Poppy Flowers by Rachel Whetzel

Rachel Whetzel here! I have spring fever!! Because of that, I've been bitten by the flower bug!! I was at a local boutique, and there were headbands there, with layered fabric flowers LIKE THIS. They reminded me of poppy flowers, and I wondered if I could make some using Creative Paperclay® modeling material.

 

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Creative Paperclay® modeling material
• Acrylic Craft paints (I used Folk Art) 
• Double Sided Flower Stamen (Or something similar. These are pictured below.) 
• Valspar antiquing stain (watered down black paint will work also)
• Crafter's Pick the Ultimate Glue (hot glue or any thick glue will work also)

Once you have your supplies, it's time to start!! I began by rolling balls of Creative Paperclay® into different sizes. The largest being about the size of a large marble. (not as big as a shooter)

 Then, I started pressing just inside the very edge of each ball, until I had created small bowl shape. Then I started nesting each piece inside the other.

 I used different amounts to each flower. The larger the flower, the more layers I gave it.

 Next, I painted my poppies red. Once the paint was dry, I worked antiquing stain into the crevices of the flower, and wiped off the excess with a cloth.

Prior to staining

 Have you been DYING to know what a Double Ended Flower Stamen was!? Here they are!! They usually come in bunches. I found mine at a thrift store, but they are available at craft stores too. :) I cut the ends of each stamen, at varying lengths.

 I plopped a dab of glue into the center of the flower, (it dries clear) Then I stood the cut stamen into the wet glue.

 Once the glue dried in the center, I reapplied some stain to the very center of the flower, to cover the transparency of the glue. I have plans to use these on a piece of Spring artwork, but they would be really cool as jewelry too.

Does YOUR Spring Fever have you wanting flowers!? Leave me a comment, and let me know if you create any flowers using my tutorial! I would love for you to visit me at my "house" too!! Thank you so much for reading!!  ~rachel

Creature out of Creative Paperclay

I am so happy that Halloween is coming and I have my house decorated inside all year long with Halloween stuff. This month I made a ghoul with horns and a mask on his knees lurking. This was so much fun! I love making dolls in general and have made and sold so many but I wanted to do a creepy kind of doll but not too creepy.
First I made the structure from cheap wire. I made the body, arms, legs and head and then taped it with masking tape to add more strength. Then I took the Creative PaperClay and used it to cover the whole structure with the paperclay. I added a mask and horns and a few other little embellishments that I wanted to give him. I let it dry and then painted the body part green and the rest black. I textured his face a bit and painted it a black/red and his horns and eyes red. I love my little piece and it will be added to my other clay pieces sitting around that I love to make! I hope this inspires a Halloween Craft out of you and when you do, you use Creative paperclay to do it with! It is so fun to use with kids!!

Farewell Creative Paperclay®

Hi Everyone, it's Lori.  Today is my final post for Creative Paperclay® as a design team member.  I have really enjoyed being on the team and getting to use this wonderful product...honestly it's endless all the things you can do.  

Today I created handmade flowers but finished them off with some Terri Sproul's mixers.  Once my flowers were completely dry I mixed Sakura glue with the Smokey Quartz Pearl and got this great metallic look.  I loved it.  I really adore making handmade flowers and Creative Paperclay® and Terri's mixers make it extra fun. 

I hope to see you all around blog land .  

Hugs, Lori