Making a collection

A few weeks ago I've made a little millefiori cane collection and the main issue was working with the colors - Turquoise and brown. While working and building this bunch of canes, I saw that the colors where blending and reflecting a nature tone, a kind of desert atmosphere to it, so I've started taking pictures here and there. I'd never intended to publish this pics, but now, when I crossed over them again I thought it would be fun to share with you some of the process. 

This is a Skinner blend of one of the canes, it reminds me of a desert view, very peaceful :)

The collection is building up.

Emphasizing the Browns and Turquoise-blues with Cream-beige and Gold.

Some of the scraps are like a desert picture :)

The canes are almost done and the collection is building up quite nicely.

and a close up

and a detail

My working space after I finished these bunch of canes

Scraps

Done!

Have a warm weekend guys

xoxo

My Color Box - Winter 2012

For the 2012 winter collection, as an inspiration, I chose "My Color Box". I wanted to characterize the selection of colors as dominant and bright colors, with soft edges; like a used  watercolors box. I wanted the petal flowers to look like color is poured to another color, color is mixed with color, color smearing into another color, something that's remind me the acrylic or watercolor palette after we finished painting with the colors.

Enjoy and have a lovely warm winter

hugs :)) xoxo

Miniature cupcake village for Christmas

May joy and happiness snow on you

may the bells jingle for you

and

 may Santa be extra good to you!!!

One of my clay hobbies is sculpting with leftover clay, you know, when the colors are turning gray, brownish; and it is also a great way to actually recycle the wasted polymer clay.

So in the beginning of this process there aren't any color choices only form and you do not have to keep your hands neat and clean, so this is fun!
After the miniatures are cured and cool down I paint them with several layers of white acrylic paint as a base color and after that the real color party begins :) but this I will share with you in an upcoming post.
I thought that these pictures are the best way to symbolize snowy white Christmas so....

Merry Christmas !!! :-)

kisses & lots of hugs from me :)

New Stickers !

Yesterday it was "Stickers day", well more like "printing day"; I've designed some new stickers that goes on the envelopes. Basically I am creating a total look to my shop and that includes all the stuff that wraps the goods.

These framed stickers are for clients addresses and I have a small one for mine too, and some more cute stuff that goes inside the goods and only my clients can see them (wink wink).

New stickers

~ Detail ~

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~ some new gift box stickers ~

have a fabulous week guys :))

kisses!!!

Vacation & Discount go very well together!

Tomorrow I'm going to a little vacation and I want to indulge you with a great deal in my shop.

It's a great time now to start thinking about Christmas gifts, especially about your own

handmade gifts, and for that you can enjoy 25% discount on ALL my shop items and

ONLY this week!

YES!

I want this deal - but HOW ?

OK, so how to use the discount coupon 

Add your preferred items to your cart. Upon Checkout, after you choose your payment method there is the discount coupon step. The Shop Coupon Code box is where you enter the coupon code - VACATION25 - Continue regularly to the final purchase steps.

All orders that are placed until Nov 12, 2011 will be shipped on Sunday, Nov 13.

For any question/problem, please write me a convo (through the ETSY convo system) I will be available there.

Enter My Boutique Online: www.RonitGolan.etsy.com

And a little glimpse to one of my studio corners; I've made some moo cards sometime ago with images from my Flickr gallery and decorated a framed board with them, just to inspire me with some of my canes and PC work, enjoy :)

Have a great week you guys!

Hugs & kisses

From millefiori to textile.

or

Can you see my millefiori canes?

Recently I was occupied with a great project of home textile design. Friends of mine from the textile industry have been asking me for some time to translate my polymer clay work to textile and design a series of tablecloth collection. I must say that this was a challenge for me because there are some ground rules that I had to follow; one of them is to use only 5 colors, not 6, not 7, only five! Well… this rule did not stop me :-) 

Textile design is very dear to me because for many years I worked as a fashion designer and I love all that is connected to fabric and such, so this opportunity was very exiting for me.

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There will be a few more months until this project will launch and whenever there will be news I will be happy to share them with you, but for now I will share a few designs from this collection.

Enjoy!!!

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So….. can you see the millefiori canes ?

Kisses :))

Last days of summer

It is getting a bit chilly in the evenings these days, but it is still very warm and kind of summery here. So it is a fantastic opportunity to say farewell to these last summer days and to introduce a new collection of hair pins sets for girls or girls at heart.

I used 3 hair pins in each set; on one of them I've attached a slice of millefiori flower cane, on the second I've made a little cabochon and glued it in a lace setting and the third pin got a flower applique.

Because I am pro recycling, I've made the wrapping my self from last year calendar; I used wide stripes from the frame of this very colorful calendar and it was a great solution to attach every set together.

This summer I've added some shelves to my kitchen; in this close up there are some vintage items, one of them is a romantic round tin box that my grandmother gave me, and it is most dear to me :) 

~ Have a beautiful week ~

Hugs & kisses!!!