Juls Treasures

Hey Friends. Today I’m Blogging about a special artist that has just recently come on board the talent train. My sister just discovered her love of creating and NO, I’m not trying to win brownie points by saying this, her stuff is really cute! She has many crafts she is planning but the first pieces she has for sale are these fun, beaded bracelets. Each one she handmade with beads she personally selected…with great care. Trust me, I was there many times as she tediously handpicked each one with a delightful creation already in mind. Her asymmetrical style makes these especially unique. I posted a link so you could check out her work, Enjoy! http://www.etsy.com/shop/JulsTreasures?ref=seller_info Also check out these Etsy Treasuries she was featured in. http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4da1029020e46d919c15d7cf/make-mine-wine-a-pay-it-forward-treasury http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d8a6c69e3528eeffbd2d735/the-secrets-within Thanks for reading. ~Caralyn

Redheads Love Green

Hello! Just wanted to share with you all that I was featured in an Etsy Treasury today! Love the color green? Well this Fun treasury is all about that! Check it out and don’t forget to leave a comment. http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4da32d6c8e148eefde38becb/redheads-love-green Thanks for reading! ~Caralyn

Give the Easter Bunny a break.

Hey Everyone! You still have some time before Easter gets here to get some cute, fun stuff for your Easter baskets! You don’t want to spend the night before, waiting in line at the nearest convenient store, picking up some dollar candy to clumsily hand to your loved one on Easter Sunday…How about instead, get them a fun T-Shirt, coffee cup or hat at my Cafépress Store. OH BOY! http://www.cafepress.com/mysticreflect Ship it right to your door and skip the long lines at the Wally World. Good idea, of course it is! :) Thanks for reading! ~Caralyn

That ain’t stopping me

Dangit, I really thought I had it this time, I was not accepted by Spectrum Art this year. Sent some pieces in that I was really excited about but no go. Well there is always next year, like I’ve said before, I’m gonna keep submitting every year until they either accept me or send me a cease and desist letter…and even then it may not stop me LOL. Oh well no time to cry over it, I’ve got work to do to get prepared for Dragon Con…they rejected me a few times too but I convinced them in the end and now they invite me every year Haha :D So I guess the moral of the blog today is don’t give up little darlings, because the more you pester an organization the more likely they are to finally cave in LOL :) Thanks for reading! ~Caralyn

Fun Pendants!

Hey friends! I’ve been making a few polymer clay pendants recently. I got some really cute ideas watching tutorials on youtube. You can get all kinds of ideas just by searching “polymer clay”, I spend WAY too much time doing that.

Anyway, I picked up these different size clear stones from my favorite store…MICHAELS! I’ve been using them to make some fun pendants like clocks and compasses. I’ve really been enjoying working on them, it’s simple and easy to crank them out and gives me a brake from my other sculptures. I’m hoping to have a nice amount by the time Dragon Con gets here and I’ll have them at my booth for you lovely art fans. :)

I’m working as much as I can on brand new pieces for the Art Show. I will post photos of all my progress as I go so keep checking my blog for updates.

Thanks for reading!

~Caralyn

Oooooo Trinkets!

Good Morning Everyone, Just wanted to share with you all that I was included in a really cute, fun Art & Photography Blog called “Etsy Finds Friday” hosted by Trina’s Trinkets. What a great way to start out your Friday :) Check it out! http://trinastrinketts.blogspot.com/2011/04/etsy-finds-friday-mystic-reflections.html For more fun arts and crafts, check out this Etsy Treasury one of my pieces was featured in. http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d955c73396d6d9195c6e3c8/they-call-you-lady-luck#4d95c40689128eef3710433a I’m working hard on some brand new pieces for Dragon Con so keep checking my blogs for updates. Thanks for reading. ~Caralyn

I like being included :)

Hey Everyone! Just wanted to share with you that I was featured in two Etsy Treasuries this weekend. My “Webley (Tim Burton) Myxie” was featured in a really neat one called Ladies and Their Top Hats. http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d8ee7ba4b338eefa01ea98b/ladies-and-their-top-hats And my “Wounded Angel” Print was featured in a treasury called Binary Brush. http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d8e5df086378eefac7e4cb6/binary-brush Both are really great Treasuries so please check them out! For more of my Scultures and Prints, check out my Etsy Store. http://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticReflections Thanks for reading! ~Caralyn

Wedding Cake Topper

Hello Everyone, working hard on a Wedding Cake Topper commission this week. I was really excited to get the request, it just feels great to be able to add to someone’s special day. Also it’s been really fun designing the piece. My customer asked me to make a Dragon with a Fairy riding on it’s back. This is my first full length Dragon so it was a bit of a challenge but he came out great and I learn a lot as well.
It took 5 packs of pearl polymer clay for his body and 3 feet of wire armature to make him stand, approximately 7 inches. I then added the swirly, decorative designs with white polymer clay and gold paint. I was nervous about the wings…I wanted them to be bat like but still match the swirls of his designs and the spikes along his back. They were difficult and I had to redo them about 3 times before I got them the way I wanted.
Anyway the Dragon is complete now, What do you think?

Still putting the finishing touches on the fairy. Once she is all done I’ll get photos and post them for you.
Thanks for reading
~Caralyn

Myxitastical

Hello Peoples!
I finally got my brand new Myxies posted on my Etsy store. I’m so excited to show you all this batch. I did some new unique Myxies that I’m really happy with. One of my favorites of the new ones was inspired by Tim Burton’s work. I made her dark, mostly Black and white with a gothic touch. She has a handmade polymer clay top hat and black wire spider web wings. Took me almost an hour to craft the wings but I was pleased with how they came out.
I also posted my second Steampunk Myxie. This one comes with a parasol I made with polymer clay covered wire and fabric. Took me ages to get the parasol right but it added a nice touch to the Steampunk I think.
Last but not least is my Patch Work Myxie. This little one has a completely hand stitched dress and wings. The head of yarn hair added the final touch in making her look like a child’s Doll.
Anyway, enough yappin, See what you think of my newest Sculptures on my Etsy Store.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticReflections?section_id=5357780

Thanks so much for reading. Still cranking out new pieces all the time so keep checking my blogs for up dates.
~Caralyn

That was Weird...

So Happy about how easy the Dragon Con sign up was this year. Since I won two awards, best Fairy and Best Horror at Dragon Con 2010, I didn’t have to go through the Art Show Jury this year. Thanks to all the attendees who voted for my work and saved me the tedious task of selecting which of my pieces to send to be judged. Not to mention, being able to now avoid the long wait on “will I be excepted in the show or not” that follows. This time I just filled out what displays and tables I wanted and Bop! Bam! Boo! I was done in like 5 minutes…leaving me plenty of time to do other things I needed to get done. Such as staring mindlessly at my computer, trying to look as though I’m working diligently on pointless Reports while actually daydreaming about weather I’d be a Super Hero or Villain, if I had a special power. Ya know, real important stuff. :P

I’m so excited whenever Dragon Con comes around…as always I’m full of so many ideas for pieces I want to get done in time for the Art show, but as always I don’t have enough time for them all. So, for this month, I’ll spend some of my time deciding which pieces will be a part of the show and which ones will have to wait another year. So hard to choose but, alas, I only have the one set of hands…just until I have the surgery to get more accomplished and become Octohand the superhero with eight hands who cranks out piece after piece of beautiful art in minutes. Then no doubt I would get to arting so fast that some unforeseen accident happens leaving me horribly mangled and bitter thus making me decide on a life of crime. Then my name would be OctoCrime…yeah nice ring to that…and I’d terrorize the city with all the mayhem I’d cause.
Wow that was a bit of a strange tangent…. Oh well back to pretending to work.

Thanks for reading, keep checking my blog for updates on my art.
~Caralyn aka Octohand :P