Polymer Clay Makes Me Smile #WeeklySmile

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Hi everyone. I’m still struggling with attachment issues and, to make matters worse, my assigned staff went on sick leave just after I told her how intensely I was struggling. I can’t shake the thought that it’s my fault, no matter how many times the other staff say that it isn’t. I do try to focus on the positive and stay as active as I can be though. Today, I’m participating in Trent’s #WeeklySmile. I’m also joining in, a day late, with Sunny Sunday. That way, I’m spreading the word about these two positive prompts while sharing things that made me smile.

Well, most of the things that made me smile over the weekend have to do with polymer clay. First, on Saturday, I started on a bunch of earrings that I am not 100% sure with what to do with them yet. Currently, they’re mostly just green cutter earrings (or really earrings-to-be, as I haven’t added the findings yet) with no design or whatever, but it was fun working with my cutters anyway.

One thing I did discover today while trying to finish one pair of earings, is that you can actually sand the top of earrings, that is, the side that will be visible when wearing them. I actually achieved great results sanding a pair of earrings with finer sandpaper (starting at 400 grit then 600 then 800 then 1000). Until now, I always thought that the side with the design on was pretty much as is, because you’d sand off the design. Granted, my trial pair were just green with no design, but my next pair will have a design on them.

The next thing that made me smile is discovering yet another great shop for clay cutters, texture rollers, silkscreens, etc. Another thing that made me smile was reading up on some simple earring projects on one shop’s website. I honestly think I’d love to try these out. It’s my birthday in a little over three weeks, so I really hope I’ll get some new things from one of those sites.

I really should get some display materials soon, as I don’t feel comfortable showing my earrings while wearing them myself and some of them are gifts too.

This new hyperfixation really makes me so excited. It’s part of polymer clay in general, of course, which I’m into already. This means I feel less like a failure if this thing doesn’t work out. At least it means only part of a hobby isn’t suitable for me. But I hope it is.

15 thoughts on “Polymer Clay Makes Me Smile #WeeklySmile”

  2. Polymer clay is something I have always wondered about just trying. Not for the long term. But to say I had a go. There are some good things that can be made from it. Its good to be creative. Carry on enjoying and trying new things with it.

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    1. Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. I would, of course, encourage you to give polymer clay a try, as it’s a lot of fun. You could use all sorts of fancy supplies if you really wanted to turn it into a hobby, but to dabble in it, all you need is clay, a tile to bake your items on (here in the Netherlands if you explain the situation a hardware store will give you a leftover one for free) and some spare household items (that you won’t be using for food after you’ve used them for clay!). Like, an empty bottle could work as a roller, old cookie cutters could work as cutters (or you could cut out shapes with a knife too), etc.

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    1. Thanks so much for commenting. I am so in love with this newly-discovered craft store. In fact, yesterday I discovered yet another one that’s local to my parents (it’s an online store but I mean its physical address), so I think I’m going to recommend that one to them as a place for buying my birthday presents. 😉

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