Germany’s foremost polymer manufacturer, Staedtler, celebrated 50 years of FIMO last week with a 4-day shindig in the Czech Republic. The artists looked glamorous and exhuberant in the event photos.

Don’t you hate to miss a party like that? With wine and fireworks, perfect skies and fabulous giveaways?

When these sample beads from Nikolina Otrzan’s 3D earring class showed up on Facebook, my jealously exploded. And this picture of Natalia’s overlay sent me reeling. They learned how to do THAT? Here’s more Nikolina and Natalia.

Thank goodness that we can now immediately take part in the celebration and begin to learn the latest. Once the wave of jealousy susbides we can continue the sharing that has helped bring FIMO and other polymer clays a long way in 50 years.