I’ve been a steampunk fan for ages – along with all things sci fi and fantasy – and I’ve been a little bemused by just how popular steampunk became in the polymer clay community. The good thing about the popularity … Read More ...
More Clay Bangle Making
Here’s another approach for a bangle from polymer clay. The instructions – or links to explanations at least – are made by Bridget, the creator, in the comments. The design itself is a combination of old cane pieces recombined into … Read More ...
Tutorial: Polymer Clay Beads with Mylar
I used to be a little skeptical about things when I first got really going with clay. One was about just HOW well clay worked with… everything. I had, by that point, melted and wrecked lots of things as I … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Bangle Bracelets
Years and years ago I used to make bangle bracelets from clay. I cut and shaped aluminum strips into cores and carefully covered. They were a little touchy to do but pretty art jewellery. I’ve been pondering cuffs and bangles … Read More ...
Tutorial: The Valentine’s Day Owl
Valentine’s Day has a special spot in my heart (ha!) because it’s also my birthday. This birthday I didn’t get the chance to clay but if I had I would have been making Katie’s cute owl. I’m posting this … Read More ...
Tutorial: Tiny Bowls
Carol Simmons is one of the Queens of Clay. She makes fabulous – reliably fabulous – cane designs with wonderful, vibrant colours. Turns out she makes cute little bowls, too. She posted a walk through of how she made a … Read More ...
Tutorial: Heart Cutout Tea Light Holders
I haven’t tried Fimo Air yet – or I haven’t tried microwaving it – but I guess it makes sense that you could. It’s not plastic-y polymer clay that would burn badly and I’ve dried paper pulp in the microwave. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Rainbow Pinch Pots
Meri calls this tutorial a colour sorting exercise – I’d say it’s just plain old fun. Pinch pots are a great project with air dry, oven bake or kiln fired clays. Of course, with polymer clay you can do them … Read More ...
Tutorial: Marble-y Trinket Dish
Steph Moore’s tutorial makes a fun marble-y ring bowl using the simplest of techniques. Drape the sheet of marbled clay in folds within a bowl (a former or mold), bake and then use a metallic paint pen
to gild your … Read More ...
Tutorial: More Polymer Clay Buttons
These pretty buttons are done simply (translation here) – rolled out air dry cay, acrylic paints, wooden skewers and a couple coats of waterproof varnish. In the comments the author remarks not to make them not too thin … Read More ...
Tutorial: Kaleidoscope cane
Kaleidoscope canes are a bit of magic. I know you can plan them out, just like any other cane, but the mirror image and repetition effect is still always just a bit interesting. La Perle Rouge has a step by … Read More ...
Geodes with Polymer Clay
This sparkly geode project uses polymer clay to make the casing of a geode. This sort of DIY crystal growing is always fun – and you should try it, perhaps with your kids, because it’s cool – and the idea … Read More ...
Tutorial: Doodling on Your Clay
Anke Humpbert combines forces with Sculpey to bring a tutorial for the doodle loving clayers out there. In this project the clay is used to make a white pendant blank to doodle on. Anke uses the alcohol ink based Chameleon … Read More ...
Tutorial: Batik Beads
In this case, resistance is not futile. In fact, a little resist makes very good beads. Batik, as a technique, relies on a resist and layers of colours built up. These beads by Artybecca use a fine tipped resist pen … Read More ...
Tips: Things To Do With Liquid Clay
I was helping a student use liquid clay to reinforce some joins and thin spots on a creation. They were puzzled by why I was insisting on adding “glue” to the project when baking it would make it stick just … Read More ...