New on The Bone Tree - Skeleton on a Coffin Pendant

This little earthenware guy is new in my Etsy shop - DeliciousMischief.  He's a tiny low relief sculpture on a black glazed coffin.  The bail is handmade and swirly.  A perfect accent to the little black dress!

It's All In the Cards

The Cool2Craft Creative Play Theme for September is My Quilt. I made up a set of cards for my goofy video so I could "reveal" the theme as a fortune teller.

This is the card that represents me. I'm looking for submissions from everyone! If you're a quilter, I want to see what you're working on! If you're not a quilter you have a story to tell about what makes up your quilt of life. Madame Yendrovich (that's the Polish pronunciation for Jedrowicz) wants to know!

Here's the link to this month's goofy video   Go watch and then email me with your photos and story - candace@cool2craft.com

Bone Tree Jewelry

Etsy recommends having interesting photos of your product and I thought long and hard about it.  This is what I came up with.  It's The Bone Tree.  It's visually exciting to me!  I knew there was a reason I saved those vine wrapped branches all those years!  Soooo I'll be posting what's new on The Bone Tree occasionally, just because I like the sound of it! =0)

My DeliciousMischief Etsy Shop Opening!

I acquired the name for the shop over a year ago.  I have finally overcome fear of launching and the Mischief Chocolate Box art piece is the very first listing!  Here is the link to the shop - DeliciousMischief

Each chocolate box art piece started life as an actual box of chocolates and is lovingly hand crafted to bring you delicious art you devour with your eyes!   The artwork is deeper than the frame, so the glass has been removed.

The Mischief Box -

These polymer clay chocolates look good enough to eat! This is an 8" x 10" Framed mixed media art piece featuring handmade polymer clay tiles. The top and bottom of the box have small wire wrapped charms. 



Watch for more chocolate box pieces and some crazy jewelry that will be listed in the Bone Tree Section!

Chocolate Box Mixed Media Art

I've been playing with polymer clay tiles on chocolate boxes.  I love this new look!  It's feels like eating a leather bound chocolate romance novel with my eyes.

Okay, that's a stretch, but I actually assess art like that.  Is it a treat for the eyes?  And if so, what kind of treat?  Or, if not, what is undigestable about it?  Yes I do have food issues, but I think it makes life fun.  Have you ever consumed a sunset with your eyes?  Or more to the point, with you whole being?

I used brown clay for both the chocolates and tiles.  I treated the tiles with rubber stamps and metallic paste.  The focal point is a tiny heart cut from clay with red crafting foil burnished onto it.

I've been putting words and gems on the chocolates, but I wanted to carry over the sophisticated feeling of the stamped clay on these.  I know I've barely scratched the surface of possibilities for design, surface treatment and theme.  I have many rectangle chocolate boxes as well.  I also have larger heart shaped boxes.  So many choices!

Have you made any chocolate art?  I would love to share it here!  Email me at candace@cool2craft.com with high resolution photos and stories.

Chocolate Scandal

Oh, good grief!
Look at the mess I've gotten myself into!

CLICK HERE

to see the video that tells the whole sordid truth

2011: A Year In Preview

I posted this piece in the beginning of 2011.  It was a statement about what I wanted to see and do that year. It was really fun to make!  If you made a chocolate box to represent what you want from 2013, what would be in it?

 Click here to see details and explanations of my symbols.


I'm in love with making chocolate box art.  I started this in December and have added on steadily.  It's all about this year.  What do I want to invite into my life this year?  Oh, romance, travel, adventure, prosperity, the usual.  It's going to be a delicious year!  What does your year look like?