OUCH!!!! I've just stabbed my finger again.....

But even though there has been lots of pain,
I am finally getting the hang of things!!!

I've managed to get his body & one arm done so far, and with fingers crossed & out of the way,
I'm hoping to get him nearly finished today..

Here's a latest pic.....

A friend of mine from my group... gave me a great link to a fantastic Needle Felting Tutorial..
I've always been interested in it, but never built up the courage to have a go, or had the knowledge to know were to start.

But thanks to this wonderful tutorial, I thought "What the heck!!!".... and I'm finally taking that leap and having a go..

So after buying my first set of needles from 'Kraftmainia' on Ebay... I've set to work, following the said tutorial... I've also decided to make my little character look abit like a little Goblin created by Brian Froud (Wonderful Artist)

Anyway here's some pic's starting with the froud Goblin... I'm just about to start on the hands and then I will begin the felting... I'll post more pic's as and when their done...!

Here's the Link to the Tutorial, I've been speaking about..
It's by 'Mysticalis Sculpting Forum'

http://mysticalis.com/yabb/YaBB.pl

Thanks
Hugs Clare x

I've had enough!!! and I'm totally fed up....!
Over the last few weeks it has just become silly the amount of spam I am getting on my blog pages..

I've activated my spam filter, but it doesn't seem to be having a effect.
So I've decided to post this message to all those Spammers out there!!

DON'T BOTHER.....!!!
NO REALLY .....DON'T BOTHER!!!!

I'm not going to post your spam comments... if you want to advertise you ringtones, flowers etc, etc...... Pay for a advert, like everyone else does,
and leave us all alone!!

I'm sure I'm not the only one who sick to death of the crap we receive daily in our emails, and on our blog comments... More should be done to stop it!!!

Okay I'm getting down of my soapbox... I've made my point!!!

Hi All

Just thought I'd pop by and tell you all about my group and Forum........

Well I originally started my group over 3 years ago now, and we were based on the UK Ebay site.... and during our time there we gained lots of members and made lots of friends.
However due to Ebay making some crazy changes, and in general peeving everyone off... Our members started to stay away from ebay, which in-turn had a effect on the group... So we decided that a change of scenery was needed and a few weeks back we moved our group to a new home...
Which may I add, is FANTASTIC!!!!
Our new home has more features, and is alot more user friendly.... some of our members have already moved across, but we are still in the process of getting re-established...

However this isn't stopping our new group from thriving, and we have gained lots of new members from our 'MySpace' page.

Our discussions, as you would expect cover our main topic... i.e ... our creations, different clays, new techniques... plus much more....
But we do however talk about other stuff and currently have a topic on 'ghosts' and even a topic on TV programmes...

We are trying to create a friendly and positive environment, that bring Fantasy OOAK Artists together and a place were are members can not only express their love of creating, but also get help & Info when required....  It's also a place to relax and have a chat about anything, even none OOAK related.

We are current running a couple of awards schemes...a 'Artist of the Month' & a 'Artist Spotlight' each have a banner/award for placing on auctions or websites... We also provide a category, which is open to the general public, for advertising our members sales....
Plus much more!!!!

So if you'd like to have a look around my group and maybe join, just click on the below banner...

and I hope to see you there!

Thanks My Friends
Hugs Clare xx

Hi Everyone

Here's the latest update on what I'm currently upto....

Well I've finally finished the sculpting on my dragon, I'm just about to add some colour & his wings..
Here's the latest pic...

I'm hoping to get him finished soon, but at the moment he,
has again, been put to one side,
while I work on a commission piece just ordered.

The Commissioned piece is a 'HellBoy Bust'.... the first for me,
but I'm really enjoying making him.
Here's what he look likes so far...

I just hope I can do Hellboy justice!!!
I'll keep you all posted with his progress.

My other news is that Heather Moon Enchantments has joined
the 'Elfwood' community.
'Elfwood' is a great place for finding Fantasy & Sci Fi Artist,
and so far I'm finding them all a friendly bunch of people...
if you'd like to visit me there just click on the below banner...

Thanks Hugs Clare x

I'd Like to wish Everyone a very
MERRY CHRISTMAS

and a
Fantastic

NEW YEAR

Love to you all

Clare xx

Hi All

Here's my latest creation, which is currently up for sale on Ebay.

My Little Baby Reindeer
'PIX'

I hope you like him!!

EBAY AUCTION

Loves to you All
hugs
Clare x

'Reindeer Baby'

Hi All
Here's what I'm currently working on for the
Christmas season.
One of a range of Christmas themed babies

I've got a bit more to do to her, finishing touches, and
give her some fur, I'll post a pic as soon as she is finished.

Babies in this range, so far are....

Reindeer Baby
A little Polar Bear Baby,
Santa's Little Elf Helper,
Snowflake,
Christmas Star
&
Holly & Ivy

At last I've been able to get my boxes of clay out of storage, and unpack them... It feels like months.. No years, since I was able to do some sculpting...With everything been packed away for the move to my new studio, and the house in uproar with a new dog...sculpting has been a luxury...

But I'm glad to say that today I finally got to have a play and finish some of my previously started projects..... so here is what I'm working on at the moment..

My Dragon

and I'm also currently working on a fairy outfit for my daughter...

Hope you like!!.... I'll post the finished pic's soon.

Hugs to you all
Clare xx

After months & months of hard work, and running my purse dry... my new Studio is 99% finished.... and I can finally get in and work on some new sculpts.

Over the past few months my hubby, My dad, and I have worked daily on creating my dream studio... from the original pile of wood was born a great work space and I'm proud to announce that the......

'SECRET GARDEN STUDIOS'

is finally open for business Yeah!!!!!!!!YEAH!!!

here is my Studio diary, in sorts.... a slide show from the start to the present..

Hugs to you all
Clare xx