Craft Post- Sweet Lolita Brooches

 School and work are keeping me extremely busy, so I haven't been able to update recently.
Here is a photo I took the other day of my handmade sweet lolita brooches. They are all handmade from polymer clay.

Some of them I've posted before, so you may have seen them before. But, there are a couple new ones. The umbrella is the most recent.

Craft Post- Heart and Star Cookie Hair Clip

Hello lovelies!
Here is one of my newest creations- a cute and realistic cookie hair clip. 

I'm really happy with the way it turned out.

It was originally going to be a brooch. However, I feel like I don't make enough hair accessories, so I turned it into a hair clip instead.

Available for purchase in my Etsy Shop

The heart and star shaped cookies have been handmade from polymer clay.
A metal alligator clip has been attached to the back using industrial strength glue.

Thanks for reading! ♥

Fairy Kei Heart Pendant

New polymer clay pendant, inspired by fairy kei. I'm really happy with how this turned out. ♥

Mango Ice Cream Scoop Ring With Strawberry Sauce

Hi!~ 

Here is a ring I made either last year or the previous year, but never got around to posting. Last week I added the strawberry syrup and rhinestones to it. Originally it just had rhinestones on the top, but I decided to remove them and replace the decoration with what you see now.

The "sauce" is just Scribbles 3D puff paint in a bubblegum shade.
I've previously talked about this paint in my post Dripping Chocolate Effect For Deco

Miniature Chocolate Chip Cookie Earrings

Hello lovelies!
I'm sorry this blog has been so stagnant lately. (I began waaayy too many blog posts with an apology for not blogging, don't I?)

Here is a pair of miniature chocolate chip cookie stud earrings that I made from polymer clay. The cookies are about 1.5cm wide.

I've been photographing and re-photographing many of my creations lately.
It was suggested to me that I should photograph my items with white backgrounds instead of the colorful fabrics and scrapbook paper I like to use. I'm trying it out, but I think I still prefer the colorful backgrounds, because I like cute and bright stuff. White seems so boring.

I have also been listing items in my Etsy shop lately. My shop was empty for a long time and I had pretty much given up on Etsy, but I have decided to give it another shot. I think this is the most items I have ever had in my shop at one time (16 items!)

Craft Post- Mint Polka Dot Star Necklace

Here is a fairy kei inspired necklace I created from polymer clay a few months back. Polka dots and stars have always been two of my obsessions.

I used to make the hole for the jump ring before baking the clay, but recently I have been baking it first and then using a drimel with a very small drill bit. I think it turns out much nicer this way and I don't have to worry about distorting the piece.

My 5 Favorite Japanese Fake Sweets and Deco Blogs

 Hello lovelies! ♥
Today I would like to share with you five of my favorite fake sweets jewelry and deco blogs. They are all by Japanese artists whose work is amazing and inspiring.

Sweeter
Her work is detailed and realistic. As you browse her blog you will clearly be able to see her growth and progress as an artist. Her most recent work is beautiful and, in my opinion, seems more mature and elegant than the average sweet deco.



☆えみ☆のKirakira Sweets Deco
I've been following this blog for a long while now. Her blog is filled with pastel colors and lots of cuteness. I love the variety of her creations, anything from pistols to cupcakes.




Up To Yuu Fake Sweets
Amazingly realistic and detailed items. I'm not going to lie, I have actually gotten hungry from looking at her creations.


Rosemary ～ こたのフェイクスイーツ日記～
I love that she posts a lot of WIP photos. I enjoy seeing what the little parts and pieces look like before they're put together into a completed piece. And her finished projects are wonderful.



Dream Cream DECO☆Kocochaのスイーツデコブログ
Her sweet deco creations are amazing. The fruit she makes is so realistic and there is so much detail in her work.



I hope you enjoy these blogs and find lots of inspiration! Please let me know which one is your favorite.

Crafting Post- Pink Floral Whole Cake Necklace

Hello lovelies! I hope you are all doing well.
Classes and homework have been taking up most of my time lately, but I recently managed to make this cake necklace.

       When I've made these whole cake necklaces in the past, my biggest problem was always the weight. I was excited when I found some Scupley Ultra Light at the local craft store; it seemed perfect for cakes and other large and bulky items.

      I was unsure how the texture would work out. I must admit, it isn't as good as the texture I achieve using regular polymer clay.  I only used the Ultra Light clay for the cake base. I used regular polymer clay for decorating and the plate.

Crafting Post- Purple Polka Dot Bow Necklace

Hello lovelies! Hope life is treating you well. ♥

Here is a necklace I made last month, but I procrastinated when it came to posting it on the blog.

I had just enough ribbon left on the spool and it was the perfect color.
I also uploaded this necklace to my closet on Poupee Girl.

Pink Two Way Fluffy Star

I've been wanting to make one of these chocomint inspired fluffy stars for so long. I've had all the supplies for months, but haven't had the time/motivation. Over the weekend I finally got around to making one. It isn't actually 100% finished, because I still need to add glitter to the white star.

I attempted a fluffy heart awhile ago, but it was an experiment and turned out not so puffy and fluffy. I only had green to work with and the wire I used was too soft, therefore it easily bent out of shape.

I used the wrong glue on my first try. The fluffy material just sucked it all up like a sponge. That's when I realized I needed to use hot glue. I'm surprised I even own a hot glue gun, since I only use it once or twice a year.

Blue Mushroom Brooch

I started school last month, so between classes and work I've been busy. 

Yesterday I finally got the chance to do a little bit of crafting. I came up with this plush mushroom brooch made from felt, with cute mini buttons and a bow. ♥

I'm thinking it would look really cute with a fairy kei outfit.

I have pretty much given up on 52 crafty projects.
I only made it to number 21, how sad.

Owl Watch Necklace

While browsing Hobby Lobby I came across this amazing owl pendant. I was even more excited when I picked it up and discovered it is a working watch. It was the last one left, so even though it was more than I went in intending to spend, I bought it and a 60 inch chain. I cut the chain in half and doubled it up.

Magic to Craft: 52 Sweet Spells No. 21- Pink Double Scoop Ice Cream

Hello!

This week I created this polymer clay ice cream cone charm. I used my last length of chain on this necklace and the craft store was out of the chain I like.

It seemed a little dull, so I added a pink rhinestone for some sparkle.

I used a self-made mold for the waffle cone and colored the clay with powdered chalk pastel.

This item is currently for sale here ♥

Magic to Craft: 52 Sweet Spells No. 20- Glittery Red Strawberry Ring

I have somewhat of an obsession with berry motifs. I especially love anything featuring strawberries, they're just so cute. I created this strawberry ring to match a strawberry print shirt of mine.

I knocked the tube of glitter over while I was working on this. There was red glitter everywhere! Luckily none of the surrounding items had wet coats of varnish.

Magic to Craft: 52 Sweet Spells No. 19- Cookie Jar Necklace

Hello! Hope everyone is well. ♥

Here is my most recent complete project.

A miniature jar filled with super tiny chocolate chip cookies on a dainty chain.
The cookies are handmade from polymer clay.

Magic to Craft: 52 Sweet Spells No. 17- Strawberry Creme Heart Cookie Brooch

Here is another brooch, this time a strawberry creme filled heart cookie. I made this using polymer clay and chalk pastel. I like the way it turned out, except that it is a bit heavy. The next time I make one I will use something other than polymer clay for the filling in order to lighten it up a bit.

The pink I used is pretty pale, so if I make anymore pink ones I will try using a deeper pink. I already started mixing my clay colors for a whole batch of them with assorted fillings. So far I've gotten lavender, mint, and lemon colors made.

You can make your own baked cookies by following my polymer clay sugar cookie tutorial ♥

Magic to Craft: 52 Sweet Spells No. 15- Sweet Biscuits With Chocolate Brooch

This was originally going to be a hair accessory, but in the end I decided it would make a cute brooch. I don't have nearly enough brooches, but I have lots of hair accessories and necklaces, so I plan to focus on making more brooches as well as bracelets.

I recently bought some really pretty toggle clasps for making bracelets. I made a pearl one with the clasp, but it broke the first day I wore it. It didn't even get caught on anything, the clasp simply broke in half. I'm very disappointed because the clasps were not cheap. The circle side of the clasp is still intact, it was the bar that broke, so I will probably use that part as a pendant for a necklace.

Magic to Craft: 52 Sweet Spells No. 12- Plastic Pink Bow Bracelet

Hello! I hope everyone has been well.
I've been busy trying to organize my craft supplies, cleaning, tending to my little balcony garden, as well as working hard at my job. I worked overtime this week, I was so surprised! I still managed to do a weekly craft project though.

This week is another reconstruction project.
I had bought this plastic hair tie at the bargain store, but it was poorly put together by hot gluing the metal part of the elastic hair tie (a thick hot pink one with poor stretch) to the back of the plastic bow. And it looked strange when worn. So I decided to turn it into a pearl bracelet. 

I pulled the hair tie off, drilled some holes, and threaded a string of pearls on clear elastic thread through the holes. Super easy and much nicer looking than previously. Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of what it looked like before.
Thanks for reading!

Magic to Craft: 52 Sweet Spells No. 11- Lollipop Pendants

Hello, sorry for not posting a project last week! But here is what I created for this week:

To match the lollipop earrings I previously made, I decided to make some lollipop pendants. These will go on chain, one silver and one gold. I am unfortunately out of chain, so that has to wait until I get some more.
I've been having fun making lollipops lately because they're easy and fast to make, which is important since I've been busy with lots of other things recently.

The week prior to this I worked on a couple different crochet projects, but only finished a dishcloth and a cat toy, neither of which I felt were interesting or cute enough to blog about. The other projects I started on are a choker, brooch, and I worked on an ongoing blanket. I'll post up the choker and brooch when I'm finished.

Magic to Craft: 52 Sweet Spells No. 10- Lollipop Earrings

This week I chose to make pink and white polymer clay lollipop earring studs. 

The white and pink are not as blended as they look in the photograph.