craftgrrl | sculpey sculpey everywhere

Hi, all! I have a question and a notice.

First, the question. What are some good beginner sculpy projects? I like animals, anime and video game things, and I was wondering if anyone had some good ideas. (I forsee a lot of Kirby's... with many hats...). I've googled around but haven't found much (the sculpey website itself is pretty sparse). Does anyone have some fun (beginner/intermediate) clay projects they would like to share?

Second, the notice! Joann's (joann.com) has Sculpey/Fimo/other clays on sale for $1.37 a brick. They also have a promotion where shipping is $5 flat for the whole order, so stock up on goodies! :)