Crafts by Chris

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

studio part 1

I personally love seeing photos of other artists’ work spaces. Today, I thought I would share part of mine with you. Today’s section is my main clay work space. The rest will be coming in future installments.

It’s not my dream studio, but it’s functional. I’ve accepted my space limitations and have accommodated by going [...]

fall colors

It’s hard to believe that Fall is almost upon us. I’ve been starting to see a few yellow leaves and the walnuts have started dropping…sure signs that it won’t be long.

Here’s some pretty Fall colors to get you in the mood for Fall designs.

friday favorites

I’m often asked for polymer clay book recommendations. On the right side of your screen you’ll see “This week’s picks”. These are some of my personal favorites along with things that just catch my eye. My plan is change this list every Friday.
Here’s a photo of something in progress from Donna Kato’s “The Art [...]

words

Listen…can you hear it? The sound of blessed silence. The boys are both back in school today and I’m enjoying the peace and quiet while it lasts.

Have you ever thought about the words we all use? You string some letters together and you have a word. String some words together and you have a [...]