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As many of my readers know, I have become a huge fan of Polymer Clay.  I like making yard gnomes, fairies, and little scenes to go with them.   Over the winter I made a lot of flowers, little houses, and some new fairies and gnomes.  All of which will find a spot in my garden this summer.

Here are two of my newest creations.

I hope you enjoy these little creatures as much as I enjoy making them.  In weeks to come I have some ideas on what to do with the miniature birdhouses I made..Stay Tuned.

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I have been getting bored since Christmas. There is only so much you can do in Michigan in the middle of winter. I don’t ski, I don’t ice fish, I don’t tobaggan. I do like the snow though and I love Michigan. It is a great state.

In the winter I have to find things to keep me busy. The months between January-end of March are particularly nailbiting for me!

I have been collecting for the last 10 years, birdhouses. The kind that you don’t hang outside, but are purly decorative. You find them at store thoughout the midwest that cater to folk art, country decor. So I have about 20 of the life size birdhouses hanging around the house (not literally).

So I decided with my love of Polymer Clay, why not make miniatures of them! So I have been busy. Each one stand about 2″ high and 11/2″ deep. The width depends on the style of the house.

I have had a lot of fun over the last couple of weeks playing around with Polymer Clay.  I never realized how much you can do with this medium and I have not even begun to scratch the surface of this medium!

Here are a few of the projects I have finished for Christmas…

Sock Monkey Pals

Santa And His Tree

We didn't do it!

Who Broke The Egg? Not Us!

Snowman/Birdhouse

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Clay comes in a vast variety of modes and make ups. There is clay that is used to make Mexican style pots, clay used for modeling that can be reused, clay that can be made into objects and then allowed to harden in the air and clay that can be fired and glazed, just to describe a few of the many types. One fun type of clay that can be used by both professionals and amateurs is polymer clay. It is easy to work with and to make polymer clay mosaics. It can be made into beads and other items for making jewelry and other crafts. You make the items and then put them into an oven to harden.