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Aug

28

Mokume gane pendants

August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Okay, 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 post. I still need to do the sanding and buffing on them, but all in [...]

Aug

26

Mokume gane - tutorials, plus a show and tell

August 26, 2008 | 4 Comments

 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 in the clay. Others use the clay itself and push balls of clay into holes [...]

Aug

18

Handmade Texture Tools

August 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

Handmade Texture Tools
Originally uploaded by MossyOwls

I want these “cool” tools. They’re even better than the ones that can be bought! Original, very unique, and just all around awesome. They were made using this tutorial. Go ahead, take a look , then make your own. I am. You can see Mossy Owls Etsy shop here.
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Aug

6

Stacker bead tutorial

August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Amy 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 should croak before I’m an old old lady, I want people to keep making them. [...]

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

15

Painted Clay Tile

June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Oh, another reason to try Piñata inks! This mouth-watering project is from the Sydnee Holt. You could use this project for scrapbooking, cardmaking, pendants, magnets, the list goes on! Click here for the directions for these painted clay tiles and then go pull out your rubber stamps.
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Jun

12

Clay Extruder Video

June 12, 2008 | 2 Comments

That clever Crafty Goat has put together an informative video on how to use a clay extruder. Along with a fun bead project she covers basics of using the extruder and cleaning it. Definitely worth watching!
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May

17

Carved Beads

May 17, 2008 | 1 Comment

Carved Bead project by Dona Kato, this is another example of using linoleum cutters with polymer.
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May

16

Polymer Clay Pirate Coins

May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Next on my to-do list is experimenting with my linoleum cutters and polymer clay.  In my other life I’m a printmaker, so the ideas are bursting forth!
This fun pirate coin project was recently dug up on my explorations of what the possibilities are with linoleum cutters.  Looks like fun to me matey!
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Mar

31

Hearts Galore

March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Since Bead Star’s competition has the special theme of hearts to support the American Heart Association, I thought I’d share a few tutorials this week to get you thinking in that direction. 
To start off the week, here is a glazed heart tutorial from Christy Sherman.
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