Jan
26
The Smooshers Guild from ArtFire had a cute tutorial perfect for Valentine’s Day last week – it’s a video offered by Michelle of CreativeCritters. Have a watch and get your shiny powders out!…
Jan
24
I tend to think in beads and canes and of course… Valentine’s Day is coming up! I don’t have a tutorial for the cute ones above (or, an individual picture for the cane tutorial I’ll link you to) so I …
Jan
23
I’m sort of a reluctant Valentine’s Day enthusiast – it’s my birthday after all. I’m fond of the tacky and the cute and the clever and clayers certainly do it all!
1. Pendant 53, 2. Valentine Tree , 3. …
Jan
22

Some of the fun I’ve been reading this week on clayer’s blogs:
Julie made a video about her snake pendant. Have a look-see!
In case you somehow missed it, Lisa Pavelka has committed to covering a Carmex tin a …
Jan
21
Warm coloured, that is. Here’s a treasury by Jackie of ThePleasantPheasant on Etsy featuring PCAGOE (Polymer Clay Artist Guild of Etsy) members.
![]() Sunflower Cocktail … $35.00
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![]() Pocket Mirror, Poly… $15.00
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![]() Love Potion – Polym… $22.00
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Jan
19
Since I’ve been doing a bunch of this lately – part of the reason for the texture kick the last couple of weeks – here’s a tutorial from KnittingDragonflies for making textured buttons. You could totally use a texture …
Jan
17
Craft Test Dummies brings us this cute tutorial that combines texturing (making impressions), a fine finish technique that resembles ceramic glazes and makes a great Valentine’s Day piece to boot.
Here’s another tidbit from them about how to make several …
Jan
16
1. Textured round polymer clay pendant, 2. textured copper , 3. 140cm, 4. Textures and powders
More fabulous textures by clayers! These are all textures done on a small, jewellery size scale. All of the pieces have some …
Jan
15

And really, this only a few of the tons of hints and goodies on texture and texturing out there. It seems this is a biggie for clayers! My adventures in this continue on for another week. Here’s a few quickies …
Jan
14
JibbyandJuna shares her method for making her simple but striking textured beads. Along the same lines you can use regular table salt (rinse out after baking), the edge from your bone folder, an old comb and so on to make …
Jan
12
In my search for textures and stamps to help with giving my clay a little oomph I’m faced with the realization that I will probably end up having to make my own. I’ve participated in a texture swap and made …
Jan
11
This piece has layers of texture and tons of elements to capture the eye! It helps that I am a sucker for sea colours and elements. Check out the rest of MandarinMoon’s fabulous shop – many of the items have …
Jan
10
Once you’ve textured your clay, you may want to highlight it and bring out the texture. This tutorial on Parole de Pate (I’m linking to the Google translator version, the French is fine even if the English translation makes me …
Jan
9
1. Mudcloth earrings – polymer clay, 2. Textured Neclace, 3. 4 butterfly- textured clay – donna kato brocade technique, 4. Faux Turquoise Textured Focal Beads with Dark Copper Antique Finish
I realized after grabbing the mosaic that …
Jan
8

Seems like a lot of people are getting their new years off to a good start with some clay – I know I’m one of them!
- CraftyLittlePigtails played with her clay (and kids!) and made some adorable little kawaii figures
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