~*MINIATURE CUPCAKE CHARM BRACELET*~ 100% polymer clay sculptures.

~*LAST DAY to enter Lori's Craft Show extravaganza GIVEAWAYS!*~!*~

Today is the *last* day to get your name in!
http://www.prettythingsblog.com/

I am crossing my "t"s, fingers, toes, etc. in hopes that I win the piece by Manuela!!!!!!!
WOWEE! it's COOL!
I LOVE glass art pieces!!!!

(((Hint to anyone who makes glass art- you can send me some! I'd wear it!!!!)))
;)

~*Thank you SO much Lori for hosting and running the event! It's been great getting to know so many new artists, designers and crafters and to be re-connected with some of my old online contacts as well!*~

Everyone, be sure to check out the links for all of the days posted! & on day 6 - that is where I was featured.
:)

15x12 mm cupcake! Enter to win one of my miniature polymer clay cupcakes & take advantage of a holiday coupon for 50% off any of my polymer clay goodies in my Etsy shop!

Click on the banner to see the page. Leave a comment on that blog post to enter. You can mention the cupcake as your favorite so that if your name is drawn, you might be able to get the cupcake as your prize!
http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2011/12/day-6-virtual-craft-fair-giveaways.html
You will see a code for my Etsy shop as well, good for 50% off of any of the polymer clay items listed!!!

~*70 giveaways! Free to enter! LOTS of eye candy! Lots of beads! Lots of cool stuff! FREE!!!!*~

FREE giveaways! Including one of my cupcake beads which will be posted on there next week!
 It's a HUGE event! 70 designers, artists and crafters are giving away their creations and or supplies! 
The event starts TODAY! all you have to do is go over to the blog and read what you need to do to enter! http://www.prettythingsblog.com/

Today, I taught 3 classes...

Well, it's going to be 11:11 11/11/11 in a few minutes. Since it only happens 2x every 1,000 years, I figured I would log in and write about my day

It was a pretty good day. The weather was a bit cold, but nice and clear out.

I saw a childhood friend and met her daughter, taught 3 back to back jewelry classes and I had a really nice time with it.

I luck out with the coolest students!

:o)

My sister has advanced to the next level at trying to obtain a very good scholarship (FULL TUITION!) to a very good college. I am hoping for the best- it would be an AMAZING blessing if she got it.

I've been learning a lot of cool techniques this week and have been practicing some new ideas too. So far, I am crocheting a fun new pair of wrist warmers and a matching hat!

I'll post photos between next month and January- because I want to give these as gifts and keep it as a surprise.

I work with some really awesome people and they've been keeping me entertained and smiling a lot. I am grateful.

My polymer work is getting even more detailed and I look forward to sharing it soon! 

Keeping this post short, have a great weekend everyone!

:::Waves bye:::

Amber
:o)

~*Just because, I, FELT, like it.*~

I started to wire crochet with beads, this season, which has inspired me to add in beads to my wool creations. Here are some samples of my work from yesterday.

 Form Fitted & Felted  

Art to wear & be cozy! 

Amber Dawn 2011 

Crocheted Wool With beads and crystals. 

The lime green beads are reflective 

which makes them useful to dog walkers,

bicyclists and pedestrians, at night.

~*Beading along while I am singing a song...*~

It's the holiday season! Inspiring me to create more art to wear!
I purchased a whole lot of goodies to bead with from my local art store last week.

These are some of the things I designed.
I've been playing some fun music with upbeat lyrics to sing along to while I work.
It makes the tiny repeating bead patterns more bearable! :o)

I was watching "Tetro" while designing the necklace and bracelet. It played out like an artistic telenovela! :) Great cinematography!

You can win one item from my Etsy Shop! I am part of The First Annual ~*Virtual Craft Show!*~

 ~*THIS IS AMAZING!*~

70 GIFTS made by 70 crafters, artists & designers from all over!

=*HOLIDAY SPIRIT GOODNESS!*=

A chance to win one of 70 free hand-crafted pieces

from 70 different crafters (including me!)

This is my Etsy shop link. http://www.etsy.com/shop/AmberDawn

I will be adding more items this month to choose from.

Be sure to visit the Virtual Craft Show by clicking on either of the images above or by clicking HERE<----

~*Miniature Winter Sweets!*~ CONTEST! PRIZE- a 50% coupon to my Etsy shop!

Pick one of the 6 photos above and guess the correct size of the item pictured. If you do- you will win a 50% coupon for my Etsy shop! One entry per person please. To enter- visit my FaceBook Page and enter there or leave your guess here. Whichever is easier for you to do. The link to my FB is on the right hand side of this page. This will end November 6th- so get your guess in before then!

These miniatures are 100% polymer clay except for the wire- coming out of the brownie with cream- cookie pie!

Good Luck!

I may not have been able to be at Art Is... this past week, but I was there in spirit!

So many of my wonderful and talented friends and online art connections were at Art Is... in Danbury, CT. this past week/end and I really wanted to be there too! But I was teaching classes, Saturday through Monday, so I would have missed the fun!

I was there in spirit though and I have been hearing a lot of great reports and I am seeing some really nice photos which tell stories of the many activities and cool art that was shared!

If you went- share your stories with me! I'd love to hear more about it!

Amber

Almost at 14,000 views!

http://www.youtube.com/user/FunFairCreations#p/u/0/4HAspDqrbZA

This video of mine on YouTube is almost at 14,000 views! That is a LOT of plays!!!

It is hard for me to imagine that many viewers- and I start to wonder what people say out loud or think inside of their heads- the looks on their faces- while they view my tiny polymer creations for the first time. Do they smile?
Do their eyes squint to see the details?
Do their jaws drop? (hehe)

If you haven't yet visited my YouTube channel, head on over there and check out my videos!
My user name is FunFairCreations
http://www.youtube.com/user/FunFairCreations
Thank you!
:o)
Amber

~*Made by hand- miniature- tiny- cute- adorable- sweet- FUN STUFF!*~

Miniatures are small.
So often, people try hard to comprehend the scale of many of my pieces. It's hard to do unless you see them in person.

Perhaps this is a more suitable perspective for the scale of my work? Rather than placing them on a coin or next to a ruler.
All of these pieces have been hardened.
More often than not I take photos prior to curing the polymer clay so that I can capture it right after I create it. Some of these pieces got squished or bent a bit before hardening. I don't care about that though.

The joy for me, is in the creating of the pieces.
I will say however, WOW, what fun stuff!- despite the flaws!
None of it is silicone- it is all polymer clay.

A bracelet I designed last month...

Metal, mica, polymer clay & cording.