Happy Birthday Ecrane!

Kathleen--the polymer clay stuff isn't really that hard, especially when you have someone showing you what to do!

Sherry--thanks for the birthday wishes! I'm also in favor of doing what I want everyday, but unfortunately I haven't figured out a way to pay the bills that way! LOL

Wow, Liz, I wouldn't even TRY something that complex. Post your wreath, too. I made one several years ago using plants grown in the garden - that was fun.

So here are the things I made in the polymer clay class (ignore the wires sticking out of two of them--those were just to make holes so they could be strung on a necklace later if I want to)

And here's a holiday wreath that I made on Friday while I was supposed to be planting things

WOW impressive for sure. Yours look so professional.

I went by the show and walked thru it though I did not have much time. I saw Christi Friesen's booth. Those necklaces are not cheap! There were several glass bead artists that I really liked byut you couldn't buy a finished necklace so that left me out though I probably am too cheap to have bought one anyway. No time to start another hobby. There was one guy who had beautiful glass beads that I keep thinking about. I almost wish I had bought a few just to have. Again those were not cheap either!

I was trying to intuit which person you were. I saw a girl with a green shirt that I thought was you, Liz. LOL Did you wear a green shirt today?

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Thanks Kell! I was at the show today but I had on a white sweatshirt so that wasn't me that you saw. Maybe it was my evil twin though--she was there too and kept making me pull out my credit card at every other booth! LOL I have visions of eventually making stuff and selling it so that I can make back all the money I spend on craft supplies, but I'm so far in the hole right now it would be many years before I could break even!

Did you ever make that mosaic that Michelle had made for the SF Gaden and Flower Show? I so loved it.

No--I bought the supplies and I still have them, but it's a more complicated messy thing so I need to set aside a good chunk of time to do it and I just haven't had time yet! I'd still like to though, maybe over the holidays when I have a longer time off from work I'll give that a try.

Love your polymer pieces!!!!

Thanks!

Nice work, Liz!

Wouldn't we all like to make some of our 'hobby' money back? I've been writing checks lately for genealogy records and wish I had an 'angel' to finance me like playwrights used to!

Thanks Kathleen! Yes, it would be great to have angels like that! My sister is sort of my angel--she doesn't put up any money, but a couple years ago when I was knitting a lot of scarves she would sell them for me at the craft fairs that she sells at. And if I can whip up some Christmasy stuff before her holiday craft fairs start this year then I'll ask her if she'd be willing to sell a few things for me this year. She's actually done a decent job of turning her hobby into a business--not enough that she can quit her day job, but I think she at least makes back the money she spends on supplies.

I've found it's a LOT easier for me to sell other people's stuff than my own.....I just don't feel comfortable "bragging" on myself like I can on someone else! Ask your sister if she wants to sell some of MY stuff....LOL!

I know what you mean--I don't know if I could ever sell my stuff in person like my sister does. My eventual plan is to set up a shop on Etsy or Ebay if I get enough things going, that feels different enough from selling in person that I think I could do it. Unfortunately though my day job frequently takes a bite out of my evenings and weekends so I'm not sure I'll ever have time to make enough things to make something like that worthwhile. But if all I ever do are my sister's holiday craft fairs I think I'll get tired of making holiday stuff! I spent some time yesterday making a few wreath and candy cane ornaments and I think I'm already tired of it! LOL

So sorry I missed this - Happy Birthday wishes to you !!!!!

*Your clay pieces are just exquisite, looks like you've been doing this for years, can't believe you are just beginning!!!!

: D - so glad to hear you enjoyed your day/weekend.

Thanks Tracy! Polymer clay's not really that hard--I think to do it really, really well is hard but to come up with something that looks like what I did isn't that hard, it's not at all like working with real clay. If you did a lot of Play Doh as a kid and know how to use a toaster oven you can do polymer clay! LOL OK, maybe not quite that easy but it's definitely easier than it looks!

Dear Ecrane,
I'm sorry I've missed your birthday while I was away in Brazil! I still wanted to wish you a wonderful new year of life, and thank you for being such an invaluable teacher to all of us!
Hugs,
Roberta : )

Is that YOU hanging out, ecrane? in the first pic? What a great birthday idea. Not sure you did it, hanging out that is. But it sounds like you had fund, nevertheless. Happy birthday.

: D

Thanks Roberta & Linda! And no, that's not me hanging out in the first pic--I'm not that colorful or talented! LOL I find I get more done right-side up anyway!

ecrane3,
Happy Belated Birthday! Hope that your birthday was fulfilling, and that this year is the happiest and most rewarding yet! Am sending a picture of a California Live Oak that lives here with us. She's older than all of us! : ) LOL!
Walk In Beauty!
SW

Thank you! That's a gorgeous oak there! And it's nice to have something like that which you can always count on to make you feel young! LOL

Happy Birthday! hope you had a wonderful special day!!

{{hugs}} AnjL

Thank you! I did have a wonderful day (actually a wonderful weekend!)