C.A.Therien Polymer Clay Arts

Etsy Favorites

Cat — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:54:08 +0000

I have been looking at some of my favorite shops on Etsy lately. I thought I might show a few of them to you, with a sample of their work.

I’ve been following this seller for as long as she has been selling her work. Her first name is Christelle, and her Etsy store is Karooart. [...]

Swirly Bead Focals

Cat — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:11:52 +0000

A couple of months ago, I made some larger swirly focals. They were intended for a purpose but that purpose fell through, so I’m listing them in my Etsy Shop. There are multiple focal beads I am in the process of listing there, but one of them I’m keeping for myself. I’m wearing it right [...]

Free Tutorial: How To Make Beads

Cat — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:36:54 +0000

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It was recently brought to my attention that the link to this tutorial on my lessons page was wrong. My thanks to Michelle for letting me know the link was invalid. It has now been fixed, and you can download this free tutorial HERE or by clicking on the image.

This is one [...]

Studio Tour, Day 5

Cat — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:03:31 +0000

Studio Tour, Day 4

Cat — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:56:05 +0000

Studio Tour, Day 3

Cat — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:02:31 +0000

Studio Tour, Day 2

Cat — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:15:44 +0000

Studio Tour, Day 1

Cat — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:14:26 +0000

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As you can see, my studio is a disaster right now. This picture was taken from the stairway as you come down into the basement of my house. Literally every flat surface in the entire place is covered in… stuff. I’m great at starting things and not so great at cleaning up [...]

Pandora / Troll / Large Hole Style Memorial Beads

Cat — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:28:11 +0000

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I’ve just completed an order for large hole, pandora/biagi/chamilia /troll style Memorial Beads. These beads have large holes for sliding necklace or bracelet chains through them (4 mm). I really love the green ones! They have rose leaves on them, which happen to be my favorite dried leaf to work with. I’m [...]

Revisited necklace

Cat — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:58:02 +0000

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I recently made a Memorial Bead necklace for a customer’s mom. She had some specific ideas in mind, and when I made the necklace, I wasn’t all that crazy about it. But instead of taking a pic and asking the customer if that’s what her mom wanted, I just sent it along.

And [...]