Crafts by Chris

Musing on polymer clay, beads, jewelry and other stuff.

and the winner is…

The actual word I used to create the montage was beach. My son, Brandon, drew a name out of a hat from everyone who left a comment (you didn’t have to have the correct answer). And the winner is…Amanda! Congratulations!! Amanda won a $10 gift certificate to my etsy store.

We are off to the [...]

guessing game

How about we play a little guessing game. The picture below is part of a montage I made using Grant Robinson’s Montage-a-google. Really cool huh?
Here’s the game part…..you guess what search word I used to create my montage. Just leave a comment with your guess. Hey, you don’t even have to guess correctly. [...]

fun new pendants

I have some fun new pendants. It’s hard to capture the texture in these. It has a clear bumpy layer on it that reminds me of those bumpy glass table tops on some patio sets. I’m sure the bumpy glass has a name, but for the life of me I can’t think of it. You [...]

yesterday’s rant

Yesterday’s rant has prompted some great discussion. Apparently the reformulation is to remove the phthalates that were used as a filler in the clay. This change is not limited to PREMO!. FIMO and Kato have been reformulated as well. So, whether you agree with the need for a “greener” product or not, the changes have [...]

warning….rant ahead

I really need to come out of my hole more often. Did you know that PREMO! has went through a formula change? I tend to buy lots of clay at one time, so I have no idea when the change occurred. I just happened to read somewhere recently that it had changed. I’ve made three [...]

natural inspiration

I’ve been meaning to share some photos I took when visiting my friend in Dallas. This photo was taken at Turtle Creek Park. I love the contrast of textures between the vine(?), which had little thorns and the deeper rougher texture of the tree it was growing around.

featured artist spotlight

There have been some blog problems recently, but I think it’s fixed now. However, I will be upgrading and revamping the site in the next few days. So, if the blog goes missing or something isn’t working right, don’t fret it will be back online quickly.

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