WELCOME to my corner of the Interwebs! For those of you that are new here, my name is Rachel Whetzel. I’m taking part in Creative Paperclay’s® Halloween Link Up Party, and also tossing my hat in the ring to keep my spot on the Design Team!! I love making pieces for my Witch’s Apothecary, and…
Category: My Art
It’s Been a Balancing Act for Sure
Getting ready for our family reunion and trying to meet my deadline for this Creative Paperclay® modeling material post was under the wire today!! I seriously completed this dollONE.HOUR.before the post was due!! Wanna see how I created this little guy? Hop on over to Creative Paperclay® modeling material’s BLOG, RIGHT HERE, to check it…
Tea for One
The Mad Hatter is finally finished! He took me a while… the boys say I’ve had him in the works for over a year. I don’t think it’s been QUITE that long… but it has been a long time. Hand sculpted with Creative Paperclay, hand painted. He’ll be for sale in my etsy shop soon!…
Creativity Comes from Many Places
Every year, right about November, I start planning the upcoming year for A Year in the Life of an Art Journal. I usually have an idea of what I’d like to do, and then start planning the structure, asking peeps to be guest hosts… all that. BUT.Last year, November rolled around, and I just wasn’t…
Sugar Skulls using Creative Paperclay®
Introducing my newest art doll! Her name is Amada Perdidas, which means Beloved and Missed. (because Day of the Dead celebrations celebrate those loved and missed!) I also made the Sugar Skull she’s holding, and if you’d like to know how I made it, I have posted about that on Creative Paperclay® modeling material’s BLOG!…
Frida Inspired Art Doll
I don’t know why I didn’t blog about Frida when I made her… I created her for a challenge set out by Gritty Jane to make a doll or piece of artwork inspired by one of Frida’s paintings. I chose ‘The Wounded Deer’ which depicts Frida (in a self portrait) as a deer with many…
Halloween Blog Hop!!
The Amazing Mold Putty and Creative Paperclay design teams are hosting a blog hop!! If you have come here from either of the host blogs, WELCOME!! For my project, I made an art doll. You can click on any of the pictures here to view them larger! Mr. Skell E. Tonne is, as his mustache…
White Rabbit’s Pocket Watch with Clear Cast Resin
I’m having so much fun with my Amazing Mold Putty®!! This time, I used Creative Paperclay and Clear Casting Resin to make a custom pocket watch for my White Rabbit doll! Visit the Amazing Mold Putty BLOG and check out my post with instructions on how I made the watch to go with the White…
Oh, Whiskers.
I forgot whiskers!! But here’s a photo of my White Rabbit!! Complete except for his whiskers. I’ll share more later!! Sandy says April 15, 2012 at 7:49 am He is gorgeous! I love your hand made “dolls”, if I can call him that. You’re so creative.
Doll Making
Ahhhhh It’s been forever since I’ve made anything!! Finally finished a custom order doll.She turned out pretty cool. All hand sculpted and hand painted… Her goggles came out really cool…She wasn’t done when it was light enough to take a full picture, so I don’t have a full body shot.At the bottom of her “dress”…