DAINTY

These are the works of yet another talented polymer clay artist from Pennsylvania. I like the floating tiny details in these pieces and their subtle texture. This style reminds delicate silk embroidery, yes?

Find these and other similar pieces in laurabeestudios.etsy.com.

SOPHISTICATED

I was pleased to find the shop of Louise Fischer Cozzi on Etsy.com. Loise is a well-recognized polymer clay artist and teacher, with her own distinctive voice.

Visit her web site for more pictures of her gorgeous work.

REFRESHING

Tamara Shea from Baltimore, MD (my neighbor!) creates these stunning highly-textured pieces of jewelry and home décor. She makes her own hand-carved stamps and uses acrylic paints to bring out the texture.

Find these and many more works by Tamara in her shop, blockpartypress.etsy.com. Make sure to visit Tamara's blog, blockpartypress.blogspot.com, where she shows her amazing close-up pictures and talks about her polymer clay work.

HONEST

I always feel uneasy when I see someone's work blatantly copied (often with lesser quality than original) and sold under somebody else's name.

These beautiful pendants and bracelets by Vickie Turner from ThreeCheekyWenches.etsy.com is a completely different story. Vickie clearly adds her own voice to her source of inspiration ( Judy Belcher's work), which she references properly and honestly. With an interesting choice of colors and a great execution, Vickie's pieces would make Judy proud.

OCEANIC

I am leaving for a day at the ocean shore tomorrow, so have to post early. I hope you will enjoy these dreamy votive holders with sea creatures from NaturesStudio.etsy.com.

STAMPED

Polymer clay and stamps work great together, don't you think? Here a few beautiful examples from bndesign.etsy.com.

Find out more about this artist and her work in her blog.

TIMELESS

Some polymer clay, old watch parts, scientific mind, and a pair of skilled hands – and you have yet another manifest of human creativity and endless possibilities of polymer clay.

These are a few pieces from a fun collection with an important message about evolution, extinction, and responsibility. More at genealogy.etsy.com.

IMPRESSIVE

I love the great colors and interesting shapes on these pendants. The one with a heart is created using a polymer clay adaptation of mokume gane, an old metal-working technique. To make it, differently-colored layers of polymer clay were stacked and impressed with various objects and then thin slices were removed to reveal the pattern obtained inside of the stack. I am only guessing that the other two were made using the same technique or a variation of it.

You can find these beauties in Empty Nest Creations on Etsy.com.

WITH LOVE

When I wrote about Angela Moore's work yesterday, she responded with a link to another store, Polymer Clay for a Cause, which she started in honor of her daughter, Cortney.

The story about Cortney's short life is incredibly sad and inspirational at the same time. Being a mother myself, I am fighting tears as I am writing this post...

This shop sells donated works by many talented artists, including members of Polymer Clay Artist Guild on Etsy. All proceeds go to children's charities.

CREATIVE

These fun creatures are from the shop of Angela Moore, ElementalDragons.etsy.com. Aren't they adorable? Each comes with its own story, and no two are the same.

...And there is more: www.ElementalForrest.blogspot.com, www.flickr.com/photos/elementaldragons.

UNUSUAL

I found this interesting designs in knowdiggity.etsy.com.

Inspired by famous artworks and historical pieces, jewelry in this collection often includes sea glass and faux pearls set in gold- or silver-colored polymer clay and definitely has some historic flair.

COLORFUL

Melanie West sells these striking colorful bracelets in her Etsy shop, CorvusFlies.etsy.com. Even better, she offers there a tutorial about how to make them and also blank channel bracelets for those who love making things with their own hands.

Make sure to check out Melanie's web site and blog to see her wonderful bio-bangels that look like some fantastic deep-sea creatures.

ENERGETIC

I love the vibrant energy that comes out of the jewelry made by Lauren Cole Abrams, with its bright contrasting colors and geometric designs.

Find these and other pieces in Lauren's shop, labeana.etsy.com.

PRODUCTIVE

These polymer clay pendants are from the shop of Kim and Jordan Howard. They use vintage images and adorn their creations with Swarovski crystals.

With 200 pendants and charms currently for sale and more than 600 sold through their Etsy shop only, this mother and daughter team demonstrates what level of productivity may be achieved with polymer clay.

FLAWLESS

Heather Stokes uses a simple molding technique to make her polymer clay jewelry, but her pieces look incredibly sophisticated. Dreamy colors, gently-arched shapes, nice little accents created with other beads – it all adds to the beauty of Heather's collection, but my attention was caught first of all by her flawless craftsmanship. Look at the last picture. It shows that Heather creates a vein pattern on both sides of her polymer clay leaves. Beautiful, isn't it?

ETHNIC

If I were to tell you that these beautiful stamped pendants are made from polymer clay, you would believe me, wouldn't you?

It is not! It is actually air dry (also called "cold cure") modeling clay DAS. However, these designs and techniques can easily be transferred to polymer clay, that is why I decided to show them here.

I love the subtle color schemes of each of these necklaces and their richly-decorated ethnic motifs.

Find these and other similar creations in the shop of Alona Lahav from Israel, rafya.etsy.com.

WHIMSICAL

Look at these funny polymer clay containers sculpted over glass egg-shaped jars. Called "whatever jars", they were sculpted by a New York artist, Rosemarie, of RF Colorful Creations , and would make a great gift for many occasions.