What a Little Dog Must Put up With!

As many of you know, we have two dogs.  Izzy is a big dog... She can be restless, gets bored easily and she eats her food and snacks very fast!  Emmi is a little dog... She is patient (until provoked ~ She can definitely stand her ground!), loves to search (hunt) for critters and she eats her food and snacks very slowly!

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  This is what Emmi has to put up with... Izzy gobbles up her food and then goes right to Emmi and plants herself down... Waiting... Izzy wants to be sure to be right there, just in case Emmi drops a piece of her food on the floor.  Izzy always waits to eat it though, until Emmi is completely finished, then she'll gobble it down, looking for more!  Izzy sure does have a bit of patience when she is waiting for Emmi to finish. :)   

Snack time proves the same, as shared in another Izzy and Emmi post from November: http://trinastrinketts.blogspot.com/2011/11/dogs-are-so-cute.html They each have their own personality and they are definitely a lot of fun!

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

Etsy Finds Friday - Art Dolls by JRlele

It's *♥*Etsy Finds Friday*♥*

Today I am featuring the 

Beautiful Art Dolls

Created by: 

Roma Jure

of JRlele

Roma Jure is from Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania and creates lovely Art Dolls.  Today I wanted to share these beautiful Art Dolls with you.  You can visit her Etsy Shop: JRlele, and see more of her Dolls! 

 One of a Kind Art Doll

Thumbelina 

The doll is made of modeling mass paperclay. Painted pastel. There is a metal frame inside. You can change the posture of a doll. Her outfit is constructed from cotton, lace, silk and tulle.  This doll is for decorative purposes only.  Height- 23 cm (9,1") without flowers.

 One of a Kind Art Doll

Ballerina 

She is created by hand from textil over a wire armature. Her facial features have been painted with acrylic paint and pastel pencils. Finished with Fixative, for long lasting protection.  Her hair from acrylic yarn. Her outfit is constructed from guipure, lace, tulle.  Her shoes are made from clay, decorated with lace. Height- 24 x 35 cm (9,4 x 13,7") while seated. This doll is for decorative purposes only. 

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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 

Part 49 - The Polymer Clay Artwork of the PCETeam

Welcome to my 49th post featuring the amazing polymer clay artwork created by a few 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.

 Magenta & Green Tropical Flower Necklace

By: Midnight Blossoms

This blossom pendant is entirely made from polymer clay (Fimo). I did all the color mixing and assembled each petal on a base of polymer clay. I drilled the hole for the bail by hand and attached a silver plated bail. This necklace has a organza ribbon and multi cord necklace that is adjustable between 16-18 inches. The blossom measures appx 5cm diameter x 0.5cm width.

Three Wise Sock Monkeys 

See No Evil, Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil

By: PeeWee's ClayHouse

The idea originated from japan & the monkeys are : hear no evil (kikazaru) speak no evil (iwazaru) & see no evil (mizaru). Japanese names translate to don't hear, don't speak & don't see. Zaru is the verb for "don't" in Japanese & monkey is saru. They are both pronounced the same so some clever chap put two & two together & that is how we get the monkeys representing it. Now with these cuties you can have a whimsical way to remember it.  Each sock monkey is about 2" tall & 1.5" wide & made-to-order from Premo Scupley polymer clay using no molds.

Fairy House Tea Pot

By:  Happy Cake Toppers

Since we all know fairies are very adaptable and love to recycle unwanted items, what better home for a fairy than in a discarded Tea Pot?  This is a full size ceramic teapot, lovingly covered in polymer clay to create the perfect home for your favourite fairy friend. Complete with window box's brimming with flowers a magical fairy door and fully removable lilac floral lid.

la belle ferroniere

Golden Freshwater Pearls, Magma Colored CZ Briolette,

Clay Details in Black, Red and Gold

By: Peelirohini

This one is a smouldering, sophisticated beauty !!  Red, Black and Delicious Gold !! Fiery and Strong and Stunningly Beautiful ! I have set rich black clay in a brass vintage bezel and set floral details in shades of red, yellow and accents of blue...  The clay in the floral accents are filled with gold leaf to add shimmer ! The flowers are set around sparkly vintage and current age rhinestone from swarowski !  Very attractive ! From the bottom of the bezel finding is a cluster of golden freshwater pearls and they end in a fiery red CZ briolette !

 

 

Miniature Tropical Fairy Village

By: Fizzy Claret

A tiny little fairy village of 3 mini fairy flower houses handmade from polymer clay and decorated with acrylic paint in lovely deep red and brown colours. The smallest house is 1 & 5/8ths inches (4.1cm) tall and the tallest is 1 & 7/8ths inches (4.7cm) tall.  The village is very pretty and will look beautiful on a shelf, as part of a terrarium, amongst potted plants, as part of a dollshouse fairy scene, as a cake topper...etc. Wherever you decide to display them they will give a unique and beautiful display.

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

~Trina

My Little Cowgirl Birthday Cake Topper

A sweet little cowgirl holding her lasso that is shaped like the number one for her First Birthday!  This Cowgirl was a custom order for a customer who requested the lasso be shaped like a ONE.  

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  Here's what my customer said in her feedback for me, after she received the topper:  "Trina worked with me on making a cowgirl and little pony cake topper for my daughters first birthday and all I can say is it is PERFECT!! She was so open to any of my ideas and creative. It turned out better than I had imagined it would! She has created something for my daughter that she'll always cherish. Not to mention how quickly she had it done and to me safe and sound. I will definitely be ordering more from her in the future!!"  I thank my customer for her awesome feedback, and am so happy that she loves her little Cowgirl and Horse!!  Kind words like the ones she left for me are what make my artwork even that much more worthwhile!!!

  

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  Such a happy look on her face, the sweet little cowgirl is wearing a pink shirt with white buttons and blue jeans that are rolled up into cuffs.  Her darling pink and brown chaps have fringe on each side and she wears a belt buckle that is shaped like heart.  There is a pink and brown rope band on her yellow cowboy hat and a little heart adorns one side.  Both hearts were stamped with a swirly design, and her little brown cowboy boots are also stamped with a design.  She sits approximately 3" high, 3" wide and 2 1/2" long.

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  The Cowgirl is listed in my Etsy Shop; Trina's Clay Creations ~ (You can see it by Clicking HERE)  as an example of a Cake Topper that I can customize just for you!  And, of course, no two toppers are ever the same!  Each is lovingly handmade by me, they are made to be one of a kind toppers and keepsakes to be enjoyed for years to come.  :)

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  In the photograph below, the little cowgirl is sitting next to my little 'splayed' out horse.  The horse is sold separately in my Etsy Shop, you can see the Horse by Clicking HERE.  The Cowgirl (or a Cowboy) and the Horse can be purchased as a set at a discounted price.  Please contact me if you'd like a little cowgirl or cowboy with a little splayed out horse. 

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank You so much for visiting today!  Wishing you a great day!  ~Trina

Etsy Finds Friday - Napkitten

It's *♥*Etsy Finds Friday*♥*

Today I am featuring the 

Cutest Coin Purses

Created by: 

Napkitten

In the Artist's Own Words:

When I was 5 years old, I started to make crafts and loved it so much. In my whole family, I had only one fan, my grandma. At that time, I could only make some simple origami, such as bird, boat, pants… Every time when I finished, I would show them to my granny. No matter how ugly they were, my granny always said: ”Wow, how beautiful!!! My granddaughter is the smartest girl.” There was no internet, no blog, no crafts forum then, so my granny was my only audience. Her smile was my only encouragement. Little by little, I started to learn sewing, crocheting and knitting. I was so glad I could spend boring and hot summer holiday in crafting. At my 12, I became able to crochet hat and sock. At my 14, I became able to sew pants. Afterwards, I had less and less spare time to make crafts. I had to spend all my time and energy in schools and universities to get degrees. Moreover, life is not always happy and beautiful, sometimes full of stress, sometimes full of tears, sometimes full of pains. Ten years ago, my dear granny left me forever. I cannot stop missing her even now. How sad... Now everything has been settled down. The happiest thing in my life is that I have such a nice husband to support, understand, and love me. So I regain my peaceful life to wakeup my faraway and happiest memory from my deepest heart. I start to make crafts again. Everyday, I enjoy the designing and creating. It seems I returned to my sunny childhood and I saw my granny’s encouraging smile again.

Wool Coin Purse with Metal Frame

The wool coin purse/coin pouch is made of very soft wool. It was totally handmade with 100% wool.The image on the purse is not flat. That was made with needle felt technique to make the bird in 3D style. It's a very time-consuming. The metal frame was sewn onto the purse with needle and cotton thread.I attached a picture of the purse with my hand to show the proportion, about 4" long and wide as the zippered one.The shape is so comfortable to be held in hand. The round body can be put enough coins.....It shows a little bird standing on a branch.  

Wool Zippered Coin Pouch

The wool coin purse/coin pouch is made of very soft wool. The coin purse/coin pouch was totally handmade with 100% wool.The image on the purse is not flat. That was made with needle felt technique to make the bird in 3D style. It's a very time-consuming. The metal frame was sewn onto the purse with needle and cotton thread.  I attached a picture of the purse with my hand to show the proportion, about 4" long and wide as the zippered one. The shape is so comfortable to be held in hand. The round body can be put enough coins.....It shows a little umbrella in the rain.

 

 Metal Framed Coin Purse

 The frame coin purse/change purse is very very cute and perfect for coins, keys and other small stuff. The frame coin purse/coin pouch was totally handmade with high quality cotton fabrics and metal frame. The frame coin purse/change pouch was fully lined and padded to keep its shape.  Size of the coin purse/change pouch: 4"W X 3"H X 3"D ~ Hand stitched by Napkitten

 

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  Click HERE to visit Napkitten and see more of these adorable coin purses!  Napkitten has another Etsy Shop too:  Napkitten Pattern ~ where you can find sewing patterns for bags and home decorations... Click HERE to visit!

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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