I participated in a beaded doll swap earlier this year. This was the doll I created for my partner. I choose the fabric from my stash, a gorgeous piece with autumn colors. I've been wanting to bead it, so I sewed a "goddess" style doll and beaded her when I was attending the Texas Beaders Retreat. The face is hand molded polymer clay.

When I got my first package of Sculpey UltraLight, I thought it was product with great potential. I was right - it does have. It took a little getting used to the feel of it - much like marshmellow creme, but not quite as sticky.One of the great advantages of the product is being able to create larger armatures that remain lightweight. This clay goddess is from my first playing with the UltraLight. She is approximately 6 inches tall and covered with a sheet of mokume gane over the UL armature. She is also adorned with three turquoise beads.