Crafts by Chris

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

polymer what?

I’ve been busy working on orders and fighting this sinus/upper respiratory crud (the crud is winning by the way).
I have taken some time recently to catch up on blog reading about the International Polymer Clay Associations recent Synergy2 conference. Every once in awhile, I come out of my hole to see what’s going on with [...]

I have a question

I was catching up on some blog reading the other day. A post on Elaine’s blog, tooAquarius caught my attention. She asked readers to leave a comment, feedback, suggestions, etc. for a chance at a giveaway. The comments that caught my attention were the ones suggesting photographing the beads with a coin for size reference.

When [...]

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

The past couple of weeks have been very hectic, so I’m taking some time to unwind and clean up my studio. My studio tends to be a catch-all when cleaning things out for company. So between company and last minute gift creation, my studio is out of control.

While I’m in the cleaning [...]

are you ready for the holidays?

The tree is up and the house is decorated, but that’s about as far as it goes. I still have a few gifts to buy/make, cookies to bake, Christmas Eve dinner to plan, and presents that need wrapping.

My lovely new tree skirt was made by Mona, etsy’s own SewingGranny. Don’t you just love it?

huge blog giveaway on daily art muse!

Susan Lomuto of Daily Art Muse fame has opened a new shop on Etsy. textmessages.etsy.com offers text-related materials for artists and crafters.

In celebration of the opening of her new shop, Susan is doing a blog giveaway worth over $200.00! All you have to do is visit her blog here and follow the directions to enter. [...]

show and tell

It’s show and tell time again. I love sharing the beautiful jewelry that designers make with my beads. Today’s designs are all by Lisa of Creations by Lisa and Company. She makes lovely jewelry and is a sweetheart to work with. Click on any of the photos to visit the listing.

This bracelet doesn’t have [...]

promoting indie

My latest venture is a new site, Shop Indie Online. What’s in store for you? Fabulous indie products, indie artist interviews (to give you a peak inside the life of an indie artist), a comprehensive indie shop directory and much more. Be sure to check it out. You might just find yourself on there someday. [...]

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