Over the last couple of days I have agreed to do a challenge one on of the forums I am active in and a swap on another. 

The challenge is monthly and mainly to get us to try different things with polymer clay.  The first on is to make a single flower cane using a skinner blend.  That is the technique that I have used in making the flower canes that I have made so far.  I am going to try to do something different with it but I am not sure what yet.  I may make a daisy or some similar type of flower.  This challenge is for  the Bead & Button Community Forum (Making Jewelry, Polymer Clay) and is going to be fun.  There are very talented artists there.

The cane swap is for a flower petal cane and a leave cane.  There are groups of five, so that for each group you sign up for you make five petals and five leaves.  They can be out of the same cane or you can do different ones.  I am doing two groups and am planning on doing two different petals and leaves but making enough for five 3 inch sections of each.  I am going to be doing different types of petals then I have.  I am also not going to use the petals to make that flower cane for the challenge.  I already know how I am going to do the leaves.  I am planing on making them out of fall colors instead of greens like I have.  The flower petals are going to be more of a challenge.  I am thinking of doing something similar to tiger lilies.

Posted by Helen in Uncategorized on April 17th, 2007 |