Plumeria wall hanging with new Craft Stencils

I was playing around with our new Tropical Craft Stencils.
I used the retro plumeria stencil and pressed it into terra cotta clay. I also used the monstera border stamp...one of my favorites. This was bisque ware that I colored with Radiant Rain misters. I used a protective coating to seal the piece.

This will also work nicely with polymer clay.

Tropical Etch...my favorite vase broke!

I'm soooo glad David had photo'd my favorite vase made with our Tropical Etch glass etching stencils! This one was relatively easy to make, tho have yet to find a similar vase to replace it.

To create this I used:
2 packs of Tropical Etch 4 in Lau'ae stencils
2 packs of Tropical Etch 2 in Lau'ae stencils
(I had extras from both size packages leftover to use on other projects)
Glass etching wood handle pick with burnishing end (to remove unwanted part of the stencil and burnish any air bubbles, or "tents").
Etchall Creme (reusable!)

Foreground is "reverse" etched using the 2 in Lau'ae (fern) design. I masked off the spiral stripe first with blue masking tape. I then placed the stencils in a random patern leaving the white leaf stencil on the glass, removing the background. The leaf stencil served as a mask, and the background of the stripe was etched.

The etched leaved in the background resulted from removing the leaf design (4 in fern/lau'ae), and leaving the background portion of the stencil. I used masking tape to cover any exposed glass areas within the stripe area I had portioned off for the larger stencils. This resulted in the leaves being etched by the creme while the background of the area was protected by the remaining part of the stencil.

This was a stunning piece 8 in at the base, 12 in at the top and 18 in tall. It was in several gallery shows and led to quite a few orders for similar pieces that sold for $75-$225! I also gave a few away as wedding gifts! Check out the YouTube videos and our site for instructions and to order stencils for your showcase project! http://www.rubberstampplantation.com

Techie in Paradise!

Well, we did it! Eric put this great Blog together for us here at Rubber Stamp Plantation.
Winding up the day and just learned how to post and throw up a photo. Decided to share a too cute one of Emily, totally enthralled as we unpacked our steady stream of boxes that arrived from Anaheim, post CHA. Here she is admiring a plethora of pendants made by Suze Weinberg. Suze used the sun textile, leaf tapa, mayan sun, md swirl honu, and leaf mandala (one of my favorites) stamps with her ever famous UTEE. Love the bling she added.
Must go...am helping Sharon (moved here 4 years ago from Pohnpei, FSM to study English and American Sign Language) fill out her application to attend Gallaudet University in the fall. Then off to Stamps and Memories, in Pearl City for a special event where they'll be introducing and demo'ing our newest Tropical Island Craft Stencils!
will keep you posted!
Palms waving aloha,
Debz