Just listed these little mamas in my Etsy shop. They are the first in a new collection of mamas I am making. These mamas are much smaller than my previous ones and are necklace charms instead of ornaments. The perfect accessory to wear to a nurse-in, breastfeeding support group, or everyday. More will be listed later--hopefully by tonight. Unbutton and nurse your baby!
And a shout-out to my mom: the buttons are from Grandma's button box. Thanks Mama!
I know it seems like I can't shut up about making things out of clay, but... well, no, I can't. It's fun. The only bad part is that there are so many things I want to make but I don't have time. Here's a little of what I've added to the Etsy shop since my last post...
I figured out how to make curly hair :-)
Just to let people know it's a bad time. Especially if you don't have a lock on your door.
I have sold eight items so far, and I just want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who has bought things and complimented my work. After my first two sales, I went and bought a little pasta machine. I used to have all kinds of trouble getting a thin enough piece of clay for making hair. I used a rolling pin, but the clay would stick to the pin and then I'd push it down and it wouldn't come off the table. It was such a waste of time! Now I just stick a piece of clay in the machine, turn the handle, and it comes out perfectly flat in seconds.
Some ideas I'd like to try, if I ever get the time: fridge magnets tiny mama pendants/charms "it's a boy/girl" ornaments "we (heart) nursing moms" sign for restaurants/businesses babywearing ornaments Mary breastfeeding baby Jesus (this is coming, I just need to paint it! Joseph too.) picking up a book about polymer clay to see what I can learn
It may seem like I'm a little too excited, but it doesn't normally take a person 25 years to nail down a hobby, now does it?
Since Jordan and I were already planning to open an Etsy shop to sell some things we'd been making together, I decided it'd be a good idea to list some of my breastfeeding ornaments now. It is, after all, getting close to Christmas. I have many other ideas of things I'd like to make; motherhood has really inspired me to get crafty. The ironic thing is, now that I'm a mother (of two!) I hardly have time to make anything. I stayed up super late making these ladies.
In case you're wondering about the name, we have been making little oil lamps and plan to list some of them as soon as possible. It's also named after one of my favorite Sunday School songs from when I was a little kid. (It looks like it might be "oilin' my lamp" but it's not. Jordan put it in all lowercase.)
So anyway, you can find most of the mamas pictured above here in our shop. And now I am a little nervous.
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