{"id":3425,"date":"2012-03-20T16:30:50","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T16:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/?p=3425"},"modified":"2012-03-20T16:34:31","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T16:34:31","slug":"gifts-in-polymer-clay-rich-with-kindness-and-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/?p=3425","title":{"rendered":"Gifts in Polymer Clay Rich With Kindness and Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been neglectful in posting the wonderful things that I have received from other polymer clayers in the last couple of months. \u00a0I&#8217;m always delighted when someone thinks enough of me to actually give me something they&#8217;ve made, it&#8217;s such a welcomed surprise.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3426\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Kathe-Keck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3426\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3426 \" title=\"Stroppel cane bead by Kathe Keck\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Kathe-Keck.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> Kathe Keck<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kathekeckfunjewelry.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kathe Keck<\/a> gave me this oh so cool Stroppel cane giant bead made with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allovercreation.net\/learn\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christine Dumont&#8217;s Tutorial<\/a>. Kathe and I met last year at <a href=\"fandango polymer clay\" target=\"_blank\">Fandango<\/a> and she has attented two of my classes at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsfob.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beads F.O.B.<\/a> in Sarasota where we shared a room. She&#8217;s great fun and I was thrilled when she said I was the lucky owner of this Stroppel bead. Thank you Kathe, I love it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3427\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Brit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3427\" title=\"Berit Hines\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Brit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Brit.jpg 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Brit-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berit Hines<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/berit.hines\" target=\"_blank\">Berit Hines<\/a> came to see me a couple of months ago and we had a great fun clay day. She left me this beautiful little box to keep treasures in. Thank you Berit, I have it right here on my shelf and I&#8217;m thrilled to have it. I hope to see you again before you leave to go back north.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3428\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sydney.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3428\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3428\" title=\"Sydney Carter\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sydney.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sydney.jpg 288w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sydney-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sydney Carter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sydney Carter must have read my mind and knew how clay coated my hands are all the time. When she attended my <a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/?p=3372\" target=\"_blank\">sculpting class<\/a> last month, she brought me this fabulous mixture that she made from a recipe from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Polymer-Clay-Cookbook-Tiny-Jewelry\/dp\/0823024849\" target=\"_blank\">Polymer Clay Cookbook<\/a> by Jessica and Susan Partain. Plus she made some of the best snacks to share with us all&#8230;..yummm. Sydney is an active (very) memeber of <a href=\"http:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/group\/FGPCG\/\" target=\"_blank\">Florida Gulf Coast Polymer Clay Guild<\/a> that meets in Palmetto, FL. If you&#8217;re in the area, you might want to check it out. \u00a0Thank you Sydney, you&#8217;re the best.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3429\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/CharleneTyraAlhgreen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3429\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3429\" title=\"Tyra Alhgreen\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/CharleneTyraAlhgreen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tyra Alhgreen<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tyra Alhgreen attended the same sculpting class and brought me this oh so funny fish. I just love his crazy self. Ihave him hanging on a stand along with the jelly fish below. Thanks you so much Tyra.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3430\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TyraCharlene-Ahlgreen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3430\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3430\" title=\"Charlene Ahlgreen\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TyraCharlene-Ahlgreen.jpg\" alt=\"Charlene Ahlgreen\" width=\"288\" height=\"759\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charlene Ahlgreen<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Charline Ahlgreen was in that sculpting class too, in fact you could say she was the reason and cause of the class. She brought \u00a0everyone together. This is a clever \u00a0jelly fish that together with Tyra blowfish make the perfect underwater scene. I have really enjoyed it.<\/p>\n<p>Charline is the <a href=\"fandango polymer clay\" target=\"_blank\">President of the Orlando Area Polymer Clay Guild<\/a> and is very busy about now with the auction for <a href=\"fandango polymer clay\" target=\"_blank\">Fandango<\/a>, their annual retreat. I&#8217;m going to be there demo-ing my pen and ink, so come on if you want some great fun claying and visiting and being inspired and claying and etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been neglectful in posting the wonderful things that I have received from other polymer clayers in the last couple of months. 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