Tuesday, September 27, 2011

I miss home...

You know, I actually can't wait until we move back to Vancouver, BC. I miss my family a lot. I've even packed away things I don't use on a daily basis in boxes. According to my mom, who visited a couple of months ago, she says our room looks like a tornado hit.


I do admit our room is a bit cramped, but I think of it as not having to worry about packing at the last minute. Moving days are always so strenuous and exhausting. However, once we move back, most of our things are going to be put away in storage. We're going to be living with my parents for a few months until we figure out what's going on.

Our original plan was once my husband was done with school at the end of February, we were thinking of visiting Disneyland. My daughter's been so excited about going. I figured we should get in a major trip before my husband starts work. My mom, dad, brother, sister, brother-in-law, and nephew were thinking of joining us also. Sort of like a family trip. Once we got back, I was then thinking of looking for a house, but that's changed. My husband's been busy trying to set up his new orthodontic office instead. Maybe while the office is being built, we can go then.

Anyway, enough of my ramblings. I've finally added features to my Canuck sample I showed in my first post. Here's the new one. A lot of my family members have a thing for Ryan Kesler so I tried to base it on him. I think I need that scruffy beard.


The piece of clay between the skates is what I used to prop him up so I could take a picture of him standing. I also did Luongo. My husband thinks he looks cute.


For ten minutes we kept discussing about the mask. I was thinking of making it different instead of keeping it white. My husband thinks I should leave it as is. Since he's the avid hockey fan, I'll do what he says.

So, we're finally at the end of my long post. I do want to add that I've been thinking of trying a hand at designing digital scrapbook kits and giving them free on my blog. Hmm....

Monday, September 26, 2011

Strange weather

I'm finding the weather in Aurora, CO is very odd. Like this week. The average temperature is in the 80's, yet a couple of weeks ago this is what we got:


This is 20 minutes later.

This is another  30 minutes later with lightning strikes.
We usually get a lot of rain in Vancouver, BC but nothing like this. My family and I have only been in Aurora for a year and a half. The rain here blows sideways so using an umbrella is almost useless when it's too windy. Heavy rain usually also includes thunderstorms. There was one day where the news recorded about 35 lightning strikes in a half hour. The odd thing is whenever you see lightning, thunder should come after it. In Aurora, you can see three lightning strikes before hearing that thundering noise. Crazy.

Anyway, I'm happy to note I just got my first sold order on my Etsy shop. YAY!! Thanks so much pinkylee07 for her generous order.

I also want to post what my packaging looks like whenever anyone does place an order with me.

Basically you can use the packaging box as a gift box. My business card is removable if you want to add a gift tag. Not a bad idea, right?

Well, this is it for now. I will be adding a new item to my shop in a couple of days. Stay tuned....

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Opened shop!

Hi all,

I have now set up shop with Etsy! The link is on the left.

I have also added a whole new selection of magnets for you to look at. As promised, here are the Halloween ones:





I also made a special Breast Cancer one that represents my mom, grandmother and aunt who had this disease. She is also available in any ethnicity. For every purchase made, I am also going to donate $5 to Canadian Breast Cancer Society. 


Anyway, that's all for now.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Welcome

Welcome to my blog! I've never blogged before until I got encouraged to do so. If you have the chance, please go and visit my cousin's site Cake on the Brain (her link is on the side bar). She has some really great tips and recipes for you to try.

Anyway, my reasoning for starting this blog is to showcase my polymer clay work. The first time I attempted using clay was for my wedding back in 2004. My original plan was to make one for everyone, but with over three hundred guests, I decided to just make one hundred picture holders.


I also made a cake topper (shown as my header). Since then I haven't touched any polymer clay until recently when I got this sudden urge. But instead of picture holders, I am now making magnets. Here are a few samples I have:








Each stand at 2.5" - 3" tall (depending on the style) and weighs about less than 1/2 lb. I'm also thinking of maybe turning these into pins if customers want to wear them.

As a request from family members, I'm also experimenting with making Vancouver Canuck ones. Here's the prototype ( I know I'm missing the skates and rest of the facial features):



The second reason I'm working with clay again is from an idea inspired by my cousin. Instead of making decorations out of fondant (which I'm sure most people don't really like to eat), she figured why not use these as cake decorations or cupcake toppers. After someone eats the cupcake, they can use the topper as a magnet. Ingenious idea, don't you think?
So, if you're in the mood (or may be bored), I'll be setting up shop with Etsy.com. I'm still working out the kinks on how to do so. Once I get it running, I'll let you know. Also, stay tuned. I have some Halloween magnets coming soon.....