Inspiration is weird

Inspiration is a crazy thing. I got home form my trip, and I just wanted to dive in to my claying, since I also had 5 days off to do whatever I wanted. I made 3 kinds of Chicky Beans and I really didnt like them, nor do I like them now. They got hucked in to the reject bin. I was sad, since they took up time, and clay, but, this kinda thing happens. There is one I want to eventually re-make.Its the Belgium Waffle. I loved making the waffle, but the Chicky Bean didnt turn out right, so I want to make that one over again some time.
I went to Michales last weekend and took advantage of the clay sale, and I got a lot of colours I need for the 4 new characters I have created. Im thinking of writing some stories for them or something like that. I love the new colours that have been released as I have said before. I had a list of the ones I wanted and when I got to the Michales in Vancouver to get them, someone had bought every block of every colour that I wanted! I was pissed, mostly cause we had paid for parking after driving half an hour in to Vancouver XD Oh well, I went to the one in Richmond and there was a full selection there :)
Anyways, I finished a beach sculpture which I will post later, and now I want to work on another. SO I shall ;)

At The Beach Chicky Beans

I made these Chicky Beans before I went to Georgia, and so far, they are my very favorites :D




Heres a close up of them. I THINK Ive narrowed down their names, so Ill just list them here. Here is Liberty Belle, the Sandcastles At The Beach Chicky Bean.


Here is Georgia Adalaine, the Palm Trees At The Beach Chicky Bean. She turned out awesome!


Here is Gracie Sarah, the Waves At The Beach Chicky Bean.


And here is Bette Valerie, the Sea Shells At The Beach Chicky Bean.


Since it is summer, I am trying to make more summery/beachy Chicky Beans, but Im also getting some ideas for my Chicky Beans From Around The World series, so I might make one or two after I make another beach Chicky Bean

Im back!

Geeze, I just realized how long its been since I posted here.... guess its time to catch up!
Clay wise, I have TONS and TONS of new clay, and by new, I mean the new Premo and Sculpey colours that have been released. I am very, very pleased with them. Im so happy they came out. After about 10 years of exactly the same colours being sold, it got beyond dull. But, it gave me good reason to learn how to make my own new colours, but the new ones that have come out have special pigments and glitters and such that cant be made otherwise.
I have also made lots and lots of Chicky Beans. I wish I had kept up with this blog so I could document each one as it was being made, but I have been going through some difficult things, and just didnt get around to it. So, hopefully, Ill get back in to the swing of that. Anyways, thats all for this moment. Hopefully Ill be back soon! ;)

NEW CLAY

Havent posted in a while, but I did get my wholesale order of clay earlier this week, and I am stoked!!!! I was just going to take pics, but that is going to be waaaay too many pics, so I made a video instead. I think Ill make more vids. Not as awkward as I thought, but I HATE the sound of my voice. Is this seriously how I sound? XD
Ill post some pics of the newest things Ive made soon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6rVVEsCVYs

pics

Here are the pics of my newest works that I said Id post. I LOVE the way Lavender Eucalyptus turned out. Seems all Chicky Beans involving lavender turn out cool XD









Isnt she cuuuuute? :D

Im mixing some greens tonight, and heres typically what the start of a colour is like. I take different greens and mush them up to make a custom green. Those two green little balls you see are Pardo clay, and they come in little balls XD Its pretty awesome. I love the Olivine green.

Biggest clay order ever!

I contacted the Polyform products company and told them that I wanted to know when the hecks Canada, or anywhere for that matter, was going to get the new Premo and Sculpey 3 colours. I guess they didnt want to talk to a Canadian, so they linked me to the Canadian clay company, KJPcrafts. They are getting their shipment of the new colours on Wednesday, and they said I can put in an order. Only thing is, I have to spend $200, because its wholesale. I pondered this for a while, before I came to the conclusion that I spend that much buying clay that I already have anyways, and this was the new clay! so, I ended up ordering $220 worth of stuff. I got lots of the Premo new colours, some of the new Sculpey 3 colours, I got some 1lb blocks of discontinued Sculpey 3 colours ( one being pale pistachio) I got lots of discontinued Studio by Sculpey colours t $1 each! I grabbed some Studio glazes, and for fun, I ordered some leaf shaped cutters. I dont even know which leafs they are, but its set #2 XD So, they are shipping it all out on wednesday, or thursday. so Im all kinds of excited. Im sure some of you think Im crazy, and I will agree XD Getting clay is like buying all the candy you want in a candy store. It never gets dull ;p I also have ordered Pardo and Cernit clays, but I had them shipped to Beckys house, and she will bring them next month. Hobby Lobby doesnt ship to Canada, plus, doing this saved tons of $ on shipping XD so, thats more clay eventually coming :D

In other clay news, I finished up my "olivias Cupcakes" set and her friend, Chocolate Chip Frosting. They are quite the cute. She has a little cupcake stand/table in the shape of a choco chip :) And they are both all kinds of sparkly. Im working on a Chicky Bean right now called Lavender Eucalyptus. I had a urge to use light purple and green, so she will be the result of my muse ;) Ill post pics tomorrow. Right now, I need to make some grass for this Chicky Beans base :)

A claying kinda weekend

Mom and I were supposed to go see a Harry Potter Exhibition in Seattle yesterday, but we didnt go, even though I got us tickets in November XD It was just too much hassle to go. Its a three hour drive to Seattle, plus the space center we were going to said to be there 2 hours early

(wth?) and parking is $40 for a few hours at the center....... uhm, Ill pass, thanks. This would mean waking up @ 2am to beat the traffic at the border, have to drive for 3 or more hours, buy breakfast, buy lunch, pay $40 in parking, then get inside the exhibit only to be told there are no bags, coats, cameras, phones, ANYTHING allowed in the room, and look at a bunch of HP stuff. Ill wait for October when we actually go to the theme park in California, or wherever it is ;p Id much rather go in to HoneyDukes anyday ;)

So, instead, mom and I went to Michaels, MY candy store ;) There is a sale on clay, and we also had '20% off your entire purchase' coupons, which also included sale items :O Well, that just meant more clay to buy. The pickings were a bit slim. Guess someone beat me there, or they havent been filling up their stock. But, I got lots of what I wanted, and a 3 lb box of white sculpey that I use as the bulk of most of my pieces. I also got a bottle of liquid sculpey, which is always good :) And I got to use my christmas Michaels gift cards, so I didnt have to pay for anything XD It was a good time ;p Mom and I also went to Red Robin for lunch, and I got my most fave burger and drink, but we will not be ordering any onion rings for a starter anymore, cause its too much food XD

Ive been working on my cupcake stand for my 'Olivias Cupcakes' set, and the two cupcake stands I had been working on all week each failed in their own way. one of them, the cupcakes detached from the glass plate they were on, and the other, the sides that were holding up the plate broke. So, I tried cutting the case open, and tried desperately to fix them, but in the end, I threw it away. There was no way to fix these, and have them still remain sellable.... SO, I made newer and improved ones! Much more sturdy and better looking.. And didnt take long at all ;) I also made Olivia to go with the stand. Im still finishing it up :) I also had the idea to make another cupcake stand, but this one with chocolate cupcakes. Maybe the Chicky Bean can be Olivias fried, and they can all be bought together ;p Ill see. But i think ill make that when Im done :)

Heres what the new ones look like. Still need to decorate the top.