Nails, nails, nails!

Every once in awhile I like to play with nailpolish and.. make my nails look.. good or weird (depending on if it's a good day or not :P).

Some nail art tutorials can be found here.

Christmas Bunny Moon

I have a habbit of making "Bunny Moons". It's kind of like.. I always create either bunnies or Gentleman Jacks. And then Bunny Moons are just another way of me "extending" the theme of "bunnies".

Handmade of Polymer Clay, tutorial can be found here
So here's a christmas version of the bunny moon. Surrounded by snowballs and tiny little presents.

What do you think?

Here's some of the "old" bunny moons that I've made (click the image to make it bigger).

Poinsettia

Poinsettia, handmade by me of polymer clay
Poinsettia in finnish is called "Joulutähti" = christmas star. I love the name.

I like this creation very much. I was actually thinking about making lot of them either has christmas tree ornaments or fridgerator magnets... we'll see. Obviously I'm just obsessed with making the "leaf shape" and cut the leaf bones... it's fun! Addicting even.

Tutorials can be found here .

Zombie Bunny

Zombie bunny, handmade of polymer clay. A tutorial can be found here.

Polar Bear

Here's a little polar bear, handmade by me of polymer clay.

The eyes have been painted with acrylic paint.

Can you tell that in the 1st picture the sculpture is finished but has not been yet baked? Also in this 2nd picture the sculpture has been glazed for a shiny finish. Do you like the glazed or un-glazed one best?

Snowdude

I think over the years I've made plenty of snowmen. But you can always "style" them differently so.. I honestly never get bored of making them.


Polymer Clay Tutorials: Gentlemanbunny @ YouTube
Website: MISHIBU.COM

Happy Halloween!

(click the image to make it bigger) Halloween sculptures, handmade by me of polymer clay
Technically today is the 31st of October. Though I bet all the Halloween parties are being held on friday or saturday...? Anyways, here are some of my old Halloween -themed polymer clay creations.

I love making 'sceneries' like this. It's like a still-image of a storybook.

Miniature pumpkins are always fun to make (as are bunnies, haha!)

Öttimönkiäiset

mini dudes, handmade of polymer clay

Eipä näitä voi muulla sanalla kuvata kuin tuo otsikko (muunkielisillä kävijöillä on varmaan hauskaa google translaten ja tuon sanan kanssa :D)!

Ajattelin tehdä jotain tontun tapaisia. Ja niille pari mökkiä. Ehkä pitää hieman vielä hioa näitä "prototyyppejä".

Tällasta tänään.

Christmas Contest

There's a polymer clay CHRISTMAS contest on YouTube :) Feel free to enter!

Beeswax Candles

Ei pitäisi tulla yllätyksenä (tai no, totta kai voi tulla yllätyksenä jos ei minua tunne), että syksy on ehdoton lempparivuodenaikani. Ensinäkin olen syntynyt syyskuussa (tällä viikolla itse asiassa) ja toisekseen olen sellainen mukavuudenhaluinen sohvan poimuissa viihtyvä ikuinen masentelija ja romantikko, että tämä vuodenaika todellakin sopii minulle.

Mehiläisvahakynttilä (beeswax candle), made by me

Tarkoitan siis sitä tunnetta kun iltaisin ulkona pimenee, kylmenee ja sataa vettä. Minusta se on mitä parhain syy käydä lähikaupassa hakemassa vähän suklaata, juoda teetä, polttaa kynttilöitä ja käpertyä sohvalle kera viltin ja hyvän elokuvan tai kirjan. Keväisin ja kesäisin pitäisi mukamas herätä virkeänä ja hyväntuulisena hyppelehtimään ulos.. syksyllä saa olla ihan reilusti kotona.

Syksyisin minuun iskee yleensä myös kunnon askarteluvimma (liekö joulun tulolla jotain vaikutusta tähän).

A tutorial can be found here.

Tiny Little Dumplings

miniature bowl of dumplings, handmade of polymer clay 

Dare I say I've never actually eaten any dumplings..? It's true! Sure I love to try out chinese, korean, indian etc. food but somehow I've managed to avoid the dumplings completely. Ah... one day.. :P!

Tutorial found here.

MISHIBU.COM

I made a collective domain for this craft-crazyness of mine.

WWW.MISHIBU.COM

Mudcake madness

If there's anything I love - it's chocolate! And especially when the days get colder and nights get..well, darker. Some warm "mudcake" (with perhaps some vanilla ice cream) is just the thing to cheer you up.

 miniature mudcake, handmade of polymer clay


Though.. this one is just a miniature version (and not edible!)

Oh so tiny!

Suomeako kirjoitan?

Luultavasti osa on huomannut sellaisen pienen käänteen, että kirjoitan nykyään pääosan teksteistä englanniksi. Alunperinhän tämän piti olla SUOMENKIELINEN käsityöblogi (koska YT videot, kommentit jne. ovat kuitenkin englanniksi).

Noh. Suomenkielistä tekstiä tulee yhä silloin tällöin, mutta kirjoitan tätä blogia nykyään siis myös (tai ehkäpä - pääosin - englanniksi). Mutta ei huolta, sillä sivupalkista löytyy väline, jolla tekstin voi kääntää vaikkapa ruotsiksi ;)

Tähän loppuun vielä sellainen pieni mainostus-tuokio. Pitkäaikainen nettituttuni on aloittanut tekemään lyhyitä vlogeja youtubeen (suomeksi). Itsehän en tähän ole vielä uskaltanut ryhtyä joten nostan suuresti hattua Annille. Hänen YouTube kanavansa löytyypi täältä: http://www.youtube.com/user/annisuvi

TP

Toilet Paper Roll handmade of polymer clay

Nothing new to the polymer clay world.. but a first for me: making a kawaii toilet paper roll ^.^

Etsy #2

Again, some miniature accessories. These are all handmade of polymer clay. Few pairs of earrings and few rings, all available on Etsy.

More items from mishibu.etsy.com

Etsy

 Do you guys know Etsy? I rarely buy things from "auction" sites like eBay but Etsy is GREAT when I'm trying to find some unique accessories or gifts for my friends & family. It's like eBay for crafters (except that it's not an auction site but a collective "craft shop" site).

The polymer clay accessories above are available at mishibu.etsy.com

Autumn Cupcakes

Made some autumn themed miniature cupcakes (of polymer clay!)

I added some glitter to the leaves for some bling :P

By the way, I've always been this way: making autumn themed decorations during summer. And starting my christmas season in..erm, September :D ...creating Valentines Day and Easter stuff in December.. yup, yup..

Lemon Jello Cookies

Tiny little cookies, yum yum!

 I love anything that is sweet: cakes, pies, cookies... I'm not really into salty pies or things of that sort (though those can be delicious too, I'm just more picky about the salty snacks).

 More of a close-up of these two!

 These lemon jello cookies were made of polymer clay. They're miniature size so these could be used to make a pair of funky earring studs or rings :)

OMG! Even closer!!! The texture was made using a toothbrush (yes!)

Green Day

 Green Day, handmade of polymer clay 

Okay,
Green Day,
are on their way,
to save the day!

Ahem. Well this was highly requested so I decided to make them today in their "American Idiot" style. Tutorial can be found here.

One Direction

One Direction figureens, handmade of polymer clay

Bunch of Directioners kept begging me to create a set of miniature figureens of the boys so... here they are! This is based on their One Thing music video.

See a YouTube tutorial
Buy this set from Etsy

ps. Follow me on Twitter & Instagram. 

Geeky Necklaces

I made some geeky necklaces. Well, these are not "geeky" in a way but.. when you're a 24 year old woman you can't really wear these without people thinking you're... FUN & eccentric (or a bit nerdy).

"Super Mario" Mushroom necklace, handmade of polymer clay

 

 Panda necklace, handmade of polymer clay

Not something I would wear to work or school. But hey, these are FUN.

Marzipan Madness

You know that I'm fairly comfortable making tiny items out of normal clay or polymer clay. Many have said that the items that I make would look wonderful as cake toppers!

You know those tv shows where they compete to make a reaaaally huge and amazing cake? Very cute, but the cakes have so much un-edible "junk" in them. So for me, the way to decorate a cake (maybe besides a wedding cake topper, which can be non-edible) is marzipan.

I don't like marzipan. It's too sweet. BUT I found this small package of different coloured marzipan blocks and decided to give it a go.

Lets just say that marzipan is a whole lot harder to work with than polymer clay. But here's my first shot at it: marzipan leaves.

Summery Cake

Here's a small polymer clay cake that I made a few weeks ago.

I tried a new technique of making the flowers "two-colored". Should try to improve that technique even further... HAPPY DAY TO YOU ALL!

Spring bracelets

 bracelets, handmade of polymer clay

Hyvää Vappua! Tosin katsoin tuossa vanhoja valokuvia ja huomasin, että viime vuonna oli jo huhtikuussa kunnon hellekelit (tai jotain sen suuntaista). Tällä hetkellä tuo kevät ja kesä on antanut odottaa itseään. Mutta kyllä ne lämpimät säät ovat sieltä tulossa :)

Tosin, suomen kesä: sadetta, hyttysiä, +18C :D

No ei. Viime vuosina kesäkin on tuntunut ihan KESÄLTÄ. Ihan niin, että öisinkin on vaikea nukkua, koska on niin lämmin. Pitäisiköhän suomeenkin saada automaattisesti ilmastoidut asunnot? Hmm..

Poptart-ing

 Miniature poptart, handmade of polymer clay 

Poptarts are something that I've NEVER EVER tasted. Ever."Why is that?" -you ask. Well it's not really a finnish food, isn't it. I've seen poptarts in some big grocery stores that have this special "american" selection there too.. but.. never had the urge to buy & try poptarts.

Should I try them?

Swiss Roll Cake

Handmade of polymer clay (tutorial here)

I hope everyone's had a wonderful Easter weekend/week. I can't believe it's April already! It'll be summer soon :)

Off to Japan!

Oreo cookie charm, handmade of polymer clay

Tällä hetkellä liitelen mahdollisesti jossain Venäjän yläpuolella - kohti Japania. Teen pienen matkan sinne näin maaliskuun aluksi. Jihuu jahuu! Eikä matkailu ootodellakaan jää tähän. Tälle vuodelle on jo vähän suurempikin reissu suunnitteilla. Mutta siitä lisää myöhemmin.

Miten käy askarteluharrastuksen? Jep, sitäkään en vielä tiedä...

Pies, pies!

Blueberry lemon pie charm, handmade of polymer clay

Which pie do you like the best? What pie do you like the most (in real life)? I think my favorite kind of pie is a blueberry one OR sort of a mixed-berries one where there are blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. Yummy!

Apple pie charm, handmade of polymer clay

V-Day

I made this tiny heart cookie (mobilephone charm) out of polymer clay.

Happy Valentines Day! Have a lovely day. I just might go and buy myself some chocolate >.< !!!

Johan Ludvig Runeberg

Hyvää Runebergin päivää! Ohessa pienen pieni Polymer Clay-massasta tehty runebergin torttu -kännykkäkoru. Mahtavaa helmikuun jatkoa kaikille!

Runeberg's torte, handmade of polymer clay