Traditional Painted Dala Horses

I was having problems painting my Dala Horses until now. I was trying to use more of an ink-based paint that bled and smeared whenever I put a clear gloss finish over it. Now I've bought new bottles of acrylic paint, and I'll finally be putting traditional painted Dala Horses in my store :)

My new paints:
They don't look like much now, but here's an army of Dala Horses that I've sculpted, Dremeled, and are waiting to be painted:

As you can see in the pic above I'm working on a Dala Unicorn and Pegasus. Here's a picture of a completed painted Dala Horse, which I'll be listing it in my store tomorrow:

Alice in Wonderland Caterpillar Necklace - EFA June Challenge

This necklace & pendant is my entry in the Etsy for Animals (EFA) June Challenge "June Bug", and can be found in my shop: TheClayPony. You can view this listing here.

I love "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass" and especially John Tenniel's fabulous lithographs. So I decided to make something whimsical, and painted my own rendition of Tenniel's lithograph of the hookah smoking caterpillar onto a hand made pendant & necklace.

25% of the sale of this necklace will be donated to the EFA Charity of the Month: Angel's Gate Hospice for Animals http://angelsgate.org/

Etsy For Animals - June Charity Of The Month

The EFA June Charity of the Month is Angel's Gate Hospice for Animals

"Here, animals many of whom are terminally and / or critically ill or physically challenged, come to live out their days in peace, dignity and love. Our focus is on wellness and quality of life. We provide for the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of each animal. We take a holistic approach in animal care, giving all needed supportive services including hospice care."

The International Charity of the Month is WSPA Canada - World Society for the Protection of Animals

"WSPA is an animal welfare charity that works internationally and locally to end cruelty to animals through field work, campaigning, and education."

EFA members donated over $1,239.24 to May's Charity of the Month Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary and other chairities of their choice.

To find EFA members items at Etsy that a percentage of the sale are donated to search "charity" and "animals" as a tag. To find items that 100% of the sale are donated search the word "donation" as a tag.

Pastel Animal Figurines (Complete Set) - EFA May Challenge

These animal figurines are my entry in the May Challenge "Some of our Favorite Critters", and can be found in my shop: TheClayPony. You can view this listing here.

I love all sorts of animals, mostly wild critters from the forest. I painted little red hearts on all the figurines to show how much I love them...I hope you do too! :)

20% of this collection will be donated to the May EFA Charity of the Month: http://peacefulprairie.org/

Etsy For Animals

As you all probably know, I love animals! :) I am now a member of the Etsy For Animals (EFA): Artists Helping Animals street team. Each month EFA members select an animal rescue charity to be the Charity of the Month. EFA members then donate a portion of their sales to the Charity of the Month and to other charities of their choice.

Each month EFA members can choose to participate in the Monthly Challenge, which is a selected theme for the artists to create something for, and list in their etsy stores. A portion of the sale of the Monthly Challenge items goes to the Charity of the Month. This month's theme is "Some of our Favorite Animals", since I already make my items using my favorite animals I'll be changing them up for the challenge entry. I'm working on making one of each of my animals as a solid pastel color, and I will be painting a heart on each of them. :) I'll post pictures here of my work in progress after I use my dremel tool on them. To find everyone's entry for this month's challenge, search "team efa critters" as a tag on etsy.

Each month I will be posting here what the Charity of the Month is. The charity for May is Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary. "A safe haven for rescued farm animals who have been given a second chance at life."

Scenery Sets

I've listed six new Scenery Sets in my etsy store. Each set consists of one or more of my animal figurines, an ACEO card background that I made specifically to go with the scene for each grouping of animals, and a resin stand for the card. Any card that has the thickness of a trading card can fit into the stand, so backgrounds can be mixed and matched with ACEO cards made by me or other artists.

Below is a picture of two of the Scenery Sets available in my store. On the left is a mountain scene with a goat and a reindeer. On the right is a farm scene with a Swedish Dala Horse and a rooster.


Here's a sneak peek at two sets that aren't in my store yet. They're sets made with my Glitter Critter figurines.


For anyone who doesn't know what an ACEO card is, it stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals. They are collectible and tradeable miniature works of art that can be made of any media, and must measure 2.5" x 3.5" vertically or horizontally (the size of regular trading cards).

Mmmm Carrot Cake *drool*

I made these two pairs of carrot cake earrings out of polymer clay, painted them with acrylic paint, and added light emerald Swarovski crystals. They were for my mom and myself for Easter. Yum! Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting! ^_^