Pretty pebbles, little mosaic, a tiny tweet and tableware… clayers are kinda creative!
1. Tattered Butterfly Wings ~ painted polymer clay beads, 2. Polymer clay micro mosaic brooch, 3. Polymer Clay Journal Mixed Media Bird, 4. Cara … Read More ...
Summer Trinkets in Clay
Bright, fun pieces to wear this summer – all made from polymer clay!
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| Gull Brooch by Thelittlecreatures | Silver Starfish Earrings by ArtisanTree |
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| Surfer Cuff by purplecactusstudios | Beach Tent by LeahBrett |
Tutorial: Making Bracelet Beads
The bracelet in the tutorial uses a smart little bead that’s totally popular right now. Adrianne goes on to demonstrate two different methods of making custom beads for your bracelet projects.
One thing I would change is that you should … Read More ...
Play With Clay
Maybe you have someone who’s just finishing up classes for the year and needs some fun productive stuff to do. Maybe you’ve been itching to try out polymer clay. Here’s some fun supplies that go just fabulous with polymer:
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Tutorial: Fabulous Rainbow Pens
Amber Elledge makes bright, wonderful pieces – I’m particularly taken with her clay filigree, something I never did nicely – and this pen tutorial is no exception. She builds on an existing cane tutorial from Parole de Pâte, adding her … Read More ...
Tutorial: Cufflinks for Dad
Of course, this one isn’t limited to Father’s Day – I’m pretty sure I wear cuff links on my fancy blouses more than my guy does – but the combo of a nice shirt and cuff links is good and … Read More ...
Father’s Day Gifts in Clay
Father’s Day is coming right up! Here are some of the super cute polymer clay gifts for dads on Etsy:
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| Nautical Cufflinks by CreaShines | Guitar Necklace by Rozibuz |
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| Boston Terrier Sculpture by sallysbitsofclay | Wayfarers Sunglasses by PolymerClayCreations |
Polymer Clay Tutorial: Molds and Production Help
I admit I haven’t been a big mold user. In the past I haven’t done a lot of sculpting and most of the base shapes I use are simple enough that I can use cutters and shape by hand quickly … Read More ...
Tutorial: Making Ombre Necklaces
One of those trends the last year or two has been ombre everything so it’s not surprising people are making clay ombre pieces. This tutorial is for simple ombre beads (and other simple, colourful clay beads) and a necklace made … Read More ...
Tutorial: Gradient Cane and Jewellery
Ronit Golan – who has a shop FULL of loveliness – generously released another great tutorial: how to make a very graphic gradient cane and some simple pieces using it. As always, her work is clearly photographed and well … Read More ...
Tutorial: Gifts for Dad
I occasionally struggle with making crafty gifts for the guys in my world. Key fobs are a simple, practical idea and this tutorial by Jenny of Crafts Unleashed is basic enough for the kiddos to do as well. You could … Read More ...
Tutorial: Cat Sculpture
Here’s a great tutorial for sculpting a folk-style cat. The original blog post is in Slovenian but is clearly illustrated or you can use the nifty translator widget from Google. The tutorial uses earth clay and slip but you … Read More ...
Tutorial: Making Drawer Pulls
Carmen Rose shares with us a tutorial for using simple canes – jelly rolls – to decorate drawer knobs. A great way to customize your decor. The same idea makes great magnets or brooch pins.… Read More ...
Tutorials Galore: Wedding Clay and Sculpey
I went looking for ideas for polymer clay wedding crafts and it turns out I didn’t have to go far – Patricia Kimle has a whole series of good stuff on Sculpey.com:
… Read More ...Tutorial: Wedding Glasses
These lovely glasses have beautiful, time-consuming details. Art-ioma has picture steps on how to make them but some details are missing. I often adhere clay to glass without an adhesive but for this, with the open work and the tiny … Read More ...