Nest Treats

I found a recipe for these super cute (and easy) nest treats yesterday:

http://sherrihaab.wordpress.com/2010/04/03/easter-nest-treats/

I made a bunch for my kids to take to school.

They make the perfect Easter treat!

Dying Eggs...and a Sale!

Hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter!

The kids and I had fun dying eggs. We dyed them using food coloring, water...and balsamic vinegar!...

Yes, we used balsamic vinegar, because we were out of white vinegar. I wasn't sure if it would work...but instead it turned out to be a happy accident!

We got beautiful rich colors!

The fun didn't stop with the eggs!

The kids got to do some water color painting as well:)

Love the colors!

Also, I wanted to let everyone know

that I am having a Sale in my Ebay store.

Toho seed beads and more...20% off!

My Polymer Clay Covered Egg...

Here is my finished polymer clay covered egg.

First, I hollowed out the egg. I covered it with a thin coat of liquid sculpey and baked. Next, I covered the egg with a smooth layer of brown polymer clay and baked again. I added lots and lots of brown polymer clay flowers...then baked again. Last, but certainly not least, I added one of my tweet little birds to the top!

P.S...I did try to scent the brown clay by adding cocoa powder...it did not work. The clay was fine, but after adding a good amount, it still smelled more like clay than chocolate.

Polymer Clay Covered Eggs

Polymer clay covered eggs have become a hot topic in a polymer clay group, CForiginals, that I belong to. I know that I am going to have to make a few of these things! So, I googled up some more information on the subject. There was lots of info to be found. Here is a good tutorial that I found, it also explains how to blow out the egg from the shell, and you can find another tutorial here. Oh...and you just have to check out It's Jest'er Clay to see the eggheads! For more inspiration, I typed "polymer clay covered eggs" into flickr....so many beautiful eggs!!! These eggs would make a great Easter project, but I think they would also make a beautiful decoration all year long! Hey, I think this might be the perfect opportunity to try out scenting some clay....Mmmm... I can smell the chocolate eggs already:)
Isn't this filigree egg beautiful?

It is by Sarajane Helm .

P.S. I should have the pug dog bead tutorial up on my blog tomorrow.