Saturday, October 20, 2012

Featuring Smoosher Member Black Dog Jewelry

Polymer Clay Smoosher member Kelly, of Black Dog Jewelry lives in a beautiful seaside community in Vero Beach Florida which offers her the perfect backdrop to make her wonderful jewelry.  Her unique handcrafted jewelry has a fun, whimsical flair.  She says "I take great pride in creating each piece and will not send it to you until I know it's perfect. Once you have it in your hands you will agree that Black Dog Jewelry is truly one of a kind."  And Rosa, the namesake of this company has a delightful story as well. "Rosa, the black dog of Black Dog Jewelry, is also one of a kind. She is a rescue who loves adventure. She enjoys going for walks, doing yoga with me, playing with her Daddy, attending doggy daycare, taking naps and she just discovered she enjoys going for a ride on the paddle boat!"
Kelly's interests include metal fabrication, precious metal clay, art jewelry, fine silver, unique, animal lover, wire wrapping, seaglass, beach glass, polymer clay, and critter.  These different influences can be seen in the wide variety of jewelry she creates.
You can find Black Dog Jewelry online at http://www.blackdogjewelry.blogspot.com/, http://www.blackdogjewelry.net/, http://www.facebook.com/BlackDogJewelry, http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackdogjewelry, and http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/BlackDogJewelry.
Below is a sample of some of the delightful jewelry you can find in her ArtFire shop.
Baby Gargoyle Polymer Clay Necklace
Baby Gargoyle necklace


Zebra Polymer Clay Necklace
Zebra necklace


Skunk Polymer Clay Necklace
Skunk necklace


Halloween Polymer Clay Wine Charms
Halloween Wine Charms

And there are plenty more cute creations where these came from!  Be sure to stop by Black Dog Jewelry to see all the wonderful things available!

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Check out the entries for the Smooshers Autumn Colors/ Halloween Challenge!

The entries are in for the Polymer Clay Smooshers Autumn Colors/ Halloween challenge!
From Illusion Everything we have this totally awesome set of 3 Lady Skeleton cabochons available in your choice of colors. 
Set of 3 Skeleton Lady Cabochons Handmade You Choose Color
 The largest measures 1 1/2" tall by 1 1/4" wide. The smaller 2 measure 3/4" tall by 1/2" wide and they would be great to add to your own bezels or just add a jump ring, ear wires and a chain for a delightfully spooky jewelry set!
Just Jewelry by Joan made these wonderful little Pandora Style Pumpkin beads.

Pandora Style Pumpkin beads
These would be wonderful for any Fall jewelry you wanted to create!

Artmakers Worlds really outdid herself with this Halloween Green Bat Pincushion Clay Covered Tin.

Halloween green bat pincushion polymer clay covered altiod tin   It's unique and decorative on it's own, but is also functional. 25 long, green pearl head pins are included in the tin.  The hands and feet even glow in the dark!
Her second entry is this Spooky Night polymer Clay Covered Pen and Pencil Holder.
Spooky night polymer clay covered can pen and pencil holder
It features a big full moon, a bare tree with an owl on the branch and bats flying on the other side. The moon and even the owls eyes are made with glow in the dark clay.

This Wicked Witch art doll from Fantasy Clay would make a fabulous Halloween decoration.

Halloween Wicked Witch Polymer Clay Poseable Artdoll
 She has a soft poseable body with polymer clay head, hands and feet and stands on her own. She has a black dress with lace details and a soft shawl. Her hair is Tibetan mohair and she stands 9 inches tall.

Second Sister at MoArk Jewelry created this Falling Leaves Whimsical Polymer Clay necklace.

Falling Leaves Whimsical Polymer Clay Necklace
 The pendant is made with polymer clay and colored turquoise nuggets. The 3-dimensional tree and the gemstones add a sense of depth to this piece. The picture this creates is a tree that has lost most of its colorful fall leaves which are lying around the tree base.

CreativeCritters entered two pieces.  This Halloween Black Cat Keepsake Tin is the Halloween entry.

Halloween Black Cat Keepsake Tin w/ Glow in the Dark Charmed Insignia
The cute black cat is wearing a  witch's hat and has the insignia from the TV show Charmed on his chest in glow in the dark polymer clay.  The stars also glow, and glow in the dark powder has been added to the blue liquid clay on the lid.
This whimsical Autumn Dragon sculpture is the Autumn Colors entry.

Cute Red and Orange Autumn Colors Polymer Clay Dragon with Fall Leaves
The red and orange dragon is holding his collection of fallen leaves which have been sprinkled with gold glitter to add a bit of Autumn magic ;-)   The dragon measures 3 1/2 inches tall and would be a whimsical addition to your Fall decor.

So there you have it!  Lots of wonderful entries for this challenge!  And each of these items are available for sale- just click on the picture to be taken directly to the listing.  I want to thank everyone who entered this challenge, as well as everyone who has stopped by to check out these awesome handmade Halloween and Autumn creations :-)