A little dish of koi, topped in water / resin, is a great polymer clay presentation. Or, turn your adorable miniature koi into a charm or pendant. PolymerPrincess has a channel full of other clay goodies to check out.
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Polymer Clay Starfish
Beach and sea life are popular summer themes. These polymer clay starfish use fairly simple tools and a single colour of clay to make fun decorations or jewellery charms. The original tutorial is in Russian but you can see a … Read More ...
Back to School Polymer Clay Picks
And to wrap up my back to school obsession for now… Etsy clayers have some clever goods:
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| Covered USB Drive by CloverPowers |
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| Coloured Pencil Barrette by Right2BearCharms |
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| Clay Covered Pen by FlowertonOriginals |
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| Macaroon Paper Clip by TheMocaShop |
Polymer Clay Erasers
One of the nifty niche clays is Sculpey eraser clay. The clay comes in a few colours and some kits, complete with project sheets and makes a reasonable eraser as long as you don’t over bake it. Over curing … Read More ...
Emoji Back To School Charms from Clay
These cute charms might lessen the pain of back to school – emojis add fun to simple back to school themed clay charms. Add a jump ring to your raw charm so that you can hang it on your backpack … Read More ...
Making Polymer Clay Sushi
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 ...
Make Macaron Photo Holders
Kara of Kailo Chic has a great way of showing off her snapshots: these macaron photo holders. The holders are simple to build but definitely have the macaron charm. If you find your wires move around in the baked … Read More ...
Tutorial: Easter Chick Figures
Just in time for Easter there’s this cute chick. Using the tools and the artists hands as a scale, the chick is pretty small and would make a great charm if you added a jump ring into the top … Read More ...
Tutorial: Polymer Clay Bunny Earrings
Perfect, adorable little bunny earrings for your Easter weekend. Make a pair for a friend. The tutorial is in Russian but there’s a translation. In the translation the material says “floss” but I am betting they mean the toothpick. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Faux Chocolate Bunny Baskets
Paul and Lianne of Swirly Designs have another Easter tutorial on the Sculpey site. I really enjoyed their last one for egg cup bunnies even if mine turned out nowhere near as adorable and this one is just as perfect.… Read More ...
Making Tiny Polymer Clay Pies
As I get into the groove, making little food charms – not quite as small as scale miniatures which is a whole other art form – to add to finished pieces for my show, I’m having a blast. There’s a … Read More ...
Tutorial: Donut Charms from Clay
I have a craft fair coming up. This means I have been busily making things and making things I don’t usually make. Today I made the cutest little macarons but tomorrow is donuts so I went looking for donut charms … Read More ...
Tutorial: Hobbit Door Charms
This week I’m making little fairy doors in my studio. This was one of the bookmarked bits of research in my file but it scales up to fairy door size just perfectly. Plus it makes fabulous charms.
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Miniature Pumpkins from Polymer Clay
This time of year there are pumpkin decorations everywhere. Thanksgiving, harvest and Halloween themes all need their pumpkins and polymer clay can be used to make some pretty great faux ones. Here’s a video tutorial for miniature realistic ones from … Read More ...
DIY Mushrooms from Polymer Clay
This Charming Stuff‘s mushrooms look pretty realistic and would, with the addition of a pin in the bottom or a loop in the top make great planter decorations or hanging charms. You could tuck a few of these into … Read More ...