Fimo and clay tips and tutorials
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 |
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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:
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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 ...
Jewelry Making Daily is offering a five tutorial ebook with material by Kato, Kimle and more on their site. You need to sign up for their newsletter in order to receive it but the projects all look good!… Read More ...
A simple way to do canes is the way Velody describes in her photo tutorial. Having done some similar canes I can say you want to start with an inch tall of clay and not too much more than … Read More ...
Daria of Kittenhood passed along a neat tutorial of hers – how to make a cross stitch base from clay. She turns the little sampler into a pin but the idea would obviously work for other sorts of items.… Read More ...
Elizabeth Magee shares her tutorial for these whimsical pins with us in a tribute to the Great Balloon Race part of the Kentucky Derby festivities.… Read More ...
My little jaunt through Flickr turned up mom themed work from favourite artists and new finds alike. What are you planning on claying for Mother’s Day?
1. Mother Nature Bottle Art Doll, 2. Mum Mouse and Puppy, 3. … Read More ...
Stephanie sent this in as an idea for Earth Day. I totally spaced on that but it IS a good idea if you would like to attract a few feathered friends to watch. By my place, the house finches, … Read More ...