Coolest Clay Ever!

We have had so much fun this week playing with Environment Technologies Inc. and Nunn Design.  Today I played with the Jewelry Clay.  This has got to be the coolest clay I've ever played with!  I mean it, I LOVE this stuff!!  It's so easy, oh my gosh, I couldn't believe how easy it is.  My first project is a bezel I filled with a small amount of clay and then I inked up a butterfly in the Stampendous Charm Collection Perfectly Clear Stamps with Ranger Archival Ink in black and stamped it into the clay inside the bezel.  I then used a small brush and added a little Dreamweaver Metallic F/X Mica Powders in Kiwi and Sapphire over the inked butterfly and Moonstone around the butterfly.  This gave it a beautiful pearly glow that I love.  To keep it from looking so boxy, I added some Stampendous Crystal Micro Glitter on each side with some Zip Dry glue.  I added my jump ring and chain and it was just that simple!

My second project is a ring.  I had something else in mind when I started this project.  Funny how you can start with one thing in mind and then go in a totally different direction!  I used enough clay to have a decent dome on top.  Using a couple of the flowers from Hand of Friendship Perfectly Clear Stamps (found exclusively at Michaels Stores), I pressed the stamps into the clay leaving a fairly decent impression.  I set it aside and let it dry.  Once dry, I thought about how I was going to add color.  There's a variety of possibilities and originally I was going to paint it with acrylic paint.  Then I started wondering how my Copic markers would work and I gave them a try.  Try it, you'll like it!  And, I did!!  So, I colored it with my Copics and then lightly brushed a little distress ink in tea dye over the whole thing.  It gave it a little slightly aged look that I really like.

We hope you've enjoyed the inspiration this week as our team has been playing with the Resin Crafts Blog featuring EnviroTex Jewelry Resin from ETI and their brand new Jewelry Clay! We've had fun bringing you these terrific projects. Be sure to comment on all the blogs for the best chance to win these terrific products. Our prize package includes BOTH the clay and resin, plus a nice assortment of bezels from Nunn Designs, and, of course, some stamps and Essentials from Stampendous! One of the things we love best are the terrific videos that show you just what to expect from these products. Here's the EnviroTex Resin Video: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whnsO3dsHOk] And this one shows you all the details on Jewelry Clay: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c22EQ-ARn8E] There are also downloadable .pdf's on the Environmental Technologies site, and the directions that come in each package are extremely complete and very helpful. We're creating crazy around here with this too fun resin and clay! You have until Sunday night to comment on the blogs below to be in the running for our prize packages! Here's who made some new inspiration for you today:

Resin Crafts Blog

Asia King

Cyndi Bundy

Janelle Stollfus

Krissy Fossmeyer

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel

Rhea Weigand

Suzanne Czosek

Tenia Nelson

Tobi Crawford

For more chances to win fun stuff, join us next week for another Blog Hop! (I don't know how we got three in a row either, but hey...more prizes!!) This time we're playing with Core'dinations, and May Arts Ribbon. You know paper and ribbon get us going every time, so don't miss a minute! (you really should just subscribe if you don't already... it's at the very top of the post) PLUS - remember this is the final week of May's Fabulous Floral's Challenge! Be sure to add your project to the linky tool in the right sidebar or on the May Challenge Page.

So that's it for me today.  Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you again soon!  Hope you have a wonderful day!

Hugs,
Lea