Since summer is making an appearance here, the keyword has been HOT. My Monday mosaic was inspired by it – hot dogs, hot pink, hot peppers… hot hot hot.
1. hot_stuff001, 2. Small steam punk hot air balloon, … Read More ...
Techniques: Faux Turquoise and Bead Making
As it says in the title the tutorial is a good faux turquoise and bead making and finishing tutorial. Haley of the Zen of Making snapped good pics and wrote all the details.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Panda on a Stick
Janna of PaperCutsnBandaids wrote to tell me about this super cute project she has a tutorial for on her blog. What a perfect way of customizing something!
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Technique: Making Simple Critters
If you scroll down this page a little, you find the simple instructions for making a cute, sleepy kitten. This page has several others to try. Depending on the age and tools you could use the same techniques to create … Read More ...
Tutorial: For Super Dads Everywhere
Meilril has a great video tutorial for a Father’s Day project for your very own Super Dad. … Read More ...
Technique: Making Lemons
Miniature polymer clay lemons that is. The Mini Food Blog shares a post by Stephanie Kilgast – the very talented PetitPlat on Etsy – on a technique she uses to make lemons and lemon canes.… Read More ...
A Miniature Breakfast
All the steps to make a charming, miniature, English Breakfast from polymer clay. The blog has many other tutorials related to miniatures so have a peek.
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Polymer Clay Miniature Food Tips
Continuing along with my week (well, probably two) of miniatures related posts I’ll send you over to one by TheMouseMarket who makes absolutely lovely minis. Her post talks about how to achieve the most realistic effects in your mini foods… Read More ...
Tutorial: Miniature Baskets
Todd’s Toys has a little treasure trove of tutorials for minis on this page including the one for the basket pictured above. Check them out!
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Techniques for Making Charms
A fun part of having been watching polymer clay on the internet for around ten years now has been finding the little pockets of awesome resources here and there. PolymerClayWeb has been around for a while but it seems there … Read More ...
Making a Kiwi Cane
Here’s a simple, casual video for making a kiwi fruit cane. The results are perfect for use with miniatures. I’m such a stickler I’d probably do this with a ruler rather than free hand.… Read More ...
Shopping on Artfire
This week I’m window shopping on ArtFire, looking at some of the polymer clay pretties:
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| Flower Cab by PurpleBirdie | Panda Earrings by PixieHearts |
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| Bead Necklace by ValeriesStuff | Clay Bracelet by KimberlySmithDesigns |
Tutorial: Another Pin
After finding the shawl pin tutorial the other day I noticed this one for a Mocking Jay themed one – perfect for all the Hunger Game fans near you. My kiddo is a super fan of sorts so I’m seeing … Read More ...
A Shawl Pin Tutorial
Another tutorial from Eskimimi, a great one on how to make a scarf pin.… Read More ...
Chevron Patterns and Fish
I tend to spend a lot of time looking at clay stuff online. Flickr is a favourite spot. The latest trip lead me on this loop – first I spotted this cute fish by Ines. I found out that she’d … Read More ...