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HTTYD Pure Art Collab recap
This most recent @pureartcollab theme was picked out 6 months ago when the third and final How to Train Your Dragon movie was announced. HTTYD is one of my favorite fandoms (tied with Harry Potter for 1st place), so I wanted to be able to celebrate the end of...
Using crystals in polymer clay
I opened 2 custom slots at the end of December, and 1 of those customs was for a stone dragon with real crystal accents. If you have followed me long enough, you may remember my birthstone series from several years ago. I had planned to expand it and bought crystals...
Adding a Color Wash with Glaze: Polymer Clay Experiment
Over the past 8 months or so, when a project seemed fitting, I experimented with adding powder pigments to my glaze. While I had heard this was a way to add pigments to baked clay, I had never tried it myself. There are only 3 sculptures I can think of that I've done...
I taught a crochet class!
I wanted to share an experience that is closely tied to JSThreads. Over the weekend, I taught my very first class, a crochet class! Leading up to the day, I was pretty anxious about how it was going to go, but crocheting is something I've done for almost...
December Elves Blowout Box
Sophie and Toffee started doing a blowout box in December as their Elves box, and I'd been wanting to get my hands on one to see what it was like. When they announced that last month would bring another blowout box, I didn't hesitate to order one. For...
Desert sunset dragon and egg
When @amotherofdragoneggs opened up slots in November for egg designs she had retired, I jumped at the chance to get an egg that I remember captivating me when I first stumbled upon her shop: the desert sunset dragon egg. Using a color palette I have since developed a...
