If you’re looking for a fun heart cane to try for your Valentine’s Day projects here’s one from archidee on YouTube. She demonstrates the cane and then a simple project that uses it in the video. her channel has a … Read More ...
Faux Rug Hooking
You can make an awful lot of “faux” with polymer clay and it turns out rug hooking is another one. Christi Friesen has a cute, miniature version of it in this hooked heart project pdf. Obviously you could make any … Read More ...
Adorable Kids Clay Crafts
While I work almost exclusively with oven bake polymer clay the air dry stuff can be easier for the kiddos – and cheaper on the grownup wallet. Crayola Magic is a widely available children’s modeling material that is dead simple … Read More ...
Magnetic Clay Bowls
Clayers are so clever! I’m always looking for ways to make cute but useful things out of clay and here’s a neat spin on the trinket bowl that would make it useful to catch your sewing pins in the sewing … Read More ...
Cookie Charms for Your Valentine
Valentine’s Day is coming up. Maybe you’re thinking about making something sweet? Or something charming? This jam filled cookie charm fills the bill. Sort of. In a completely faux sort of way. It’s adorable and low cal. PuddingFishCakes – love … Read More ...
Photo Holders for Special Occasions
This made me smile – a faceted, rock like photo holder to your sweetheart they’re a gem. The tutorial uses solid clay for the base which I’d swap for covering a rock or ball bearing with a good layer of … Read More ...
Polymer Clay and Resin Scenes
Back when I had the chance to do a class with Christi Friesen, we made little koi ponds with resin for the water. It was a great project… and I haven’t used resin with clay since. Resin Clay
Here’s another … Read More ...
Kaleidoscope Canes with Basic Colours
This is a great example of kaleidoscope caning without complex shading. If you just want to try one out, I’d recommend something along this line.
The original tutorial is in Russian. Here’s a link to an English translation. KalinkaPolinka’s … Read More ...
Pens for Your Valentine
Make someone a sweet Valentine’s Day gift by covering a pen. Creative in Chicago makes a simple marble pattern by twisting and marbling traditional Valentine’s Day colours and slicing the results like a cane. This makes a confetti pattern … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Clings
I haven’t tried making window clings with liquid clay yet – it’s been on the to-do list for a while – but this cute affirmation style mirror cling would be one way to go. Add it to my vanity mirror … Read More ...
Owl Pendants
I was thinking earlier that I should really get back to writing tutorials and tips on my personal blog to thank folks for all the awesome stuff I’ve learned and seen over the years in the online polymer clay world. … Read More ...
Autumn Tree Cane
A few years ago Wendy Jorre de St Jorre completed an ambitious goal: she made and posted a different tree cane each week for a year. They were all great. She shared the steps for how to make many of … Read More ...
Baseball Canes and Beads from Polymer Clay
It’s not the season but I finally pulled the photos off my phone from the last time I made this cane and wrote up a quick tutorial on how to build a shaded baseball cane. The tutorial is advanced due … Read More ...
Original Polymer Clay Ornaments
I taught a lot of kid’s clay classes this fall! Towards the end we made ornaments and while I demonstrated ornament designs from my regular line – snowmen and penguins mostly – the kids had their own idea. There were … Read More ...
Polymer Clay in Rings
I’m a bit of a magpie. I tend to collect beads and shiny findings as I go with the idea of using them at sometime. Maybe. I’m betting more than a few of you can identify with that.
I have … Read More ...