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Jun

30

Low-Tech Tools

June 30, 2008 | 7 Comments

One of the things I love about polymer clay is that there is no fancy equipment needed to create beautiful work. Aside from a pasta machine, tissue blade and toaster oven here are some low-tech tools I can’t live without.
1. Mini Drill - I picked it up for a song from Harbor Freight and [...]

Jun

27

A little bird told me - crafty links

June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This week’s little birds come from JooJoo’s etsy shop.  I love her simple and delightfully whimsical style.  And what great photography, I could see these as note cards!
And now some links from the craftiest bloggers around:
The Impatient Blogger
Madge reviews a fabulous new metal clay book by jewelry making expert Tammy Powley. If you’ve ever [...]

Jun

26

Magazine Sale at Polka Dot Creations

June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Lisa is having a huge magazine sale at Polka Dot Creations and boy does she ever have the selection.  There is a wide range of bead, clay, doll and craft magazines all at a deep discount.  Stock up on some of your favorites for a new dose of inspiration!
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Jun

25

Digital Collage Meets Polymer Clay

June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment

I’ve been admiring the work of multi-media artist, Katherine DuBose on etsy for a few months now.  Her digital collage pendants are just little works of art!  The surreal color palette and mix of old imagery with the hand tinted feel adds a dream-like quality to the work that has me captivated.
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Jun

24

Anatomy of a Bead

June 24, 2008 | 6 Comments

I read somewhere that no matter how big you make your cane, it’s never big enough!
I designed this cane inspired by a William Morris textile last year and finally had to create another one. I took some photos and thought I’d share the process with you. Here is the cane in the beginning, a handful [...]

Jun

22

Belle Armoire Jewelry Packed with Polymer Clay

June 22, 2008 | 2 Comments

Belle Armoire’s Jewelry edition never disappoints me. Along with the beautiful photographs and creative ideas, they always have the best polymer clay projects.
Two notable ones that caught my eye in the summer issue were Lynn Davis’ image transfers and Marcia Palmer’s mokume gane project. There were others, at least 3 or 4 more!
Along with the [...]

Jun

20

A little bird told me - crafty links

June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This week’s little bird comes from one of my favorite polymer clay artists, Gabriel Studios. Please visit her flickr photo albums to see more of this amazing artist’s work. I love the color and design, all seem rooted in mystery and hint of a story. If there is real magic, I [...]

Jun

18

Bangles, Cuffs & Dangles

June 18, 2008 | 3 Comments

The bigger the bracelet the better this season. With polymer clay you can add volume without weight. Here is a collection of some bracelets from flickr to get your creative gears turning.

Polymer clay can stand on it’s own as a bangle, in tiles for a large cuff, pair up with other beads, as [...]

Jun

18

Nature Inspired Designs

June 18, 2008 | 4 Comments

Polymer clay is a clever chameleon, here are some recent finds that showcase this medium’s amazing ability to copy what we see in nature.

I’m so smitten with this new cuff bracelet from Kim Cavender featuring lotus pods.  From her flickr description it looks like it will be one of many more to come.

I love the [...]

Jun

17

Clay Extruder Bonanza!

June 17, 2008 | 2 Comments

Iris Mishly posted an awesome round up of links with clay extruder gun tutorials. I had no idea this tool was so versitle. It’s not in my tool box, but after looking around at these projects, now I want one!
The beads shown are an impressive collection from Hoedlgut posted on Flickr. Who [...]

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