I’m skipping right over the showers portion of the program – as in April showers brings May flowers – and going to the flowers this week:
1. Polymer clay Cactus, 2. polymer garden, 3. Floral pendant – gold … Read More ...
Fimo and clay tips and tutorials
I’m skipping right over the showers portion of the program – as in April showers brings May flowers – and going to the flowers this week:
1. Polymer clay Cactus, 2. polymer garden, 3. Floral pendant – gold … Read More ...
Here’s a quick stand for all of the awesome eggs you decorated. Or at least a tutorial to make the stand. The idea would work for the big decorative rocks (or done in small, for your small treasures, too!) Thanks … Read More ...
Despite the fact that it’s spring, we’re currently getting enthusiastically snowed on. So today’s shopping trip is sponsored by Sunshine. Wishful sunshine:
Sunny Earrings by Liuwa | Miniature Roses by MyCraftGarden |
Word Stone by SkyeArt | Sunflower Bobby Pins by CreaShines |
This Easter tutorial has some techniques that are useful for a variety of other projects – making hollow forms is great for rock purses, other boxes, hollow beads… you name it.
Photo credit to Candace Jedrowicz of Favecrafts.com
… Read More ...Laura asked me to introduce her to you all and so I am – she makes lovely polymer clay jewellery which you can take a peek at on her blog at: http://laurahelfenberger.blogspot.com/ She also has a fan page on Facebook … Read More ...
I made an addition to my covering round Christmas ornament tutorial and you can use the same concept, with a few changes, to cover Easter eggs. I use plastic eggs because I hate cleaning the real ones but it would … Read More ...
Continuing on with my polymer clay miniatures mini-obsession – here are some great Easter sweets:
1. Miniature Easter basket, 2. Miniature Easter chocolate eggs, 3. Easter table, 4. Chocolate Easter Eggs – dollhouse 1/12 miniature
… Read More ...Here’s a quick little peek into what folks are up to with their clay and the upcoming Easter holiday:
Some clay goodies for the Easter holiday:
Easter Egg Beads by wildflower13 | Easter Bunn by APieceofLisa |
Easter Chick by mirandascritters | Egg by madeinlowell |
Going along with the garden theme but on a bit of a tangent is inclusions. You can mix the neatest things right into the clay – particularly into translucent clay – and it makes wonderful speckled pieces. Some excellent inclusions … Read More ...
On with the garden theme – one of my favourites, CraftyGoat, has a tutorial for plant markers. I made a few of my own version to use in my container garden.
Do you know a little gardener? Check out these … Read More ...
As far as gardening goes I am a Rank Amateur but it doesn’t mean I don’t spend a little more time on it each year… and my prep work for this years garden lead me to thinking of gardens and … Read More ...
While I’m digging around in my own little clay corner, the clay world kept on doing interesting things. Here’s just a few:
Our sister site has a tutorial for a cute Easter Tile. You could tuck cute Easter magnet tiles into your gift baskets this season – the perfect way to add a polymer clay touch to your gifts.
… Read More ...Here’s an adorable Fimo Easter bunny by Maddy Hill. The tutorial is detailed and the finished sculpt is super.
Picture by Maddy Hill / Inspirational Techniques and Tutorials
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