Artist: Tejae Floyde

Tejae liked my little colorful etched beads and commented on them at my flickr page. I liked her hearts and said they looked like a good match for mine. So we engineered a little trade. I have a cute little red heart pendant that needs some friends to hang with. It will be a while before I can get to it (the real world is intruding on my fantasy clay life -- worked three days until midnight and will spend all day there today!!!) so in the meantime, go check out Tejae's blog to see the heart she made for me, and below are some that stand up.They remind me of little chess pawns. Visit her etsy shop too while you're at it.

Beads: Button-down Fish and Stitch Fish

This pair is going to be part of a shadow box scene.

Beads: Want to see my etchings?

Front

 

Back

Artist: Lynda Moseley

Lynda Moseley, the divine SCDiva (aka DivaDesigns1 on flickr.com) used one one of my lions in an African inspired necklace. See it here...

Beads: Moulin Rouge Tales and Peacock Focal

 

Peacock focal front

 

 

Peacock focal back

Fun: PPCG October Retreat:

The Pittsburgh Polymer Clay Guild's annual retreat is coming up soon...October 22-24, 2010. Clayers of all skill levels are invited to attend. The workroom is a great big, well-lit space. We clayed from 9 am - ? pm  last year, pausing only to eat (hot meals are provided), and sleep for a few hours.
If you're new to clay, or even if you've never tried it but think you'd like it, this would be an easy way to dive right in. We'll have mini-workshops to learn techniques and you would only need basic tools and a few blocks of clay to get started.
What if you're an old hand at clay, but don't live near Pittsburgh? That doesn't matter either...we have attendees who travel from Michigan, New York, and Ohio every year. If you'd like to join us for the weekend, let me know!
Click on the flyer at left to enlarge it.