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Designer Canes
By Jeannie Havel
In business, there's an expression that says, "Success is in the details." I don't know who said it, but Tamara Marble, owner of "Designer Canes" certainly lives it. Tamara is a 15-year polymer clay veteran who turned her hobby into a successful business.
 
 

About two years ago, Tamara Marble began making and selling polymer clay canes in a wide  variety of designs, and today she sells them on one of  the most wonderful websites you'll ever visit. As you navigate the Designer Canes site, it becomes very obvious very quickly that each facet of Tamara's business is well thought out, carefully planned, and strategically designed to succeed. 

And what about her "designer canes?" The name says it all. Designer Canes are hand made by Tamara one at a  time. She layers the clay to create a design that runs all the way through the cane. After careful building, each Designer Cane is carefully stretched and  baked. The canes are then ready to be sliced, and the slices can be used in many different ways. They can be glued to cards or scrapbook pages, rebaked into clay to  create a new project, or drilled for stringing.

Tamara describes her canes as "fun and easy to work with." She says you can "enjoy using them to enhance miniatures, create jewelry, or use with other craft projects."  Tamara includes directions for using pre-made canes on her website and with each order.

Most of Tamara's Designer Canes come in a 2" length. She says you can expect to get up to 48 slices from one cane. Just remember, that because Designer Canes are made by hand individually, color, size, and shape can vary slightly.
 
My advice is that you run, not walk, to Tamara's Designer Canes website and place an order if for no other reason than to have pieces of her work while you can still get them. This lady is on her way up in the polymer clay world in a big way. Right now, she's completing work that will be on display this month at the HIA show in Dallas (pcPolyzine Events, page 3).

You can see more of Tamara's  work in the March issue of Rubber Stamp Madness and the February issue of The Crafts Report. 

So, if you are one of those people who loves polymer clay but never quite gets those projects put together, you can easily order fabulous, pre-made designer canes from Designer Canes!

PS - Be sure to look at the "heart" and "love" designs for Valentine's Day.

To visit Designer Canes, click here.
To see Tamara's Christmas Card Project, click here.
To see her Jewelry Tutorial, click here.