I've been on vacation and busy with summer activities, so my progress has been slow. It took me several tries to make a base for my tulip table. Then it was finished and I dropped it. Miraculously I didn't cry. But I had to start over.
I pressed some polymer clay into a plastic bottle top (to get a decent circle), but of course the "threads" to screw on the top left an impression, which I tried to smooth over. I rolled out another hunk to make the table leg. Then I baked them in a 275-degree oven for 45 minutes inside an aluminum pan. Next I super-glued the base/leg end and the top/leg end. It was wobbly, so I added some clay under the top. Finally I spray-painted it to be one shade of white. Voila. It is a little crooked--I could never sell it--but it's good enough for me.
I also painted two miniature canvases. One is a replica of Josef Albers' "Homage to the Square," which I saw at the Tate Modern in London. The second one isn't particularly inspired, but I'm fine with it.
I was going to use popsicle sticks or strips of cheap wood to make a wall unit like the first one below, but the supports would have been a pain. For now I'm happy with my easier version. I bought a set of accessories (Re-ment Room 002) from Japan, which included four little shelving cubes. I simply attached them with a bit of double-sided tape. Piece of cake. I do wish it came with one more cube, though.
Thanks to crafty people who share their ideas online, I felt bold enough to make my own Nelson ball clock (the big one is from Design Within Reach). I'm not over the moon about the results, but it's good enough--that's my crafting mantra. When I was shopping for straight pins, it seemed these were too small but the next size was too big. I cut a piece of cork (bought at Michaels) and painted it. I cut out the hands from black card stock. Voila.
