For a fun project – a bit of a spin on the regular Easter eggs – here’s a shaker egg project. A few notes: In the tutorial it says to check if your egg is oven-safe. That means, pop it … Read More ...
Archives for March 2011
A Touch of Spring
Eva Thissen’s lovely jewellery is complimented by her photography. The beautiful, spring-like pieces are a (hopeful) herald for the season.
… Read More ...Polymer Clay Easter Eggs
This is another kid friendly tutorial from Sculpey. Their tutorial makes the brightly coloured eggs above out of eraser clay which is nifty stuff. I could totally see using your favourite bright clay colours and doing these out of other … Read More ...
Faux Chocolate Bunny
Here’s a sweet idea – faux chocolate Easter bunny earrings by RozPetalzStudio.
Here’s a link to a tutorial on how to make your own faux chocolate. A few variations and you, too, can be making low cal … Read More ...
What To Do With Spring Flowers
So you make flower beads for spring. Maybe, like me, you make lots and your friends get a hold of them. What do they do with them? Well, one of my friends makes lovely earrings with a combination of my … Read More ...
Choosing Clay Colors For Spring
Pantone releases colour forecasts every season and you see all the mediums and industries talk about them and discuss how to incorporate them. Polymer clay is not an exception and some clayers are on the ball enough to provide recipes… Read More ...
Cute Spring Animals
I have a few posts in mind on the theme of spring – which has only shown brief blinks here – and what better way to get started than with some of the cute critters we find in spring? I … Read More ...
Welcome Spring
This is a fairy door, meant to welcome fairies. I can’t really think of a more spring-y way to welcome spring either. All the sweet details in this piece can be found throughout ClayByKim’s work, too.
… Read More ...Lucky Leprechauns for St. Patrick’s Day
Sculpey also offers this cute leprechaun hair bauble project to help with your St. Paddy’s celebration.
… Read More ...Flowery Egg Beads
All of Squirrelette’s beads are a delight and this latest batch of springy egg shaped ones (perfect for Easter I’d say!) are no different!
I’m pretty partial to flowery clay stuff but you can do some amazing eggs with clay … Read More ...
Easter Bunny Bow Centers
This sweet bunny is a bow center by Melaniescrafts. Something to get you thinking of Easter.
Looking for more polymer clay texture tools? Check these out on Amazon.
… Read More ...Here There Be Buttons
Lisa Clarke has generously spent the last several weeks writing us button making tutorials on her blog. If you were ever curious about how to make polymer clay buttons – right from nifty but simple to pretty fabulous – you … Read More ...
Celtic Look Pendants Tutorial
Another free goodie at Sculpey: This tutorial for a Celtic looking pendant which offers a little more sophisticated Irish / St. Patrick’s appeal.
… Read More ...Pot of Gold Tutorial
Sculpey shares this cute and simple little pin for the perfect St. Patrick’s adornment – a pot of gold and a shamrock to help share the luck of the Irish.
… Read More ...Meet Christina’s Studio
1. Introduce yourself! Who are you and where are you from?
My name is Christina and I live in the lovely state of North Carolina.
2. Why do you work in polymer clay?
It’s accessible and fires at a low … Read More ...