My little jaunt through Flickr turned up mom themed work from favourite artists and new finds alike. What are you planning on claying for Mother’s Day?
1. Mother Nature Bottle Art Doll, 2. Mum Mouse and Puppy, 3. … Read More ...
Fimo and clay tips and tutorials
My little jaunt through Flickr turned up mom themed work from favourite artists and new finds alike. What are you planning on claying for Mother’s Day?
1. Mother Nature Bottle Art Doll, 2. Mum Mouse and Puppy, 3. … Read More ...
Stephanie sent this in as an idea for Earth Day. I totally spaced on that but it IS a good idea if you would like to attract a few feathered friends to watch. By my place, the house finches, sparrows … Read More ...
From the neat and new department of Clay on Etsy:
Kaleidoscope Cane by IKandiClay | Adjustable Bracelet by FruitLoopJewellery |
OOAK Sculpted Fairy by LaurieAnnGray | Funny Bunny Ring by PennysLane |
Sculpey (thanks to contributor Wilda Kemp) has a great pendant project – the hidden flower pendant. It covers how to create a domed pendant with a recessed flower in it which is a neat look. I think this would … Read More ...
I try to browse Flickr (and elsewhere! everywhere, it seems, sometimes) every week to see what polymer clayers are up to and posting. This week there was super stuff around –
The snippet above is from Danielle’s Fimo owl cane tutorial on Flickr. This Dutch artist has a whole album of lovely work and a website to see.
… Read More ...Vickie Turner has some excellent in-depth info and step by step discussion of polymer clay. A recent post series starts with her explaining how clay works and comparing it to wax and earth clay. Have a browse, pick up some … Read More ...
Like some of the designer rings but can’t float the price? Tamara from Etcetorize made her fancy find from clay and shared how in this tutorial.
If you have the extra tools you could extrude a snake of half … Read More ...
Fingerprint jewellery has been popular for a while and here’s a clay version that would be perfect as a Mother’s Day gift. I’d use ink or pigments of some sort to highlight the impression.
She talks about using the softer … Read More ...
Where I live, spring hasn’t really shown up and the weather is atrocious. Which leads to a lot of comfort food being made and eaten. Here’s the miniature, polymer clay version!
1. Miniature Bread Board, 2. 1/3-1/4 scale veggie … Read More ...
One of the best things about crafting has always been the chance to make gifts for people. Or buy handmade gifts if you’re running a little short on time. Here’s some great Mother’s Day items:
Candle Holder by Kissinglass | Necklace |
The super talented Meg Newberg shares another tutorial on her PolymerClayWorkshop site. This one uses a tiny tin and some darling canes (You could totally use the canes Meg sells, too!) to make a sweet turtle. She suggests an … Read More ...
Melanie of Artzy Creations sent in her tutorial for her fancy looking bracelet and it’s a twofer – there’s an accompanying earrings tutorial as well! The tutorial describes how to make a nifty feather bead as well as fairly unusual … Read More ...
I was joking that my spring was gone to the birds (not shaping up to be very springy and awesome). But I love birds and like an crafty ADD person that got me thinking of birds and clay away went … Read More ...
Continuing along with the cane theme… Amatista generously shares a tutorial on her Flickr photostream to make a flower cane similar to this one. She has a website to see more of her lovely work as well.
Check out this … Read More ...