The other day was my friend Helen's
50th birthday, and now that I've given her her present, I'm free to show you all what I made!
So here's the main present, this brooch that I made from polymer clay and beads:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhhGxj0QlN9UiNrV77MbOgj9vd2CpsewEIHxlrcVrJ3U1XYAoxO0uL1EpJi3ntjtlrtdSY59LMnn85mLgoe3efcJZgJRL4BJTP0ks9nO5eOyNWjZuekV3wZTnJMyrIbJ8XndCkwpVgE0U/s200/Purple+Broach.jpg)
And here's the tin I made for her to store it in, along with all the other jewelry she seemed to get for the big day! It's made from a normal tin that I bought at spotlight, covered with paper. I then made and baked the teddy, bees, flower and hives out of polymer clay, and stuck them on with hot glue. Lastly, I covered the whole thing with a clear glue so that it went all shiny!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_F0wNItu_sEUChDTdNR-3rXPpuGBjG6tedIW7eH1iMRcCC34R_tkVocveWpFAMvsX-RSY9E1xO48BQSv7VPHJrykIMw2t3XTVFJBZC8DXIPrI9wkeo4RTQN4RvE9zW2sr5EX57ylQGVi_/s320/Helen's+50th+Bday+Present.jpg)
A view from each side:
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I'm so happy she liked them! She wore the broach to church today and it looked fantastic!