Mo' buttonz, mo' problemz

I stupidly decided to have a go at making some polymer clay buttons one evening last week. I say stupidly, as it's really not a good idea to start faffing about with clay when you're tired and there's poor light. Anyway, I really wanted to try to make some stripy buttons, using a stripy cane technique. And they were semi-successful. I mean, they *are* stripy, and not bad for a first go.


They're pale purple and green, with a tiny hint of silver sparkle, which you can see better in this picture:



What you can also see better is the occasional nail mark in the clay - oopsie. Once I'd made as many nice stripy buttons as I could, I smushed the remaining clay together and made some marbled buttons:



I was thinking of sanding them, but somehow I managed to make almost 40 buttons, and the thought of sanding them all fills me with dread. I might varnish some of them, but they look quite nice as they are, albeit a little Refreshery:

I would love to be as talented at button-making as Gill of Hollingdale Designs - she's made some gorgeous buttons for the Crafteroo Comic Relief shop on Folksy. Which reminds me, if you haven't bought anything from our shop yet, there's still time. There are loads of gorgeous items still up for grabs, and all the money raised goes to Comic Relief - we've raised over 320 pound so far.

Not sure what I will make next. I am taking part in the Time for Tea swap, and I have a few ideas for that. I also need to make a Mother's Day card, and some Easter cards. I should make some more things for my Coriandr shop too. And the felt is calling to me. Hmmm...what to do, what to do....