I live in Canada and not on either coast. As far as real life polymer clay classes go, this area may as well not exist. So when I heard that Christi Friesen was teaching relatively nearby I jumped at the … Read More ...
A Sculpture Mosaic
Last week I spent five days doing an intensive class with Christi Friesen who’s known for her whimsical sculpture and sculpted art jewellery. I have some pictures and stories to share but we’re starting the week off with non-CF sculpture.… Read More ...
Finding Clay Animals
It’s a little specific but I went hunting sculpted animals that were not too cartoony. I have nothing against cartoon and cute figures but was looking for the more realistic:
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| Kudu Antelope by cyanowl | Chipmunk by trolltracks |
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Make a Hand
In this tutorial Dawn Schiller – fabulous sculptor of Oddfae and Autumn Things – lends a hand on how to sculpt a hand.… Read More ...
Sculpting a Simple Face
The link includes a video about how to sculpt a face from air dry clay – the same technique works great for regular oven bake polymer clay. In this video, Christina Albuquerque of Brazil shows us how to model a … Read More ...
Mosaic: Clay with Faces
One of my favourite clay things is a face – face canes, sculpted faces, molded art doll faces… you name it.
1. Congo Dancer, 2. La Vida Loca Statement Necklace, 3. Sneak Peeks – Coming Soon * Xtra-Large … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Orchids
This tutorial hits two spots – I was looking around Christi Friesen’s site in advance of my class with her next week and surfing for tutorials that would work for wedding related items – and you could easily make this … Read More ...
Tutorial: Simple Pendants or Tags from Clay
A photo tute for what could be a perfect pendant, tag, magnet and so on. Check out the larger format on Galka_Vasina’s page for it. Her whole photostream has adorable pieces, lots of clay and certainly deserves a boo or … Read More ...
Kitchen Addition in Polymer Clay
Give your kitchen counter a bit of a face lift with Tamara’s clever re-do of her utensil caddy.
Now I’m curious what else people have done with their clay and their kitchens… hmm. I know in my kitchen the clay … Read More ...
Mosaic: Hot Polymer Clay
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!
photo from PaperCutsnBandaids… Read More ...
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 ...