Ginger of BlueBottleTree has a ton of good stuff on her blog. A recent post is her list of tips for newbies to polymer clay. I knew these – I prefer to use Vaseline to take clay off my hands … Read More ...
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 ...
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 … 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 ...
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: 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 ...
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 ...
Tutorial: Cross Stitch Clay Pins
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.
Tutorial: Hot Air Balloon Pins
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.
Tutorial: A Bird Feeder
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, sparrows … Read More ...
Tutorial: Hidden Flower Pendant
Sculpey (thanks to contributor Wilda Kemp) has a great pendant project – the hidden flower pendant. It covers how to create a domed pendant with a recessed flower in it which is a neat look. I think this would … Read More ...
Tutorial: Designer Ring… from Clay
Like some of the designer rings but can’t float the price? Tamara from Etcetorize made her fancy find from clay and shared how in this tutorial.
If you have the extra tools you could extrude a snake of half … Read More ...
Tutorial: Fingerprint Necklace
Fingerprint jewellery has been popular for a while and here’s a clay version that would be perfect as a Mother’s Day gift. I’d use ink or pigments of some sort to highlight the impression.
She talks about using the softer … Read More ...
Tutorial: Easter Bunny
A super sweet tutorial video for a little Easter bunny and his eggs in case you need a few last minute pieces to add to your decor!
Photo by Ewa
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