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There are also some adorable witch’s hats waiting to cast their spell on you in the shop.

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Remember Me Project

One of my day jobs is a funeral director assistant. This is a job I absolutely love and is a constant inspiration. I truly enjoy helping create a unique celebration of life and watching families and friends come together to remember a loved one. It fulfills a major personal work requirement for me. I am determined to do work that matters, even if it only matters to me. 

Since I started making rosaries and other prayer beads, I have had a growing project at the back of my mind. I call it “Remember Me”. I want to use funeral flowers with polymer clay to give families a tangible, long lasting reminder of their celebration of a life.  I have been talking with my funeral directors and I am working on building a sample case of prayer beads and photo transfers. What I’m wondering is if I should bring the Remember Me Project to Etsy. 

The logistics of shipping flowers is very intimidating, and makes me want to have this a local area project only, but I also believe there is a market for this kind of memento mori. 

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New pendants in the shop today! Show your Welcome to Night Vale love with a glow in the dark Glow Cloud pendant! Or choose an adorable bird or fox resin covered paper pendant. More coming soon! 

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Today’s experiment involves wire wrapping and resin leaves and gems. I am for the most part happy with how the leaf turned out, even though I need a lot more practice to make it sell-able. This is my first wire wrapping adventure, and at least it’s holding together. 

The resin turned out beautifully and I couldn’t be happier. It’s nice and clear, smooth and the flower petals kept their color. The only downside to resin is it needs to be put in a mold. I’m going to have to invest in silicone molding materials so I can have my own designs. While I’m liking the molds available, I always like to do my own thing. 

I wonder what the resin would be like with polymer clay inside it? I could do some interesting things with polymer clay, flower petals, and resin. Hmmmm. Future experiments await. 

Since these are experimental pieces, they most likely won’t be in the shop, unless someone has a dire need to own one. If one (or more) calls out to you, send me a message and we can work something out. As I get better, I’m sure resin pieces will have a place of honor in my shop. 

The fox pin is also something that won’t be listed in the shop, but I won’t be heartbroken if someone wanted to buy it. The beading is really rough, being a first attempt experiment. 

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Experiments with embroidery, resin, and beads. I discovered that Instamorph isn't compatible with resin. But it is fantastic for making molds for polymer clay and I highly recommend it. Thankfully I only had the Instamorph affecting the back side of the embroidery and can probably find a way to trim it back. I don't want to lose the fox. It might make a decent magnet. The beaded fox was fun to make and I need to take a pic of the finished product. I turned it into a pin. I need more practice with beading, but it's a good potential option for new jewelry.

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So, I’ve been busy with the shop. I have a whole bunch of new stuff listed. I also created Instagram and Facebook accounts. You can find me pretty much everywhere social media wise as RidingtheFox. 

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The stitching is finally finished. I just need to wash it and fish out the last bits of tracing paper so I can see if I need to fill in any color gaps.

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Stitching is finally finished. (I hope) I need to wash it and fish out the last bits of tracing paper. Then I can see if I need to do any more filling in of color. I'm so glad it's almost done. I'm on the verge of disliking it, which is always a sign I should step away from a project.