I’ve just finished a batch of covered crochet hooks
. Ahem, almost finished. This tutorial pretty much describes the whole process as well as shows a simple method for cookie cutter canes. I went with my own canes and now … Read More ...
Tutorial: Lightsaber Pens from Polymer Clay
This is a combo of fun and useful. Cover your pen with polymer clay and create a lightsaber. The tutorial steps through how to make the pen and the hilt becomes the pen cap. I’d look for and use glow … Read More ...
Tutorial: Pressed Flower Trinket Dish
This bowl is a variation on a popular theme – making small dishes and bowls from polymer clay. You could do the same from air dry clay but this tutorial uses oven bake clay, flowers to create an impression and … Read More ...
Tutorial: More Tiny Houses
I’m still on a tiny house kick. This project is a mixed media deal – polymer clay, paint, wooden bases and whatever embellishments you care to use. The tutorial uses white poly clay for the base but if you have … Read More ...
Tutorial: Tiny Houses and Mini Mushrooms
I make beads with teeny tiny details so I have (occupational hazard) a fascination with teeny things. Polymer clay
is such a great medium for making miniatures. The little houses above, from Pixie Hill, are fabulous. So many pretty, fantasy … Read More ...
Tutorial: Tiny House Mobile
Today I had the lucky chance to hook a new polymer clayer. She asked me how she could make houses. Since I am, mostly, a bead maker and a caner I pulled out my list of links to look at … Read More ...
Little Clay Planters
I’m a lucky crafty type. Not only do I get to do polymer clay for my day job I have a physical shop in my small town. In that shop I have seedlings in my windows that need cute little … Read More ...
DIY Miniature Clay Strawberries
And hop, skip, and jump we go toward more summer-inspired polymer clay treats—this time with strawberries. Miniature strawberries, to be exact. The Ice Panda blog shows two styles: glossy glazed berries that look like they’ve just been dipped in … Read More ...
Tutorial: Polymer Clay Popsicles
I may be optimistic. I planted my seedlings out two weeks ahead of my usual time. I put the snow shovels away. I am looking at summery topics for tutorials. Like a quick popsicle charm one. I mean, we often … Read More ...
DIY Clay Veggies
I was planting my carrots and peas today – early for here! – and so I went looking for posts about clay veggies and stumbled across this one. Of course, this one isn’t clay, it’s marzipan but the process is … Read More ...
DIY Fancy Planters
This project is a great idea for embellishing a simple terra cotta pot. I would suggest another glue than hot glue – given my less than awesome experience with it and polymer clay – but the overall idea is great. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Faux Stone Planter
The tutorial talks about making one of these little planters to preserve summer but I’m pretty sure any sunny window could use a few of these to brighten up even DURING the summer. And really, where I live, summer is … Read More ...
Tutorial: Picarello Mokume Gane Earrings
Julie Picarello has a recognizable style with her striking mokume gane. Sculpey and Julie now have a tutorial for a pair of earrings made in a version on the Sculpey site. It’s a treat to see a little of how … Read More ...
Little Pinwheel Earring DIY
Whimsical pinwheel earrings to enjoy with the good weather. The tutorial has a mention of not baking too long but 30 minutes at the correct temperature is a correct time. Just ensure your oven is actually baking at the temperature … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Fairy Garden Houses
… and accessories. This tutorial is a whole collection of goodness. The house uses an empty can for it’s form so you could scale whichever way you need to: tiny tomato paste tin or big old coffee tin. The house … Read More ...