It's the Poinsettia I'm trying to Make here... :D

Hello Art Fans!
Another Year has flown by already and it's that wonderful time again. Time for another Christmas Myxie Ornament! I have been making these beautiful Myxie ornaments since 2013 and I don't plan to stop the tradition in 2018 :)

The theme for this one was Poinsettia, my favorite Christmas Flower. I couldn't be happier with how she turned out.

So since I have spent several years walking my readers through my sculpting techniques and we all gotta get back to our Christmas shopping, I am going to walk you through this one fast, using mostly images. Cause I know you all just wanna see Pictures anyway LOL You'll be able to keep up I'm sure. :)

Sculpt Polymerclay around a wire frame. 

Add legs and arms. 

Make a face :)

Sculpt neck , hands and ears, then bake. 

Paint the Face and Body. 

Make a cute Festive Outfit. 

Add Doll Hair, I used long brunette curls for this classy lady. 

All Done, lots of angles.

If you would like to learn more on how to make a Myxie Sculpture, feel free to read my past Christmas Ornament Blogs. These blogs take you step by step through my process.
Gingerbread Myxie Ornament
Holly Jolly Myxie Ornament 

Now How about some more images! :D I had fun posing her in my Christmas Wreath for a photo shoot. :)

This sweet Christmas Ornament is available on my Etsy store.
Hope you all have a super Happy Holiday and New year!
Thanks for reading!
~Caralyn

COLORING PAR-TAH!!! :D

Heads up, I will be at Christmas in Lithia, Lithia Springs GA High School Craft show this weekend. I will not have my little sculptures with me, (they are still resting up from the DCon excitement LOL) But I will have my prints, The Adventure's of Mend children's book and my COLORING BOOK HennaDreamers available at my booth. I will be sharing the booth with my sister, her lovely patchwork items will be there. Some beautiful handcrafted purses, bags, holiday gifts and quilts for purchase. I will also have my husband's books with me, Winston and Baum SteampunkAdventure series. So make sure you come by to see us. :)

And that is not all.

My husband will be at C1 ComiCon in Ringgold GA on Saturday from 10am-5pm, He will have his books available along with some of my prints, children's books and my Coloring Book.

Not done yet :D...I am super busy this weekend :P

I am having a book release/coloring party at Rev Coffee in Smyrna GA from 6-8pm on Saturday. Come by and get your Coloring Book (if supplies last I will have some)and then stay to drink coffee and color for a fun a relaxing evening.

Will keep you posted this week about these events on my social media sites.

Plenty of fun things to do and lots of places to find my work this weekend, OH BOY! :D

Thanks for reading!

~Caralyn

COLORING BOOK IS HERE!!!

I have been working on something for the past few weeks and I am finally finished, so I can now tell you all about it and I hope you will be as excited as I am. :)

I have recently gotten inspired by the art of Henna(the body staining/temporary tattoo artform). I found it very soothing to sit and doodle the designs after a long day. Before I knew it, I had several illustrations finished and thought, These would be fun to color. So guess what I did, I MADE A COLORING BOOK YAY!!! The book is filled with fun Henna designs and lovely ladies to help relieve stress as you add color to each page.
The coloring book is currently at the printers and I'm hoping to have it available on my Etsy store and at any shows I am attending by the 2nd weekend of November. My next show will be at Lithia Springs Christmas Craftshow in GA Nov. 12th and 13th so come on by and get your copy. Can't wait that long? You don't have to, you can get my coloring book on Amazon.com right now! It has just become available today OH BOY!

 Cover Photo

 Back Cover

Here's a look at the kind of designs you will find in my Coloring Book.  

I am so very happy with how this project came out and I hope it will be relaxing and a fun way for the mature colorists to express themselves.
Thanks for reading everyone! Happy Coloring! :)
~Caralyn 

The Steampunk Pals take Dragon Con!

Last day to get things in order before we leave to set up at Dragon Con. I am packing everything up today, all my little creations will be wrapped and put in tubs for the ride to the Hyatt Regency Hotel, which will be their home for 4 days. They are super excited.

I will be in the Art Show September 2nd through the 5th. I have a Gallery, Auction Table and a Booth where I will have prints and sculptures available. My booth is on the back wall where I usually am, the 8th table from the right but you can just look for the Mystic Reflections Banner. I will have new prints available at my booth along with my Steampunk animal pals, Gryphons, Dragon Pals and their Steampunk Dragon cousins.








Also this year I am going to try something different and I hope fun...Mystery Boxes! Each Box will contain a retired Myxie or Fantasy sculpture, these mystery boxes will be $50 each ($100 value sculptures) I only have 5 available. Exciting to see which piece you might get.

I hope to see you all there, Lets get this Con started! :D
Thanks for reading

~Caralyn

Check out this Crocodile Smile

Spent a few days in Florida last month and it got me in the mood to make an Alligator Steampunk Myxie Pal.

I usually start with sculpting the head on my animal pals and just form a rough shape of the animal's body.

 Then you can start to add the details and smooth out the torso shape.

Then comes the limbs, I sculpt each individually and attach it using craft wire frames. 

Once the body is finished, details such as scales and teeth can be added to the piece. 

Gears, Craft wire and metal jewelry pieces are added to give the animal a Steampunky feel. Then the piece is baked and the remaining details are painted on. And your Steampunk Alligator is done. :)

That's one good lookin Gator. :)

For my available handcrafted polymer clay sculptures, check out my Etsy store. 

Thanks for reading,

~Caralyn

Simple Gift Ideas!

Looking for a simple gift idea for co-workers?

I picked up some cute sleigh baskets at Michael’s Art Store (btw all their Christmas stuff is 70% Off)

I added some colorful silk mistletoe plants, then filled a fabric gift bag with their favorite Goodies. I just put candy in mine but this would also be cute with cookies :) 

Then I finished it off with a Christmas Sticker that I made into a sweet gift tag, just poke a hole and string some thread through it. TA-DA a Fun easy Christmas Gift for under $7 :)

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Thanks for reading!

~Caralyn 

BLACK FRIDAY COUPON!!!!!!!

Hope everyone is getting ready to stuff themselves full of Turkey and then work it off by running around stores, shoving people...I know I am LOL :P
To Start you all off with the Black Friday SAVINGS!!! My Sister and I are sharing a Great Coupon with you, from now through Dec. 2nd Get 15% OFF at my Mystic Reflections Etsy store
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticReflections
and Jul's Treasures Etsy Store https://www.etsy.com/shop/JulsTreasures
Get Sculptures AND Purses, what more could you want?! :D
Just use coupon code: SISTERSHOP13 and SAVE!!!

Thanks for reading! And have a Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!
~Caralyn

Fun New Stuff on Zazzle!

Added a few Fun new products to my Zazzle Store. Mostly one image was the highlight of my newest products. “Lily” a scratch artist board piece I did a little while ago but I edited it a bit to fit nicely on the Zazzle merchandise. Check it out!
http://www.zazzle.com/mysticreflections/gifts

I am getting back into my sculpting so keep checking my blog for updates. Thanks for reading.
~Caralyn

Let the Holidays begin.

I hope Everyone had a Lovely Thanksgiving Holiday, Now to start the Christmas Holiday off with my work being featured in some festive Etsy Treasuries. Enjoy!!!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTY3MzUyNTZ8MTI1NDE4MjMzMg/the-treasures-of-late-autumn

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjY5MjM1MnwxMjMyMzM5NDAw/ill-have-a-bright-christmas

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/OTE0NDc1M3wxMjI1ODYzMTYw/blue-christmas

Thanks for reading!
~Caralyn