Monday, November 10, 2014
Countdown to Chimneyville – 24 days – Eat Dessert First
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Countdown to Chimneyville - 25 days
It’s been a busy summer but it’s time now to get
ready for Chimneyville Craft Fair.
Chimneyville is the annual “big show” for the Craftsman’s Guild of
Mississippi and this will be my first year to participate. After years of developing my skill set and
with encouragement from friends and family, I submitted an application
for membership for the spring review. Membership in this organization is not something
easily attained and I’ve talked to a number of people at other craft shows who
have applied but did not get that magic acceptance letter. So I feel truly blessed.
But then the hard work starts. I’ve done craft shows before but not this big
so I’m reworking displays, rethinking what I’ll take, beefing up inventory and
generally working through the details.
My
primary focus will be on my polymer clay mosaics but I also love making
Christmas ornaments and have been working on a few new styles to go with the
ones I’ve made in the past.
Over the next couple of weeks – until the Chimneyville Craft
Fair on December 5, 6 and 7, I’m going to be sharing some of the items that I’m
making with you.
Today I’m featuring Coiled Filigree Christmas
Ornaments. These are made by extruding
long strings of clay, coiling them then applying them to a standard glass
ornament. More of the strings of clay
are fitted into the areas around the coils.
I use a variety of colors, either all in one family or complimentary, on
each of the ornaments. Each one is
unique and definitely one of a kind.
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