Faux denim and leather

I'm teaching a class on faux denim and leather at my polymer clay guild this month.  Here are some items I've made for examples:

Wooden picture frame covered in faux denim with a faux leather belt.

Faux leather with studs of polymer clay

Altoid tin covered in faux leather

Week 18 of the Earrings per Week challenge

Here are my latest earrings for the challenge.  Barely got them done in time.  The design is related to my latest shawl pins.

Here is the final design for my beaded shawl pins. 

Earrings for Week 17

The theme for week 17 of 52 Earrings a Year was Tangerine Tango.  Here is my entry complete with Swarovski crystals:

New Shawl Pin Design

I've been working on a new shawl pin design that will fit through closer knit fabrics.  Here is my first prototype - it resembles a safety pin:

Primitives Collection

Here are the latest pieces in my Primitives collection, faux stone and copper, inspired by cave drawings and petroglyphs.  The drawings are hand carved after the clay has been baked and then antiqued.

Some things to show off my shawl pins

I've been knitting as well as making things out of polymer clay and metals.  It all started because I needed some things to show off my shawl pins.  Here is a lace shawl knit on my standard gauge machine...

and here is a sweater knit on my bulky gauge machine...

Both are shown on a mannequin -  that's not me!