Little dragon

So as I mentioned in my last blog post I treated myself to  some books one of which was Christi Friesen's Dragon book.I made my first dragon, which is a largish pendant,  with some left over bits of some of my other projects, thinking it might look interesting.

Well I didn't like the look of it but never fear - Christi Friesen comes to the rescue again with Swellegant!  
a metal coating. I will do some more playing about with it and let you know more about it another time.

The little guy got a coat of bronze. Much more elegant ;) He's made from Kato clay but he has Fimo Glow in the Dark eyes - I love to give creatures glow in the dark eyes - so they can watch you at night ;)

I'm really pleased with how he turned out. I love the style of Christi's  book it's step by step but also lots of alternative suggestions which enables you to develop a creature of your own easily.

Fantastic Christi Friesen workshop

I was very lucky to attend a polymer clay workshop with the fantastically fun Christi Friesen today. It was called 'In the Garden' and we whizzed through lots of different techniques and were overloaded with tips and techniques. And entertained at the same time! I don't know how she manages it! Thank you Christi for such wonderful day!

Look at all the things I made - yes in one day! Christi is a slave driver ;)

It was great to see some good friends and meet some new ones and so great to be taught new polymer skills by such a talented lady! The venue, which is the same as the one the London Polymer Clay Group use is such a good one with a brilliant cafe. Wish everyday could be a polymer day like that!

 Can't wait to try out some more of the things we learnt and to play with the Swellegant I bought. In the meantime go check out this useful information on Swellegant from Chris Pellow. Will of course let you know how I get on with it!