Thank you all for such a wonderful run. Selling silkscreens was never part of my life plan. but funny how things work out sometimes. Have a wonderfully creative life ❤
Moving Away From Etsy
29 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in From My Workbench, New Products, Shopping Tags: baking, ceramics, craft, crafter, facebook, for sale, glass etching, handmade, hobby, jewelry, polymer clay, sales, screen print, screen printing, silk screens, silk screens 4 sale, silk screens and more, silk screens for sale, silkscreen, tonja's treasures
On June 30th I will be removing my silk screen inventory from Etsy and moving to a group I created on Facebook . Etsy has changed too much over the past few years and no longer fully supports Handmade as was promised all those years ago. Very sad, but I need to do what is best for my business. Please follow me to Facebook and join the group 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/groups/silkscreens4sale/ I have many new designs available. Something for everyone 🙂
Just a few examples of what’s new.
Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz Product Review Videos
15 Aug 2016 Leave a comment
in From My Workbench, Interesting Techniques, New Products, Tips & Trick, Tutorials Tags: beadsandbeading, cindy lietz, free, how-to, lessons, mica powder, pastel chalk, pearl ex, pearlex, polymer clay, silk screen, stamp, sutton slice, texture, Tonja Lenderman, tonja's treasures, tonjastreasures, tutorial, video
Cindy has very recently done 2 videos which review my products. 🙂 The first shows you how to do the Sutton Slice technique with one of my clear stamps called Round Design Patterns #2 .
The newest video shows how to silk screen using dry ingredients like Pearl-Ex and pastel chalks. The look it creates is wonderful ! This is a list of the silk screen names that Cindy uses in this video 🙂 – Tribal Dance, Microbial Doodles, Retro Circuit Board, Stonewalled, Tapestry Flowers, Tile Mosaic #1, Mehndi Doodle.
You can find all my silk screens and stamps in my Etsy Shop Tonja’s Treasures.
Please check out Cindy’s site Polymer Clay Tutor ! She has so many wonderful video lessons and you can sign up for her monthly club which provided new lessons each month that will keep you creating and having fun.
Iris Mishly’s Cosmic Ceramic tutorial & My Fossil Stamps
11 Aug 2016 1 Comment
in Shopping, Tutorials Tags: ammonite, chalks, etsy, fossil, how-to, Iris Mishly, lesson, polymer clay, polypedia, stamps, texture, tonjastreasures, tutorial
What a great pairing !!! Iris Mishly of PolyPedia used my 2 ammonite stamps from the Fossils stamp set to make these AMAZING polymer clay beads following her tutorial called Cosmic Ceramic: faux ceramic !!!!!!!!! The technique is stunning and a must have for your tutorial library. 🙂
Had a Little Contest on Facebook
13 Jun 2016 Leave a comment
in From My Workbench, New Products, Shopping Tags: bark, contest, facebook, polymer clay, stamp, stone, texture, texture stamps, Tonja Lenderman, tonja's treasures, tonjastreasures, winner
I needed help choosing some new texture stamp designs, so I challenged my readers to choose for me. Here are the designs and winners ! A random drawing was done for a free stamp. The drawing for that free stamp was won by Patricia Roberts-Thompson, who has promised us pictures of what she makes with her stamp. 🙂
Bark Texture #1 – Design A was the winner !
Bark Texture #2 – Design A was the winner !
Stone Texture #1 – Design B was the winner !
Stone Texture #2 – Design B was the winner !
Over 500 Silk Screen Designs Available
03 Jun 2016 Leave a comment
in New Products, Shopping Tags: beads, black hole, cells, circular, dog bone, earrings, flower, grunge, icons, jewelry, leaf, leaves, nacklace, paw print, pendants, polymer clay, scrathed, screen orint, screen printing, silk screen, silk screened, swirl, waves, wavy
It seems I can’t stop digging up fun and unusual designs to turn into silk screens. I find I have a thrill for the hunt. This means I am gearing up for another sampler sale which will be held on my Facebook business page this time. I anticipate at least 50 new designs and only the most liked will make it into my Etsy shop, but all will be found for sale on my Facebook business page. Check this album for all the available designs. Be sure to check my Facebook page or here on my blog for updates on the date and time of the Sampler Sale Event.
Here are some images of what new designs to expect in the Sampler Sale. I’ve gotten requests fro smaller designs that would be a better fit for earrings and beads. So hopefully I have hit the mark with some of these designs. 🙂 Once I test them all for usability I will announce the Sampler Sale.
Just Listed 70 New Stamps & Silk Screens
11 Feb 2016 Leave a comment
in New Products, Shopping Tags: african, asian, chevron, flower, heart, Ikat, india, mosaic, mum, paisley, polymer clay, screen print, screen printing, silk screen, snakeskin, stamp, stamping, texture, tile, tribal
My Etsy shop is bursting with new listings ! I have 2 different sizes of clear stamps available, plus all the silk screens you could ever desire. 🙂
Here are just a few example:
Stamps
Silk Screens
20 New Stamp Designs
13 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
in From My Workbench, New Products, Shopping Tags: bubbles, coral, doodle, etsy, flower, new, silhouette', stamps, texture, tonjastreasures, wooodgrain, zentangle
I just got done listing 20 new small clear stamps in my Etsy Shop.
They are fun and work great for making texture in your clay or stamping on paper. I love using them for Mokume Gane and Mica Shift techniques. Here are some of the new designs. Check the New Listing section in my Etsy Shop to find them.
Quick Christmas Star Ornament
17 Dec 2015 1 Comment
in From My Workbench, Interesting Techniques, Tips & Trick, Tutorials Tags: christmas ornament, Filigree star, First Impressions, how to make, Krylon Leafing Pens, lesson, mold, polymer clay, push drill, Sculpey Ultralight, silicone, silicone mold, star, tonjastreasures, tutorial
I know it’s been ages since I posted anything, so here is a free tutorial. 🙂
I used Sculpey Ultralight clay.
a silicone mold from First Impressions called Filigree Star,
leafing pens made by Krylon (available in Silver, Copper and Gold)
The oldest dullest clay blade I own. 🙂 A dull blade will trim excess clay from the mold nicely without cutting into the soft silicone mold. Plus a way to drill a hole (I prefer a push drill like the one pictured below). I don’t recommend trying to put holes in the raw Ultralight clay. It is very soft and likes to squish easily.
Condition a small ball of Ultralight and press it into the mold. I like to shape it to fit so I can see what I need to trim, but that’s just me. 🙂 I’m not going to go into deep detail on “How to use molds” because there are a bunch of tutorials & YouTube videos already available on the internet. Trim away the excess clay with your dull blade.
Slowly bend the mold to pop out the clay.
I ended up with 27 stars from one pack of Ultralight with just that tiny ball of clay left over. Now bake your stars according to package instruction.
Once baked and cooled you will need to drill a hole. The drill bit goes through very easily. FYI: did you know Ultralight clay floats? 🙂
Now pick your favorite color leafing pen and have some fun coloring. Drag the tip of the pen along the raised areas of the Filigree Star design. The paint dries quite quickly. Add a string to hang in on your tree and enjoy !
Here are all 3 colors – Silver, Gold and Copper. I think my favorite is the Copper. 🙂
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!!!!!!!
Silkscreens By Tonja's Treasures 