Welcome to The Art of Friendly Plastic
Friendly Plastic is back and it is HOT! This unique modeling material can simulate the look and texture of lampwork beads and dichroic glass along with stone effects. It's a modeling material that is soft and maliable when heated, yet strong and durable when cooled.
Join award winning artists, Jana Ewy of Just Banana's and Linda Peterson of Linda Peterson Designs as they take you on an amazing journey exploring Friendly Plastic.
I want to thank Karine Collignon from www.bijouxartcreation.blogspot.com for sending me the link to this artist - Bravigou
Unfortunately, I don't know very much about the artist other than they are located in France.
The way that the Friendly Plastic graces the crystal is superb!!! What a great way to accent and also a way to maybe disguise a flaw.
Be sure to check out more of Bravigou's work on their
blog
Friendly Plastic was showcased on the Inspired At Home's Live PJ party!
A big thank you to Maria Nerius for sending us the link so that you can view the show!
She wrote to us:
I wanted to let each of you know that Friendly Plastic was the talk of the town during the Nov. 11/09 Share Your Creativity Pajama Party LIVE! on Facebook! Here is a link to watch the show: http://apps.facebook.com/inspiredathome.
I host this program every Wednesday night at 10 pm ET on Facebook. It’s a brand new application that allows us to use webcams and microphones and interact live with our audience. All shows are archived so they can be viewed at any time. It’s a blast!
Anyway, Friendly Plastic was a hot topic (pun intended!). I think you’ll enjoy the interaction. You can view the speakers and also follow any chat which included live links to the FP blog and Just Bananas! We’ll also be posting all those links on the Pajama Party LIVE! blog this week: http://pajamapartylive.wordpress.com/ This is a really fun and exciting venue and a way to get to know all the designers in the industry a little more personally! So Join in! Check their blogs for times and information. You can also friend Tiffany Windsor and Inspired at Home on Facebook!
It's truely one of the saddest stories I know - maybe because it happened so close in my lifetime. I can not imagine all the suffering these people endured. It's heart wrenching.
Jen Lowe and I share a common interest in Genealogy. It's interesting how ourvaried interests wind up expressed in our art. I was so touched by Jen's latest blog that I have to share it with you - especially since Amaco is on a desperate plea for butterflies commemorating these young lives. Get a tissue really.....it's going to tug at your heart strings...
Jen writes:
I lost my mom
I lost my dad
And then my sisters, too
I lost my brother
Lost my friends
And then the world
lost me.
The art in me
The art in them
The art in all of us
It’s gone forever
Flown away
Like the butterflies…..
and me
Think about it. 1,500,000 children who perished in the Holocaust and their art is gone forever. What might have been will never be.
They cannot make a butterfly.
But you can! And there's still time!
Email this blog to everyone you know. We need 1,500,000 handmade butterflies!!!
So, after my genealogy story yesterday, I wrote the poem. Then I printed it on canvas and fringed the edges.
Colleen had made this background strip in one of Jana Ewy's playshops last month.....and she didn't know what to do with it! So I used scraps, charms, and cookie cutters to make the 3 little butterflies and set them on the strip. 
And it just looks wonderful!
Do it for them.
Because you can.
Aren't these beads just the cutest?
Cindy author of
Polymer Clay Tutor blog recently reviewed Friendly Plastic and shares her findings with all of us.
Head on over to
her blog to see what she and others are saying about Friendly Plastic.
Karine is one of our international artists from France. She loves to combine wire and other media to create unique pieces of jewelry.
This piece reminds me of the colors you would see in a tropical rainforest! I love how she's added glass beads as accents. These remind me of morning dewdrops!
Today's inspiration comes from the other Friendly Plastic Queens - Jen and Jana.
Jen will always find ways to incorporate unique objects into her work. Below she uses some scrapbooking charms with ribbon mesh wire.
Enjoy the eye candy!
Just inked up a pice of white Friendly plastic, cut a circle, popped into an old K&Company finding, dropped a bling into it and covered it with Glossy Accents....then strung it with just a few simple beads:
and a scrap of Fracture n Fusion cut and popped into another K&Company finding. Maybe an hour tops?
But just too cute for the office or just for fun!
And here's one for formal nights. Used Linda's latest technique - Glisten and Glimmer in a Nunn Design finding.....
Jana Ewy shares some of her past and present pieces:...
This snow bunny was created for my sister many years ago.Thought you might enjoy seeing a little design from my past.
Tear-drop shaped pieces of Friendly Plastic have been attached to a beautiful brass filigree Butterfly. It is simple, yet elegant and can become a necklace, bracelet, or even a brooch.
Let your creative flow... try this same concept with marbled Friendly Plastic, or inlay pieces one on top of the other. How about making an impression into the plastic and creating a Friendly Plastic filigree Butterfly? Hope this has helped to get your creative wheels turning. Be sure to check out the AMACO site as well as the Friendly Plastic blog for more ideas and information on the 2010 Design Challenge.
The Open Design Challenge deadline has been extended! WHEW!!! NOVEMBER 18th is your absolute drop dead date that packages have to be post marked in order to be entered for prizes (of course ...if you just want to send us something...we'll accept! :o)
The above is one of the MANY beautiful pieces of alluring eye candy that Liz Welch brought with her from the UK for sale. Not sure if this piece is still available but if you're interested contact her thru her blog: http://www.rarelizzie.wordpress.com/
Just look at the loads of mixed media presented in this piece - all combined with friendly plastic. Even more stunning in person!
For my take on mixed media, I chose found objects...okay..sort of found objects...little watch parts, patina'd brass washers all combined with Artemboss Copper and hammered WireForm Brass rods
Two totally different takes on mixed media....isn't art wonderful??
Tomorrow...Design Challenge inspiration from Jana and Jen!!
This snow bunny was created for my sister many years ago.Thought you might enjoy seeing a little design from my past.
Tear-drop shaped pieces of Friendly Plastic have been attached to a beautiful brass filigree Butterfly. It is simple, yet elegant and can become a necklace, bracelet, or even a brooch. 
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