Link on How to make Polymer Clay Hands

Desired Creations has a nice tutorial on how to make polymer clay hands.

Or there is another nice video tutorial by Amanda Day at youtube. Be sure to check it out.

Brenda's Momiji

Here is Brenda's momiji made of polymer clay and painted. Has a nice Frieda Kalaho look about it don't you think?

Dolores' Momiji Doll

Here is Dolores' momiji swap. The body is a beautiful patchwork which has a pocket for the secret message.

Gail's Momiji Doll

Gail's doll is a paper mache pocket for the body that's covered in wrapped fabric, beads, and fiber embellishments. The feet are painted gourd seeds. The embossed and painted polymer clay head is mounted on a piece of painted cardboard that slides into the pocket body. So you pull the head to remove it and see the message.

Momiji Challenge in Progress

The momiji swap is now is progress. The requirements for this swap is that the doll have a secret compartment for a message. Here is Yvonne's doll she made for Jeanne. She is made from polymer clay and has some Japanese butterfly/leaf cut out paper decopaged onto her. She has a hair ornament too, made from a toothpick and a bead. Her head lifts off and inside her body is thesecret message. She is 3 1/4 inches tall. Great job Yvonne!

3D Halloween Swap in Progress

The Halloween swap is in progress and I have a feeling that there are going to be some great dolls. Here is the doll Gail made, she's so speedy in mailing it was the first to arrive to it's recipient. Isn't it fabulous?

3D Metal/Wire Challenge

And the winner is......

Key to My Brain by Mary Anne ! Congratulations MA.



WHAT???? Good thing I was sitting down when I read this or I would have fallen over! I didn't think 'Key' was really what the challenge was about and thought the rest were so much more creative. Wow.

I have no speech prepared, but here goes....
I would like to thank my husband, my children, my friends, my hairdresser, the mailman, the check-out girl at the mall, the....(ok, ok, I hear the damn music already)....media, the computer makers of the world, my grade six teacher....(ok, ok, I'm leaving)....OH, and the members of the academy of DDD's.....

MA (waving madly as she's dragged off the stage)

And the Runner's up....

Second place goes to Maggie by Yvonne.


And we had a tie for third place.

Copper by Barb

Ride Em Cowboy by Gail