This one was supposed to be a Valentine’s Day project but I personally think monsters are suitable for any day of the year and hugging monsters are just the thing for a fun message. Stephanie shares a monster how-to that … Read More ...
Tutorial: Ice Cream Greeting Card
This tutorial by Ramya is how to add an ice cream embellishment to a card but you could use the same process for any design. Seeing how folks use clays – in this case, air dry – to embellish other … Read More ...
Tutorial: Owl Necklace
Usually I’m drooling over Stephanie’s beautiful miniature foods but she does lovely all sorts of sculpting work. The owl in this tutorial is a great example of simple style that can be embellished endlessly. You should have a read of … Read More ...
Tutorial: Kaleidoscoping Tree
A few weeks ago, as I poked through Flickr for some great cane finds I saw that Wendy Jorre de St Jorre was doing a project with a different tree cane each week. She has shared a photo tutorial on … Read More ...
Tutorial: Yarn Ball Stitch Markers
One of those great gifts for your knitting and crochet friends! Sarah from Repeat Crafter Me posted a tutorial to make these.
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Tutorial: A Polymer Clay Trinket Dish
Dimitra posted a cute take on a trinket dish tutorial on Zina’s EfZinCreation’s. The best thing about making this sort of item from polymer clay is how quick and easy it is to customize or personalize your dish. Depending on … Read More ...
Polymer Clay A Little Different
Maybe the ongoing, neverending (seemingly) winter is finally getting to me. All of my Etsy clay finds this week appeal to the odd side:
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| Fairy Cat Sculpture by DragonStarArt | Faux Gauge Earrings by SweetlyART |
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| Steampunk Owl Box by WhippetTales | Little |
Tutorial: Best Friends Necklace
Here’s a tutorial for quick Valentine’s Day gift for your bestie: a split heart necklace where you each take half. You can texture the heart, add paint, canes or leave it simple. You could make the charms to go on … Read More ...
Tutorial: Mended Heart Brooch
Holly of Hollyrocks has a great Valentine’s (or, really, any day) project: mended heart brooches. As she comments in her post, a lot of us have ambivalence on Valentine’s Day so here’s a bit of a nod to that.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Dice Wall Hooks
Sometimes people have the neatest ideas for clay things: dice shaped wall hooks. This would be so cute for your game room or study. Melissa uses a combination of polymer clay and white acrylic paint to make a great … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Gifts for Your Sweetheart
For the last minute gift givers, here’s some great Valentine’s Day ideas:
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| Necklace and Earrings by PolganiStudio | Potted Succulents Earrings by bytherockandweed |
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| I Love You Decoration by SkyeArt | Cat Lover Cutlery by radaJOYdesign |
Tutorial: Valentine Earrings
Renee from Cute Simple Stuff offered these nifty earrings and a video tutorial on how to make them. They have the whole heart thing going on but skipped the regular red puffy version and went for a different take.
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Tutorial: Candy Heart Bracelet
Lindsay from Delighted Momma has a cute bracelet tutorial with candy heart beads made from clay. I always love people’s candy heart beads because it’s such a natural project to do with clay. One tip: if you’re mixing pastels for … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Cane Finds
I spent a chunk of Sunday afternoon making the monarch butterfly cane in the mosaic above. That put me in the mood to see what the other caners were up to on Flickr. And it turns out there was neat … Read More ...
Tutorial: A Heart Charm
Emjay, a clayer who shares the same birthday as me (although, ahem, I’m a tad older), has a nifty February craft: a fingerprint heart charm. She’s got the right idea here with the Studio clay… you’ll want something soft … Read More ...