A New Clay Friend

Hi Everyone!

Hey, wanna see what I got?  I know you do!  :D  The coolest canes in the world from my new clay friend Tami in Israel.  She makes the most gorgeous canes!  If you are a cane buyer, go look at her site. It's, www.tamishvat.etsy.com.

I got my order a couple days ago and was just amazed at the beautiful intricate work!  I can barely make a bulls eye cane and Tami is making bouquets!  Oiks!  They came all wrapped perfectly then tucked into sections of what looks like pvc pipe.  Shipping was very low considering Hawaii to Israel is more than just a few miles.  :)  Tami's canes are BIG, too.  I reduced one 2 inch section ( that black background with the white rose) to about 8 inches of wonderful cane!  The pictures on Tami's Etsy are good but wait until you see the canes in real life!  Just perfect!  So, go have a look, ok?  Here's a view of mine!  :D  Eat your hearts out fellow clayers!  :D

Some New Goodies

I love orange.  It's my all time favorite color.  So, I bought some canes from the ever-wonderful Sue Castle who makes FAB canes.  You know why her canes are so great? I'm glad you asked.  I will enlighten you.  :) Her canes are great for several reasons.  One being that there is very little trans.  This means you don't have to spend lots of time cutting it away so you don't get ghosts.  Or halos.  The next thing is that they are always perfect.  No smearing, the edges are crisp and sharp. And you get a nice big cane.  I love this as I can reduce the canes and have several sizes of the same flower.  I'm telling you, Sue makes wonderful canes!  If you go click on Sue Castle's Canes, you can see all her beauties.  Anyway, I made this pendant from Sue's canes.  I just LOVE it!  

And, I am sorry to say that I can't remember who made the cane for the earrings.  I think it's dandy and wish I could give credit here.  I love purple, too.  :)  So, I am off to go put these on my Etsy.  See you later!