Polymer clay angel wings

This is my first try at angel wings.  I was inspired by a picture I saw online. I drew out a basic shape in paper and made two wings, then just added long feathers and the center fluff feathers.

They have a sort of metallic look and that is what I was striving for; sort of a distressed silver.

I am not sure about the necklace – I think it should be hanging from another type of necklace, but I don’t know what.

My next goal is to make a better set of wings and then make a mold.  These took about 2 hours + baking – I think it took about 4 bakings – with different layers and adding the center piece (with the ring) and putting on a back clay covering for a finished look.

Polymer Clay owl

Here is my latest creature.  I was inspired by my memories of the 1960’s owls that seem to be coming back into vogue.

I used a blend of golds, browns, etc.  Mostly scrap clay blended together, then layer by layer built up his face and feathers.

After multiple bakings, I used a golden paint to highlight the details.  This second picture shows the back with two ways to hang it; By pin or neck chording.  Still not sure what I want to use for the necklace.  It needs to be substantial.

This will probably be worn in the fall or winter.  It’s not really suited for summer.

Here is the back view.  The color in this shot isn’t really right, but couldn’t fix it.  The color is more true in the first picture.

With inspiration from Christi Friesen, again, and finding a cool drawing of a fish that I liked, I designed this little guy!  He isn’t very colorful, just two toned, but effective, I think.   Next I will go more colorful ala CF style!   I call him Smiley!!   He has a peaceful little turned up mouth.  Goin’ with the flow of life!  Merrily in the stream.

Did YOU know that Play-Doh is water soluable?  I guess that is why kids are allowed to play with it, yeah?? and it’s probably edible too, but don’t want to try that!

The video is at the bottom of the page: Easy Cane reduction using Play-Doh

There is an example of a Sutton Slice used on top of a tin.

But Look here at this example.  Makes me want to go out and buy some deep stamps  http://julieeakes.blogspot.com/2009/04/sutton-slice.html

Here is a link to the lesson from Lisa Pavelka .  http://www.hgtv.com/crafting/polymer-clay-business-card-holder/index.html

Here is where to order her deep stamps  http://www.lisapavelka.com/Texture-Stamps.asp

The one thing I was not able to do (as described in the directions) was to make the center ’spine’ the way Christie did, with just a tool.   So instead, I (and all of us attending) decided to make a ’snake’ of clay with a thin end and a thick end, adding it before we baked….. Hopefully, I can find  a proper ‘tool’ to try it with soon!  The next pic is the second feather I made, along with some tiny earring feathers.  Here is a link to Christie Friesen’s site.   Well worth looking around.  http://www.cforiginals.net/

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I curved the moon ends more to suit my taste and added a hole at the top so I cold hang a star.  There are stars that come with the Moon mold set, and before I baked one, I put a hole in it to accommodate the chain links.

Also, prior to baking I put color on the raw clay with Pearlex Powders.  I used a little water to make a paste of the powder for the Sun’s eye shadow, and her cheeks.  The pictures don’t show the depth of color, but I think they give the face life.  After baking I put on two thin coats of verathane floor wax to keep the powders from rubbing off.  I have not yet done this on the Moon.

I used a gold mixture of clay for the whole thing, but before baking I brushed on Gold Pearl Ex powder to the hair, and Micro Pearl on the rest, making it look silver/white.

After the first baking I will put a back and hanging mechanism at the top…then it will bake again.  After I was done, I put a gold ribbon at the top to hang it with.

The little candy canes are just white and red snakes rolled together and make very thin.  then cut and turned onto a baking tile.  I just hung them onto a miniature Christmas tree without adding holders, they go right over the branches.