Fimo and clay tips and tutorials
This pretty pendant tutorial from Jeanette Kandray and Sculpey.com is a good example of a well done crackle effect on polymer clay. Using acrylic paint and Kroma crackle for the medium, she layers attractive colours and creates a nicely done … Read More ...
I got asked to make little sushi beads so off I went to look for inspiration. These minis aren’t the canework version I’ll be experimenting with but they’re so freaking adorable, I had to share. Tiny sushi for your doll … Read More ...
A big chunk of the polymer clay community makes all sorts of fan art. And Pokemon is a perfect target, especially since the release of the immensely popular Pokemon Go game recently. There are all sorts of shared tutorials and … Read More ...
Violet Laporte has a good tip for how to get those perfect, thin slices you want from your mokume gane stacks. Instead of curving your blade (which I have done and broken, oops), trying curving your stack by placing it … Read More ...
Another simple tutorial, with a video by Sculpey, goes through how to make a simple mokume gane stack and use the results to make a great pair of earrings. Obviously, use the colours you like best. This flexible technique … Read More ...
Polymer clay is a great material for making imitative pieces – replica foods and faux stones some of my favourites. Mokume Gane, a flexible polymer clay technique, is great for making beautiful abstract designs. Turns out, with careful picking and … Read More ...
Want to see what fabulous work polymer clayers doing for the 4th of July? Have a peek at Flickr and check it out. Adorable food minis, beads, canes, jewellery and way more.
Looking for 4th of July decorations? Check these … Read More ...
In my high school and early college years, I worked with printing companies as a part time job. Most of the imprints we did used screens in some forms and it was always neat to see the process of getting … Read More ...
This is a good example of a small, useful thing you can make with polymer clay: ring holders or ring cones. Organize your collection with DIY storage that you can match to your decor. Molly of Almost Makes Perfect … Read More ...
Clayers are pretty clever people who adapt all sorts of other techniques to their polymer clay work. Sona Grigoryan did just that by making “balloon beads” with polymer clay. She uses thin wire to make a skeleton or cage around … Read More ...
With gardening season coming up here’s some great goodies by the clay artists of Etsy – for your regular size garden or your miniature one.
 Garden Stake Set by OldKettleLane |
 Mini Morel Mushrooms by MariposaMiniatures |
 Sheep Figure Decoration by Catherinescritters |
Way back when I started really claying and began to worry about how to finish my work I sanded by hand and hated it. Since I was making small beads, mostly, this was time consuming and painful. Eventually I settled … Read More ...
The creative clayers of Etsy make Easter fun!
 Cream Egg Earrings by SweetsOfMyOwn |
 Dollhouse Scale Easter Baking by Realistic Miniature |
 Rainbow Filigree Easter Egg by StarlessClay |
 Easter Chicks Figures by HelensClayArt |
It must be in the air. I got asked for ladybug canes the other day, twice, and sent the nice askers pieces of cane. It got me looking at who else had made ladybug canes and discussed it online. Turns … Read More ...
As I’m working on my new stock for 2016 I’m trying to use some of my old canes and, yes, even my scraps. I’ve been busily looking around the internet to see what other people do with old, boring, tired … Read More ...