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Gift-giving is not exclusive to the holidays. There are plenty of opportunities to bestow a blessing that you created.   Handmade gifts were all the rage this year!   Thank the hipsters for bringing crafting back in a big way. (My crafty daughter, Kimberly, jumped in to make one of these cuffs her own. The dark inks give the appearance of leather.)   The  Activa Modena Soft Polymer Air Drying Clay  is a wonderful product for many crafting needs.  I was able to mold and cut this light and flexible clay to create cute cuff bracelets.   To start I rolled a portion of the clay into a snake and then flattened it.  At about an inch wide and 2/8 of an inch thick (this will flatten when you stamp it.)   Use a textured  rubber stamp  to press the clay into.    Gently peel clay off of the rubber stamp and trim the edges until straight.  Lay the strip of clay over a rounded s...

A few weeks ago I asked Jean about these amazing Sari Silk ribbons that she got for the store. I had been inspired by some beautiful creations that an online friend does with ribbons, fibers, beads and such. I wanted to create a wrapped bracelet my style! with some beautiful remnants [I LOVE upcycling], some altering with my favorite alcohol ink markers, and of course beads and charms. I hope you enjoy! Along with the gorgeous Sari Silk Ribbons, Jean sent these fabulous charms and beads. they are a great silvery-pewter color which makes them PERFECT for coloring with Alcohol Inks. If you don't have alcohol inks, the next best thing for coloring them [and in my opinion the BEST option] is with your alcohol based markers...Spectrum Noir, Copics, Sharpies, BIC Mark-Its are all alcohol based. They make it easy to make your accessories match your ribbons. Figure out the length of your wrap up by wrapping an length of beads [loosely strung], or your ribbon around your w...

Have you ever tried making transfers?  These tiny inchie  quilts were made using Omni Gel and the great assortment of Inchies collage pages available at Altered Pages .  You know what would be even easier than Omni Gel?  The Transfer Artist's Paper (TAP) --I hear it's magical! Have a wonderful weekend, everyone--if you'd like to see more of the bracelet, please stop by my blog and have a peek. :)trisha