If you promote this competition on your blog, twitter or facebook I will happily give you an extra entry per promo. Every time you promote, please leave a comment and a link in the comments on the following post (the one below this one);

http://polyclarific.com/2010/07/design-competition/

The cards were made using a gocco printer .

You can find all these designs in my Etsy store KeLu which is here.

I have a few designs so far but would love to hear your suggestions for your favourite design (which you would like to see made into a card or card set). I’ll be adding a blog competition to choose the next design and the winner will receive a card of their choice and 30% off anything in KeLu (excluding shipping). Look out for that blog post later today!

Thanks!

Amanda

From July 20 – August 17 everything in Polyclarific except items in the 1950s section are on sale for 25% off. Prices have not been adjusted so please wait to pay after an adjusted invoice has been sent! Happy Shopping. Does not include shipping.

In other news, the second Polyclarific newsletter will be coming out tonight, sign up on the right hand sidebar if you would like to recieve it. It will include discounts for subscribers and information on other products.

Polyclarific’s new venture is into the world of cake topper making. You can see from the photos I have started to build up a range of available cake toppers.

Children’s Birthday Cake Toppers
I am happy to custom make any topper for you. Maybe your little girl likes rocket ships but would prefer it to be in purple or pink, no problem! Perhaps your son loves trains, I’d be happy to make one for you. If you were after a more masculine castle I can adjust the style for you. I am able to make any number you need in any colour and can colour match if you wanted to send me a swatch of fabric. I am able to add their name to the topper also.

Special Occassion Cake Toppers
I will be putting together a sample range of toppers for special birthdays (21st, 40th etc..) as well as themes more suited to adults such as a handbag, golf set and more. If you have a theme you are after please feel free to ask.
I am also happy to make cake toppers for the celebration of Christmas and Retirement and am able to put names on the topper too.

Cupcake Toppers
I will soon be putting together a range of cupcake toppers for children’s birthday parties. These will be attached to a toothpick (which will be removable so the topper can be reused) and can be custom made with your son or daughter’s name embossed into the clay or even in a basic theme (eg; rainbows, numbers, stars, flowers).

The range of toppers will be priced between $4ea (for the most basic cupcake toppers) up to $120ea (Noah’s ark, castle and anything that takes up to 5 hours to create).  Feel free to contact me at polyclarific[at]oddsocks.net or through my Etsy store to discuss a custom order. The toppers shown are samples and are not for sale.

This week I created my first custom cake topper. A friend is having an unbirthday this year with an Alice In Wonderland theme so this is perfect for her cake. This stands 9cm tall and is balanced to stand up on its own. I can always add a base to cake toppers if they won’t stay up due to weight. I am launching into a new venture by collaborating with a wonderful fellow Western Australian Etsy seller called Lillybuds. Liza of Lillybuds makes beautiful wedding bouquets, buttonholes, hair accessories, corsages and fans. She will be offering the option of having a matching cake topper for brides which will be made by yours truely. You can visit her website here: Lillybuds (I am on the front page if you scroll down).

I will also be offering custom cake toppers through my Etsy store. Prices will start at $35 Australian dollars and up, depending on the size and intricacy of the design. If you are interested in a particular design please contact me on polyclarific[at]oddsocks[dot]net. I would prefer to stick to themes rather than designs by other artists from now on (eg: cowboy, space, princess etc).

Here’s a few more angles of the above cake topper;

I am hoping to add to this collection with some other woodland themes starting with some very sweet deer also shown below. These would be gorgeous as cake toppers also or just for little friends to watch you from your shelf. : )

If there are any left they will be available at the Made On The Left markets in July.

Have you ever wondered about what its like to balance a family and a small home business? Perhaps you are in that situation yourself so you already know. For those who don’t I thought I’d elaborate. I’m a stay at home Mum. I have two girls and we do a lot of things together during the week from art to dress-ups to playing outside. I love being a Mum even though its a difficult job with the biggest responsibility, I’d never change it. Like many stay at home Mums with small home businesses I have struggled to balance life between the girls and my own creativity. How much time can I really dedicate to my on-line shops? What sort of focus can I really have? I’ve had to find ways to get around this while maintaining my family as the main focus.

Recently I wrote a post on my other blog in which I shared how I take my photographs. It was entitled ‘Click Click Work, Click Click Kids’, a bit of a photo journalistic way of showing you what its like to split my time. I thought that maybe readers of this blog would enjoy that post so here is the link:

Click Click Work, Click Click Kids

If you feel like leaving a comment on there or on here (I would love to ‘meet’ some of the readers of this blog) it would be wonderful to hear from you.

Golden Elegance Square Pendant

$20.00 USD

This elegant pendant has been made using polymer clay which is both strong and light weight. I have used the mica shift technique to achieve the embossed surface effect. With this technique the surface is in fact flat although it appears raised.

The gold plated bail has been firmly fixed to the piece.

Silvery Winter Ring

$16.00 USD

This pretty ring has been hand made using polymer clay. The pretty colours are silver and a pearlescent blue. The surface has been sanded and buffed to a smooth finish.

The adjustable silver plated ring base is roughly 2cm in diameter.

Copper Lines Pendant

$16.00 USD

This unique pendant is an original design made by me from polymer clay. There is only one like this in my range.

The pendant is 36mm in diameter and is around 5mm thick. It comes unstrung and has a jump-ring for your convenience.

Purple Butterfly Wing Necklace

$25.00 USD

This pretty necklace has been designed by Polyclarific and is truly one of a kind. There is none other like this. There are four large beads at the centre which have been teamed with two black glass pearls.

The necklace itself is 500mm long and is silver plated. The pendant part of the necklace has a 135mm drop. The clasp for this design is at the front, hooking on close to the beads.

Silvery Winter Earrings

$18.00 USD

These unique earrings have been made using my own handmade polymer clay beads. These are an pretty combination of silver and pearlescent blue.

The findings are silver plated. These have been matched with a grey glass pearl.

If you would like to take a look at the first edition, please click on this link: Polyclarific Newsletter #1

Here is the introduction I wrote this time:

“Hello!

Thank you for subscribing to my newsletter. I am planning to send one out every six weeks. Each newsletter will have news on sales, gift ideas, new items and a discount for subscribers.

As of the second newsletter I am hoping to include a brief interview with another on-line seller.

Thanks for supporting hand made!

Amanda.”