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FOAHDESIGNS3Ever wanted to print directly on clay with an inkjet printer?  This tutorial from Foah Designs will teach you how to do just that!  Be sure to read through all of her cautions first (since you’re going to be putting something…

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inkperl If you have been wanting to try alcohol inks with polymer clay, but haven’t been sure where to start be sure to check out this post from
Kathi of Dragonsglass.artfire.com on the Polymer Clay Smooshers blog for not quite 101 ideas to get you started!

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progresspossibilities This is sure to be a treat for any polymer clay artist!  The IPCA has just released the book Progress and Possibilities: 2005-2008.  Made up of winners from their annual juried exhibition, this book will not only delight and inspire,…

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by Desiree McCorey

by Desiree McCorey

If the polymer clay world had a medal for “Helpful and Cool Tutorials, Tips, and Techniques,”  Desiree McCorey would surely be at the top of the list for receiving the honor!

She is constantly experimenting with techniques and tools for polymer…

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by Sally Golubosky

by Sally Golubosky

A new class is being offered at Poly Clay Play Adventures for creating “Eureeka the Wonder Dragon.  There’s a discount if you sign up before April 4th, click on through for details here.

[tags]poly clay play, classroom adventures, dragon class,…

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Memory Brooches

Memory Brooches by Linda C. Moseley

We’ve had several letters and comments, requesting an easy way to do image transfers.  Well, we opened up the mailbag, and found a glowing recommendation to share with our readers!  Here’s the letter:

“Julie, I read…
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CF Originals

CF Originals

Inspired by science fiction writers of a bygone era such as Jules Verne, you can find many definitions and descriptions for the artistic and literary style known as “Steampunk” on the internet.   The Brass Goggles website, “a blog and…

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I managed to save enough money for a new all in one printer…. YAY! So, I’ve been looking for a good transfer method for polymer clay to do transfers to clay. So here’s a bunch of links you can help go…

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Polymer Clay Central is holding a very special challenge this month, it’s their 106th  PCC Challenge anniversary, so they went BIG. Instead of a theme that you go by, you get to send in anything, AND they had 2 sponsors this time…

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We will be giving away the December issue of PolymerCafe magazine, and each issue thereafter. I received the December issue yesterday and will be reviewing it (today) before I put up for grabs Friday and from what I’ve seen, it looks like it’s a great issue. Some that…

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Lortone 3A tumblerI finished up my mokume gane pendants a couple nights ago by hand sanding and buffing them. I hate to hand sand my work. It causes my hands and wrists to cramp, my neck to spasm from the tension in my arm, and not to…

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Wendy\'s mokume gane attemptOkay, so I had a little camera trouble, yesterday. The batteries were dead, so of course I had to charge them. Well, better late than never!

These are the pedants I made using the mokume gane technique I talked about in my last…

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Copper and mokume gane Mokume gane is a technique of layering thin sheets of contrasting clay into a stack, then distorting the stack and shaving off the resulting patterned clay with a tissue blade. There are many, many variations on this technique. Some use objects and press them…

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Ovenfried BeadsAmy of Ovenfried Beads has made a tutorial for her famous Stacker Beads. And it’s free! How’s that for generous? Here are her exact words -

” Hey folks…….

Ok I just can’t keep it to myself any longer.  In the event I…

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