Michaels Crafts sells small decor bottles for about a dollar and some change. They are great for covering with clay. Covering items in clay is easier for me... It's where your imagination can run wild!

Tim Burton Styles

The name of the talented artist escapes me at the moment, and as soon as I find it I will post it. But her Tim Burton style of covering glass with clay are amazing. My rendition of her inspiration pales in comparision.

Miniature Glass Aquarium

A while ago I wanted a miniature aquarium for my mini display. After pricing them online they quickley became costly. Ann Zinn sells her aquarium at Mainly Mini's for around $ 179.00 !! Don't get me wrong, it looks amazing! you do however pay extra for the matching stand. I would pay this amount for a 100 plus gallon life size aquarium, but for one in miniature... well... No! ... So I set out to create my own. I found the glass boxes online, I used either natural rocks or microbeads for the gravel. I accented the tank with tiny plastic plants, natural tiny seashells and mini resin fish I found on ebay. Next I had to fill the tank... after a couple of flubs... I filled the aquariums with a resin filler I found at Walmart of all places. In their crafting department it only cost me $ 5.00 ! Can't beat those prices. And there you go... not an Alice Zinn aquarium... But one I can display none the less... Next I made a couple of Reptile habitats as wel...

Switchplates

Another switchplate for my mom's friend. The best thing about creating or covering a switchplate in clay, is that you can cover it easily... design it as if it were a blank canvas ( which is sort of is already) and there you go... Oh, and for the most part switchplate's come in a standard size... so it usually fits for everyone, and make great gifts...

For some awesome examples of polymer clay switchplates.. check out TM Barker Designs on Etsy.com... Now she has created some of the most stunning switchplates that look like art rather then an item you use everyday...

The Strangest Experience

I just had the most bizarre experience that made the hair on my neck and arms stand completely on end ! While I was playing with our Chihuahua, our usual playtime in the morning... and once play has started for our little dog she is focused on nothing else... but attacking my hand under the blanket ! All of a sudden she froze and turned on a dime to look towards the bathroom door... I have never seen her with full teeth bared and all her hair standing up, she was barking like her life depended on it. Now she can't jump onto my bed, it's simply to high for her, but as she was barking at the door she was backing up to the point she was about to fall off the bed ! her gaze was focused on the door and then she slowly followed what ever she was seeing to the corner of the room, then slightly upwards and back to the bathroom door... I grabbed her, still barking and placed her on the floor... never once taking her eyes off the bathroom door, but backing herself out of the bedroom... I'm staring at the same area of the room she is and I see nothing ! But alarm bells for me personally are going off ! I just made the statement out loud " Go Away Now ! " said a quick prayer, grabbed my dog and got the hell out of the bedroom ! the two of us ran straight into my eldest son who was shaken by the way the two of us were looking and went into the bathroom... he said it was really cold in there ( even though the heater had been on the rest of the house was still warm) needless to say it creeped him out and the three of us hung out in the livingroom until my husband got home... maybe it was nothing, then again maybe it wasn't... it was just creepy as all hell...

The Things My Kids Will Do When Bored !

All kids complain about being bored, mine are no different... Yet when it comes to their peers... well lets just say that my kids have no shame or really care what others think, to which I am proud of them...being yourself or being true to yourself is priceless... so this is how my kids express themsleves and without a care as to who's watching them... basically they are crazy !  Here's proof...

Necklaces

More creations from old things... Necklaces