I tend to keep bits and pieces of everything.  If a T-pin is too long, I keep the scrap I trim off, bits of clay (of course!), the stray earring wire, the odd bead or two, I keep them.  

Yes, it's true!  I just went to the presentation for our Photoshop Users Group Monday night.  Adobe has created 4 different apps for the iPad and Android tablets.  AND THEY COST ONLY $9.99 EACH!

Do you ever feel like doing clay, but not really "doing" clay?  You want something easy, yet great at the same time?  My One Block Wonder is perfect for that... 1 block of clay and 1 hour of time!  Now I'm busy cooking corned beef and thinking about green beer tonight, so this project fit right into my schedule.

You know how we often see things and say to ourselves (or out loud...to no one in particular..)

       I've been cleaning out my cane stash and thinking about ways to inspire myself to use up some of my old canes. I decided to re-work some of them into new canes.

Here is a super easy way to make fun Holiday Candy Canes or Lollipops for gifts, packages or your own tree!

I used Premo clays in Frost White Glitter, Pomegranite, and Green.   Condition your Frost White Glitter clay really

well and then roll out a long snake maybe 5" or so about 3/4" thick.  Next make two very thin snakes of Pomeganite

and Green.   (you can use your clay extruder if you want these to be perfectly the same size)

Well, the wrapping has begun!  I actually love to wrap gifts.  I love to go out and pick out the wrapping paper.  I am

kind of picky about it.  I like to get a few different kinds with matching ribbon and bows.  When it's time to wrap

I get all my supplies ready and spread out on the floor and turn on some Christmas music.  This really gets me in the spirit!   I just love a pretty package.

This past Friday I participated in a local craft fair at Bowdoin College.  It is called the Sunsplash Festival and it is

to celebrate the last day of classes for students and faculty.  It is also open to the public.  This fair has been going on

for the past 15 years so it is really well established.   70 vendors participated.  It is held in their beautiful Smith Union

building where they have two cafes and the college bookstore.  It's a neat venue because the way it's designed is

Hello!  I am so happy to be here on the Design Squad Blog!

I really enjoyed Patti's post about her family Christmas tree.  It was fun to see the photos of her many polymer clay ornaments from over the years.   I thought I would continue on the ornament theme as I am getting ready for a craft fair and making lots of ornaments myself.  I would love to share a couple with you.