P3: Trash to Treasure

The long wait is over!

Finally after a week of voting, the photo with the most number of likes is revealed.

I must say that all the participants did a great job, including me? lol

Here are the entries for T2T (trash-to-treasure) challenge:

P3 goes clean and green.  The mechanics for this challenge...

Participants encourage to make a Clay Project out of recyclable materials.

From so called trash, the clayist will incorporate Polymer Clay into it

and make it as a masterpiece!

And the winners are:

( 1st place: Jennifer Cruz of Purpleluggage )

( 2nd place: Jhoi Montano of Enjhoiwith Clay )

( 3rd place: Melody Manalaysay of Crafting Time )

Yay!  And here is my entry...

( Floral Candle Holder - Center Piece)

I cannot claim it as a "masterpiece", but i am so happy with the outcome of my work.
So proud to be part again of P3's challenge and looking forward for
more challenges to come.

This guild (P3) keeps me learning and learning and learning!

Congratulations to all the participants especially to the top three winners!

Please keep on supporting P3!

-Riezl An Carpio

MICA POWDER: Projects made for the first time...

          ...One night, after watching my fave love story program on tv, suddenly I felt I want to do a clay project.  I worked on a green rose with leaves attached in a piece of heart-shaped metal which I dettached from a danggling earrings.  Staring on it before baking made me decide to add something on my creation ( coz it looks so blunt and lifeless ), but I have no idea of something to add life on my piece of work.  Until... When I turned my head, my eyes catched these mini containers containing of shiny-shimmering powder like thingy :) so I opened it, brushed some on my rose and leaves, and tadah! here it goes:

 

          ...Super loved the outcome!  For first-timer, I can say that "I did a great job" ( yabang mode hehehe ).  I find using Mica Powder so addictive.  From a rose project, it didn't stop.  My next project was a Clay Mosaic:

( Inspired by my co-guild member "Ms. Ghie of Trinket Tales")

          I wasn't satisfied with the outcome of my clay mosaic.  So thanks to mica powder which add shiny-shimmering effect on some part of the mosaic and antique-finish on the border part.  It made my project more beautiful and eye-catchy :)  But wait, there's another one:

          I told you it's so addictive!  But this time, it's a personalized Compact Mirror for myself  :-)  It was also the first time to do a clay project incorporate to a compact mirror because I am really hesitant to try it maybe because I'm afraid to bake and break a "mirror" inside the oven :) ...



          Looking forward to do more projects with this "Wonder Powder"!



P3: Black and White Bead Swap

          Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay nagkaroon ang "Polymer Clay People Philippines" o "P3" ng una nitong challenge para sa mga charter members nito, ang "BEAD SWAP".  Layon ng challenge na ito makagawa ang bawat kasali ng sarili nilang beads na gawa sa polymer clay na ang gagamitin lamang na kulay ay "puti at itim".

          Noong una ay nag-aalinlangan pa akong sumali, ngunit sa bandang huli ay nagdesisyon din akong sumali, ika nga "bahala na si batman" hehehe.  Hindi lingid sa aking kaalaman na ang mga lumahok na charter members ay bihasa na sa pagki-clay, kaya sa una pa lamang ay hindi na ako natahimik at walang humpay sa pag-iisip kung anong disenyo ang aking gagawin.


          Aaminin ko na talagang nahirapan ako sa disenyo na aking gagawin, ngunit wala na akong panahon para pagisipan pa ng maigi kung ano ang dapat... sa huli, eto ang nabuo sa aking isip at naisakatuparan ko...

          At sa wakas dumating na ang oras na hinihintay ng lahat ng lumahok sa challenge na ito... ang pagdating ng mga BEADS na gawa ng bawat isa sa amin!

          Bawat isa ay nakabuo ng napakagandang disenyo ng beads... Walang itulak-kabigin.  Kaya naman napakasaya ko at lumahok ako sa naturang challenge.  Marahil, hindi man maipapantay ang nagawa kong beads sa nagawa ng iba, ngunit alam ko sa aking sarili, na ginawa ko ang aking makakaya at masaya ako sa naging resulta ng aking proyekto...


          Hanggang sa susunod na challenge P3!