Holiday Figurines and Toppers

The Holidays are fast approaching and I am getting my Etsy Shop ready... Here are a few of the pieces you'll see when you visit Trina's Clay Creations:

Scarecrow Holding Sunflower

Inspired by a Scarecrow that I saw at a Fall Festival years ago in California, I created this one.  The scarecrow in the festival was standing and very tall, taller than me, and he was looking down at a huge Sunflower.  That Scarecrow was an entry in a Scarecrow contest and I can't remember if it was a winner, but I sure thought it should have been. 

  Elf Sitting on a Present

One day, while shopping at Michaels (one of my favorite places to shop), I found little wooden blocks.  I thought I could do something fun with them, so I purchased a few.  I wasn't sure what I was going to do... Then my muse visited, a vision came into my head... I thought of making a big beautifully wrapped (clay) present, then I thought it would be so cute to have a little elf sitting on top... So this piece came to life! 

Elf Wishing Peace

This little Elf is one of my favorite creations.  I'm not sure why... Maybe it's her sweet little face half hidden under her big hat, maybe it's the Christmas colors... The feel of the holiday, or maybe it's the message: Peace.

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  Thank you for visiting today!  Wishing you Peace and Happiness! 
 ~Trina

Creativity Everywhere!

I had so much fun creating these three custom order cake toppers!!  One is a Wedding Cake topper, so cute... two little sheep.  The couple who purchased the sheep topper live in the UK.  I love how the internet allows people to easily purchase things from all over the world... and it's quite something to think that one of my little creations will adorn the wedding cake of  someone from another country!

The other two cake toppers were a unique idea... the couple wanted to represent their hobbies on the Grooms Cake - her hobby is photography, and he plays the guitar.  These two toppers took more time than I had anticipated, but I really enjoyed creating them.  I thought that I would share all these fun wedding cake toppers here on my blog.

Now that I am finished with these three custom orders, my ideas are flowing about what to create next... my mind, however, works faster than my fingers... That's probably a good thing - because if I ever get them all created, there will be absolutely no room for anything else in my house!  Clay creations everywhere!!  There are already many cute and whimsical clay creatures filling up lots of places in the house right now.  Good thing my family likes my work!  I have started, and nearly filled, an entire notebook of ideas taken straight from my imagination, and can't wait to start on the next one.  Etsy has been a great place to have a shop for showcasing and selling my items.  So many wonderfully creative, talented and helpful fellow artisans!