{"id":3290,"date":"2011-12-20T15:57:02","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T15:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/?p=3290"},"modified":"2011-12-20T15:57:02","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T15:57:02","slug":"polymer-clay-italia-2011-winter-inchie-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/?p=3290","title":{"rendered":"Polymer Clay Italia 2011 Winter Inchie Swap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3293\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Group-1w.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3293\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3293\" title=\"Polymer Clay Italia 2011 Winter Inchie Swap\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Group-1w.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Group-1w.gif 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Group-1w-300x175.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polymer Clay Italia 2011 Winter Inchie Swap<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yesterday at the Post Office I was doing a small dance after I checked my mailbox and found a package from Leila Bidler. \u00a0My inchies from the Polymer Clay Italia 2011 Winter Inchie Swap had arrived.<\/p>\n<p>And you can see why I was excited. This is the second inchie swap I&#8217;ve participated in with the remarkable Leila Bidler. I have always admired those who take on the task of a swap, it all seems so large and such a lot of work. But I&#8217;m delighted she is enjoying it because I sure am.<\/p>\n<p>Leila said this was a winter swap and to do something wintery and not necessarily the holidays. The only thing I can really relate to about winter is water and palm tree, oak trees and sunshine. So I used a mini Stroppel cane to make the palm fronds and that was inchie #1. I thought I might make some of my fellow swappers smile.<\/p>\n<p>Leila has been doing some incredible work with polymer clay and bargello for some fantastic results. \u00a0Just take a look at her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lbidler.com\/apps\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog post<\/a>. I am thrilled to say that she sent me a wonderful piece of her purple bargello work. This picture doesn&#8217;t do it justice.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3295\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/LeilaBidler.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3295\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3295\" title=\"Leila Bidler Bargello \" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/LeilaBidler.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/LeilaBidler.jpg 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/LeilaBidler-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leila Bidler Bargello <\/p><\/div>\n<p>You really need to go look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lbidler.com\/apps\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">her blog<\/a> to see how fabulous these are. I just can&#8217;t decide if I want to frame it, wear it as a pin or make it into a slide. What I do know is I&#8217;m thrilled to have it. Thank you Leila.<\/p>\n<p>I sent 20 inches and received 20 + back. I love each and everyone of them. Inchie #2 was a Stroppel cane inchie, not wintery at all, but I was in the middle of all the attention focused on the cane, so I just went with it. Most of them looked kind of like stained glass I think, the one I kept for myself, not so much.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all my swap buddies. Happy Holidays.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3294\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/group6w.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3294\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3294\" title=\"Polymer Clay Italia 2011 Winter Inchie Swap \" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/group6w.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/group6w.gif 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/group6w-300x201.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polymer Clay Italia 2011 Winter Inchie Swap <\/p><\/div>\n<p>P.S. Margit, yours will be on it&#8217;s way after Christmas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polymer Clay Italia 2011 Winter Inchie Swap. 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