Cynthia toops polymer clay

This month the Ladysmiths met to see Bodil do a seed bead mosaic demo: Here she is demonstrating it's finer points... And here is an instruction sheet if you couldn't make it to the meeting!! Cindy brought her mosaic- this one, however, is not done with seed beads but with cut 'strings' of polymer clay in the technique that Cynthia Toops is known for. Cindy took a class from her a few years ago. Isn't it AMAZING! Here's Cynthia Toops' website: http://www.cdbeads.biz/ We are lining up for our…

We are so lucky to have Cynthia Toops joining our guild for a Master Class April 9 & 10. This is an intimate class, and registration has been opened to members only. We still have a few spots…

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Here’s another treat for your viewing pleasure to tide you over until I return from the ACC Baltimore Craft Show. When I began to think seriously about building a substantial collection of po…

One of my favorite mosaic necklaces Cynthia did years ago. I also love the trade beads she used in the stringing.

Handmade wedding bands and wedding ring sets for the bride and groom. Yellow, rose, and white gold, sterling silver, and palladium.

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As I considered which polymer clay artist best captured the spirit of Earth Day, Cynthia Toops‘ work came to mind….because she uses so little clay in her fine micromosaics (pictured here). I was thinking small and I laughed at my knee-jerk reaction to our environmentally incorrect medium. Many art supplies fall into the same shunned […] Read more

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