Bitten by the rubber band bug

So working with kids I have seen an awful lot of the stretchy rubber band bracelets. I myself became intrigued by this new fashion phenomenon. I had also recently decided I wanted to learn crochet so I already had purchased some various sizes of crochet hooks. So I got some little elastic hair bands and experimented with those first. Then I learned from my mom how to use the band on a four peg spool knitter.

I used YouTube tutorials for making a dragon scale bracelet on a fork. Then I caved in,I bought myself a loom for the more advanced bracelets.

I have totally been bitten by the rubber band "bug". I love it ! Until recently I have been making the bracelets for the kids I work with in the after school program.I have been  giving them bracelets as incentive. we have also been making them as projects once a week. I have just started to post rubber band related items to my etsy shops.  I combined my love of making tassels with them and made some earrings for my tribal trends shop.  
This weekend I also learned three new variations on the "triple single" rainbow loom bracelet. I will begin posting some of my bracelets and the new charms I made with polymer clay for the bracelets on my sculptresslink etsy shop today.

So many snowman so little time

 So I have not always been the biggest snow man fan. I know some people are all about the little guys but in the past  I was not as affected by the snowman craze. This year I have been bitten by a snowman bug it seems.

 I have been making a lot of snowman projects. I have created snowman earrings with polymer clay and  we be making many different snowman projects with the students in the after school program.

In the classroom while subbing I have also carried over this snowman craze of mine.

In the classroom student have been painting simple white outlines on blue construction paper to make snowman collages with.  They paint the snowman first then later glue on the button and precut construction paper hats and noses and foil paper scarfs.

We  have also been making snowman collages with students and using a template I found on Big Activities.Their is even a great step by step with visuals directions page you can print out.

The results vary and although the worksheets are identical students have unique perspectives on how their finished snow person will look.

So when you are teaching projects on snowmen you have to have some snowman earrings. These are easy to make but if you would like a pair to wear without the time it takes to make them you can order a custom made pair on my sculptresslink etsy shop.

I even made a snowman math activity for the after school program.
this is from an old curriculum guide I had. To do this first make copies of the snowmen,then cut them out color them in and write math problems on their bellies then glue sticks to them and write the answers on the bottom of the sticks. Then decorate a shallow box and put holes in the top to hold the sticks and the box will conceal the answers,

skulls !!!!!!

I don't know if you like skulls but I do and my sculptresslink etsy shop is full of them.

These are hair accessories and jewelry all skull wear made from polymer clay by me and are available for purchase on sculptresslink.etsy.com

New food jewelry on My Etsy

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http://www.etsy.com/listing/56004975/pizza-necklace-and-earrings

Visit me at Artists Row

I will be in space A74 where the the second large covering bends.Hope to see you there!

Other food jewelry

I have been wearing my cupcake jewelry and people have been requesting other food jewelry. The recent request for polymer clay food jewelry have been Grilled cheese sandwich earrings, Corona earring, plate of tacos necklace and the list goes on.

I have spent the summer working summer camp at the art gallery and the kids I worked with are full of ideas of things they would like to seen made into jewelry. They have given me lots of ideas.
I recently created a cherry pie necklace and slices of strawberry and chocolate cake earrings. Both have been a bog hit. You can buy both these items on my etsy shop sculptresslink.etsy.com

food inspirations

So My friend introduced to these amazing gourmet cupcakes. Orginally, I was against the idea. I thought "I can make a batch of cupcakes with what it costs for two of those." I went to see my friends..... but now I am so hooked.
They are so good! They make all the ingredients themselves.. no store bought frosting here.The price is good 3.75. I sing their praises from the rooftops.Well actually, I tell people about them and pass out their business cards. I do think about them all the time though. They are not just yummy they are pretty. I even starting writing my own cupcakes song changing John Denvers "Sunshine".

Check out the bake shoppe http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Rochester-NY/Sugar-Mountain-Bake-Shoppe/191868730420

I starting thinking about making cupcake paintings in 3d texture paints.Then thought jewelry. Well I went in their the other night to bring some cupcakes home and we got to talking about the jewelry idea. So I will be making my own line of Sugar Mountain Bake Shoppe inspired cupcake jewelry.

I will be making pins, earrings and barrettes necklaces and charms for bracelets,backpacks, etc.
Above are some pics of product so far. To see more go to: sculptresslink.etsy.com