Jewelry giveaway! 2 winners!!!
Posted on February 3, 2010, under Sales & Discounts.
The previous Giveaway closed 2 days ago and here I am opening a brand new one. Those of you who like colorful handmade jewelry: keep reading 
Clamzee is about to add a new line of Personalized sterling silver jewelry and I’m really excited about it, so before I introduce it to the public (this will be in less than 2 weeks) I want to do a little research. I want to know what is your “every day” piece of jewelry? The one that you almost never take off. Necklace? Earrings? May be bracelet? Mine personally is a cute silver pendant on a fine chain. So lets continue with the giveaway…..
Two lucky clamzee readers will receive $15 voucher each for the clamzee’s Jewelry Shop. Clamzee’s trend-based pieces are handmade from polymer clay and silver or silver plated base metals. The jewelry is whimsical yet elegant and affordable.
Here’s how to win:
1. Visit Clamzee’s jewelry shop and answer the question (in pink) above, commenting on this post. (1 main entry, has to be completed before the bonus entries)
Bonus entries
2. Become a fan of Clamzee on Facebook (2 entries!! Please comment for every entry, so I can keep track of all your entries)
3. Follow this blog ( 1 entry)
4. Follow me on Twitter and Tweet/Retweet about this giveaway (1 entry. You can do it every day for additional entries)
That’s all! And don’t forget to LEAVE YOUR EMAIL IN YOUR COMMENT SO I CAN REACH YOU IF YOU WIN!
The Giveaway will end February 15, 2010. Open for evryone.
Good luck and Happy Wednesday!
And the winner is…….
Thank you all participating in Clamzee’s first giveaway! And today I am happy to announce lucky winner. The winner was chosen trough random.org………..
AND CONGRATULATIONS to Melissa! I will contact you shortly for shipping info!
I’m happy that one more of my art works found a new home!
A new giveaway is starting tomorrow! Check back if you want to win a piece of whimsical jewelry!
I’ve been featured on Etsy.com!
Posted on January 22, 2010, under Polymer clay.
Yaaaay! I just found out my shop has been featured on Etsy.com today!!! In particularly the car tire ring 
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This is the first time, hopefully not the last I’m so happy that so many people like my handcrafted products , that gives me even more inspiration to keep doing this.
This all happened right after I finished photographing some new jewelry pieces that I want to show you today.
My new peacock inspired earrings.
Double flower pendant in pink and brown.
Tear drop earrings in black white and orange.
Colorful heart shaped adjustable ring.
Click on the pictures for more details.
I will be doing a jewelry giveaway starting February 2nd and I will be glad to hear what would you like to win. Just comment on this post with your choice of jewelry you want me to giveaway.
New handmade pieces
Posted on January 13, 2010, under Polymer clay.
I’m starting the new year a little more colorful. I have around 10 new jewelry pieces to show you and I’m doing my best to fit in the little time I have to finish and photograph them. I’m also happy to tell you that I finally added a handmade shop section on this website and at the moment you can find all my jewelry pieces there. They are under HANDMADE STUFF>> JEWELRY. And don’t forget there’s 10% OFF your next purchase if you join my Facebook fan page . So for now here are 2 of my new pendants . Peace:)
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January GIVEAWAY!
Posted on January 6, 2010, under Sales & Discounts.
Yes that’s right as I promised it’s time for the first Giveaway on Clamzee.com! First here is the prize:
A 11/14 inch fine art print of this jellyfish photograph. Originally I’m selling this print for $40 , but now I’m giving you the opportunity to win it for free. It wouldn’t even take you a great effort to enter. Here’s how:
There are three ways to enter:
1. Leave a comment below or anywhere on the blog. OR
2. Follow me on Twitter (click on the twitter logo on the sidebar) and tweet (+link) this post . OR
3. Become a fan of Clamzee on Facebook and write on the wall; alternatively, you can like/comment on the wall post which links back to this giveaway (after adding me). OR
4. Follow/join this blog.
And that’s it! The more ways you enter, the greater your chances of winning the “jellyfishes” for free!:)
The deadline for entries is at 6pm PST on Sunday, January 31th, 2010.
Winner will be announced here shortly thereafter and contacted directly for shipping info.
Good luck and thank you for participating!
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Have a very successful New Year!
Posted on December 30, 2009, under Sales & Discounts, Top picks.
This is my last blog post for 2009. It’s always kind of sad when a year is to an end, isn’t it? 2009 was a good year for me…not a lot of major changes in my life but i had the chance to really improve my skills as an artist, which I’m really thankful for and I made a lot of new friends . I’m also very excited about the challenges the New 2010 will bring for me. I hope it will be a wonderful year for all of us. What about New Year resolutions? I never really formed a
habit of setting up a new Year resolutions, that is because I’ve always been very impatient . And by that I mean I would always try to reach my goals asap according to my possibilities…..”know what to do and do it now”. That works for me. Another thing is: I hate procrastinating. I feel really bad when putting off things, so I don’t.
Beside all this I want to mention few more things that will be happening on the site next year, starting the very first days of it. I’m planning to have a giveaway every month when you will have a chance to win a prize if you comment twice or more times in a month. Check back in a week for more information. I’m also doing some changes on this website as speaking: some new pages, improvements in the shop section and of course many new art projects. I will keep my word, just be patient with me as I’ll will have a very busy semester in college on top of everything else.
Also a quick reminder about clamzee’s fan page on Facebook: become a fan and you will get 10% OFF your next purchase, just mention you found out from this blog. If you refer a friend to clamzee’s fan page you will get 20% OFF your next purchase, just make them mention your name on the wall. That’s all for this year, have a very successful 2010. See you next year:)
The petrified forest
A few pictures that I took last summer and have forgotten. I was just digging into my photography files and remembered that I really like them but never showed them to anyone. And there’s something very interesting about the place they were taken at. These rocks formations are called Pobiti Kamani, , “the petrified forest”. One of the most incredible natural phenomena in Bulgaria, and the first place in Bulgaria to be officially declared a protected nature reserve. It consists of 14 groups of natural rock formations, located in the “small stone desert” in the eastern part of the Varna lowland. Formed some 50 million years ago, Pobiti Kamani’s origin has been the debate subject of many scientists and lay people. There are several theories regarding the phenomenon’s origin, divided roughly into two groups — supporting an organic or a mineral origin — the formations are the result of some coral activity, or the prismatic weathering of the rocks, the formation of sand and limestone concretions of the lower Eocene bubbling reefs — or , as some of the stones have a zoomorphic and anthropomorphic profiles, many of them were places of worship or consecrated grounds during Thracian, Slavonic, and ancient Bulgarian times. It is easy to see phallic symbols of a sexual nature, temples or fossil trees but sorry, they are none of these. However, this is a fantastic place to visit.
Pendant tutorial
I’ve been asked few times how Exactly do I make the polymer clay little pendants and rings, so I decided to make a little tutorial for something quite simple. It is a blue translucent pendant with embossed floral pattern colored in gold.
A. First you gonna need the following materials:
1. Polymer clay, color of your choice; 2. Rubber stamp; 3. Acrylic craft paint; 4. Cookie or some kind of small soft material cutter; 5. Jump ring 4-5 mm ( i’m using silver plated jump rings-5 mm ) 6. Craft blade (Just shown in the picture but not needed for this exact project)
B. Cut a small piece of your clay, condition and roll it to desired thickness. I usually roll it to a 3 to 4 mm thick.
C. Press the rubber stamp over the clay sheet.
D. Cut a shape with the cookie cutter:
E. This is what the shape looks like before baking:
F. Make a hole for attaching the jump ring
G.Bake the pendant in the oven according to your polymer clay baking directions:
H. Color the pattern carefully in the desired color with your aclylic craft paint. I chose gold color.
I. Attach the jump ring after the paint is dry.
J. This is the finished pendant on a chain.
Hope you like the tutorial. I will appreciate any relevant comments and suggestions.
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Don’t photograph and drive!
Posted on December 11, 2009, under photography.
As I’ll be out of the city for the next 3 days, (will be visiting the in-laws) I wont have much time for blogging, so I decided to show you two of my resent photographs at this time. The first one is a panoramic of West Hollywood I took couple a weeks ago. I learned this really interesting technique of stitching photographs in panorama from my Photography teacher Peter Phun. And I thought I know Photoshop very well as I work with it almost every day. But apparently there’s lot more to learn. Ok here is my panorama:
Notice: I had to considerably resize the photo so it fits in here.
You might think I’m crazy, but I think it was worthed doing this. I took the following picture few days ago while I was driving on the highway and this beautiful sunset appeared in front of me reflecting the ground surface. It was begging to be photographed and it was quite of an adrenaline rush to do it….. I tried to find the proper settings as I shoot only on manual and that took 4-5 extra shots.
I don’t encourage you to do this ….it’s was quite dangerous. But hey, at least I don’t text while I’m driving:))
Something cute
Posted on December 9, 2009, under Polymer clay.
A quick recap with my latest handmade pieces of jewelry. I don’t have much to say today , I just want to show you some pictures and I hope my art will speak for itself:) I have a friend that says “I’m an artist, not a socialist” That’s how I feel too. I like to express myself with art, not with words. I didn’t have the time to take photos of everything I made but I will do it very soon.
A little 3/4 of an inch bird nest with 3 eggs pendant.
Cute little sea turtle earrings:
Glow in the dark octopus tentacle. Great for a night out.
Posted on December 6, 2009, under Polymer clay.
Making your own gifts …. nothing is more personal than that. I firmly believe in giving handmade (If I have the time to make it), either buying handmade. It makes the holiday season so much more personal. I also appreciate handmade gifts I receive, especially If the person made it himself. Like the nice camera Santa gave me last year )) Ok, I didn’t mind that one
I’m back with some more beautiful creations as I mentioned in the previous post. I found some time and shot the rest. My fav at the moment is the turtle necklace, I’m keeping one for myself for sure. Here they are:
Broken heart with cuts and stitches adjustable ring.
Blue and translucent yellow swirls adjustable ring.
Japanese cherry blossom on a oval pink plate.
Blue & translucent yellow turtle pendant.
Yummy Chocolate truffle with mocha filling adjustable ring. (not edible:))
Blue & Translucent yellow flower pendant
Chocolate cake with raspberry filling earings. (not edible:))
Chocolate truffle with mocha filling key chain. (key not included)
accessories
I was planning to change my nail polish for the different rings but I didn’t have much time so don’t mind the color if you can.
Christmas ornaments
Posted on December 4, 2009, under Polymer clay.
I’m so trilled to share with you some of the new stuff I’ve been working on the last week or so. I’ve been ……. baking:) No no, don’t expect to see food on this blog, I can’t cook …… Yes, shame on me but this is a fact: even the best cookbook is not able to help me much. Ok lets get to the point. I like to experiment with stuff and I got some polymer clay planing to make some cool Christmas gifts for my friends and family. I got so hooked up that I can’t go to sleep before making something out of polymer clay every evening. I’m lacking sleep but hey, it’s addictive. And I said baking earlier because after sculpting polymer clay has to be baked to become hard.
And you can make anything and everything of it. Some people are making miniature food of it, sooo cute:) And of course I couldn’t resist but try (making, not eating it:)). I made some Christmas tree ornaments, jewelry and accessories. I showed them to some of my friends and the really liked it. I think they turned out great as well. If you like them too you will be able to purchase at a very reasonable price very soon. I’m working on shop page as I want to make it easy, convenient and shopper friendly. Just a quick note: The products I make are not toys and they are not meant for kids although they are safe and non-toxic. I had to mention this because I also make illustrations for baby and kids apparel, which has nothing to do with polymer clay. I’m posting few pictures and if you have a second please let me know what you think.
Angel Guardian – Christmas tree ornament
Snowman – Christmas tree ornament
Quarter size miniatures of pot & tea cups
New Photographs
Posted on November 25, 2009, under photography.
I know, I know…… I haven’t been around the last ….weeee….k………ok ok….. 10 days It’s been a little busy lately as the holidays are
approaching. And on top of it I’ll be participating at a local art event with some of my photography and had to get ready for that. This is one of the photographs which has been recently shot:
Some of the other photographs you can see in my etsy shop
As I always like experimenting and educating myself I got really inspired and decide to expand my skills in interesting art I will soon reveal. I’ve been working on some “tiny” projects last few days……ok I can’t tell more coz I’m making a little b-day gift for someone and they shouldn’t find out…..not yet:) I’ll be back very soon….
Design of the week – Happy Holidays!
Posted on November 13, 2009, under New products, Top picks.
Today I was working on a new Christmas card design. This Holiday season I’ll be sending this cards to my customers, as I want to show them my appreciation. If you are a new customer, but you ordered trough the system and never contacted me personally, just go to the contact page and give me a jingle:) Yes, please let me know, I’ll be happy to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I love giving wishes as much as I love receiving them! This Design is also available for sale if you like to personalize it and give it to your friends and family as a gift…..on the following products : invitation, greeting card, post card, canvas bag, mouse pad, pinback button, sticker, coffee mug, neck tie, bumper sticker. Note: most of the products are customizable, that is to say you can change the message and instead of “Happy Holidays!” you can write your own wish. It’s very convenient if you like to put your own touch! Additional 10% OFF the invitations and the coffee mugs untill December 31, 2009. Just use code: 10OFFINVITES for invitations and code: 10SALEONMUGS for mugs.
Click on the following pictures for prices and details :
Holiday sales!
Posted on November 9, 2009, under Sales & Discounts.
The year is going by fast and the holidays are just around the corner. It’s not too early to start planning your gift shopping. I really hope you enjoy your holiday season by taking advantage of these discounts. Get all your unique gifts and presents at a great price!
10% Off T-Shirts
10% of the apparel net sale price will be deducted when the coupon code 10OFFTSHIRTS is applied at checkout. The net sale price is the price of the product (excluding shipping and taxes). Offer is valid through December 31, 2009 at 11:59pm PT. Your order must be placed during that time to qualify for this special offer.
10% off Mugs
10% of the mug net sale price will be deducted when the coupon code 10SALEONMUGS is applied at checkout. The net sale price is the price of the product (excluding shipping and taxes). Offer is valid through December 31, 2009 at 11:59pm PT. Your order must be placed during that time to qualify for this special offer.
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