Polymer clay plus gemstones for Rachael Ray!

I am very excited to share my latest opportunity via The Artisan Group!  I am contributing a necklace that will be included in a special swag bag for the lovely Rachael Ray.  I have recently become interested in using gemstones in my polymer clay jewelry, and decided this was the perfect time to focus on gemstones as I created a unique piece for her.

Rachael Ray, photo by The Heart Truth

Here is the necklace I will be sending Rachael:

Necklace featuring a lab sapphire (orange padparadscha) and natural garnets from
Kathryn Designs

I read that her favorite color is orange, so I decided to use a gorgeous orange lab sapphire.  I paired it with four natural garnets.  The background is luminous peach, pink, and gold, and the bezel was hand formed using polymer clay.  I am so excited about this new direction for my work!  Here is another sample of a piece I created using a beautiful Olivine CZ and moonstones:

More to come as I pursue my newest obsession in jewelry making!  I have lots of stones that I have purchased over the years, and now I know what I will be doing with them.

Here's hoping Rachael loves her new necklace! 

The winner is.....

Congratulations to MaggieMays! You are the winner of my 500 Fans and Counting on Facebook giveaway! I will email you and post on FB as well.
Thank you to all those who entered! I SO appreciate your support and will continue to host giveaways to show my appreciation. You all rock!

Note: the winner was selected using Random.org

Celebration and thank you giveaway......500 fans and counting on Facebook!

To say "thank you" to all the wonderful people who have joined me on my Kathryn Designs Facebook page, I am celebrating reaching 500 fans with a giveaway of this vintage inspired necklace:

This unique piece of art jewelry was created using liquid polymer clay to create a translucent veneer, which I applied to a polymer clay background. I used a great retro pin up image from Lunagirl.com, and embellished the piece with Swarovski crystals and individually placed microbeads. It is coated with jeweler’s grade resin for a glossy finish. The necklace portion is beaded with crystal AB and seed beads. Similar pieces sell in my Artfire shop for 55.00.

To enter follow these steps:
1) Follow my blog by using the blue “Join This Site” button to the left. Please select the option to “follow publicly.”
2) Leave a comment for this blog post to let me know you have joined Kathryn Designs blog, and include your email address.
3) Make sure you have completed both steps so your entry will count!
4) If you are already following this blog, you can still enter by leaving a blog post letting me know you are following.


There are always rules, so here goes:
1) Each person is eligible for one entry. The contest will run from today (November 2nd, 2011) until Saturday, November 5th at 11:00 PM, EST.
2) This contest is only open to people with a mailing address in either the United States or Canada.
3) A number will be assigned to your entry upon receipt. A winning number will be generated using Random.org shortly after 11:00 PM, EST on Saturday, November 5th. If your assigned number matches the winning number, and you meet the eligibility requirements, you win!
4) I will post the name of the winner on my Kathryn Designs Facebook page and at KathrynDesigns.blogspot.com on Sunday, November 6th, 2011. I will notify the winner by email as well. If I do not hear back within 72 hours, I will have to select an alternate winner.
Thank you all again for your support! Wishing you good luck!