278/365 - Polymer Clay Do-Dads Painted

These are the same polymer clay do-dads a couple photos back-- only now they've been painted to resemble metal. Since I used a brown mixture of scrap clay, I started by painting them black. Then (once they dried) I dry-brushed metallic paint-- just enough to highlight the non-recessed portions and reveal the texture. (Oh, and I sealed it all with a clear, matte, indoor/outdoor acrylic coat. It's not strictly necessary, but I think it might help the paint to last a little longer.)

I'm happy with these results! Now I just need to get around to restringing the wind chimes. . .

276/365 - Polymer Clay Do-Dads

I played around with some scrap clay, (clay-dedicated) cookie cutters, and a handful of texturizing tools and came up with these. I planned to paint them (which is why any-color scrap clay was perfectly fine) and later attach them to some wind chimes that were either missing sails or were in need of a little sprucing up.

248/365 - Polymer Clay Pens

...in faux marble and faux leather styles.

155/365 - Miniature (Fake) Gingerbread

First miniatures I've done in quite a while. . .

They're not perfect, but fortunately that's one of the benefits of doing mini food. Real food is only rarely perfect, so imperfect minis still look fairly realistic.

As for size. . . I think these are roughly an inch (maybe 1.25 inches) tall.

30/365 - Candy Cane Collection

I've been working on some Christmas-themed polymer clay things, lately.  These tiny candy canes are waiting to be worked into some larger projects.  Making miniature candy is lots of fun, but it's also fairly time-consuming.

Editing:  Resize, Curves, Color Balance (was too yellow), Sponge Tool (to slightly desaturate the quarter), Ortonizing technique, & Unsharp Mask.