New Wedding Cake Topper Designs!

We are coming into Springtime, one of my favorite times of year, and I want to wish you a Happy Spring!  I thought this would be a great time to introduce some of my newest wedding cake topper designs.  You can see more about these cake toppers, and lots of other of my cake topper designs. by clicking HERE and visiting my Etsy Shop, or by visiting my website:  Trina's Clay Creations  I'd love to chat with you, on either site, about creating a cake topper especially for you!  

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  I custom create all of my wedding cake toppers based on information and pictures provided.  Each wedding cake topper is a one of a kind piece, made especially for the celebrated bride and groom.  I personalize the wedding attire, hairstyle and hair color, eye color, create likenesses of pets, and much, much more!  Each is a whimsical, doll-like, and very meaningful keepsake to be enjoyed for years to come!  Please contact me via my Etsy Shop or my Website for more information.  If you're not sure what you'd like for your cake topper, I would be happy to share my ideas with you... Just let me know your hobbies, interests, jobs, or where you met, etc., and together we can come up with a personalized wedding cake topper that tells the story of who you are as a couple at this most wonderful time in your lives!!  Or, if you already have an idea for your cake topper, please let me know... I would be happy to hear from you, and would love to bring your ideas to life, creating a unique wedding cake topper especially for you!!!!

Etsy Finds Friday - Weaving Art

It's *♥*Etsy Finds Friday*♥*

Today I am featuring

Weaving Art by Nuni Yavnai

Enjoy!

Nuni just opened her Etsy Shop this month, 
her beautiful and unique handwoven art baskets caught my eye right away! 

In the Artist's Own Words:

My name is Nuni Yavnai, I live in Israel and weave baskets in my studio in a small place called Karkur. My love for working with my hands started as a child when I would spend hours with my grandmother learning to knit.

When I grew up I became a t.v producer, although I enjoyed it I always felt out of place. An opportunity arrived when my husband got a job as a blacksmith in North Carolina USA, there I first met my teacher – B. J. Crawford who taught me to weave baskets and loom weaving. For 18months I practiced intensively; buying materials & books, hiring a loom and trying different techniques, all of this while raising my two young daughters. When we returned to Israel I opened my studio and named it "all is interwoven" as a reminder to the idea of a group I am part of that is called "The simplicity in divinity"; which means this is a network of structures interlinked, interdependent and supportive of each other and presenting, all of them, a portion of the whole, a portion of the unified field.

 

 Red Spiral Basket

 Statement Handmade Wall Decor Light

  

Red and Yellow Thorn Basket Nest Technique 

Black Handwoven Basket with Asymmetric Wooden Rim  
 

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  Click HERE to visit Nuni's Etsy Shop and see more of her Awesome Handwoven Art!

   

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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 Dragon Wedding Keepsake...

Here it is, after the sneak peeks, it's all finished, and my customer's are very happy with it, which makes me very happy!!!  They were married over a year ago and wanted a special keepsake to display in their home, and here it is!  The dragon is about 8" wide, 8" long, and 4" tall...

When my customers received the Dragon Keepsake, they sent me this sweet email:

"OH Trina it is so BEAUTIFUL!! We just love it! All the little details are just perfect. 

I don't have the words to tell you how happy we are with our keepsake. 

I will make sure to show as many people as possible and let them 

know who to go to if they ever need something like this done."

Receiving emails and feedback like this is what makes what I do even more worthwhile!  I appreciate every one of my customers, and enjoy every second of creating these wonderful and special pieces!

 

Here are some pictures from the Sneak Peeks, as I was creating it...  

The Dragon

 The Dragon with the Bride and Groom

The back view

 

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

A Sneak Peek - Part III

Well, my Dragon Wedding Keepsake custom order is coming along so nicely, and the dragon now has his wings!  But first are a few pictures from Sneak Peeks I and II, so you can see how it's progressed so far.

The Dragon

The Dragon with the Bride and Groom

...And below are today's photographs...

For the wings, I created a foil and wire armature first.  After sculpting the clay over the armature to create the wings, I attached them to the dragon with wire.   I also created the brides beautiful cascading bouquet and the detail work on the grooms shirt... 

The wings span approximately 8" and they make such a great backdrop

 for the bride and groom.  I used a copper color mica powder on the wings 

to add dimension and bring out the detail...

 The bride's hair is pulled back in a double set of braids that come together in a bun.  

White flowers are placed in in her hair as well.

You can click the following links to see Part I and Part II of my 'Sneak Peek' posts, 

and soon I will share photographs of the finished piece...

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

A Sneak Peek - Part II

I am in the process of creating a Dragon wedding keepsake for a customer, and am enjoying this project so much!  You can see more about the very beginning of my dragon HERE, in Part I.  Today I am sharing a little more of the piece as it begins to 'come to life'!  I have created the bride and groom and placed them on the dragon's back.  The groom will be holding a shield and a special braided rope that is in the colors of both the bride and groom's family crests.  The bride will be holding a gorgeous cascading bouquet. 

Here's a picture from Sneak Peek I, just the dragon...

...And below is the dragon with the bride and groom added...

To be continued...  Part III will be the addition of the dragon's wings as well as some of the finishing touches on the bride and groom...

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

A Sneak Peek - Part I...

I am in the process of creating a Custom Order Dragon Wedding Keepsake, and I thought I would share a sneak peek with you today...

My customers were married over a year ago and they had something similar on their castle wedding cake, made of fondant.  They wanted to know if I could create a clay keepsake, so they can display it in their home.  This is my version of a dragon, and I'm creating the bride, groom, their attire and flowers based on their wedding pictures that they sent to me.  They had a Renaissance style wedding and there are so many fun details to create in clay!

In these photographs the dragon is looking over the edge, but I am changing that, he will be laying flat.  I am very inspired to create another dragon looking over the edge... Hmmmm... That may be my next big clay creation!  This dragon will have a bride and groom sitting on his back and he'll have wings...  He's about 6" wide (from one foot to the tip of his tail on the other side) and 8" long right now.  Once the bride, groom and wings are added, the piece will be just approximately 4" tall and 8" wide.

I've been sculpting with polymer clay for a long time now, and it is still so much fun to take a lump of clay, some wire, foil and other goodies, and make all of it become a piece of art!  I love to see my clay creations come to life, and funny as this sounds, I grow attached to them and miss them when I send them off to their new homes! 

The most rewarding part of what I do is when I receive a note or feedback from my customers letting me know they are pleased with their piece.  It makes what I do that much more worthwhile!  I enjoy creating every detail and appreciate every one of my AWESOME Customers!!! 

...There will be more photographs to come, as I progress further on this fun Dragon Wedding Figurine/Keepsake!!!  I hope you'll 'stay tuned'! :)

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

A Zebra Cake Topper

A custom order for a Baby shower,  this little Zebra Cake Topper was so much fun to create!  This would be a great birthday cake topper too!  I can personalize it for a girl or boy and it doesn't have to be a Zebra, it could be any animal with a balloon and nameplate.  It's approximately 3" high, 2 1/4" wide, you can click HERE to see more about it in my Etsy Shop.

This little Zebra has inspired me to create a Zebra Wedding Cake Topper!  

Can't wait to get started on it!

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  Thank you for visiting today!  Wishing you a great day! 

~Trina