Everything's In Black And White

The blog roll topic from The Polymer Clay Smooshers Guild on Art Fire  is black and white.  This is one of my favorite color combinations.  Black against a stark white background is eye catching and dramatic.  Designers of clothing and home decor always seem to include this color combo in their collections.

Working with black and white polymer clay can be difficult.  The black wants to smear on the white and the white wants to infiltrate the black,  I've chosen a few pieces from Smooshers who seem to have beat the two colors into submission and created pieces  that use this wonderful combination.

This Oreo Cupcake Necklace from Black Dog Jewelry  is whimsical and fun.  I love the way the "frosting" swirls on top of the cupcake.

The Black and White Psychedelic Shawl Pin by Cynthia Blanton   takes an ancient piece of jewelry and brings it into the 21st  century.

These Handmade Polymer clay Beads by Prescence  have an added touch of silver that, in a way, remind me of liquid mercury.

The Celtic Inspired Cuff Bracelet by Sharp Art By Dawna  is both dramatic and striking.  The red inner part of the cuff sets off the black and white design wonderfully.

It's Smoosher Time!

For this week's blog roll topic for the      Polymer Clay Smoosher's Guild
on Art fire, I decided to focus on shops that have less than 25 sales.  So here are a few that I chose at random.

Creation In Clay  states in her bio that she has always loved creating.  Her favorite medium is polymer clay with which she creates some magical items. I love this Collectible Owl Magnet 

He's a little bit cross eyed, but soo cute!

Second Sister At MoArk Jewelry  moved to the Ozarks with her husband to retire.  She says retirement never happened.  Together, they work for the all volunteer local ambulance service and run a small home garden business.  She is a self taught jewelry artist who admits that when she first started selling her jewelry on line, didn't have a clue about marketing, Twitter or blogging.  It appears she's come a long way.  I love this Red Hats Bobblehead Nightlight 

TTE Designs  is another creative soul from the Smoosher's guild.  She has always been creative and has lived with her Navy helicopter pilot husband all around the USA, including Guam.  When they moved to Virginia, at the urging of her husband and her friend she started making and selling jewelry at craft fairs.  She finally landed at Art Fire and sells her wonderful creations there.  Here is one of her pieces.

Ocean Green Sand Dollar Pendant and Earring Set

Another creative member of the Smoosher's is the creator of Valerie's Stuff
She says she discovered polymer clay about six years ago, but it wasn't until she learned the mica shift technique that her art really took off.  Right now, she admits to being in love with the effect of alcohol inks and polymer clay.  This Iris and Spider Polymer Clay Cuff Bracelet  

 was made using a three color cane of brick red, yellow and green.

These are a few of the talented members of the Polymer Clay Smoosher's Guild on Art Fire.  I hope you find the time to check them out.