Day 29...

Day 29.  I can hardly believe it.  It went by so fast.  Some days I just wanted it to be over, but most days I totally enjoyed myself.  For my last day, I decided to go on as I've been doing on and not do anything out of the ordinary.  So, here's a little windmill made with the windmill quilt pattern.

And the whole village (for now):

Day 28...

I'm really loving these little houses.  It's a good thing I have more quilt canes!

Back view:

Day 27...

I used my Snail's Trail quilt cane to make this little house.  There's a dime in the picture for scale....

Front view:

Day 26...

I don't make mokume gane style beads very often...and I use warm, orangey colors even less.  But that's what I came up with tonight....

Day 25...

Ah, that's better!

Another view:

Day 24...

Ack!  These are terrible.  *sigh* I don't have time to make something else.  Oh well....

Day 23...

A couple of formed and embellished Natasha beads....

Day 22...

And finally, baby Jesus.  Each piece seems to be harder to make than the one before.  I'm learning, though--hopefully the final pieces will be much better.

Day 21...

Joseph, to go along with Mary from yesterday's post.

These are harder to make than I thought they would be....

Day 20...

My mom is badgering--er, gently suggesting that I make a couple of nativity figures for my thing-a-day.  Ha!  She just wants to see what she's going to get this December....
Anyway, here's a trial run at the Mary figure.  It's about 4 1/2 " tall.

Day 19...

I’ve had this particular quilt cane kicking around for over ten years.  It’s one of my favorites, so it’s really hard for me to actually use it.  But I had these white beads and I thought they might work well together.  I like it anyway….

Day 18...

Yes, another ornament--they seem to be my "thing"....

Day 17...

This is a small angel ornament I came up with a couple of years ago.  I used a cane I made last month and put one together tonight.  She has a little bell inside and is about two inches tall.  A couple more views:

Day 16...

More buttons....

Day 15...

I had the hardest time tonight trying to make something.  I started a couple of different things, but totally lost interest.  I finally put together this necklace with a Natasha bead I made with clay scraps.  I like tweaking Natasha beads in various ways and this particular style is one of my favorites.

Day 14...

A moebius bead again.  I can’t help it!  I’ve had these lampwork beads for a while and after I made the black/pink/white snail’s trail cane, I thought they might look good together….

A close up:

Day 13...

Still working on the new ornament design....

Day 12...

Another one of my funky rings.  This is the Valentinus Spottius--a rare flower that blooms only on Valentine's Day.  Well, not really--but after the Spotted Saxifrage, who can tell?

Day 11...

My mom wants me to make her a nativity scene for Christmas.  Lucky for me, it's early enough in the year to practice a bit before actually making her present.  Here's a practice camel--around three inches tall.

Day 10...--UPDATED

So I took the beads I made yesterday and made this necklace.  I can't promise to leave this particular set alone--I think I have enough left to make a bracelet!  I really like this color combination.  I use it quite often.

UPDATED:

Ask and ye shall receive...

The clasp components, like the rest of the necklace are reversible--yellow on one side, purple on the other.  Here's a couple of close-up views....

Day 9...

I took the canes I made yesterday and turned them into these beads.  They're reversible--yellow cane on one side, purple cane on the other.  I have something in mind for them...tune in tomorrow!

Day 8...

I've been teaching classes every once in a while and have been trying to figure out what to teach next.  I need to come up with something by Friday.  I came up with these beads tonight.  Yes, yes--I know, they're purple and yellow.  I wasn't trying for that on purpose.  I guess I just really like that color combination.  If you look closely, you'll see there is some blue and green as well.  Here are some progress pictures:

Skinner Blends I used...

Cane number one...

Cane number two...

Day 7...

It was round robin night at the Northwest Polymer Clay Guild meeting.  I knew I wouldn't get home until late, so I figured I'd use one of the things I made at the meeting for my Thing-A-Day.  JoAnne demo-ed Julie Picarello's Lizard Tail technique.  Here's my take on it.  I used the clay I had left over from a class I taught last week.  It was only after I finished that I realized I used UW Husky colors.  Oh well--this one's for all you sports fans out there!

Day 6...

You'd think I'd be sick and tired of mobeius beads after last month.  But, I really like this variation that I came up with and I needed something relatively quick, since I got home rather late.  So here's my "thing" for day 6 of Thing-A-Day.

Day 5...

I seem to make Christmas ornaments more than anything else.  And I make snowflakes most often.  I try to come up with something different every year.  I used my confetti cane to make these.

Day 4...

I went a little crazy at clay camp last year making ikat canes.  I've been using the canes to make these big, funky flower rings--this one is my favorite.

Another view:

Day 3...

I made several confetti beads tonight; I think I like this one best.

Day 2

I have this cute little American Girl paper punch of a baby deer.  Amazingly enough, they can be used on thin sheets of polymer clay.  For Thing-a-Day, Day 2, I put them on top of my quilt canes and punched out buttons!  I’ve got quite a few little paper punches and quite a few canes.  I’m going to try this again….

First Thing-a-Day...

Thing-a-Day is an annual event where you sign up and commit to make a thing a day for each day in February.  This is their sixth year.  I heard about it last year about a week into the month and thought it was a great idea, but it was too late to sign up for it then.  I signed up this year and am looking forward to it.  This is my first Thing-a-Day item I made.  A kitty bracelet using some of my quilt canes.  Some detail:

Notice the mouse bead that serves as the closure.

Phew!  I'm cutting it close, but I'm squeaking in before the end of the day!