WIP of Lady BIJOU
Hello dear friends,
After two full years I finally picked up my courage and my clay !! I start off making creations as gifts and “give aways” before I start selling or exposing anything . I’m very happy with my never-ending imagination and unique style but my sculpting level could get better . So this year will be a learning process in which I hope I will get better sculpting results and get that peace of mind and body I’m still searching for .
OK, stop talking and start sculpting ahhahaha . As usual, I start with the head which will determine the final height of the creation . I NEVER use any measurement tools, so it’s always possible that the proportions are inaccurate but I really don’t care about that , it’s not important for me because I don’t make “human like “ figures .
After making the upper body and hands with Fimo polymer clay , I added the lower body made of Darwi (doll) clay . I also used it to create the arms (sleeves) and the head cover .
What I’m trying to make is a doll / jewelry holder . The (fixed) position of the arms and the metallic wires on the head cover will allow to hang jewelry such as bracelets , necklaces and rings. The doll will be fixed on a box with sliding door in which other jewelry can be kept .
Now I still need to finish the creation with Powertex ( see next message soon )Which will be huge challenge because I never ever used that product or technique in my life !!!!
After that , I will start painting . This creations will be for my sister’s birthday and I was lucky to get two samples of the paint she will be using in her new bedroom , so I will be able to use the same colors and shades in harmony with the decoration . How neat !!!
TO BE CONTINUED !!!
Im back / Sculpting again !!
hello , after two years on hold, Im back behind my sculpting table with a lot of enthousiasm and my head full of ideas and inspiration !!!
Thanks for keeping posted , we are gonna have a lot of fun sculpting and sharing again !!! I will post pictures of my new creations and creative news very soon !!
Annabel
A new paper collage and framed fairy !!
Hello dear friends,
Ive got addicted to these paper collages Ive been working on ... I just looove the idea of creating my own fairy scenes and they make perfect gifts for friends and family ...
here is another captured fairy I made this morning. Thanks for watching !
Captured fairy in a picture frame
We stay in the fairy world but no sculpting this time . We are gonna have fun with lots of paper ,cutting and glueing hihih ...
I've been inspired by the beautifyl "captured fairies in glass jar " which are fairy sceneries made from paper and put into a glass jar. Well, this is my version .. I will use a flatt picture frame with glass instead of the traditional .
First , you must take quiet some time to search for good pictures into magazines or any other book you want ...but that's something I like doing hihih so I don't mind .
You must patiently looking for nature scenes, small human figures ( for the fairy) and flowers and plants or whatever you want in fact ..it's your own world where everything is permitted so just use your imagination !!
You start off with the fairy figure because the height of this one will determine the measurement of the nature scene and the completed frame .I found a beautiful human figure , sooo skinny and whith a very misterious look she really looks like a fairy ...Again , you can use whatever human picture you want !!
Now you must place you figure into a nature scene , starting with placing a huge one underneath as background ...
Then, you start cutting small bits and pieces of nature , flower , etc ...to create a 3D effect although your frame will remain flat ( 2D)
Start placing the pieces one above the other and try to create a harmonious garden and keep placing untill you get the desired result before you glue anything ...This is what I try to create ...
And tatsaaaaa ..this is the end result :
Oh yes , one more thing : don't forget that , once your scenery and fairy are glued on the backgroud you MUST WAIT untill the glue is completely dry before you place the glass .
Thanks for watching !!!
Dryad WIP
hello !!!
I wanted to show you someting Ive been working a few months ago but I still need to finish it . I made a polymer clay figure on a piece of wood . It represents a "dryad" or wood spirit" .
WINNER / Contest 1
sorry for being a bit late ...
It's time to check out who is become the lucky winner of the fairy baby adopting contest . I wish to thank all of you who participated with the contest , Im sooo honoured to see how much people like my creations !!!
OK , lets go to the winner selection...I put all the contestent's names on a yellow paper and put them all in a glass ... now just waiting for my son to pick out the first one ...
and the lucky winner is ....tataaaaaaa....
Yep , Sandy Darling , you won !!! I will contact you be email !! Congratulations !!!
This baby is coming to you very very soon !!
"ADOPT ME" CONTEST 1
BABY CREATION TO WIN / BEBE FEE A GAGNER !!!!!
"Ones in a while I find a tiny faerie baby in my mother's garden . It needs a lot of care and love . Do you want to open you heart and adopt this faerie baby ? "
De temps en temps, le monde feerique laisse un des leurs petit bébé dans le jardin de ma mère . Ce petit rejeton a besoin d'amour et soins . Veux tu ouvrir ton coeur et adopter ce bébé fée ?
This faerie child has been handmade by me and YOU can "win" it !!!
Cet enfant féerique est crée à la main par moi et TOI tu peux le "gagner" !!!
How to participate to the contest : If you want to adopt it , just leave a comment ( with your email address) on this message . All participant's names will be put in a hat at teh end of June and an "innocent" hand will pick out the lucky winner . Comments can be added until and of 30 of June . Good luck !!!
Comment participer : Si vous êtes interessé à l'adopter , il suffit de laisser un commentaire (et votre adresse email !!! ) dans ce message . Tous les noms des participants seront rassemble fin juin et le gagnant sera tiré au sort par une main "innocente" . Ajoutez votre commentaire avant le 30 juin . Bonne chance !!
Some more pictures of this baby /Encore quelques photos de ce bébé :
REPORT on TROLLS & LEGENDS
Djee, it has already been a month or so ago that I exposed at Troll & Legends ..which was a huge succes by the way !!! I had a great sale and a looot of fun !!! It was sooo great to meet my "sculpting" friends again , I woudn't have done it without their support :
Martine & her amazing gourd Gnomes :
And also Chantal (Miss Troll) and her colorful trolls :
I ve also had the pleasure to get to meet a very talented hat designer :
Trolls & Legends is not only a great sales expo but a great place to meet special and magical beings :
and because Im such a music fanatic, I couldn't resist to enchantement of the faerie music !!!
I would like to thank eveyone for your visit at my stand , the great comments and reactions and of course to those who adopted one of my creations into their homes .You have no idea how blessed I feel !!!!!
Im looking forward to the next Trolls & Legends in 2013 !!!
WIP of Sinnerella
Thank God I was able to finish this next fairy for my Trolls é Legends expo this weekend !!!
her head and upperbody are made of fimo clay . Her eyes are closed .
She has no legs , the lower body has been replaced by a white chandeler . The body has been draped with pieces of different kinds of fabric and I fixed them on the body with tacky glue . The wings Im trying on her are made by the talented Fairy doll maker "Astrid Mulder" .
Then, ,the arms are made with fimo clay on mettalic wire and attached to the body ; then some coton is wrapped around the wire to give the arms the necessary volume . So as you can see the arms wil remain flexible so their position can always be changed .
Then the eyes are painted , the hair and wings fixed on the body and after adding the final decoration items I will be shower her off next weeknd hihhi ...
tatsaaaa ..My I present you my fairy Sinnerella . She ended up being 42 cm tall !!!
wip of "ukkipukkie"
hello everybody . As you know Im making some new fairies for my upcoming expo but as I dont have much time I dont make very sofisticated or time consuming things.
This new creation is an "ukkipukki" , a child from the gnome family that is sleeping in a tiny coffee cup . Because coffee is black I made a "black" version of the ukkipukkie hihih ..
You can only see the arms and head but I did make the complete (yet very basic) body put inside the cup ...I didnt want to be too cheap or too lazy hihihihihi
This is how she looked like after teh firt bake:
Yes, as you can see , I dont use inside armature but the neck should be somehow sustained . Therefor I use toothpicks ( like the one peaking out of her head ) .
And after adding a pointed hat and some clay hair , giving some color to her lips and decorating the cup with green raffia , she's ready !!!
Thanks for watching !!!!!
And remember, what I can you , you can too !!! Up to you clay , folks !!!
