Here’s a flexible tutorial for how to make a very blinged out Fimo pavé style pendant. Amy comments that she uses acrylic and air dry clay for her first try because you can’t bake the less expensive acrylic rhinestones… but … Read More ...
Tutorial: Best Friends Necklace
Here’s a tutorial for quick Valentine’s Day gift for your bestie: a split heart necklace where you each take half. You can texture the heart, add paint, canes or leave it simple. You could make the charms to go on … Read More ...
Tutorial: A Heart Charm
Emjay, a clayer who shares the same birthday as me (although, ahem, I’m a tad older), has a nifty February craft: a fingerprint heart charm. She’s got the right idea here with the Studio clay… you’ll want something soft … Read More ...
Tutorial: Chinese New Year Candy Box Charm
A quick video tutorial for the upcoming Chinese New Year – a traditional candy box made up as a miniature food charm. Have a watch!… Read More ...
Tutorial: Disco Ball Pendant
The tutorial is for a clever disco ball like pendant or a metallic fringe like pendant. I think the disco ball would be clever with the holographic foils and as a charm or favour for New Years parties. You could … Read More ...
Tutorial: Owl Stitch Markers
Sometimes I hit crafty gold. These adorable stitch markers would be great as charms on anything else or beads. They’re certainly awesome as stitch markers.
Photo by Sarah of RepeatCrafterMe… Read More ...
Halloween in Clay
People are posting the cute, the sorta creepy and the downright macabre in their Halloween clay work on Flickr! I stuck with the cute here:
1. halloween clay figures 2, 2. Jack B. Rotten with bat, 3. Marty … Read More ...
Welcome Back to School
Tomorrow, school begins again here. My daughter is the usual mix of anxious and thrilled.Clay seems to have the same mixes: student works, bright buttons for each grade, school buses and little school girls in uniforms.
Tutorial: Potluck Food Tags
Polymer clay is infinitely useful in making tags and labels – simply cut out your clay and stamp or write what you need to for great charms, labels, decorations, place cards… you name it. This tutorial from Emily of Tar-Trying … Read More ...
Tutorial: Basketball and Soccer Ball Canes
I’m so used to flower canes it’s kind of fun to see some of the other canework people do! Yonat has tutorials for the basketball and soccer ball canes used on two of the pens above here and here. … Read More ...
Christmas… in July?!
One of those retail peculiarities are all of the Christmas in July sales. In my part of the world, July is the hottest month of the year so it can be a little jarring to think of cold weather holidays … Read More ...
Summer Trinkets in Clay
Bright, fun pieces to wear this summer – all made from polymer clay!
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| Gull Brooch by Thelittlecreatures | Silver Starfish Earrings by ArtisanTree |
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| Surfer Cuff by purplecactusstudios | Beach Tent by LeahBrett |
St. Patrick’s Mosaic
The Wedding Season
The orders for wedding related beads and pieces are piling up in my world which means it’s the season – and clayers are making awesome pieces:
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| Cream Rose Hair Clip by Tashascreation | Toasting Flutes by PolymerClayWhims |
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| Swan Wedding Cake Topper |
Polymer Clay Tutorial: Conversation Heart Gift Tags
Adrianne of HappyHourProjects shares her conversation heart project with us. The tweak for these hearts is she’s using them as gift tags. They’d also make great tie on charms for just about anything for your sweetie this Valentines.The tip about … Read More ...