Donna has one of the most recognizable – and modern, stylish – styles of the polymer clay artist community. She also has a ton of books and tutorials out there. This one on HGTV is for the bracelet above. I … Read More ...
Colourful in Canada
I taught a class on polymer clay in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories (in Canada) this weekend. One of my students had the cutest little bug pin on and when she said she’d bought it in the closest city I knew … Read More ...
Pansy Flower Cane for Spring
A great tutorial for a spring flower cane is Aunt Betty’s Pansy Cane by Marla Frankenberg on PolkaDotCreations. I make pansy canes every spring and here’s a simple one you can give a try.
Check out this book on … Read More ...
Easter Egg Shaker
For a fun project – a bit of a spin on the regular Easter eggs – here’s a shaker egg project. A few notes: In the tutorial it says to check if your egg is oven-safe. That means, pop it … Read More ...
Clover Beads
Here are some slice beads by lilley1, perfect for St. Patrick’s day. They all appear to be a two colour cane idea with clover and other same coloured motifs.… Read More ...
Polymer Clay Canes – Flowers in Purple
And to finish off my round of purple… six purple flower canes!
- Purple and Pink Flower Canes by tamishvat
- Polymer Clay Flower Cane Lavender Spring Crocus by claychicks
- Pink Purple Flower Cane by marsdesign
- Flower Cane in Purple by Rolyzcreations
Ring
Here’s a combination of a nifty idea, lovely workmanship and a fellow artist’s latest venture! iKandiClay has recently opened up on Artfire with her beads, canes and jewellery. Her style is graphic and bold and a lot of fun, too.… Read More ...
A Rose
Polymer Clay Lace One Way
For polymer clay cane makers “lace” is a type of cane. Often it’s a bullseye cane reduced and recombined to achieve an effect that is lace like. The picture above shows an orchid style flower I made this summer with … Read More ...
Monday Mosaic: Polymer Clay Lace
In polymer clay lace can be a lot of things. It’s a popular and simple cane. It can be a texture. A transfer. Here’s a variety!
1. Valentine Heart Beads by BarbiesBest
2. Pink Pattern Earrings by DanClark
3. White … Read More ...
Cats
So while I look for awesome clay stuff – even before CraftGossip it was a serious hazard to my productivity – I often marvel at just how different the interpretations artists have of subjects. For example, all of these came … Read More ...
Polymer Clay – Nativity Scenes
A whole treasury of polymer clay nativity scenes! How neat! Even if nativity scenes don’t figure in your holiday decorations there are some cute samples of polymer clay work. I’m particularly taken with the complex nativity scene cane, myself. … Read More ...
Simple Candy Cane… Cane Tutorial
Here’s a speedy little candy cane cane tutorial of mine to try. It’s flexible – it makes great candy canes, slices or beads.
Another easy one for a full candy cane is this classic on PCC.… Read More ...
More Snowflakes and Canes
In poking through my notes I found other Fimo snowflake and snowflake cane tutorials including the lovely one above!
- Leigh’s Snowflake decoration tutorial – and there are DOZENS of tutorials on Polymer Clay Central
- Eugena’s – this one is nice
Winter is Coming – Snow Flake Clay Canes
Well, where I live, winter has been here a while but I hear there are places it shows up in December. I figured I’d put this out there in time for the rest of you to enjoy it – 2 … Read More ...