Long Eaton Winter Open Studios and Festive Craft Fair is original content from Ghost Shift Polymer Art Jewellery.

Open Studios May 2013 is original content from Ghost Shift Polymer Art Jewellery.

Polymer Playground 2013 is original content from Ghost Shift Polymer Art Jewellery.

Polymer Playground is original content from Ghost Shift Polymer Art Jewellery.

One tutorial that fascinated me was given by Daniel Torres Mancera. It was full of different ways of using those little scraps of coloured clay that accumulate at the end of any project. In Dani’s hands they were transformed into things of beauty. I have started to experiment with some of those techniques again recently.

Radiolarian bangle by Daniel Torres

Meanwhile, Dani has moved on. At Polymer Play Days last year he stunned us all with a demonstration of how he makes his super hollow, super thin ‘radiolarian’ bracelets and beads.

Beauty from the Polymer Scrap Heap is original content from Ghost Shift Polymer Art Jewellery.

Well, I have been told, in no uncertain terms, there is no room for that sort of attitude … I MUST DO BETTER! So here I am, blowing my own trumpet.  Below are links some of the blogs that have featured my jewellery. Now please excuse me while I get under that table

Polymer Clay Daily

Polymer Clay Daily

Lindley Haunani

Polymeri Online

Featured Jewellery is original content from Ghost Shift Polymer Art Jewellery.

So what happened over the Diamond Jubilee? I was determined not to give in and make themed jewellery. Then my daughter had to go to a jubilee party.  She had a white T shirt, but nothing red or blue to wear, so we tipped out the bead box and strung some random beads together. It actually looked OK – even with a pink jacket. In fact I decided to make myself one, and was quite disappointed to find I didn’t have enough beads.

After that, the spirit of the occasion just seemed to take over.  The colours just helped to lift our spirits. They looked brave in the pouring rain and festive in the sunshine. What other colour scheme could have worked so well in the picture below?

Overcoming my colour prejudice is original content from Ghost Shift Polymer Art Jewellery.

I like browsing round Studio 61. There are interesting bits and pieces everywhere. Lots of variety, but somehow the place has a personality of it’s own.

I’m particularly fond of Karina’s quirky, dream-like house portraits, like the one on the right. I wonder how she would cope with the challenge of making our place look that good? Maybe our kids will buy us one as an anniversary present one day, and we’ll find out. Are you reading this kids?

Ghostshift Polymer Jewellery at Studio 61. is original content from Ghost Shift Polymer Art Jewellery.

Jo and Angela at Lichfield Polymer Clay Day

British Polymer Clay Guild held their first West Midlands informal polymer play session this Sunday. Everyone brought something of their own to work on, and we chatted and swapped ideas. Our meeting room was in a nice little cafe close to Lichfield town centre. Therein lay my downfall…. those cakes were just too tempting ..!

It was a delightful way of escaping the hot midday sun for an hour or two, and very inspiring to see what other people were doing. We even had some of the other customers come in to ask our advice about working with clay.

Penny Vingoe of Clayaround also came along, and there was an opportunity to buy some more supplies of Pardo Professional Art Clay.

These events will be monthly and should prove popular. It is an hours drive for me, but I shall try to get to the next one, if I can.

More details are available from the British Polymer Clay Guild website or their Facebook page.

Lichfield Polymer Clay Day is original content from Ghost Shift Polymer Art Jewellery.

Cats are so helpful is original content from Ghost Shift Polymer Art Jewellery.