tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26497166745583221762011-12-07T21:03:09.555-05:00. ooak baby sculptures, American girl costume dress, pirates, pirate bears, sculptures and other creative work in progress blog for Trudi Dufresne of madebytrudi.com . . . .Trudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016070512937973226noreply@blogger.comBlogger671100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649716674558322176.post-62375458636426486062011-12-07T20:14:00.004-05:002011-12-07T21:03:09.564-05:00

Hey, I have been so busy I have neglected this blog! oops! oh well... life goes on! LOL! Here are my latest creations... a continuation of the pirate bears I made last year for some pirate friends.Pirate Bears Photo Album is here! Introducing Captain Theodore d'Baissier, gentleman Pirate! Here is the first mate, Buc! He's got a haversack full of treasure already! And here

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I met some new pirates that have joined the same Pirate Ship around the same time as we did. One of the young lads has been going thru a challenging time with his life. As he was leaving our get-together at my home, I suddenly thought to give him one of the Metrobians sculpts. The look on his face was so warming. He saw sadness in the little sculpt and just stared at it. The connection was

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Our little family has joined a re-enactment group of the Pirate persuasion this fall and I've been busy with sewing for the crew. I purchased my corset from www.damselinthisdress.comHere's some pics of my work! I will add more to the slideshow as I get the pictures taken.As the winter progresses, I will be adding colonial civilian clothing because our group will be working with a local library

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Since I somewhat un-school, I like to create life-application projects for the kids to do. A couple years ago they had to create something to sell at a local Farmer's Market and learn all about buying & selling. They still talk about it to this day! This year we've decided to write and publish a magazine to get them to further develop their writing and creative skills. The goal is to get other

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The mohair was not what I expected and am not sure it is sellable. On the good side, I am going with a friend to a place to learn to spin, so I'm going to use the mohair for spinning and see what happens. I am SO excited!Here's a couple pictures of my newest sculpture to add to the Metrobian Clan: granny & baby. Granny sits less than 2.5 inches! My other finished sculpt: The baby is sitting on my

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I ordered 2 pounds of mohair the other day. My paypal account finally had enough money to get it in. One pound is probably not going to be in enough locks to dye & sell for sculpts so I intend to dye it and visit a shop nearby that has a spinning wheel I can try my hand at spinning the hair into yarn. Squeeee! Sounds like FUN!The other pound I will be dying and selling. I prefer to sell off ebay

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I finally got it edited and uploaded!Sculpting Tips on YouTube showing my sculpting process and tips while I create this baby:

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2 more sculpts. The little one in blue is my new favorite!! Such a CUTIE!!

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2 More additions to the clan. After sculpting and comparing to the first 2, I realize some of my sculpting issues: the beads for the eyes were smaller for the 2nd sculpts, giving them a much different look! I was highly frustrated with these 2 and the little sitting one got an eye patch because the super glue for his hair ran over his eye. A definite casualty! Everything seemed to go wrong with

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I'm not sure what to call these little guys, but here's 2 I've fully enjoyed sculpting! It is a blast sculpting something that is not a baby. They are less than 2.25" tall in their seated position. Their hair is mink from pieces of a cut up coat.I need help in what to call this kind of critter tribe so if anyone is inspired, let me know!!

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The baby has a home now! I found a great ornament that fit her perfectly! The hard part was to take the old ornament apart ... yeowch! I ended up impaling my fingers on the glass as the bottom broke off. My 2 youngest boys (4 & 5) had a blast giving mommy first aid!One Of A Kind (OOAK) polymer clay sculpted baby has been sculpted by hand. Mohair has been applied and she's been blushed with

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The newest sculpt I created around September 2009. I was working on having eyes open and still need to work on that. I also need to say that this sculpt looks SO much better in person! There's just something not good about the macro focus on cameras! LOL! They show all the 'invisible' flaws. oh well. This one is for sale too. I am not sure what I will accept for a price because I like her so

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I decided to pull out my clay & start sculpting again. Surprisingly, it was a success! Normally, I have a 'learning' curve when I've been away from sculpting for awhile. But not this time. I am putting together a sneak peek here.This one is for sale. Please leave me a message or send me an email (madebytrudi at gmail.com) if you would like to purchase this sculpt! The baby is 2 inches long.

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I've been too consumed with flares this past Feb & March, then consumed with finding time and energy for gardening & homeschooling and drs visits.... sigh.. time has just flown! I haven't gotten my website finished, and then decided I may just let the whole thing expire this August or whenever it is that it expires. I don't have the extra money to keep it up, esp since it looks like I will

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I am in the process of building a new website.. I've never been happy with the old look but dealt with it anyway. I am excited now because I found some awesome tutorials to help me understand my GIMP program to edit photos & such! I hope to have the website completed by next week... I just need to stop changing my mind on colors! LOL!I have one glass ball that is still useable and I'm trying to

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I have been thinking & working on a grand idea for awhile now & have finally accomplished a seemingly impossible task! To put a sculpted baby into a glass ball ornament. Here is the baby before assembling to the base....Here is the baby attached to it's base to make it appear 'floating' or sitting on it's bottom...Here is the baby attached and assembled in a 3.5 inch glass Christmas Ornament!!I

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Currently I have nothing up for auction. Days have gone by quickly and the weather is bad. I'm hoping to start some new treatments to help with my pain levels so I can begin creating on a regular basis again.Until then, I still take orders on a slower pace for those that are willing to work with me thru the spondy flares. You can always contact me via email: madebytrudi @ gmail (dot) com. put the

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Up for auction at noon today is a dress-in-progress. This is an interactive auction to where viewers & bidders can give their input for the dress'outcome! FUN!Here's what I have sewn so far:I will post picture updates here & (if possible) on the ebay auction. It will be approximately a girls' size 10. Comments here will also be taken into consideration for the gown as well!Here are some images

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my previous auctions are ended.....I've found a local sculpting friend who is such a lovely gal and fantastic sculptor....www.awakeneddreams.com. She has graciously given me some pointers on sculpting adult females...I've been wanting to start so badly, but all attempts have failed thus far. My time to work & frustrations were too high to do any good for me. Last night I got a good amt done on

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Here's my re-listed auction starting at 99 cents on ebay:my little corn husk baby I made last August..... the corn husk is made of liquid polymer clay... VERY realistic!

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The baby has changed to become a mer-baby... his tail fin is made of liquid Fimo and the fin bones are of clay. They are very fragile and I may need to re-do the fin and use wire instead. This is my first mermaid sculpt and I'm pretty pleased with his results! I made him gills instead of ears and he's got extra fins on his arms and waist made the same way as his tail fin. The liquid Fimo dries to

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I've been busy with a new weight-loss protocol... and learning all that is entailed.. I've got a Journal Blog going with my progress. Within 8 days I've lose over 13 pounds! Well, more than that but I had a couple issues of immediate gain-back. That is normal, though.Anyway... I've had very little time to sculpt with spring planting season & tons of yardwork to get done. With the spondylitis, I

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I'm still waiting for pictures for the customer on #1 on my waiting list so I decided to add a body to a baby head I did awhile back... I tried a new technique I have been reading about. The head is baked. The hands are baked. and the feet are baked. The arms & legs are wire armatured and I baked 'bones' on them, leaving the joints free of clay so I could position them better as I added soft clay

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Babies are finished! The difference in size was because of different eyes! Amazing how the whole sculpt is BASED on the size of the eye!

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Updating everyone on my slow progress. The weather has been crazy.. rain & snow storms blowing in and has been causing crazy flares in my body! With 5 kids doing their thing on days I cannot keep up.. things become a mess pretty quickly. So my good days are spent catching up as best as I can. This week I ended up with a strep infection or something similar to give me a nice swollen throat. Which

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I've had several people say they wished they could get a sculpte but couldn't financially afford one. So I set up a store with my recent couple sculpts on keepsake items ... Links to each image is shown at the bottom of the page... but here's a couple sneak peeks....       Each item pictured is a different picture and will take you to it's particular store with only that one image available. You

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Finally I got my computer working long enough to get this video finished! I should be done with this sculpt soon, all depending upon the time factor. My hubby has been out of state (actually country as he's been in Canada!) again which leaves me with less time to sculpt.I've also decided to make some of my emotional sculpts into magnets, mugs, t-shirts, etc so anyone can have the opportunity to '

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Got this one finally listed on OLA...It's amazing how much work it is to take pictures, edit them and then to post! whew! I will be continuing to work on the next baby girl.More images are in the auction link below... Delilah on OLAlemme know what you think!

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My newest listings on OLA: Sad Choochie AuctionGrumpy Choochie Auction Escaping Fairy AuctionI also have listed some sculpting kits:Sculpting Kits and other things! Check them out!

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Thanks, everyone, for not putting the pressure on me for the sculpts! I never realized how difficult it would get with so many comissions 'looming' over me to be sculpted! LOL! I've found that if I take some time and make something different, I am able to get my creativity & ability back. I guess I get kind of a 'sculptor's block' or something!! But talking with some of my fellow artists, they

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I'm finally on the ball! Or should I say.. in the sculpting groove! woohoo! Here I'm trying on wings. I think they may be a bit too large! But I've found an easier way for me to make them so it should be no problem sizing a new pair down to fit better. I still have to sculpt the foot and a few touch ups, bake, paint, bake, add hair, bake... then done! woohoo! nearly there!I'm awaiting approval of

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Here's the first half of the wings for next baby. The other one is drying right now. The color is purple wire with iridescent film that changes colors in the light. In the photo it has a green tinge. That is just the current reflection. Haven't had time to sculpt today. Saturdays are filled with daily things and running around. Where does the time go? Unbelievably fast...too fast!

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Pink fairy baby finished... watch the updated video below.... What do you think?

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Here's the video that will be updated at this spot each time.... instead of making a new one on YouTube each update....

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hmm... trying to get it to upload and not sure what is wrong.. I'll post through YouTube and see if that works better. So far, I'm just sculpting the basics... more will be added to the face as I keep working....Here's A VIDEO I put together tonight for the www.OLA.com auction contest. Please click on it, rate it and leave a comment! The videos with the most comments will win MONEY!!!

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Click on this link below to rank my site.... More videos should be up today! I know those ads are annoying on the site, but I get paid a few cents each click. Every cent adds up and helps me out! I appreciate your help!

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I've got the next 2 faces finished and ready for their bodies to be sculpted. The faces are very challenging to get to look like a real baby. I think those that are on the list will be my last ones to get a portrait sculpture. They are extremely difficult. I will still take customized orders to have similar features (eye color & hair color) but will not be able to make relicas any longer. It

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Link to the fairy's auction and more pictures & her 'story' of traveling from the slavery in the Land of Ebae to freedom in the new land of OLA....!

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I'm trying to get in touch with SaraBear...I have some questions about your sculptures coming up and your email is not working at the moment.. Please Contact Mewhen you get the chance! I am also waiting for pictures for customer #1 too... so I'm making eyes while I wait!

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The link to the listing:OOAK Butterfly Baby Boy, Kheelyn I had this vision that wouldn't leave me alone! I had to get the sculpture completed so I could continue with my comission work... I used my homemade eyes & tried a new technique for the wings..... I definately have to work on improving my technique more or get a different glue!!! ugh! I don't like the feel of superglue on my fingers for

Trudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016070512937973226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649716674558322176.post-67791619059267936452008-02-06T11:34:00.000-05:002008-02-06T11:43:07.670-05:00

Due to some recent changes on eBay and an expected 'strike' from my fellow artists, I decided to make the switch to www.onlineauction.com before everyone else. I have stopped posting on eBay for quite a few months now and finally found a comparable place to list my work and items. I'm expecting to see a mass exodus withing the next couple of weeks, as many are already trickling over.... I wanted

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This is the same link as the video in the previous post... I just updated the whole show with my new sculpting progress.

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Ok... got the eyes figured out and have a picture here... I am sooo unhappy with the way the last sculpt is looking and am working on a new one.... with a pair of these eyes. Hopefully they'll work out better! I printed irises on transparency paper, then put them on a bit of white clay, dropped a bit of liquid Fimo on the iris and baked for 5 minutes on 250 degrees. cooled, then added more liquid

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I've got the sculpture nearly done, but I'm not happy with it's look and I keep making changes. I'm dealing with a surge in an AS flare (my pain has been a consistent 9) so maybe the inflammation is making my hand/brain coordination not working properly..... I've got a new technique for some really neat eyes that I may try and start all over again... I'm praying for a really good inspired day to

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So, I am starting on an open-eyed baby sculpture and figured I'd show you all the 'little' details on the way! I'm using small hematite beads for the eyes and have added white clay to the edges after they're in the socket. I will add liquid Fimo to the hole in the eyes during the final bake to give the eyes a clear 'lense'. I'm always amazed at how 'alien' the sculptures look when they're in the

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I'm going to start the next baby today on the list and will try to get some WIP's here maybe tomorrow. Does anyone know of an easy to use video editing program that is free or not too expensive? I'd love to get the focusing clicks off my videos!!Oh well, here's a sculpt I squeaked in while waiting.... This one will be sitting in a Cala Lilly:Here's the YouTube blushing video...

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I've uploaded my WIP video clips in YouTube. Someday I hope to be able to mesh them all together into one nicely working stream... but until that day, you can view them together in a post below or separately on YouTube. In the column at the very bottom of the blog has my direct links to my You Tube sculpting videos.I have set a deadline for the current #1 person on my waiting list to contact me

Trudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016070512937973226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649716674558322176.post-27990425265362661622008-01-01T22:43:00.001-05:002010-04-14T07:38:20.137-04:00

Hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas & New Year. We had a super busy trip to northern MN & back thru WI & IL visiting family & attending a wedding and visiting more family. Now time to finish cleaning from the trip & get back to work! This week is filled with dr appts for myself & my daughter, R. Her test results have come back showing she does have Turner's syndrome. Her endocrinologist

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YEA! Baby's done! Didn't think it was going to happen with all the things going wrong around here! It seems my 2 yr old KNOWS my deadlines & insists on being extra crabby & needing mommie. Here's the completed sculpture ..... now, I'm trying to remember if the next one has sent me pictures yet.... I'll have to search thru my emails! So expect to hear from me soon! Or, better yet, send me a note:

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I am plugging away at finding sculpting time. I know many are patiently (or impatiently ;-) ) waiting for their name to reach the top! We had a stressful weekend with hubby getting strep. Ugh! I'm so glad he was a good sport! Sometimes he does not fare well being sick, but he got our new dishwasher installed, inspite of the original owners installing it very .... um.... badly! We're waiting for

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Baby's done Now to make a 'twin'...eeek! I'm hoping to make the 2nd one even better! Make sure to watch the video in the previous post... I added a section about adding hair & other fun things. I recenlty downloaded a video editing program that will hopefully work better than the one on photobucket. So when I get that all completed, I'll post a better version here!

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Progress video.... seems I am able to update every other day or so.... Enjoy the video!! I think I'm having as much fun making the videos as I am sculpting!!

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The second dress will be shipped on Monday! Yea!! I will definately pick a different shipping company since this last one I have been working with has only given me problems of very late packages! I apologize to everyone for these recent problems!! I had a minor setback of a few days because I received a call from my daughter's nephrologist (kidney specialist) telling me her last labs showed her

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BALLGOWN is finished!! Hoping to get it to it's final home before Thanksgiving.. Other dress is nearly completed. A few issues with my sewing machines & trying to get my body to cooperate in a sitting position for more than 5 minutes has caused such a delay. I think my thorasic ribs are trying to fuse & they seem to get 'stuck' when I'm sitting in one position for too long. Gotta keep moving &

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Today is Tuesday and I, thankfully, have a reduced flare-up day. I've had quite a week getting used to the idea that the AS (ankylosing spondylitis) is in a semi-permanent stage. I'm at a place with my hip that I'm looking for a cane. Kind of humbling at age 33 but I've found a great support forum that is opening my eyes to this disease! I've been in denial the past 12 years and I have to face it

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I purchased all the necessary trim to finish both dresses within the next couple of days. YEA!If you have already received one of my handmade items, don't forget to leave a comment here so I know you stopped by!

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It's 1:36 am (my time) and I've finally got things shut down for today (or would it be yesterday?). I have been working on the 2 dresses and have both nearly 1/2 finished. Time to get the special trim & lace to be able to continue to the next step. I expect the second half to go quickly.As I sat sewing tonight, I was entertaining the thought of posting another gown on ebay this week. But then I'm

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I wonder what's in the air today? I woke up with severe kidney/back pain again . . .ugh! Maybe staying up until 1:30 am didn't help my body much! My 2 youngest (3 & 2) are in quite a fighting mood all morning & everyone seems a bit grumpy. I should get them all bundled up & take a quick trip to the park to get their energy out and some fresh air. I love being able to do that with homeschooling 5!

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That was easy . . . I think I have it figured out.So, for those interested, the Youtube videos are of a fellow sculptor, Cheimarie (www.baby-dreamers.com) . Very inspiring, isn't she? Definately watch the video of her sculpting.If you have placed an order for one of my handmade items (American 1700's Girl Dresses or a Baby Sculpture) your name or screenname will be on the list to the right. This

Trudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016070512937973226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649716674558322176.post-79801195368552755222007-11-04T23:24:00.000-05:002007-11-04T23:27:25.041-05:00

Hey! I've read so much about blogging & have finally taken the 'plunge'. Mostly this is will begin as my side business blog to help support my website www.madebytrudi.com. I've gotten so many requests for orders, I've decided to put people on a list so they can 'watch' my work & see where I am on the 'schedule' of orders. But, first, I have to figure out this whole page set-up!!! Wish me luck as

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Welcome to my creative corner! As an artist, I tend to be constantly moving from one creative outlet to another. At any given time I may have clay, fabric, photos, html code, stamps, beads, paint, etc laying around! For those creations deemed excellent enough for sale or show-off, they will have a place of honor on my website. Enjoy the visual experience from the things Made by Trudi :)

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Make your own Baby sling! Contact me to receive my pattern instructions via email: madebytrudi@gmail dot com and put 'Sling Ring Pattern please" in the subject line. Available in /pdf or Word format. I have pictures and easy-to-understand instructions. There is no cutting involved in this easy pattern! All you need is 2.5 yards of your favorite fabric and sling rings!You will need to purchase

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Baby & Pet Slings Babies and yong children learn trust and security best in the comfort of a loving caregiver's arms. Today's culture and schedules sometimes keep us from giving our little ones the 'hands-on' attention they need. Baby Slings made by Trudi are the perfect solution to your needs and are endorsed by chiropractors, pediatricians, psychologists, dads and moms! Studies have shown

Trudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016070512937973226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649716674558322176.post-63124425679192715782007-11-03T23:32:00.005-04:002011-12-07T20:56:51.607-05:00

Colonial American Girl Clothes Here are pictures of just a few of the American Colonial Costumes I have made in the past.

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I have found MANY sculpting tutorials very helpful to me in learning this unique craft. I have a list of 38 different tutorials compiled that I will share for free. Please send me a donation for all the work I have put into this information and I will be able to keep things running for new artists to learn too! I am barely making ends meet and would greatly appreciate any donation you feel you

Trudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016070512937973226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649716674558322176.post-85619971987357611522007-11-03T18:51:00.005-04:002011-12-07T20:39:29.909-05:00

Currently, everything I have for sale is on my etsy store: CreativePirateFrenzy

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