate patterns are never going to make as deep a depression as bolder design so that has to be taken into consideration when choosing a stamp. My stamps contain both bold and delicate parts but I trust that the will not be a barrier to others creativity. I hope that all my stamps act as stepping stones in the path to creating original new work by others artists and craft people
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Getting Ahead by Looking Back

Years ago I made some cat head fridge magnets for my mother-in-law. Some china ones that she liked kept falling to the floor and eventually broke to pieces so I made some replacements that would not break. My dear mother-in-law passed away years ago but my sister-in-law found the heads and put them back into use with the addition of a hockey sweater. These were not my favourites when I made them but with the detachment of years they don't look as bad as I remember. I will never make such things again but it is nice to be reminded of where I came from and the ones that I
left behind.

Thanks, Celeste, for the ticket down memory lane.

When Friends Get Together

When someone gets and new clay extrude for Christmas and a mum goes and bunch of
clay and friends get together to clay. Magic can happen.Thanks for the invitation to drop in to see the fun.

Granville Island Again?

Granville Island is where I spend all my time lately.

I have spend most of my time on the island lately. I can work on clay there but I will have to be more disciplined about blogging.

Where Inspiration Comes From

I have been away from home for the last few days so there has been no opportunity to work with polymer clay. Even with no clay hands have to be busy. I have been drawing a lot, mostly from my imagination but there comes a time when the imagination needs a boost. Sometimes it will be a crack in the wall, but this time it was a cookie tin. I was thinking primulas, and this cooky tin the boost that I needed. I am hoping to get some new stamps in the spring and these primulas are in the  running.

Nothing to Say on New Years Day

Except HAPPY NEW YEARS.