Polymer Clay Fun for Valentine's Day!

Here are some absolutely lovely polymer clay charms & pendants I made recently for, you guessed it, a Valentine's Day Swap! :)

Without further ado, pictures:

I made doubles of EVERYTHING--> I originally had one partner and then inherited another for a total of TWO partners! Hence the doubles. :) But still, each one is UNIQUE because they are formed using my fingers individually. Wootz!

I used red pearl and white pearl clays, with a small smattering of plum for the flowers. Of course, I had to accent with rose quartz and cute little crystals. I also used a metal stamp, (LOL!), to make the indents of the little hearts.

Those little hearts you see on the white pearl clay are hand formed, for the most part. I used a toothpick to make the indent between the two "humps."

I do use a few cutters, some in the round and a diamond one to cut out the triangles between the humps of the hearts. :) Cutting those out by just using a knife would be pretty time-consuming, IMHO.

My favorite tools:
toothpicks
sharp knives/razor blades
bamboo skewers
diamond polymer clay cutter
round polymer clay cutters (Thanks for these, Kerri!)

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

Happiest of New Year Wishes! :)

I had a pretty awesome creative-filled year! Here are some of my (MANY!) favorites... (PS- lots and lots and lots of pictures!)

Waterfall pendant necklaces:

Made for a Bead Swap USA auction!

I made this one for fun!

Made for my friend, Kerri. :)

Summer Elements Blog Hop- my color was ORANGE!

Made for the Bead Soup Blog Hop Challenge - Andrea Frank sent me the sea glass beads. I added everything else! This was the first one I made, EVER. :)

 Kitties out of polymer clay:

Made for Rita /// Toltec Jewels!

Made in honor of my late kitty, Crab Apple.

Hello Kitties out of polymer clay! MY version!

 Unusual color combinations:

My first attempt at combining coral & olive... Also my first attempt at wire wrapping with five strands of wire!

Dark coral red & sky blue. Bead is by Marcia Seever of Shazazz Glass. :)

Lots of purple this past year:

Lampwork and Clay Blog Hop, hosted by a Grateful Artist

My blue & purple charms made for the Art Charm Exchange- our theme was "Love"

The only pendant I made by putting a rose accent on a focal- given to my friend, Kerri (yes, again!).

A Bead Swap USA Halloween bracelet swap

More purple & pink! An Artist Bead Necklace for the Bead Hoarder's Blog Hop!

Another Bead Swap USA Halloween bracelet swap

A Custom Hello Kitty Order:

A set of stretchy Hello Kitty bracelets.

A stretchy Hello Kitty necklace! Made to slip right over a little girl's head! :)

Plus a little red:

Made for the Bead Swap USA auction... Valentine's day theme....

Made for the Bead Swap USA auction, also Valentine's Day themed....

My very first attempt at making polymer clay roses!

More hearts.... this one is for sale in my Etsy shop...

 Something special I made for my Grandma, (she loves frogs!):

Acrylic flowers, freshwater pearls, sterling silver & enamel frog.

More Halloween Goodness:

I turned a couple of these into earrings as a gift.

My first try at Jack 'o Lanterns....

A BUNCH of skullies I made for a custom order. TONS OF SKULLIES.

An extra gift to a swap partner. Silver tone bats, sterling silver earwires and howlite skulls.

Some wire wrapping:

A White Opal Tree of Life sold at one of my online Trunk Shows!

Also made during the Bead Soup Blog Party! I got these sea glass spears from Andrea Trank. :)

Cultured sea glass from ZNet Shows.

More cultured sea glass from ZNet Shows.

"Teal Goddess," a Bead Soup Cafe challenge/contest. Lampwork focal by Michelle Mahre.

UBER POLYMER CLAY YEAR:

Another contest entry for a Bead Soup Cafe challenge.

Pretty in Earth Tones. Made for Earth Day!

Made for a magazine.

Made for Andrea Trank, my swap partner in the Bead Soup Blog Hop.

Another pretty focal.

More pretties.

My first steampunk heart!

 And something I made for ME:

Pressed Czech glass two hole beads, a cherry quartz flower, cherry quartz beads, tila beads in soft ivory, and copper findings. :)

Here's a link to my two shops on the 'net:

http://zenithjade.etsy.com/

& 

http://zenithjade.artfire.com/

and other places I'm at:

http://about.me/ZenithJade

*mad love* Thank you for following my progress throughout the year!!!

Cool Faceted Polymer Clay Beads! Mosaics!

http://artjewelryelements.blogspot.com/2013/04/polymer-clay-how-to-faceted-crackle.html

Learn how to make these lovely beads by following the above link! (I did NOT make these, but thought they were too cool not to share!).

(c) Art Jewelry Elements

Here's something I DID make:

I just learned recently how to make polymer clay roses! I really love how this one turned out!

ZJC Online Trunk Show!

Hello everyone!

I'm having an Online Trunk Show Monday, November 19th & 20th, and you're invited!

Click here to go to the facebook event where I list all the details and teaser photos!

Here are a couple of photos to whet your appetite:

 China crystal & Swarovski crystal pendant on copper.

 Swarovski crystal & Swarovski Pearl Angel with a Swarovski crystal halo!

 Tree of Life pendant in amethyst. There are going to be two more (but different) Tree of Life pendants available. :)

 Hand-stamped custom pendant with a freshwater pearl!

 Beautiful hand-made focals with gemstone cabochons set in polymer clay. (There are going to be three total available, I think! If there's interest, I will make more!).

I will be posting the link to Artisans Open Market (that's where my trunk show is going to be) on Monday at 9am on my event page and on my facebook business page! Be there or be square. Plus, most items are discounted at least 50% off, some are MORE than that. :) This is first come, first served.

If you "JOIN" the event, I'm offering a chance at winning a $50 gift certificate to either my Etsy shop or my ArtFire store. If you "SHARE" the event, you get an extra entry!

Beautiful jewelry, ornaments and bookmarks at great deals + friends + gift certificate = FUN!