It must be in the air. I got asked for ladybug canes the other day, twice, and sent the nice askers pieces of cane. It got me looking at who else had made ladybug canes and discussed it online. Turns … Read More ...
Making Gradient Blends in Clay
If you do much claying you may well have tried your hand at Skinner blends. And you may have ended up with the result Carol Simmon mentions on the Skinner side of the diagram above: your blend will have, mostly, … Read More ...
Tutorial: Covering Eggs in Clay
Finding out that you could cover (and bake!) plastic eggs in polymer clay was one of those happy moments. I like decorated eggs but really dislike having to blow and clean regular eggs. Of course, it means I experiment with … Read More ...
Make Magic wands with Polymer Clay
Natalie, from Doodlecraft, had a great idea: make Harry Potter style magic wands with her kids. Her project involved prepping a stack of gathered twigs by stripping loose bark, wiping them down and trimming them into good wand shapes. Her … Read More ...
Recombining Old Clay Pieces
As I’m working on my new stock for 2016 I’m trying to use some of my old canes and, yes, even my scraps. I’ve been busily looking around the internet to see what other people do with old, boring, tired … Read More ...
Tutorial: Steampunk Bracelet
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 ...