Gearbunny on Etsy
Lapin Jade on Etsy
January 18th, 2012
Angel Love Treasury
Valentine’s Day is less than a month away! Are you ready to be targeted by Cupid’s bow? Prepare yourself for all things angelic and lovely with this new treasury. The curator has included my Winged Heart Dark Angel Necklace in her collection.
I have a few different colors available.
Click through to view the whole treasury.
~ Allison ~
January 16th, 2012
My Zombie Valentine Treasury
This new Etsy treasury features a hoarde of perfect Valentines Day gifts for your undead love! I was pleased to see that my Brain Box was included! I also love the color palette in this treasury of pinks, greens, and aqua.
Cheers,
Allison
November 26th, 2011
Black Friday Strangeness Etsy Treasury
Click to see a selection of weird and wonderful handmade goodies that are for sale for Black Friday! Want more strangeness? Simply search “Black Friday weird” on Etsy!
~ Allison ~
November 26th, 2011
Free Shipping Sale thru Cyber Monday!
Get yourself in gear – get free shipping on everything @ Gearbunny!
That’s right, the whole store is on sale. Don’t wait – the last day of this sale is Cyber Monday.
~ Allison ~
November 9th, 2011
Making a Large Polymer Clay Face Cane
Generally I approach polymer clay from a sculpting perspective. A lot of what I make is three dimensional. But another long tradition in polymer clay is making millefiore canes. This technique is drawn from Italian glassblowing, where rods of glass are fused together so that cutting across the tube reveals a two dimensional picture. The same can be done with clay. I’d made simple canes in the past like spirals, bullseyes, and stripes. Even though I’d admired complicated canes in magazines, I had shied away from more complex cane-making for way too long for fear that it would be too difficult. Last night I changed all that by tackling my first real cane.
Before you start, make sure you have:
- A large clean work area
- All your tools laid out
- A reference photo to work from and refer back to
- Plenty of clay. If you run out of a color in the middle of the night when the stores and closed and it’s too late to buy more, you’re gonna be screaming at yourself! (I found this out the hard way)
- About two days, and patience
My subject? Boston Terrier, of course! I started with the eyes.
Hello… I make jewelry.
And I am a multifaceted beast! I currently sell my work under two pseudonyms. My Gearbunny line is where I express my punky, industrial, cute and morbid side. Here you’ll find polymer clay jewelry and accessories. I mainly focus on necklaces, charms, pendants, bracelets, and earrings, but I have been known to branch off into hair accessories and brooches. My inspiration comes from club and music culture and weird, quirky thoughts that pop into my head. I have been creating jewelry as Gearbunny since 2006.
My jewelry alterego is LapinJade (ooh la la, that’s jade rabbit, in French). Launched in April of 2008, it’s a newer endeavor. My LapinJade jewelry features sterling silver wire-wrapping and original silver pieces that I’ve forged myself using metalworking techniques. The versatility of silver is very inspiring. I also use various gemstones and precious materials. Overall this is a more elegant, classically beautiful line.
Gearbunny and LapinJade are both equally ME, so you’ll find updates for both on this site!
Currently I sell my work on Etsy, a fantastic virtual marketplace for all things handmade. Visit Gearbunny here, and LapinJade over here.