Two things: Eugena offers tons of tutorials on her site for fabulous, elegant projects. This is one of the freebies. Second, her scraps are nicer than my scraps. She’s always been one of those people who make me look at … Read More ...
How-To: Fairy Houses
This whole walkthrough would definitely be a mixed media fairy house but that’s probably alright with the fairies. You could probably build this all out of polymer clay over a jar – make little faux pine cone scales and all … Read More ...
Polymer Hearts on Etsy
I swung by and found hearts on Etsy. Which just goes to show again how creative clay folks are and how much play there is with even a simple theme:
 Ombre Heart Pendant by EleinsKingdom |
 Hostess Set by KatarooClay |
 Inspirational |
Tutorial: Heart Magnet
My sense of humour leans towards the geeky side of things so this heart magnet – with a more realistic and detailed anatomical heart model – did the trick. If your Valentine is a science nerd or just needs something … Read More ...
Tutorial: Faux Ceramic Trinket Dish
Here’s an air dry clay tutorial for a trinket dish. This one has a lovely finish and pretty detailing. As with many of the air dry clay tutorials you could use the same techniques in polymer clay by curing at … Read More ...
Tutorial: Valentine Hearts
Sometimes the simple stuff is the best. Gift tags at Christmas become little hearts in sweet Valentine’s Day colours now. Use this tutorial for some ideas on a quick fun project even the little folk can do. Use a good … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Love Bugs
If you’re looking for a fun and creative Valentine’s Day craft project, this polymer clay love bug tutorial from Craftbits is a great choice.
This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions for making a cute and whimsical love bug using polymer clay. … Read More ...
Meet Marie Davis
What grabbed me was, admittedly the lovely, interesting cane I saw on Pinterest. I was late to the Pinterest bandwagon but browse more often now. Then I clicked and saw not only was it a how-to for a cane but … Read More ...
Tutorial: Mixing New Polymer Clay Canes from Old Ideas
Sometimes, the best new ideas happen when you mix old ideas (and old canes, for extra credit). This project makes intricate-looking spirals by using very simple base clay canes combined over and over again into another simple cane. Little bullseye … Read More ...
Tutorial: Faux Knit Mittens
Alright, it’s not Christmastime anymore but where I live it will be mitten season for at least another two months. So faux knit mitts are perfect. You could swap the mitten idea for a faux knit heart or sweater or … Read More ...
Tutorial: Little Treats for your Sweetheart
Here’s a perfect for Valentine’s Day treat: little jam filled cookies. I bet they would make perfect pendants or magnets to keep up that Valentine’s Day card.
PuddingFishCakes, the video maker, has a ton of good stuff on her … Read More ...
Clay for Your Neck
Pretties for your neck from creative clayers. You could consider these as great potential gifts for Valentine’s Day as well:
 Samba Polymer Clay Necklace Earrings by SilviaOrtezDeLaTorre |
 Sherbert Necklace by palindromeandco |
 Peach and Copper Necklace by AllsKnotForgotten |
 Coloured Tip Necklace |
Tutorial: Little House Charms
EfZn uses air dry Fimo for this project but you could make some plain coloured – white, black or brain would be great, particularly if you needed to distress the houses a bit after – houses, cure them and then … Read More ...
Tutorial: Pretty Pill Boxes
The link previously included here no longer works. We’re scouring the crafty internet for another good tin-covering tutorial.
Here’s another covered box idea – this one with slider tins
– to make small boxes. Store your mints, sewing needles or … Read More ...
Tutorial: Making Fabulous Boxes
Marie Segal, one of the clay queens, has treasure troves of great tutorials on the net. This one is for turning plain cardboard boxes into great decorated works. I think I have some of the same little heart shaped cardboard … Read More ...