Fimo and clay tips and tutorials
I’m always interested in how people turn kind of small inconspicuous bits of clay into characters with tons of personality and such tiny details. Diav Draconia, the maker of this traveling mouse, has a channel full of charming, interesting and … Read More ...
Cathy, of the UK site NurtureStore, has a two part fun craft – a homemade clay (seems like a version of cold porcelain) and a cute heart garland. I think the post was initially meant for Christmas but a little … Read More ...
Something I hadn’t considered before was making yourself a teeny replica of your wedding (or other special event) cake for a souvenir. Given how seriously impressive some wedding cakes can be I could totally see that as a neat wedding … Read More ...
Here’s a couple of great techniques – a good, basic polymer clay mokume gane and pillow beads – in a tutorial by Kathy Weaver for Fire Mountain Gems. This is the sort of stuff that got me into polymer clay … Read More ...
This tutorial(English translation), by Dorthe of Ars Textura, makes one of the better polymer clay succulents that I’ve seen. It’s not precisely miniature but it’s a decent looking “faux”. Mix a little translucent in with that green … Read More ...
One thing I do not do enough with clay – air dry or oven bake polymer clay – is mixed media. I don’t combine things nearly enough. And it’s not because I don’t have cool things. I’m a good crafter … Read More ...
I make a lot of little clay things – mostly beads but honestly… lots of other things. Hearts are a good shape and I make a lot of hearts. There are bowls and jars of random things (I think the … Read More ...
Katie from KatersAcres has a pretty simple leaf cane tutorial available on her site. The most complicated part is probably getting a decent blend but once you’ve got that… this is just some slice and assembling.
Want to make it … Read More ...
These are some neat hearts – on this necklace or whatever you want to put them on! – due to the fun combo of metal leaf and gloss on translucent clay. This tutorial from Kellie of Make It With Me … Read More ...
I mostly use blends for fairly boring shading in canes and it leads me not to make the fun blends like the one in this bracelet tutorial by Amy Koranek for Sculpey. This blend becomes a part of a pixel … Read More ...
Need an adorable Valentine gift or decoration? These heart cookies from Sculpey.com are just the thing. You get really fun results from fairly simple tools and supplies. The tip about using a hard kitchen sponge for texture was one I … Read More ...
Get a head start on your Easter crafting with some fun bunny napkin rings and little decorative nests. Michelle of OurCraftyMom shares a tutorial using air dry clay to create them. You could, of course, do the same sort of … Read More ...
While this tutorial(English translation) by Sasha Vihareva is for a teddy like bear sculpture… it shows the basic for how to turn any drawing or photograph into a decent sculpture. My sculpts almost all start like this … Read More ...
This project, by Jackie of NerdECrafter, is for a tiny decorated candy box. You can make little clay chocolates or other treats to fill it (teeny heart cookies perhaps?) or add a miniature love note for your Valentine. I’ll … Read More ...
A few years ago Wendy Jorre de St Jorre did a year where she made a new tree cane each week and shared the instructions for them. Many of them were wonderfully complex designs and all of them were worth … Read More ...