Playing with Polymer Clay this Weekend! Ring Dishes, Beads and More

This weekend I spent it entirely playing with the clay, weekends like this are so few and far between!

I created some new Ring Dishes, as seen above to replace my collection as they are proving very popular, I really enjoy experimenting with the inks to create different effects. 

Turquoise Ring Dish at Lottie Of London Jewellery

I also created some new beads for a new Chunky Statement Necklace here

New Polymer clay beads for Autumn

The colours are created from another colour mixing adventure, this time in more muted Autumn tones for the coming season.

I also had an order to complete for despatch my Leopard Print Statement Ring and created some new studs with a new cane I created recently.

Leopard Print Rings and Stud Earrings with my new cane

New Pineapple Jewellery at Lottie Of London

Its time to get your Tutti Frutti on with our New Pineapple Earrings and Charm Necklaces at Lottie of London Jewellery.

Pineapple Charm Necklace at Lottie Of London Jewellery

New Heart Stud Earrings at Lottie Of London Valentine Jewellery

We have some new additions to our store and just in time for Valentines Day!

Handmade Pink Heart Stud Earrings made from polymer clay and adorned with specks of gold leafing.

We also have them in a gorgeous red too!

Red Heart Stud Earrings handmade from polymer clay at Lottie of London Jewellery

Red Heart Stud Earrings handmade from polymer clay at Lottie of London Jewellery

Crafting New Polymer Clay Makes

I finally had a chance to play with some clay this weekend, I received a commission for a Round Black Filigree Pendant to match a pair of Black Filigree Stud Earrings in my Etsy store.

I have to say I was delighted to be able to get the clay out, its been a while with all the shop updates and improvements (I've been working on my SEO), marketing and prep for Christmas its so easy to get consumed and forget to take time out to do the one thing I love most making!

New Filigree Polymer Clay Makes - Round Pendant, Owl Brooch and Hearts by Lottie of London

It was a great opportunity to fit in some extras makes along with the pendant, I made a new Black and White Filigree Owl Brooch along with some smaller pieces which will be created into earrings and stud earrings.

New Filigree Polymer Clay Makes - Stud Earrings by Lottie Of London

I also made this little Daisy Charm with a tiny Swarovski Crystal centre its needs a little tweaking but I am delighted with it and have plans for this in the new year.

New Polymer Clay Makes - Daisy Charm coming in the New Year by Lottie Of London

So as its Monday I am back on the old SEO again (my brain is melting!) But before I leave here is the finished pendant now on its way to new owner.

Black Filigree Round Pendant Commission handmade by Lottie Of London

Matching Black Filigree Stud Earrings available in my Etsy Store by Lottie Of London

New Polymer Clay Bird Brooch

New at Lottie of London my Polymer Clay Bird Brooch available now in my Etsy store, handmade using slices taken from my Kaleidoscope cane.

Turquoise Stud Earrings handmade using my polymer clay kaleidoscope cane 

Yes and I have also added some Stud Earrings, these are the first pieces to be added for my latest kaleidoscope cane, you can read more about it here

Polymer Clay Kaleidoscope Cane

Blast from the Past here's some more blog posts on my work with Kaleidoscope Canes

CraftArtEdu Review for Polymer Clay Tutorials Part 1

CraftArtEdu Polymer Clay Tutorial Part 2

My Kaleidoscope Cane Needs Something More

Polymer Clay Millefiori Rose Earrings

New to Lottie Of London my Millefiori Rose Earrings handmade from polymer clay using the millefiori caning technique, in beige tones perfect for the upcoming Autumn season.

Blast from the Past read more about my Millefiori Rose Canes Here

Millefiori Rose Canes Blog Post

Polymer Clay Leopard Print Jewellery

Animal print has been featured in quite a few fashion pieces this Autumn & Winter, now I've never been a lover of the animal print personally but thought I'd have a go at a leopard print cane and here it is...

My leopard print cane created from polymer clay

I was really happy with the results of the cane and decided to make a few sheets and some beads.

Bead making with my animal print polymer clay cane

The finished peices come up slightly darker than the orignal cane but I am delighted with the results  and created a few different jewellery pieces.  I'm definitely converted and I think these would look great with a simple black dress prefect for people like me who shy away from animal print but want to show a touch of their wild side.

Leopard Print Beaded Bracelet handmade from polymer clay

 

Leopard Print stud earrings and lentil earrings handmade from polymer clay

Leopard Print Beaded Necklace handmade from polymer clay

Leopard Print Ring handmade from polymer clay

I'm looking forward to trying out this cane in a variety of colours and even trying more animal print canes, now i just have to decide where to start next Tiger cane, Zebra print or Giraffe maybe!

Are you a lover of animal print?

Monochrome Polymer Clay

Black & white monochrome has been with us for the last couple of seasons and it doesn't look like its going anywhere anytime soon.

I've struggled to get into this Autumn/Winter's pantone colours, I'm just not feeling it so I've decided to go with the monochrome as its such a flexible combination whatever the season.

Heres my latest black and white polymer clay makes featuring my filigree designs...

Two Monochrome Filigree Pendants

Monochrome Filigree Elephant Pendant handmade from polymer clay

Monochrome Filigree Tree Pendant handmade from polymer clay

And a selection of earrings and stud earrings

Monochrome Filigree earrings handmade from polymer clay

Monochrome Filigree Stud Earrings handmade from polymer clay

Monochrome Filigree Earrings handmade from polymer clay

So are you a lover of Monochrome?

Polymer Clay Whats Cooking

This week I've had a sort through my clay canes some have been dispensed of for scrap clay, but I've used some others for my polymer clay ear studs and rings.

Old polymer clay canes resigned to the scrap pile

You may recognise a few already as my millefiori studs and rings are proving quite popular I've had to make more for my Etsy Shop.  Some are new though, well new styles from old canes, once cooked I'll know which ones will work well or not.

Polymer clay focal's for ear studs and rings

I've also been playing around with some more clay firstly I tried out some rose studs in some alternative colours a dark blue and green brushed with gold, but I'm not entirely happy with these.

I also got my urchin mould in the post this week all the way from Canada as you can see below I had a little practice with them, its a fantastic mould though as usual my alcohol inking technique needs some work I always find my colours come out a bit too intense.

Polymer clay roses and urchins

I'm now awaiting another delivery of crystals to play with some new alcohol inks and more white clay so I should be having a fun week experimenting.

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Polymer Clay and Swarovski Crystals

Its time for me to start thinking ahead to creating new items for Autumn/Winter for me this is quite early as I'm always slow on the uptake, though I suspect many other crafter's started quite a while back.

I've been jotting down a few ideas as they pop into my head and one particular idea sprung to mind, for me Autumn but particularly Winter is always about the glitz and party's so with this in mind I decided to order some Swarovski Hot Fix Crystals to experiment with my polymer clay.

I ordered just two types of samples some hot fix Swarovski Crystal and some gold toned Swarovski Pearls with Autumn in mind from Beads Direct on Thursday and was delighted when they arrived Saturday morning and I couldn't wait to get started.

So heres my experiments with the Swarovski Crystals and Pearls, now despite them being hot fix crystals I pushed them into the clay in the desired pattern and cooked them as they were to see how well they attached, needless to say not strong enough for a wearable item of costume jewellery so I decided to very carefully super glue each crystal on which worked perfectly.

Swarovski Crystal & Pearl hot fix with polymer clay by Lottie Of London

Above are some simple earrings and rings using the gold toned pearls in more Autumn tones.

Swarovski Crystal & Pearl hot fix with polymer clay by Lottie Of London

And some samples for Winter especially the ring which is very glitzy.

I'm really pleased with how well they worked and I can't wait to order some more dazzling colours to experiment with, they've also sparked some new ideas for Summer next year.

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Polymer Clay Rings & Stud Earrings

Along with last weeks scribble necklaces I made last week, I had the chance to test out an idea that's been toying in my mind for a while, creating polymer clay rings and earring studs.

So once I purchased some ring bases and ear stud components I had a play around with some sizes to see what would work.

Polymer Clay Millefiori Rings by Lottie Of London

I decided on two sizes for the rings a small 20mm size and a larger 25mm focal decoration for the bead.  I choose to keep it simple to start and used my rose canes to decorate and shape the focal bead

Polymer Clay Millefiori Ring Sizes 20mm & 25mm by Lottie Of London

Polymer Clay Rings Klimt Design by Lottie Of London

I also had to play about with the earring stud size too and decided on a 18mm focal bead.  I had to test the fixings for both the rngs and the studs but I am delighted with the results for both.
 

Polymer Clay Millefiori Stud Earrings handmade by Lottie Of London

 I can't wait to try out some more designs and it will be a great use for all those canes I have stashed away.

My stash of polymer clay canes

A quick reminder my giveaway will be ending on Wednesday this week so if you haven't enter please do, pop on over to my GIVEAWAY BLOG POST to enter and be in which a chance of winning a pair of my Faux Jade Elephant Earrings

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Enter our Giveaway - Faux Jade Polymer Clay Earrings

As promised in my earlier post on Monday I am running a giveaway for a chance to win these adorable Faux Jade Polymer Clay Elephant Earrings.

You can see how these earrings where made in an earlier blog post Faux Jade Polymer Clay

Faux jade elephant earrings created from polymer clay now available in my Etsy Store

These cute elephant earrings have been made with polymer clay and have been teamed with green averturine gemstone beads, they have been finished with Silver Plated ear wires and comply to the EU Nickel Directives' EU Nickel Directives 94/27 & 2004/96.

I also created a matching elephant pendant using my larger faux jade elephant as seen below both are now available for purchase in my Etsy Store.

Faux jade elephant pendant created from polymer clay now available in my Etsy Store

HOW TO ENTER

So how can you take part in my giveaway its very simple 

Pop over to my Facebook page HERE, LIKE my page if you haven't already and then simply SHARE my GIVEAWAY POST at the top of my facebook page, its that simple.

The giveaway will end in 2 weeks on the 26th June 2013 in which I will randomly choose the winner.

Enter my Giveaway for a chance to win these adorable polymer clay elephant earrings

Polymer Clay Playing with Ideas

This week I have finally picked up the clay again, but was abruptly halted when my clay extruder gun decided to die on me! As I was mid flow in my making I had to promptly order another and am now eagerly awaiting its arrival.

Preparing my clay colours for extruding

However it did'nt stop my flow and Tuesday I was working on some new ideas that popped into my head, I usually have to make a note of them otherwise they will be lost in the mess that is my brain.

My Idea Book for all my scribbles

Here are some prototypes of some pieces I am working on I needed to create some rough versions to see how they would work once put together.

Prototypes for some new Brooch ideas

I also got round to creating some earrings with those faux jade elephants I made in my blog post Polymer Clay Faux Jade.

Giveaway Faux Jade Polymer Clay Elephant Earrings

I've teamed them with some green aventurine gemstone beads and kept them simple. 

I have a few pairs so this week I will be having a giveaway for the chance to win a pair of these adorable earrings so don't forget to check back soon.

UPDATE The Giveaway is now running pop on over to my GIVEAWAY POST to take part

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Spring is Here Free UK Postage Offer

Birds nest Necklace made from polymer clay by Lottie Of London

Spring is here, well almost and to celebrate throughout March I'm offering Free UK Postage on all purchases within my Etsy Store.

Union Jack Charm Bracelet made from polymer clay by Lottie Of London

 

Simply enter the coupon code FREEMARCH13 to qualify.

 

Pink Cupcake Charm Bracelet made from polymer clay by Lottie Of London

So if your still looking for that last minute Mothers Day Gift or something special for yourself pop on over to Lottie Of London Bespoke Jewellery for a browse.

To find more delicious items and goodies from UK Etsy sellers taking part in this March Promotion Click Here

New Fall Polymer Clay Jewellery

I'm Back! Well its been a pretty busy time, but with the majority of house decorating and my half marathon now behind me its back to work creating and blogging.

So here's a glimpse of some of my new creations, I wanted to create some simple pieces of jewellery incorporating some of the Pantone colours for Autumn/Winter 2012.

The colours I choose for these pieces are French Roast and Honey Gold perfect for Autumn.

Brown Beaded Leaf Necklace handmade from polymer clay in Pantones French Roast & Honey Gold

Brown Beaded Leaf Necklace handmade from polymer clay in Pantones French Roast & Honey Gold

Brown Beaded Leaf Bracelet Handmade from polymer clay in Pantones French Roast & Honey Gold

Brown Leaf Earrings handmade from polymer Clay in Pantones French Roast & Honey Gold

These new pieces are now available in from my website Lottie Of London or for international buyers my Etsy Store

This post is part of Handmade Monday by  Handmade Harbour

New Jewellery on Etsy

Ruby Rose Brooch

Gold Floral Brooch

Molten Rocks Pendant

Turquoise Floral Blossom Earrings