The Circus is in Town!

Some of my favorite memories are the times we took our kids to the circus when they were little... Loved seeing their big eyes as they watched all the action under the Big Top!  One time, while at a State Fair, we went to a show ~ It was an interactive circus, and both my daughter and son got to dress up and participate... My daughter (at about 7 years old) was a tightrope walker. She wore a pink Tutu and held a pretty pink lace parasol as she pretended to walk the tightrope, wobbling as if she was really on a rope.  My son (at about 4 years old) was "The Strongest Man in the World"  dressed in a muscle suit, he lifted great big weights, pretending they were very heavy... So cute!!  The whole show was put on by kids chosen from the audience... There were kids dressed as circus animals and as clowns doing funny tricks and making balloon characters, it was a lot of fun.  Those special times were my inspiration to create these clowns.  

 

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you for visiting today!!  Have a wonderful day!

~Trina

Creative Landscape Photography!

Check out this landscape photograph by Carl Warner. He uses mainly different kinds of foods to create his incredible 'Foodscape' Photographs. Click on the image to visit the artist’s Website and see more of his wonderful photographs.  The images are larger on his website, and so much fun to look at.  Enjoy!

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Have a great day! :)

~Trina

Treasury Tuesday - Pinks and Purples

It's Treasury Tuesday... Celebrating Pink and Purple! Wonderful items by artistic and talented Etsians!  

A Touch of Pink...

 

 

 

 

Picked by Trina's Clay Creations

The Polymer Clay Artwork of Our PCETeam Members - Part 8

Welcome to my 8th post featuring the amazing polymer clay artwork created by six of the members of our PCETeam on Etsy!!  The diversity in creativity and style is wonderful!!  Enjoy, and be sure to check out their Etsy Shops to see more of their wonderful items.  

I Won the Race Because of My New Shoes

Kitten Figurine

by: Peggers

Red Rose and White Daisy Garden Bracelet

by: beadscraftz

Custom Cake Topper

by: BlueButterflyDesign

Purple and Gold Calla Lily Bracelet

by: clearlightcreations

Large Magical Wizard Fairy House 

by: mayvar

Sweet Hearted Butterfly Pendant

by: AngeeArt

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you for visiting, please stop by again for post number nine in my series, featuring more of our PCETeam members!!  Wishing you a Happy Day!!  

~Trina

Butterflies in Bloom!

Zebra Longwing

Just when the last of the snow could only be seen clinging to the sides of the ditches... A winter storm hit with all it's fury!  Just days before the storm, we had gotten a small glimpse of spring.  The warmer temperatures and lack of snow on the ground made it easier to think spring was right around the corner.  Even though the grass was brown, I could picture it turning green.  Even though the trees were still gray and bare, I could picture the buds on them.  I could imagine the beautiful and colorful flowers brightening the landscape and sending their sweet fragrance through the air.  As the storm came through, I looked outside, visibility was very low ~ Once again it was pretty much a white and gray, icy, snowy mess all the way around.  

Desperate to keep the feeling of spring, we thought it would be a GREAT time to go to the Butterfly Exhibit that we've been wanting to see!  Yesterday, the sun was out and the sky was blue, a perfect day to walk the trails at the Dow Gardens leading us to the exhibit.  

 

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Butterflies are so beautiful, so delicate, and there were so many different species to see at the exhibit.  Once inside the conservatory, it felt as though we'd escaped from the cold snow right into a warm, sunny spring day, or a day in the tropics.  LOVED it! Click on the images to see a larger view... Especially the last butterfly, AMAZING!

Monarch and Spicebush Swallowtail

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ For 15 years now, "Butterflies in Bloom"  has been Dow Gardens Annual Spring Exhibit. It's right here in Midland, and it features about 4,000 butterflies.  They also have a display case where you can see some of the butterflies emerging from their chrysalides.  Amazing!  I hope you enjoy seeing some of the photographs I took of our day at the Butterfly Exhibit!

Queen

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ The Queen Butterfly looks as though she has little hearts on her wings!  Wouldn't that be pretty as a polymer clay butterfly cane?!

Four butterflies enjoying a bite to eat

Julia

Owl Butterfly

Branded Orange Longwing

Monarch

Not sure what kind this one is... Pretty though!

Malachite

The 'Butterfly Nursery'

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you for visiting today!  I hope you enjoyed seeing my afternoon at Butterflies in Bloom!

Have a great day!

~Trina

Polymer Clay Tutorials - Part 2

Today I am featuring Iris Mishly, an incredible polymer clay artist.  Below you can see some of her work and a few of her wonderful Polymer Clay Tutorials, with a brief description of each. 

Polymer Clay Tutorials, How-to's, Designs and Art  

by: Iris Mishly

"My name is Iris Mishly, I am 38 years old, married, mother to 2 children, living in the mid-north of Israel.  Creativity was always my challenge, I studies fashion design, professional artistic makeup, and today I work both as a web-Designer and as a polymer clay artist." 

 

"This new bracelet tutorial combines the perfect mix of polymer clay, a leather like finish, cut-out classic shapes, double/triple layers peeking through the holes & textures and designs hidden inside."

"The Butterfly cane tutorial focuses on butterfly canes - how to make 2 butterfly canes + a bonus of a "petal" butterfly.  There is something magical about butterflies – their life cycle, their beauty, a butterfly is like a flying flower, and they help to make the world more beautiful."

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ I am so inspired by Iris Mishly's polymer clay artwork, it is incredible!! Visit her Etsy Shop to see more of her work, read more about each of these tutorials ~ and to browse through the many more she has listed.  You'll see a wonderful variety.  

Thank you for visiting today, have a great day!

~Trina