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Clay Rose Bud Earrings

December 28, 2017 by Elaine Robitaille

I make a similar version of these for shows and they are a perennial favourite. You can update for each season’s colours and I have had my share of brides pick them for flower girl earrings. Whitney of Elm Street … Read More ...

Polymer Clay Maneki Neko for the New Year

December 26, 2017 by Elaine Robitaille

Everyone needs a little good luck for the New Year and a traditional token of it is the Japanese maneki neko figure, a cat with a paw raised. There are all sorts of traits you can add for your cat … Read More ...

Air Dry Clay Ornaments

December 23, 2017 by Elaine Robitaille

Emma, from Gathering Beauty, used thickly rolled air dry clay to make these ornaments. She left them white and simple and added bakers twine to hang them with. I like the plain whiteness with cute messages and they would … Read More ...

Polymer Clay Mandalas

December 21, 2017 by Elaine Robitaille

aleidoscopes and mandalas are some of the really neat pieces you can make from component canes – usually blend bullseyes or plugs or solid colour geometrics – and Yonat Dascalu is a fabulous caner. Her channel is full of other … Read More ...

Lollipop Christmas Ornaments

December 18, 2017 by Elaine Robitaille

These adorable clay lollipop ornaments are from a tutorial by Rachel of Lines Across. Make “sugared” lollipops for your tree to coordinate with other sweet clay decorations like faux candy canes and gingerbread men. Rachel mentions hot gluing the sticks … Read More ...

Imprinted Summer Coasters

December 16, 2017 by Elaine Robitaille

Need a little summer cheer for your kitchen? Stamp plain, air drying (or oven bake!) clay with summery, floral stamps and make great coasters in this tutorial by Jessa of Sparkle Living blog.

You could totally make this into a … Read More ...

DIY Napkin Rings

December 15, 2017 by Elaine Robitaille

Minimalist napkin rings for my dinner table? Yes, please! This napkin ring ring tutorial from Nomita of Your DIY Family describes the basic polymer clay napkin ring process. You can make much more complex ones with canes, texture, different colours … Read More ...

Yule Log Ornaments

December 13, 2017 by Elaine Robitaille

This little ornament tutorial from Sculpey has a bit of everything: sculpting, caning, texture, and assembly. You just need to finish it up with a jaunty hanging string or, if you make it as a photo or place card holder, … Read More ...

DIY Clay Leaf Dishes

December 10, 2017 by Elaine Robitaille

If you’re looking for little clay projects to make as gifts these pretty leaf dishes from Garden Therapy are one to try. The tutorial uses air dry clay – and mentions that they’re not the sturdiest things – but you … Read More ...

Faux Faceted Stone Earrings

December 9, 2017 by Elaine Robitaille

Faceted everything has been trendy for a little while now. These cute earrings from Dom of the Crafted blog capture the trend perfectly. The tutorial is dead simple – a little clay, a sharp blade, glue and findings are all … Read More ...

Polymer Clay Basics: Roses

December 6, 2017 by Elaine Robitaille

When I teach clay classes to teenagers on up, we usually warm up with roses. Why? Because it’s a fairly simple process that makes a pretty great little rose without any real skills. You can get better at it but … Read More ...

Snowflake Polymer Clay Cane

December 4, 2017 by Elaine Robitaille

A good snowflake cane makes great wintry Fimo polymer clay designs. This tutorial (English translation) for one from Korean artist MilkyBlue is straightforward. If you want to use it layered on other designs, use a translucent background. If … Read More ...

Fingerprint Clay Ornaments

December 3, 2017 by Elaine Robitaille

Jessica of Cutesy Crafts has a simple heirloom project: fingerprint ornaments. She discusses how even well conditioned Fimo Soft was too firm for her kiddos to use but I’d still recommend it or Sculpey 3 for kids anyways. Younger … Read More ...

Clay Polka Dots

November 30, 2017 by Elaine Robitaille

Sculpey has a fun tutorial with polka dots. Side benefits include some creative uses for Soufflé clay and some of the Sculpey tools I like best (the Etch n’ Pearl). As syndee holt mentions, you could make a retro tree … Read More ...

Clay Unicorn Horn Charms

November 29, 2017 by Elaine Robitaille

If you have a unicorn lover you clay for, here’s a cute horn charm you can incorporate into a piece – an ornament maybe? Or a unicorn pen? It’s a wonderfully sweet Skinner blend. You can find other creative work … Read More ...

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