I've Been Behind-Sorry

Sorry I've been behind with the holidays as you can understand, I'm sure. I haven't determined a winner yet of the contest, and haven't passed on my new Butterfly award or posted that yet, but will after Christmas! Thanks for your patience,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

A Christmas Contest From ME! Free Ornament!

Win this set! Three winners! The first place receives this polyclay ornament and gift tag, the second receives 100 EC credits from me. The third receives fifty (50) EC credits from me.


It's the green reindeer (without a nose) and a red TO gift tag. The reindeer has a yellow cord, and the red, Christmas tree shaped TO gift tag has a white cord.
The second picture is of the back sides.
The reindeer measures: 2 3/8" w x 3" l


Yes, a free ornament! It's simple to do. Go to my shop at www.plumuniqprettiesplus.etsy.com
and have a look around. I'm gradually uploading more ornaments so check in everyday until the contest is over. There are a few more ornaments in the post below this one. It starts NOW as you are reading this and runs through until December 19, just after my daughter's birthday! (She turns nine-growing so fast)!
You get an entry for posting a comment here about which one(s) are your favorite(s) and why-you know the drill...one per day if you'd like. I will put the names in a hat-one per day per entry. You also get ten (10) entries for writing about this on your blog. Put it in your comment here, where your blog is so I can check it out or I can't know to give you proper credit!
When you win, you get this ornament and TO gift tag.

Polymer Clay Ornaments Are Ready For Sale!!! FREE SHIPPING on two or more..!

My polymer clay ornaments are done and partly loaded onto Etsy at
www.plumuniqprettiesplus.etsy.com or click on my Etsy mini towards the bottom of this page. I also have ones that erase!
Yep, they erase pencil on paper. Check them out-they're sea life shapes.

IF YOU BUY TWO OR MORE OF ANY ITEM, YOU RECEIVE FREE SHIPPING!!! gOOD dEAL!

Remember, these are good for years to come, and make good gifts too for those who enjoy Christmas decor, which is most everyone! Or, why not start someone special out on a collection today of unique Christmas pieces? They can hang anywhere with their cords too, not just for the tree! And the Christian art pieces (more on that later) are good all year round.

All the polymer clay shapes have a nice
polyurethane gloss added to them for a good shine, on both sides (except for the erasable shapes as that would ruin them).



The multi-colored tree is a mirage of color for your tree or wall or wherever color is needed this season! It has a lavender cord.

The red and green decoration says on the front, "Christmas blessings." It is red and green on the back also. It has a red cord.

The angel is multi-colored on both sides and has a pink cord. Doesn't she look great on the tree?

The green and lavender ornament or wall plaque says on the front, "Praise the Lord, sun and moon, Praise Him, all you shining stars." It has a moon and a couple of stars on it also. The cord is lavender.

The red and brown ornament says on the front,
"Hark the herald angels sing" and has a couple of angels on it, the first with a trumpet as you can see. The back is on my Etsy shop, as well as a pix of it on the tree so you can see how it would look on your tree! The cord is gold ribbon. It is available in green tones also, shown at the Etsy shop.

Rudolph there has a red nose on both sides, as well as a smile to light his path! He is also available in brown tones similar to the green mixture. He has a yellow cord.

There are plenty more at my shop, and I'm in the process of loading up more. I also have some
package or gift tags that say "To" and "From" on them in the shapes of hearts, trees and circles or just odd shapes. You really have to see them! There is some more Christian art too, like pixes of Jesus standing and mini wall plaques or tree ornaments that say, "Jesus is my hero."

Now, go read about the contest I'm holding and advertising!

Cooking Today + My Clay Ornaments

Hi. Someone commented that it sounds as though I get serious migraines. I DO. However, I use Imitrex and sometimes samples of Trimitex from my doctor. I'm only in trouble if I run out of my Imitrex which happened a couple days before Halloween. My hubby's daughter-in-law took my daughter tick-or-treating, with her son, so thankfully that worked out OK. I have enough Imitrex to get through tomorrow too (Thanksgiving) so I'm good, then I get more on Friday, thankfully! I'll probably need it after cooking today.
Yes, I'm cooking today. I decided to clean the frig. out today, then do the main dishes, like potatoes and dressing, etc., because I don't want to have to do it all on Thanksgiving day. Plus I plan to watch the Macy's Day parade this year, and NOT miss it like usual! We have no recorder so I have to catch it live. I plan to for sure this year! Besides, we're only doing the basics this year as far as dinner is concerned. Not a ton of dishes, just the basic Thanksgiving fare, that will make it easier. Rick always makes "Pink Stuff" as we call it (fancy name, huh?), it is just cottage cheese and whipped cream with cherry jello. Our almost 9 year old daughter loves it. So do I. We may get a Marie Callender's chocolate pie too, as they are on sale, instead of making one, not sure yet. Everything else is easy fix-like gravy, cranberry sauce, the usual side dishes...so I'm set.

Now, as for my crafts-my Christmas ornaments. Well, I put on a new varnish I had never used before and apparently put a bit too much! So, after 2 days they're still drying! Geez, I won't do that again! But they're dry enough to get shots of, which I hope to begin today and post a few on my Etsy shop. It's a start at least now that it's only a month til Christmas. We put the tree up early this year-it's already up! It's just a four-foot fake tree that Rick had bought a couple years ago, but it will do. We left it partly undone, so I can hang my ornaments on and take shots of them on it. Then we'll finish it. There's plenty of time to finish it, so no worries there.
Well, that's enough for one post. Thanks for reading and dropping!
Pam

Getting My Crafts (Polymer Clay Ornaments) Done...

Hi-I hopefully I will have some nice shots of my latest creations for you by next week. I am ready to put the ribbons into the holes (they are ornaments with holes on top for hanging), then one more coat of polish and it's done. Then the photos. That part takes awhile. But it will get done. FINALLY!
So, are you shopping for Thanksgiving dinner yet? We have some stuff, but not all, and not the Turkey-not enough room in the freezer which is very small! It will come in time though, so we're certainly not worried. This year, my hubby is on call for his company (sucky I know) and his boys are having dinner with their wives' families, so it looks like we'll be having a dinner for three unless something changes before then. Oh well, it's doable. We usually cook us a little dinner anyway, just to have turkey and side dish left overs for awhile! They're great-I especially love the home made dressing, from bread crumbs and celery! I miss my mom's dressing, but they live almost four hours away and we can't go because Rick's on call. That's life. Hopefully for Christmas, we'll go there and celebrate with them and my brother, his two kids, and my 21 yr. old son.
Yesterday, at the apartment complex, we had dinner at the clubhouse, near the office. It was a potluck for everyone-they provided the turkey and ham. It was great with all the different side dishes-just like a smorgasbord! Sort of like a "pre-Thanksgiving Dinner!" Then us three played "Mexican Train"-a domino game. We really like dominoes.
Well, until I post again, take care,
Pam

Another Contest

http://redsoxmommy.blogspot.com/
This is a link to a contest for Hallmark-for adhesive wrapping paper and a greeting card. In her post, she describes some good products Hallmark has out, including the "No Peeking Bag" and others! Sounds great!
So if you want to enter the contest, just go to the link and check it out!

A Recommended Blog To Read...

http://cbspolyworks.blogspot.com/
I decided to put up this link because there are some good articles that everyone who enjoys polymer clay should take a look at. There are many good sources out there of course, but I enjoy this blog which is currently discussing two timely topics: the right type of clay to use, and using
what are called "Inclusions." Inclusions are things you add to the clay before baking. Such as foils, etc. She wrote these articles very well and they are well worth reading. I will start bringing other blogs to you as well that have interesting things in conjunction with polymer clay. So, in the meantime, go on over and take a look at this good blog. And if you comment, tell them Plumuniq's sent you-she knows who I am!