Thursday, December 2, 2010

Tools in handmade

Some people work with special tools, others don't. But there are some things that anyone who starts crafting should have.
Cutters
This includes scissors, blades and everything else that cuts. You can cut pclay with specialized tools that can be bought as a set but the cheapest way is to have a small cutter. Small cutters are better than big cutters because they have a thinner blade. Personally, I like smaller more delicate cutters because they are easier to handle. When it comes to scissors, anything will do but if you work with paper you will probably need some specialized tools. With pclay I rarely use scissors.
Toothpicks
Yes, this is funny but it's actually my favorite tool. I can make small holes and I can also apply small quantities of material on other materials. You will definitely need a toothpick or something similar when you are working with Fimo or other types of pclay. Especially if you do small figurines or stuff like that.
Then you have these


When I started playing with pclay I made some of them from pclay itself. Although I don't think you need them all(unless you sculpt) having some of them is very handy. Unfortunately, most good sets cost pretty much for somebody who just started using pclay so I only recommend them to those who are taking this serious. Also, make sure that you need them and since there are many sets available at different prices, check more stores, compare prices, compare quality, etc.
Pasta machine

You will want this if you are aiming for perfect canes and usually for perfect designs. I don't use a pasta machine for my girlies but it's very handy so buy one. A tip here would be to actually buy a pasta machine than one that is designed for polymer clay because pasta machines are cheaper and more durable. (at least they seem so). If you don't have a pasta machine you can get a roller. If you can't get or don't want to get a roller you can use a glass bottle. :)) it's pretty handy until you get the pasta machine :))) or a roller.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Loved making them

These are some projects I made for a brooch contest...a cute one with a lot of nice things made by some very talented girls. Here is the link if you want to take a peak at those wonderful things: http://cdb.designerdebijuterii.com/viewtopic.php?t=1259&start=330
Here are the other 3 I made for the contest. 
I tried a little variation here putting some lips on this little girl. When I have the chance I will change the pictures because these are not nice at all due to the fact that there were no lighting conditions.


Saturday, November 20, 2010

New Girlies

I made some new stuff lately. Here they are:
 The girl who...built a white castle

 This is a brooch
 Also a brooch
The girl who...became the IceQueen
 The girl who...liked metal
I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Inspiration

Since is very hard to do something truly unique nowadays I have to show you what my inspirations were.


First Pucca inspired me :



Then cute anime girls sleeping....



Anime hairstyles maybe.

http://miso-hot3.deviantart.com/art/Anime-girl-hairstyles-II-148327734

Other girlies...

Things that can be found here:

http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-214186p1.html

The frames of some of my pendants are inspired from cameos, but I wanted to do cute cameos. I like silly little things and I truly believe that my projects let me be something I cannot always be. Of course some of them were made during a certain time in my life so they might have sad or happy story behind.

Anyway, I just wanted to make this post to give credit to all who have inspired me.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Old projects

I stumbled upon some of my previous projects. These are 1-2 years old perhaps. I really wanted to make something special to wear daily so I came up with these.

Song

My new obsession.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Polymer clay brands

There are many brands out there, but some are better than others. I usually use FIMO which comes in many shapes and types.

Fimo Soft is of course softer but I always have a hard time with it especially because I leave a lot of fingerprints on it. On the other hand, I usually use it for projects that need to be more elastic while I make them. For example, if I am doing a girl's hair, I would generally use Fimo Soft because I can stretch it as much as I want without breaking it. I'm having a hard time with white Fimo Soft or other light colors because they still get dirty no matter how much I wash my hands before handling them. Some people use alcohol to get things off their hands but I never tried that so I can't really talk about it.
FIMO Classic- is perfect for things you want to stay intact while you model on them. For example, when I sculpt a doll(I didn't put pictures of them yet) I prefer this type of clay because it doesn't break or loses its shape while working on another part of it.

Sculpey- I didn't use much Sculpey especially because the online store where I buy my supplies has very few colors of Sculpey. The ones I used, Sculpey Premo and Studio were not as good as I expected. Since many people out there say that Sculpey is better than FIMO maybe I bought some old clay that didn't work. Sculpey Studio was ok, soft, maybe not as soft as FIMO Soft but definitely softer than the classic version. However, the PREMO package was terrible. I liked the color (it was "frost" color or something) and I ordered that along with other colors. I have to say I had to put a lot of effort to do something out of it and it only worked mixed with translucent white. It broke and I couldn't do anything with it. Next time I'll buy some more and maybe from a different place because I don't think that Sculpey is that bad.

Cernit- as I can see on forums and websites this brand is not very famous. It's not bad, it usually comes in bigger packages than fimo and it costs the same. However, is not as good as FIMO and it can become pretty hard in time. But if you are doing a project that requires harder clay, this can be perfect. The great thing about it is the fact that it has a lot of interesting colors that FIMO doesn't have.

I know there are many brands out there but these are the only one I've tried so far.

Monday, November 1, 2010

The girl who...Christmas decoration

This is for a contest. It took me about 7 hours, but I'm satisfied with the result. Made of polymer clay.




Sunday, October 31, 2010

The girl who...part 2

 The girl who liked green
 The girl who liked red
The girl who liked apples on a rainy day
The girl who liked flowers

The girl who...

I finally managed to get some pretty ok pictures of my pendants. This whole batch is called The girl who... and each represents a girl that did, liked, felt something. I wanted them to represent a girl's feelings in autumn.
For those who want to buy some of my works: http://www.breslo.ro/Shop/imkontrast
 The girl who reached for the stars

 The girl who got things stuck in her hair

 The girl who collected flowers
 The girl who liked roses
 The girl who liked her metallic garden
 The girl who had distorted dreams about flowers

 The girl who liked butterflies
 The girl who wanted to turn back time

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Hello everybody

I like sculpting, drawing and painting and I've been doing that for quite a while now. My basic material is polymer clay but I also like ceramic clay and paper clay. I also like pencil drawing and painting with acrylics (i've recently discovered them so I'm experimenting ). I also use other types of materials for my work like wood, organza, silver wire, cloth, ink, paper, etc.I've been using polymer clay for my creations for 1 year and a half(maybe 2) but before that I used paper clay and ceramic clay; however, I find polymer clay to be better for some of the smaller things I make nowadays.

I've been drawing since forever, but lately I haven't done it that often. 

I also like to make my own packaging using paper and acrylics.
For those who like handmade creations I'll come with some picture of my projects soon.