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A Mosaic of Kaleidoscopes

August 27, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

Kaleidoscope Fimo canes can lead to almost impossibly complex designs and there’s incredible variations out there:

1. Kaleidoscope Cane, 2. Kaleidoscope cane, 3. Polymer Clay Kaleidoscope Canes Green/Tan, 4. Kaleidoscope cane… Read More ...

Whats Up With Clay

August 26, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

  • PolymerClayCentral’s monthly challenge needs your votes. Have a peek!
  • The ArtBeadScene’s monthly challenge is a good opportunity to get your work seen by a ton of beady peeps. If you’re a clayer who makes art beads and jewellery, give
… Read More ...

Finding Canes

August 24, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

A big section of Fimo polymer items for sale on places like Etsy are the canes. You can buy canes raw or baked. Here’s a few:

Tiger Cane by CattherienButterfly Canes by Claychicks
Yin Yang Cane by NorrineSunshine
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Making Fruit Canes

August 23, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

Summer is coming to a close here but that doesn’t mean I’m not still making summery Fimo canes – it’ll be warm on the other side of the world. Plus, fruit canes are always sweet. So I dug up a … Read More ...

Tutorial: A Rose Cane

August 21, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

"3D rose cane" Tutorial

Jumping right in with the cane tutorials… This isn’t a beginner’s tutorial – particularly working from just a photo collage – but the end result rose is lovely. Sigal also sells beautiful clay work on Etsy.… Read More ...

Millefiori Madness Mosaic

August 20, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

I’m indulging myself this week – and maybe next! – and going to look at canes. Tutorials, galleries, tools… the whole bit.

1. Cara Jane peacock feather cane, 2. Polymer Clay Cane Collection – detail, 3. IMG_5012, … Read More ...

I Love Autumn

August 18, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

I can’t help it. I love autumn. I’m pretty sure it’s not the weather of it since here that can be anything from blazing hot to snowy in a day. Maybe it’s the colours. Even if it’s a little off, … Read More ...

Tutorial: Simple Kaleidoscope Canes

August 16, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

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One of the coolest canes to make has definitely got to be a kaleidoscope cane. And there are more ways to make the parts that any sane person could figure out in a lifetime. The above is a simple, straightforward … Read More ...

Tutorial: Making Polymer Clay Eyes

August 15, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

Here’s a fairly simple but nicely realistic tutorial for making clay eyes. These eyes can be added to figurines and other characters. Pop some clay eyes on anything and it suddenly comes alive.  These clay eyes are realistic and full … Read More ...

Back to School with Clay

August 13, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

I can’t believe the summer has almost flown by but it has! School doesn’t start for a couple weeks here but we’ve started teasing our resident student…

1. Back to School Parker Polymer Clay StoryBook Scene, 2. Wee Gnome. … Read More ...

Out in Clay Land

August 12, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

Some of the regular events (and cool but less regular) out on the net for clayers:

  • A post wrapping up this year’s Clay Connection from the SCPCG. I’m always a little envious of big events like this particularly after trying
… Read More ...

Interesting and Unusual

August 10, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

A little of the different from the claying talent on Etsy:

Cosplay Cat’s Ears by GingerKittyCreationsTiny Purses by MaryLovesFashion
Rainbow Cat Face Cab by graphixoutpostElven Lady Sculpture by Angelsbynoemi
… Read More ...

Playing with Stamping

August 9, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

While I was at Christi Friesen’s class the resin we used was from Nunn Design… so I went and looked to see what’s up with that. Turns out they’re dabbling in clay! They have a little rubber stamping / … Read More ...

Tutorial: Making Charms

August 7, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

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Using a mold, some acrylic paint and a little clay make simple but fun charms to wire into necklaces. The photo is courtesy of the author’s photostream which has all sorts of crafty awesomeness.… Read More ...

Monday Mosaic: Sculpting Has Me

August 6, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

What can I say? I’m on an extended sculpture kick. These are fabulous – and yes, I did sneak in a mosaic, it showed up in my polymer clay search and it is very, very awesome – and as always … Read More ...

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