Mokume Gane and getting back to it.

Before Christmas I decided to do some gift boxes for my sisters and their families. I made little trinket boxes from polymer clay and tried out the Mokume Gane technique, which I've been wanting to do for ages!
I did take a lot more pictures but I think I deleted them from the card. It's such a fun process with very interesting results I think I'll be trying it again! I made some buttons from the scraps and it was very fun just to play with the clay, with no real purpose in mind. Not too bad for a first attempt?

Also in the boxes were some sweets, chocolates and peppermint creams. I tell you, peppermind creams are the work of the devil! I got so frustrated trying to get the consistency right. lol!

I had a big long break from crafting over the Christmas period. First of all because I had an impacted wisdom tooth removed and it was very painful, still is a bit now actually. Then it was all the 'go' of Christmas and New Year and then I got struck down with a bad case of flu. I am feeling better for it now though and ready to approach my miniatures with renewed vigour and get back into smooshers activities. Here's a couple of pictures of Ludo, throwing off the sluggishness of Christmas (portrayed here as a Santa hat)

Ok, I am off to start sculpting two Birman cats!