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Slowly but surely, I'm restocking everything!

🍣 Sushi stud’s are now restocked on etsy! 🍣

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A shot of the stud earrings I sold at Otakon this year!

I’ve been making these items for years, and the last two times I sold at Otakon, I barely sold any of it. This year, almost my entire stock is gone! I have no idea what changed, or why jewelry was so popular this year, but I’m not complaining. It felt really nice to have people appreciate my work.

Since a lot of these sold, I have to make new ones for Baltimore comic-con next month. So I might try and film a polymer clay tutorial or something while I work. Craft videos are so hard to shoot! I have a new-found respect for crafty YouTubers.
 

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Doughnuts are in this season.

Doughnuts are in this season.

Seriously though, I sold out of every single doughnut related item I made. Gotta restock and get ready for Baltimore Comic Con in September, plus I’m applying to two more local cons on Saturday that’ll take place this winter in NJ. Let’s hope I’m able to do this artist alley thing more often!

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More Otakon Stuff!

Look at these cuties! (If anyone recognizes the cosplayers, please let me know so I can give them credit.)  It’s the lovely crosmyheart and trustinwhatwasfalloutboy, as Vanellope & Ralphie respectively. They are just so freaking adorable!

Since Wreck-It Ralph is a few years old, I don't see as many cosplayers as I used to. I know my Cosplay-sized pendants are expensive (and rightfully so, they take a lot of work to make), but if you're cosplaying Wreck-It Ralph and you stop by my table, I let you take photos with it for free. (It helps promote the item and I get some awesome shots like this.)

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Some WIP stuff for Otakon 2015

Otakon is almost here. I am freaking out!

There's still so much I want to make and do! I already have all my in-stock-stickers cut out and ready to go, I have my two sailor moon mini sheets done, I'm starting on some little notepad designs, and I am making more jewelry.

It’s fun getting back into polymer clay jewelry and charms. I made more mini fruit tart studs, some little doughnut studs, and I’m making my Princess Jelly Fish print into a few underwater themed buttons.

Fruit Tartlette Earrings: Now on Etsy & StorEnvy

I've been trying to list more items in my online shops, so there itty bitty tartlette earrings are now for sale in my Etsy and Storenvy shops!

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Almost done my giant order!

From my Instagram Account

It's been a long time since I've made such a bulk etsy order, and this is the first time it's been so detailed, but it's helping me get back into artsy shape.

The order was for a bunch of pendants with custom names on the backside, and piping all those tiny letters has been great practice. (I won't show them since they are custom and possibly private, but they replace the "To: Stinkbrain" on the backsides of 16 of the pendants.)

I think I'll make another bulk batch once this order is shipped out to refill my store and prepare for Otakon's 2014 Artist Alley. As of right now all my pre-made cookies are wiped out.

For now, I finally get to go shower, write my Sometimes Foodie review for tomorrow, and then sleep. My day job has been really busy due to one of the printers breaking, and I have a lot of jobs backed up, so it's been keeping me on my toes and eating up a lot of my sanity. (It's only Monday! I can't lose all my will power yet!) Now that the printer is fixed I can try to catch up and regain my sanity so I can focus on making my own designs at home.

Okay, enough rambling for now. I gotta get my butt showered so I can write up my review and get to bed. I have to head into work earlier than usual tomorrow to play catch up with the printer.

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Tiny (Rage Inducing) Sprinkles Are COMPLETE!

Photo from my Instagram Account

I hate making these itty bitty sprinkles. They are hand made polymer clay nonpareil-style sprinkles that I make and cover in a luster dust to create a golden/iridescent sheen. I use them for all my You're my hero cookies, and they are a huge pain in my butt.

Admittedly candy-style sprinkles (the long tube-like ones) would be insanely easier to make in large batches, but it just doesn't have the same effect.

I make each one of these little things by hand so, until I find a better way, this is how they will be made from now until forever.

On a clumsy/frustrating note, I did what most crafters dread. I knocked over my container of these onto shag carpeting. After I cussed up a storm that would put any sailor to shame, I turned on my photo lights and sat on the floor picking each one up. Thankfully I got most of them back, but I am STILL mad that I did that.

Nothing sucks more than sitting there for hours hand making itty bitty clay sprinkles and then accidentally dumping them all over the floor. Have any of you ever done that? (Please tell me I'm not alone...and clumsy.)

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Giant etsy Order!

From my Instagram Account

Sorry things have been so quiet on this account. I was doing so well with updating before, and I am hoping to get back into my TWEWY series, but in the meantime I am filling a GIANT etsy order. I'll post a few photos as I progress.

So far I have the 22 cookie bases completed, now it's time to make more sprinkles and start the customization.

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Make Polymer Clay Frosting the EASY Way

I finally made a new video! This time I share my secret ingredient in making really easy polymer clay icing.

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HELP, input needed!

I need a little input on this item before I add it to my etsy shop.

Should I:

1. Keep the bows
2. Ditch them (too gaudy)
3. Ditch the accent beads (too gaudy)

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Spring Fresh Fruit Tart

Now available in my etsy shop!

In all my years of working with polymer clay, which has been almost a decade now, I have never made a fruit tart before. It seems like one of the polymer clay foodie staples these days. Fruit tarts, macarons, and cupcakes are everywhere...but I never sat down to make one before.

With all this gross, winter, weather, I wanted a taste of spring, so I whipped up a few fruit canes and made this little tart.

Etsy Challenge

I have had an etsy shop for several years and, considering I have never paid for advertizing, I have done pretty well for myself.

I do all my own banner designs, packaging, photography...everything. It's hard to do everything yourself, but it's a lot more cost efficient. (I'm cheap.) I really want to get more sales without resorting to paid advertizing, but it's kind of hard to have sales when your shop is so empty. Seriously, when did I stop making new items? Back in the early 2000's I had at least 60 different items, so logically I had more sales, not I have about a dozen and sales have become sluggish.

Long story short, I need to restock my shop. Rather than waste more money re-listing items that never sold in the first place, I want to revamp things and make tons of new items.

I have come up with a little challenge for myself. 

Polymer Clay Shiny Pumkaboo

Polymer Clay Shiny Pumkaboo

It's been a while since I have made anything using polymer clay, and it feels so good to be working in this medium again. I know this isn't a fantastic masterpiece, it's a little gift for my boyfriend, but I really enjoyed making it. 

With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, I've been trying to think of cute little gifts to make my boyfriend...who hopefully doesn't follow this blog. (I don't think he does...)He likes to play Pokemon, and recently he caught a shiny Pumpkaboo. Since I affectionately call him "Pumpkin" I thought a little shiny Pumpkaboo figure would make a sweet gift. (A pumpkin for my Pumpkin.) 

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Polymer Clay Lollipop Tutorial

Not too shabby for my first time.