Casino Cake Topper

I mentioned in some previous posts that someone had hired me to make a casino themed cake topper for a 65th birthday party.

Well it is finally finished.  I am not 100% satisfied with how it turned out, but it's not too bad.  It just isn't quite what I pictured in my head.

Everything on there is hand made from polymer clay except for the ribbon (obviously) and the dice.  I tried to make some dice but they looked lopsided so I gave in and just bought some from the dollar store.

So that is one project complete, now I just need to get my butt in grear and finish the rest of my half finished projects.

That's all for now.

I am a great starter, now I have to work on finishing.

As the title of this post suggests, I am great at starting projects, but sometimes it is difficult to find time to finish them.  I keep starting new projects despite the fact that I already have several that I need to finish.
Here are some examples of my unfinished projects.

This is the mat I am knitting using old plastic shopping bags.

EXTREME CLOSEUP!!!!!!



If I ever get my act together and learn how to crochet, I would like to crochet some reusable shopping bags out of old plastic bags.



I am also working on a latch hook rug for my mother in-law.  She bought this for herself but then decided that it would hurt her hands to much so she gave it to me.  I would like to get it done for her for Christmas, but at the rate I am going I don't see that happening.

Lastly I am slowly but surely working on the casino theme cake topper.  It is so close to being finished and I am pretty excited.

I can't wait to actually put it all together.

On a completely unrelated not.  I am thinking about doing a give away on this blog, but I need to decide what to give away and I think I should probably wait until I have at least 10 followers.  So in other words don't expect a give away anytime soon.

Just some stuff I made.

I just wanted to show off some of the minor projects I have made with polymer clay.

First off is my favorite project, it is a lady bug family magnet set.

Next is another magnet.  It is a turtle that I made from some scraps from another project, hence why it is a black, white, and grey turtle.

Last is a tiny little chair, also made from scraps.  I placed the nickel beside it to give you an idea how small it is.  I need to sand it a bit so it looks less rough, and honestly I don't know what I am going to do with it.

That's it for today.  If I get my act together I will actually post some pictures of the mat I am making out of plastic shopping bags.

Frustration!!!- a vent.

I tend to build things up in my head.  What ever I am planning it will always be the best ever... at least in my head.  I have lofty goals but reality rarely lives up to what I had pictured
This time my "best plan ever" was my plan to make money by selling jewelry and custom made cake toppers on the internet.
I was convinced that once I started my Etsy.com store I would be making money like crazy.  That really hasn't happened yet and I am a little sad.
I know that I have only been pursuing this little venture for about a month so I really shouldn't feel frustrated yet, but I do.
Part of me wants to stop making jewelry until I actually sell something.  The other part of me wants to keep spending money on beads and other materials until the day that I actually get a sale.

I also have a ton of polymer clay that I bought on sale because I wanted to be prepared for all the cake topper orders I was going to be getting.  I have had 1 order so far.  I know that that really isn't that bad but I thought it would be more.

Okay I am done whining.

What I did this morning at 6am

As the title suggests I was up early this morning, I just couldn't sleep so I decided to make some jewelry.
First I made a simple bracelet with some pearls and turquoise that I had left over from the cake topper shown in my very first blog post.  I am sure there is some way to link that post, but I am to lazy to care.

It's kind of big and chunky. 
Readers I want your honest opinion, what do you think of this bracelet.  Sometimes I think it is nice, other times I think it is tacky.

Next is some pictures of a purple necklace and braclet I made.



The picture really doesn't show the colours very well at all, but you get the idea.  If it is sunny tomorrow I will take some pictures using natural light,  those seem to turn out better.

And finally here are some slightly better pictures of the necklace I made back in August. 

And here is me wearing said black necklace.  I tried to edit out my double chin, but I kind of failed.



I suck at blogging

It's been a while since I updated, I suck I know. 
I have been working on several different things but I don't have pictures of any of them right now :(
I am knitting a mat made out of plastic shopping bags.  I hope to post some pictures and a how-to guide soon.
I am still working on the Casino cake topper.  I have finished the poker chips.  I am debating wether I want to make some dice from the polymer clay or just go buy some.  I may stop at the dollar store tomorrow after work to see what they have for dice.  I want clear red dice.

That's really all I have to say for now.  I hope to post some pics of my current projects in the next couple days.  I may not have time though,  Friday is D and I's anniversary.

My attempt at jewelry making

A couple weeks ago I went to the craft store with my grandmother.  She was very interested in the fact that I wanted to start making jewelry.  She didn't really listen to the part where I said I wanted to make my own beads with polymer clay.  Any way she told me to get what ever beads etc. that I wanted.  I picked out a the cross in the photos below because my grandma liked it and wanted to get it for me. 

Anyway tonight I made a necklace and matching bracelet.  I am going to sell them on my etsy.com store.  I am not sure how much to charge though.