More new eye-candy (I hope)

There are three new polymer clay things to show today; I've been working on them for quite a while, trying to decide through experiments what the best process would be for them.

The first is polymer clay toggle clasps - if you look closely, you'll see my Beads and Beyond competition entires both had my handmade polymer clay clasps on them.



I had to wait until the judging was over to show any of the other clasps, because I was paranoid (possibly a bit too much) that they would be recognized as being from the same person, and the entries were all supposed to be anonymous. But now that and Christmas have both passed, I can finally send them out into my Etsy shop.


     


There are two types; one which has connections already attatched, in silver-plated or copper wire, and one which has holes for you to put your own choice of headpin through.


The second new things is buttons. I didn't set out to make them, but since I'd alsready amassed quite a lot of tiny button-shaped pieces of polymer clay through my work, I thought I may as well take advantage and make buttons on purpose.




And third is what I would call a 'collection' if I dared. Okay, I *am* calling it a collection. It's called the British Hedgerow Collection, because the pieces feature flowers, leaves and other ephemera that you see as you walk along British bridlepaths and footpaths. (Disclaimer; I cannot guarantee you will see these flowers in your own hedgerow; my hedgerow's may be non-standard. And wow, that's an odd thing to admit)