Etsy Finds Friday - The MUD Lady

It's *♥*Etsy Finds Friday*♥*

Today I am featuring the

Beautiful Hand Painted

Ornaments Created by:

Margot Clark

of The MUD Lady

Margot loves to create floral designs and she loves texture so both of these design elements are included on her MUD Ornaments. MUD is a texture medium created to to her own specifications.  Her hand painted designs are unique and each one is so lovely! 

 

 Rose MUD Ornament

Soft Red MUD Ornament with Poinsettias

Soft Smoked Purple Ornament

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥   Click HERE to visit Margot's Etsy Shop and see more of her Lovely Ornaments!

 

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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

A Really Fun Jack-in-the-Box!

I saw this and thought it was such a fun and whimsical wedding cake topper!  Just had to share!!  It was created by Pete of Builders Studio on Etsy.  He creates every art piece and sculpture in his shop by hand out of WOOD ~ Unique science fiction, fantasy, steampunk and retro tech items like robots, ray guns, rockets, UFO's, space scenes, wedding cake toppers, jewelry like necklaces, pins, Christmas ornaments... And he loves custom orders! 

 

Jack and Jill in the Box

Wedding Cake Topper

Click on the image above to visit Pete's Etsy Shop!

 

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thanks so much for visiting today!

Trina

Meet Our PCETeam Captain!

As some of you may already know, I am a member and one of the team leaders of our Polymer Clay Enthusiasts Team on Etsy (PCETeam), and today I am very pleased to be featuring our wonderful Team Captain, Katie  ~ Kater's Acres (toystorynutty)!  She is  hardworking and very dedicated to our team, always very supportive and willing to share her thoughts, ideas and information with all of us!  A sweet person through and through!!  We thank you Katie, YOU ROCK! :)  

Katie says: "We have been crafting for the majority of our adult life, but fell in love with beads and beaded jewelry about 7 years ago.  This hobby actually started as a "break" and "relaxation" from the stress of our busy life. I was stunned at the beautiful elegance and timelessness of handmade beaded jewelry.  Soon, I began making and selling cell phone lanyards.  My interest was peaked far before that and soon I began making more jewelry and less cell phone lanyards."

"About 2 years ago we began to experiment with polymer clay.  Since then we have fallen in love with polymer clay, its affordability, its multi-purpose uses, and the relaxation it provides (squish, squash, bake, crack, paint, oil, cure, etc.)  Some of our pieces and pendants made from polymer clay take us hours...some take us just a few minutes."

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ You can read more about Katie's jewelry, polymer clay creations and Etsy Shop at:  "Our Story" ~ On Katie's Blog, Kater's Acres.

The story of Parker...

A polymer clay creation by Katie ~ Kater's Acres (toystorynutty)

A Wonderful Day!

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ I hope that everyone had a very special and wonderful Christmas Day!  We had a nice day.  I made fried dough for breakfast (A tradition in my family) and we enjoyed a relaxing morning with each other, opening gifts.  It didn't snow, but there was snow on the ground, so it was a white Christmas!  We took a moment to have our picture taken together by our tree, before heading over to Grandma's for the evening.  Mary Ann had her whole family together this year (All three of her kids and their families), and that was so nice!  We enjoyed the company of each other, and a delicious meal together! 

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Earlier in the day, George went outside to chop some wood to add to the fire that we had going in our fireplace... and sure, Izzie looks innocent enough in the above picture ~ but that was just to make me think she was behaving herself!  She decided it would be fun to drag each piece of wood, as George finished chopping it, through the snow and off to the far end of the yard.  So they were playing a game of "Chop the Wood, Hide the Wood and Go Retrieve the Wood!"  Fun new snow game...  :)

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ I made some ornaments this year, and gave them as gifts to my family.  I want to make some more, similar to these, throughout the year, for my Etsy Shop, so that I am ready for next Christmas!  This was my first Etsy Christmas, so I wasn't as prepared as I hope to be next year.  I really enjoyed making these...

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you for taking a peek at our Christmas Day, and my newest Christmas Clay Creations!  Wishing you a great day!  ~Trina 

Trina's Clay Creations' Official Website!

Hello Everyone!!  Well... It was a LONG road, but I finally reached my destination!!  I am so happy to announce that I have my Website up and running!!  I'm not kidding, it really has been a long time in the making, two years to be exact... A friend began the process two years ago, and he got it all set up for me.  But I had the most difficult time trying to take it from where he left off... I found it very difficult to navigate within the site.  So, very frustrated, I finally gave up.  Recently my mom steered me in a different direction ~ and I thank her for that ~ because here it is two years later, and I have an official website for Trina's Clay Creations.  I am so happy with how it has turned out!  Please stop by and take a peek at Trina's Clay Creations Website and let me know what you think.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
~Trina

Christmas Custom Orders...

I just finished creating two custom orders, and thought I'd post pictures to share before I mail them out.  The Snowman with the Ice Cream Cone is an ornament to hang.  I can make many of the creations that you see in my Etsy Shop into ornaments. I have a "Snowman With Ice Cream Cone" listed in my shop as a figurine. The buyer who purchased this one, wanted the snowman figurine for her granddaughter (who loves ice cream!) ~ but wanted to know if I could make it to hang on a tree.  It turned out adorable as an ornament.

The Santa is an order to go with a deer that I created.  The deer loves apples, and Santa always has a bag full of things that are much loved! :)  Here's a link, if you'd like to see the deer, and read about my inspiration to create it:
This Deer Loves Apples

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥Thanks for stopping by ~ Have a great day!!!   ~Trina

My Newest Items on Etsy...

Happy Friday Everyone!! :)

Here are my two latest listings on Etsy.  I am in the process of creating other pieces to go with my Shepherd, so that I will have a complete Nativity set.  I will post the new items as I go along.  Stop by my Etsy Shop to see more of my holiday creations:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/trinasclaycreations
The little boy in his fuzzy bear slippers was fun to create!  I loved how the little bear slippers turned out.

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great weekend!
~Trina



 

My New Studio and First Treasury... A Busy Weekend!

I have been working on getting my studio set up this weekend... I sure have a lot of 'stuff' here and there, in the basement and in the house!  It does accumulate, and for the longest time I haven't been able to unpack everything, so it feels great to get this done finally.  It will be so nice to have it all in one room and easily accessible!  Thought I would post a "before" picture - and hopefully I will be able to post an "after" picture (of the entire room) soon!  So far, I only have my work area set up.

I took a "time-out" from setting up my studio and I put together my very first treasury on Etsy.  I am a member of the Polymer Clay Enthusiasts Team (PCETeam) on Etsy,  and we have a "Weekend Treasury Challenge" going on this weekend.  I had never put together a treasury before, and had so much fun with this one.  I must say, it was very difficult to pick only 16 items!  So many wonderful creations by so many talented etsians!!!  

Click on the link (under "Read More" - below) and take a peek! :)

Let There Be Peace on Earth!

"Elf Wishing Peace" by Trina

While we were out and about all week I noticed the increased hustle and bustle in the stores - and how they are all getting ready for the holiday season.  I have been thinking about how rushed this time of year always feels...  We had been so busy this past week, and all of a sudden, kind of out of the blue, I realized that I'm not coming up for air quite enough.  My moment of realization came on my flight back home from Texas...

We arrived home last night after helping our daughter move into her new apartment.  It is such a cute apartment, and by the time we left there, things were pretty well all set up.  We are very proud, and so happy for her!  And she, of course, is so happy too.  It was difficult to leave there... we were wishing there weren't so many miles between us.  Sure do love modern technology right about now... so easy to keep in touch!  Anyway, the flight home was long.  Her dad and I were tired out.  As we were making our decent into Detroit, we saw the most magical scene out the window!!  It was dark outside, the moon was just a sliver, big and bright... the sky was clear, with a few stars twinkling about... and the city lights below, shined and glistened brightly up at us... it was an awesome sight!  Absolutely beautiful!  I wish...