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New Blog

Hello! Well told you that I was up and running - today I have opened up another BLOG. Although the title on this blog is Polymer Play Days - the search engines still seach for the original name PollyMcClay - and I wanted everything to be under the same name (Polymer Play Days).

So.........the new blog is www.polymerplaydays.blogspot.com - and very soon the picturetrail will be www.picturetrail.com/polymerplaydays

PLEASE follow me on the new blog - all the information will be on there about the 2010 event - and you wouldnt want to miss that would you!

Helen

Bad Blogger - but I am back!

I have been a bit naughty and not blogged for ages......so big sorries about that! But I am back now - up and running, and intend to blog regularly.

Was'nt the 2009 Polymer Plays Days just brilliant!! I loved every moment of it - and we had 13 different countries represented - how cool is that! Everyone worked so hard, and you all produced some outstanding work - to see each of the different styles was mind blowing. I keep looking at the different beads from the bead swap, the jewellery that I bought over the weekend - and the sheer talent, patience and thought that has gone into every item is wonderful.

At the moment I am waiting for the confirmation from Ilkeston for next years dates, once they come through (which should be anytime now) then its all systems go for 2010!

Let me know if there is something you would like to suggest for next years PPD - we have a great "finale event" in mind - which I think you would all love!! Will reveal all about that later on - but leave a comment with any ideas you have!

Helen

The easy way to sign your work.

Babette Cox (no relation) has come up with some fantastic "Personalized Name Stamps" which are so tiny they are perfect for signing your polymer clay and metal clay.

At Polymer Play Days you will receive all information about Babette's great stamps, she is also kindly giving a prize of one of her stamps for some lucky person!

Check her out on www.babettecox.com

What reason is there to buy household appliances? Simply to amuse the cat of course. I bought a carpet cleaner and before I could open the box, much less get the cleaner out, Miss Tiggy had to be in the box "helping" and inspecting. This is her inspecting the packaging and sorting out the recycling.

Beads, Beads, Beads

As you open my blog you see these beautiful beads. They are totally recognisable as the work of Donna Kato, but I just thought I should say this on the blog. Although I love polymer clay and have taken loads of classes - to be honest - I never work at it long enough to produce anything fantastic, so Donna has let me use the picture of these beads! Just to make everyone green, I also own a bracelet with nine of them, they are fantastic to wear, although dangerous since I am given to making large hand gestures, and they have been known to fly off my wrist, fortunately so far, not hitting anyone!

I aspire to work with clay like Donna, but luckily for me, Dani will be teaching a class of things to do with scrap clay, and probably that will be the best class for me!!

Swap the Swap

Lots of bookings coming in for Polymer Play Days, it looks like we will be another very international gathering.

I have organised classes in all kinds of crafts for about ten years now, and at Carnival in August 2008 I was thrilled to welcome for the first time people from Slovenia, The Czech Republic and The Isle of Man. This time they will be coming back but the new place so far is Norway, I have never welcomed a student from Norway before so I was really excited to get that booking. It is wonderful to meet people from all over the world and fortunately for me, they all speak English!

Now about the "Swap" at Carnival, we swapped Poker Chips (see above) but this is Polymer Play Days and I wanted something different. Originally I thought that we would swap buttons, but Pamela from Italy suggested that we swap beads since she rightly says she loves to look at her poker chips from Carnival but if she had beads, she could wear them! So, I have taken her suggestion and we are going to swap beads. If you want to make round flat beads that's fine - just thinking of those of you who like to make canes! Again, don't stress, this is just for fun, we nearly had a few heart attacks over the poker chips last August with everyone stressing, so remember, THIS IS JUST A BIT OF FUN.

I am so thrilled that so many friends will be returning in May which will be here before we know it.