Lovely Little Creations: Cat

30 May 2011

Illustration Friday: Asleep ... Part II

Illustration Friday: Topic ~ Asleep

Well I thought I'd be spending a bit more time on creating my little sleeping kitteh in clay... but in total it took about 3 1/2 hours and most of it was for making the green carpet under the kitty. Each of the little tips of the carpet were hand rolled and made of various sizes... and I did it all while watching Harry Potter, so the time went by and it was a fun little project.

I decided to throw in a ball of yarn that the kitteh played with and then got so tired that she needed a nap on the squishy chair. I really enjoyed myself making it and gave it to my daughter once I'd snapped a couple of pictures of it.

My Muse.... Sweet Fluffy Kitteh

06 January 2011

Pretzels!

I decided to get back into the Polymer Clay Cookbook that I'd picked up a while ago and try my hand at making another little food treat. This time it was Pretzels! I think they look pretty good for a first attempt... although I think I have to look for a more brown type of finish to it...not bad but maybe a bit more "cooked" looking may not be a bad thing....

Mmm... Pretzel Charms!

I added some "salt" (small white bits of clay) to them after this shot and I do have to say for a first time it was a pretty good turn out. I think I'm going to try a bracelet with hotdogs, pretzels, pop, and maybe some other similar foods. We'll see.
What I'd like to do next is try to make a polymer clay cane. I have the instructions on how to make an orange cane in the Polymer Clay Cookbook... and I've seen some YouTube videos on it. I even came across Angie Scarr's website and she has a good little tutorial on how to make some very realistic miniature oranges too. Now I'm really looking forward for those books I'd ordered to come in, since a couple are by her!

On a completely other note... and totally off topic, I take my pictures with my iPhone 4. The other day I bought an app called Hipstamatic, which has different old film types and lenses to choose from... and here is the results... old school baby with a gratuituous shot of my cat.