Fimo and clay tips and tutorials
These sweet clay heart garlands and decorations would be perfect for Valentine’s Day or DIY wedding decor pieces. Linda, of Burlap & Blue, wrote the tutorial for Violet Hills Weddings. She uses Crayola Model Magic which is an air drying … Read More ...
Natasha of The Artisan Life has a tutorial for little gilded Valentines to give away. Use whatever textures and surface coatings you have for your own pieces. Rub n’ Buff is great stuff for metallic finishes.… Read More ...
Continuing along with the idea of organizing your clay and using your clay to organize you is this tutorial for a desk clock from Teri of The Lovely Drawer. Teri uses two colours of air dry clay to create a … Read More ...
Teri of Sugar and Cloth has a simple and cute tutorial for photo or card holders in her tutorial. It’s a great project for little place card holders but it would also be a helpful piece for your office … Read More ...
Of course, clay can help you organize, too. I’m talking about using it to make attractive holders for what needs organizing. Gabrielle of Design Mom does that in this tutorial for a set of vanity containers. I’d probably go with … Read More ...
Some of my favourite polymer clay “hacks” from over the years:
Just like setting up your clay work space you’ll have some variables in how you store the actual clay. When I was new to clay, a few zipper plastic bags and plastic Tupperware type containers were plenty. Later, when I … Read More ...
Polymer clay is a fabulous medium not the least because it’s so easy to mix it with other mediums. You can sculpt with it, use it as paint, to make jewellery findings… the list goes on, almost endlessly. I even … Read More ...
I’m a big fan of making useful clay things and this phone stand is right up that alley. Floraphine uses air dry clay in the tutorial but oven bake polymer clay would work equally well. Pop the whole works in … Read More ...
A cute, modern incense holder made from air dry clay in this tutorial by Steph of Curbly. A little paint splatter and a good clear coat add a bit of a finishing touch but you could decorate it how you … Read More ...
Here’s an easy and fun project to make using polymer clay and wire. You can turn this Christmas inspiration into a seasonal one – make a spring wreath with small white flowers (replacing the red balls) or fall leaves (by … Read More ...
It’s a little early to be planning garden decorations here. We’re just coming out of a truly cold spell so I’m going to indulge myself a little by looking at spring projects like these garden charms from Patti of Hearth … Read More ...
I figured out one polymer clay goal a few years ago: polymer clay dragon ornaments. Another one on my list – which many artists have no issues with but continues to elude me – is little bear figures. Good, … Read More ...
I make a similar version of these for shows and they are a perennial favourite. You can update for each season’s colours and I have had my share of brides pick them for flower girl earrings. Whitney of Elm Street … Read More ...
Everyone needs a little good luck for the New Year and a traditional token of it is the Japanese maneki neko figure, a cat with a paw raised. There are all sorts of traits you can add for your cat … Read More ...