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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Hello! Welcome and thank you for visiting my Blog! A blog about Celebrating LIFE and all it's wonders... A blog about ART ~ POLYMER CLAY CREATIONS ~ PHOTOGRAPHY and so much more! I have such fun with my blog, sharing stories, and the things that capture my imagination! I am so inspired by the artists and creations that I also share here, it is my hope that you will be inspired too!!

Friday, August 31, 2012

Etsy Finds Friday - A Few of my Favorites...

 It's **Etsy Finds Friday**
Today I am featuring 
A Few of my Favorites!

I love scrolling through my activity feed on Etsy!  I always find so many lovely items created by such talented artisans!  Today I'm sharing a few of my favorites.  Enjoy!  Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!


Stained Glass Fairy 
Stained Glass Fairy
By: The Glass Menagerie 


Flapper Dancers - Tina and Cecil Metal Wall Sculpture 
Flapper Dancers ~ Tina and Cecil Metal Wall Sculpture
By: Frivolous Tendencies


Turquoise Cuff with Nickel and Sterling Silver 
Turquoise Cuff with Nickel and Sterling Silver
By: PM Designs 



Keepsake Box Trinket Box Treasure Box  READY TO SHIP  Small Jewelry Bird Box 
Keepsake Trinket Box
By: Gifts and Talents

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you for stopping by for my Etsy Finds Friday post!!  Please stay tuned for next Friday's Find... It could be YOU! :)   Happy Friday!!   
~Trina

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Treasury Tuesday!

I am always honored when one of my pieces is included in a Treasury!  Sharing with you TWO recent treasuries that I was included in... Wonderful items, great shops, talented artists!  Click on each image to see the listing and visit the artist's shop.  Be sure to also check out both of the curator's beautiful shops and artwork too!  


Felted Purse Red & Black Handmade Eco Friendly - TwiceNicePurses
Felted Purse Red & ...
$75.00
White Pearl Silver Post Earrings, Sterling Silver Stud Earrings, 5mm White Pearl, Bridesmaid Gift Pearl Earrings - EfratJewelry
White Pearl Silver ...
$16.00
Hand Knitted Mittens - Red, Size Large - UnlimitedCraftworks
Hand Knitted Mitten...
$32.00
Felted Cute Bunny Brooch, needle felted jewelry, white - MrBearFamily
Felted Cute Bunny B...
$12.00
Recycled Vinyl Art, Wall Clock,  Ready To Ship - Shannybeebo
Recycled Vinyl Art,...
$29.00
Bird painting crow painting 8x10 print  from original oil painting crow painting halloween home and garden wall art earthspalette - Earthspalette
Bird painting crow ...
$45.00
Black and Ivory Damask Purse with Matching Eye Glass Case and Pocket Tissue Holder - BeachDawn
Black and Ivory Dam...
$29.00
Baby Booties - Hand Knitted with Crochet Bell Flowers - Red, 0 - 3 months - SasasHandcrafts
Baby Booties - Hand...
$16.00
40% coupon code Baby dress, patriotic baby jumper, red white blue ruffles 3-6 mths , hand knit and crocheted. Lined diaper cover., 4th July. - AnnabellesWardrobe
40% coupon code Bab...
$19.70
Mirror necklace copper wire jewelry  attractive statement Aquarius - ArtemisFantasy
Mirror necklace cop...
$125.00
Red Earrings Flower Resin and Sterling Silver-Four Petal - jewelrybymichal
Red Earrings Flower...
$59.00
Polymer Clay Train Conductor and Train Birthday Cake Topper - trinasclaycreations
Polymer Clay Train ...
$49.00
A Pound of Love Hand-Crocheted Baby Blanket/Afghan - lifetimeofhandmade
A Pound of Love Han...
$145.00
Pink Rose - PotsByDesignuk
Pink Rose
$14.69
Pink Vintage Button Ring - mulryjewels
Pink Vintage Button...
$18.00
Lady, Original Mixed Media Paiting on  7" x  9,5" Canvas - AmazingPink
Lady, Original Mixe...
$100.00


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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you to Shulamit Raanan for including my Train Conductor in this wonderful treasury!   Check out Shulamit's beautiful Love Birds, and please visit her Etsy shop to see more of her work: Shuli Designs

Pair of Love birds, Wall decor love birds, Handmade Polymer clay birds, Bird couple with Orange, yellow, red, bronze, black and red 
Love Birds Wall Decor


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'I'm Blue - Back to School' by ThePleasantPheasant

Bracelet, Blue Bracelet, Blue Bracelet of Hope, 7000 Bracelets of Hope - playsculptlive
Bracelet, Blue Brac...
$39.00
Decorative Wall Mirror with Beautifully Hand Beaded and Embellished Under-The-Sea Design. - Claymation3d
Decorative Wall Mir...
$65.00
Pendant Necklace, Asian Cherry Blossom, floral, flower,Teal Blue,Embossed, Metallic Pendant - Adornmentsbyestelle
Pendant Necklace, A...
$15.00
Big Blue Bead on a Chain - ElPasoClayNation
Big Blue Bead on a ...
$30.00
Blue Millefiori Floral Handmade Polymer Clay Decorated Bottle Stopper - PolymerClayCreations
Blue Millefiori Flo...
$15.00
Butterflies Are Free: Polymer Clay Wine Stopper - polymercreations4u
Butterflies Are Fre...
$20.00
Light switch plate cover - Industrial Chic Decor- single toggle - YoungCreative
Light switch plate ...
$21.50
OOAK Blue Polymer Clay Art Nouveau Style Floral Brooch - blossomstreetstudio
OOAK Blue Polymer C...
$23.00
Wedding Cake Topper, Custom Blue Crabs in the Sand, Personalized Polymer Clay Wedding/Anniversary Keepsake, Sea, Ocean, Crabs - trinasclaycreations
Wedding Cake Topper...
$49.00
Hummingbird Garden Brass Bangle Bracelet Polymer Clay Blue Flowers - saracom
Hummingbird Garden ...
$17.00
Blue Polymer Clay pendant - WEARABLE ART - shankas
Blue Polymer Clay p...
$10.00
Embellished reading glasses blue and brown patterned polymer clay with case 2x power - HiGirls
Embellished reading...
$15.00
RING Swirling Ocean Blues POLYMER Clay by XOCC - xocandlesclay
RING Swirling Ocean...
$22.00
Dangle Earrings - Beaded Earrings - Stroppel Cane - Blue, Magenta, White Earring - Handcrafted - Polymer Clay Earrings - beckysuecreations
Dangle Earrings - B...
$19.00
Blue and Silver Polymer Clay Wire Wrapped Bracelet and Earrings Set - AlohaMoeSets
Blue and Silver Pol...
$18.00


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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you to Jackie Sieben for including my Crabs in the Sand in this wonderful treasury!   Check out Jackie's awesome Kaleidoscope Cane, and please visit her Etsy shop to see more of her work: The Pleasant Pheasant

RAW Polymer Clay Kaleidoscope Cane Bright No. 130
RAW Polymer Kaleidoscope Cane

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  Thank you for stopping by today!  Wishing you a great day! ~Trina

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Custom Made Wedding Cake Toppers

I just finished two Custom Made Wedding Cake Toppers, each with a different theme and feel.  One is a beach theme and the other is a winery theme.  That's the beauty of custom wedding cake toppers, they can be personalized just for the celebrated couple.  Things can be added that have special meaning to the bride and groom.  Of course, the wedding colors, flowers, wedding dress, tux or suite can all be customized to create a likeness of the bride and groom on their wedding day.  It's always fun when they want their pets included too, and that makes their topper even more personalized, capturing that moment in their life in a keepsake to be treasured always. 


Beach Theme Wedding Cake Topper

A 'sand' base, a little tie dye fish and the wedding date written inside a heart drawn in the sand.  Orange, pink and yellow are the wedding colors and look at the little Yorkie, happy to be part of such a special day!






Winery Theme Wedding Cake Topper

A 'grass' base, with grapes, grapevines and grape leaves around the plaque with the bride and groom's names and wedding date.  White, silver and burgundy are the wedding colors.  This dog is a big one, with a big smile, happy on this special day!




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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  You can see more of my wedding cake toppers HERE, in my Wedding Cake Toppers section of my Etsy Shop.  Thank you so much for visiting today!  Wishing you a great day! ~Trina

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

A Couple of My Very First Sculptures...

I thought I would share with you a couple of my very first polymer clay sculptures.  Both were created in 2004.  I remember, I would watch The Carol Duvall show in the mornings when I was getting ready for work.  She would have polymer clay artists on her show quite often.  My Mom watched the show too, and we would talk about how polymer clay looked like such fun.  We were amazed at the art pieces that were created, and such a wide range, from beautiful and unique jewelry to sweet figurines... And so much more!  There are amazingly talented polymer clay artisans out there, and each one inspires me!

Through the years, Mom and I (and later, my own kids) sculpted using salt dough to make Christmas ornaments.  I really wanted to try polymer clay.  For my birthday in 2003, my Mom gave me a basket filled with polymer clay, clay tools, a book and other goodies to get started.  Well, needless to say, I fell in love with this art medium, and was immediately obsessed!  I didn't have a studio back then, we did our crafting right on the kitchen table... Soon I bought a little desk and put it in our game room and in NO time at all there were little polymer clay figurines on every surface in that room!  A big THANK YOU to my Mom!  That basket full of polymer clay goodies was a wonderful gift and it took my life in a whole new direction!  Working with clay brings me so much joy.  I am always imagining new things to create, and love custom work.  I love personalizing my pieces for special occasions that have special meaning to my customers.   Going back in time a little bit... Here are two of my very first polymer clay sculptures:   

 A Day at the Fishing Hole

This first one is a little boy fishing, with his tackle box and fishing guide book beside him.  He is sitting on a hill with a little green frog.  I realized, even back when I first started sculpting with polymer clay, that the little details are my favorite part!  They are what make my pieces 'come to life' ~ Like this little boy's tiny toes, the tackle box, the waves of the water splashing onto the sand, the rocks... Such fun!



The next one is a little girl in her garden.  She's planting seeds and has a cute little watering can beside her.  She's wearing her little red sneakers, her hair is up in pigtails and she has little freckles on her face.   

Planting my Garden

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  I've made many, many polymer clay sculptures since these two, but they will always have a special place in my heart.   Thank you for visiting today, I hope you enjoyed seeing a couple of my first polymer clay sculptures!  Wishing you a great day!  ~Trina

Sunday, August 19, 2012

A Nest Left Behind...

Getting ready for fall, cleaning up the yard, George found an abandoned nest... Little eggs never hatched.  I thought I would take a picture, I thought the feathers would make a cool photograph.  The eggs, however, they are a picture of nature that was kind of sad to see.  Then, as I walked back toward the house, there was a butterfly, so still, even though I was very close, not moving at all... Then she began to flutter her wings and opened them up beautifully.  It was great to get these shots of the butterfly!  Nature can be sad, and at the same time it is awesome!








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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  Thank you for stopping by today!  Wishing you a great day! ~Trina
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