Creating Cupcakes made of clay TUTORIALS for YouTube.

I'm getting ready to film some miniature cupcakes, made of polymer clay- how to videos for YouTube. I hope this makes some of you happy! I'll even show some of my frosting and icing sculpting techniques!

Amber Dawn's ultra quick YouTube demo/tutorial, how to make a polymer face cane.

The silent version.
No music, a bit longer and High Def.
In honor of International Charm Day, in the spirit of sharing, I created a short video.
A demonstration/tutorial on how I create face canes out of polymer clay.

Even if you are not interested in working with polymer clay you can view this video to get a sense of what I do, some of the steps I take order to create some of my work.


Here is the link to see it on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smhDewoAgJA

Share the link with anyone you think might enjoy watching and be sure to see my other videos too! They are MUCH better than this one! (this is my first tutorial and will rig the camera more stably next time!)

Micro Electric Man

                                              He's a cute little guy playing with electricity!

Click on the photos for a closer look!

He's a bead!

Made of polymer clay. :o)

 Here is is on my pinky nail (above) to show scale... And down below on my fingers...

I haven't baked him in the oven to harden yet... Once I do, I plan on making a necklace with him on it as a charm.

I just saw, The Notebook for the first time.

What a story!

The film was ever so slightly vapid but mostly gloriously colorful and full of FUN!!!

I had no idea the movie would be like this. It was nothing like I expected it to be.

Unless you are made of stone you will cry, mostly towards the end so have a tissue box with you or one sheet of Bounty (paper towel)! But it isn't a bad type of cry. It's a good and healthy kind. The kind that reminds you that you have a heart!

I cannot tell whether I will see this movie again. For me it was enough to see it just once. But that is how I feel about it now after just seeing it.

Perhaps, after some time passes, I may want to see the beautiful cinematography and lovely scenery once more.

The movie is a strong reminder of how precious and strong the human spirit is when faced with choices of the heart.

:::two thumbs up and one sheet of Bounty paper towel!:::
:o)

4 $ale! ~*Frozen Treats with Clown Spoons & Swarovski Crystals!*~

~*Frozen Treats with Clown Spoons & Swarovski Crystals!*~

These are delicate and not for children. They are flat back display pieces which may be worn if you will wear it on a short chain with hair tied back. The handle of these spoons are very fragile. These are hand sculpted of polymer clay. They are studded with Swarovski crystal rhinestones which *bling* in the light. Each piece is $15 (US dollars). Shipping is included for US & Canadian buyers. All other countries, please add $2. for shipping.

~*Polymer clay doodles!*~ A few of the results, made during my free time yesterday.

I took some time between my work to "doodle" with the clay. Here is a small sample of what I made during my free time...

 A little birthday cake. See photos below for scale.

 :o)

This is a single edge industrial razor blade that it is sitting on to show the scale.

A little clown face cane. *<:o)

"A real pin head" Polymer clay on a pin head clamped with a pair of pliers.

"A real pin head" :o) Polymer clay face on the head of a pin.*~

A signature cane. This one is 4mm tall.

These are just some of my doodles from yesterday! :o) Thank you for looking!

Ordering alterable bezels!

I am placing an order with the manufacturer that I get bezels from. Since I need to order 10,000 of each size I am going to retail & wholesale the bezels. They are not rusted, but can be by you! 
I would like to know if there are any interested artists and designers who would be interested in purchasing some. 

~*More little guys!*~ Posing on my pinky nail!

What do you think?

This little Mr. Fix A Lot can get the job done, right- the first time! He comes equipped with a sharp wit, a Brooklyn accent and a meatball hero sandwich. I am working on a tiny toolbox for him as well.

I've put him straight to work!

Secret Agent Hobo Man!

Here he is, a little spy working for the betterment of our Gotham City!
He appears to be a simple little hobo but is in fact a secret agent! Pass him some food and a drink and he'll get to work! It's amazing how much information he can gather!

It's me... Wearing my Cup of Bead Soup necklace!

HELLO!

An unedited photo of me taken this evening. I am wearing the necklace that I created using the focal beads that Cheryl K. Roe made and sent to me for the Cup of Bead Soup blog party event hosted by Lori Anderson!

~*Pay It Forward!*~ Name tag charms!

~*I created these tiny polymer clay name tag charms for a "Pay It Forward" that I hosted on FB. The "Lisa" one is for Lisa Swifka who founded the One World One Heart event.

I am pretty sure that these will inspire others to smile and that is all part of the Pay It Forward idea! Smile at someone and they in turn will smile more! Go on, start smiling! :oD :o) XD xD :0) ':o) :o> etc.!*~

I'll be making a bunch of these for International Handmade Art Charm Day next month! Be sure to be a follower of this and or the International Charm Day blog www.InternationalCharmDay.blogspot.com to be entered to win a custom name charm! I will be choosing a few followers at random! :o)
~*Have a happy and productive day everyone!*~
& remember to smile, even if it means forcing one for 15 seconds straight!
Show them teeth!!!!
:oD
Amber

Save The Date! 4/28, you are all invited to participate!

This flyer is corrected. The previously posted version was missing "blogspot" in the url (web address)

Artists, designers and all people are invited and welcome to join in and participate in this year's even larger and more gloriously FUN International Handmade Art Charm Day Event!


More exciting news coming soon so stay tuned!

See how small the bunny is?!

                                                                   かわいいケーキの彫刻！
                                                                            ポリマー粘土

                                                                   ~*Happy St. Patty's day!*~

I've been busy all morning making all sorts of goodies & finally cured/fired/baked the mini dark chocolate bunny peeking through the grass cupcake! See how *small* this little cutie is?!

SO SMALL!
The height of the piece from cupcake base to tippity top of the ears that slightly flop is 3/4ths of an inch.

:o)

I'll be making more this weekend!

                        日本では私の名前はアンバードーンのように聞こえる！

Chocolate Bunny In The Grass 3/4ths of an inch tall. Polymer clay miniature.

It's a work in progress.

:o)
100% polymer clay, handmade chocolate bunny with blue ribbon bow, grass, & micro daisies.
What do you think?

More micro dolls in progress, made of polymer clay. Jointed and non jointed.

Next to my pinky nail (Smallest fingernail on the human hand)

Not feeling too bad about the details that are in need of fine tuning.
I see the general shape of the clay while working on them but not the details.
When I start to work in the sunlight and have more practice, the details will be impressive and look more realistic. For now, it's all about the impression of features and details and practice of manipulating the clay at this scale.

It's a bit different than making small embellishments or cupcakes because I have to work a bit longer at making the limbs close to the same dimensions as one another. It may sound easy, to some, but I need some more practice with it! They are so small and the nature of the clay is to get softer the more it is warmed up... So my hands warm up the itty bitty clay very easily while working with it, too much in fact sometimes which is something I have to work on- I need more practice!

His hands, for now, are just slotted/notched and that is because he might be the motorbike rider to the micro motorbike I am working on. The handle bars from the bike will fit into the notches.

My tools- a razor blade, a pin, polymer clay, my reading glasses, my hands and 28 or 30 gauge wire.

:o) I hope that there are people out here reading my blog that find this fun or fascinating.

If you like what I make, please leave feedback! If you have any tools or tips to recommend, I'd be interested to hear!