It's been 11 days since the giveaway was first announced and we now have 2 winners. There were 197 entries for a total of $19.70 from third parties for your email address'... i joke of course ^_^

Congratulations go out to the new owners of the brainy bff set giveaway! An email has already been sent to each winner with the details so if you see your name below be sure to check your inbox. The first pick by random.org was:

And the second winner of a set of brains goes to:

If you missed the giveaway there will be more, smaller ones in the future so be sure to stay in touch. Interested in making a purchase? A coupon code for 15% off has been set up til the end of July. It's 'JULY2012' and can be entered  during check out from the Beat Black etsy page

Thank You to all who entered!! If you've got an idea for what you'd like the polymer clay prize to be in a future giveaway, be sure to let me know. All input is valued and you may see your pick in the next giveaway

I've been very lucky to have as much support from many of you as I've had over the years.  I really wanted to say thank you and just give something away so I've chosen the most viewed necklace from my shop.

From now until Tuesday the 24th you can enter to win a set of I Heart Brains Best Friend Necklaces from Beat Blacks etsy shop. It's super simple, just enter your info in the form below (not the comment section) and click submit. Only one entry per person please, all extras will be deleted. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here on the 20th.

Since it t blows to have a giveaway with hundreds of entries and only one winner, if the numbers get too high I'll be sure to add more prizes to the pot. The number of entries and potential additional prizes will all be updated on my facebook business page

bonne chance!! and if you have any questions or anything I welcome all your emails at beatblack@mail.com

A couple years ago I made a few curdle worms from polymer clay but only listed two of them. The third sat half finished and unseen by most.

I loved the idea for it but I couldn't seem to execute it the way I wanted to and still keep it at a low enough purchase price. I ended up having to set the last and most unusual worm down and walk away from it. The thing is, this idea wouldn't go away and still shows itself allover little scraps of paper, to-do lists, receipts, unopened junk mail and bank statements. My place has become infested with little flying curdle worms!

After two years I've decided to re-visit this idea, mostly because of my boyfriend, only this time price won't be a factor. I started fresh and really took my time and treated it like a personal project. Not worrying about deadlines or how to keep costs down makes all the difference. This curdle worm was going to be weird and pointy

...yet pretty at the same time

I baked and re-baked the base of this polymer clay figurine a total of 5 times before I could paint it. Once the paint dried I text messaged this shot around to get some feedback

After it was glazed I still had to take some pictures. My camera and lightbox don't always work well together. It took some time to edit these but photoshop made it work... and tada!

a moth winged curdle worm with gross human like, mole ridden flesh and sharp pointy teeth. inspired by: a mysterious maggot, brian froud, an afi albums cover art, a discounted suit fabric and insects