Valentine’s Day gifting can feel a bit… awkward. You want it to be thoughtful, but not cheesy. Handmade, but not something that ends up shoved in a drawer out of politeness. And if your boyfriend is anything like most men, … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Tips for Beginners
I’m at the incremental improvement stage of clay – I’m learning little things, in small increments – and that’s great. I remember when each month or week or day’s projects brought huge changes to my work and each new trick … Read More ...
Miniatures Pumpkins from Polymer Clay
Here’s a treat from Stephanie Kilgast – a video for sculpting a pumpkin and jack o’ lantern. There’s also a fun page where she jumps off from this sculpt to making a whole zombie vignette to go with it. Stephanie … Read More ...
Mother’s Day and Clay
I’m always up for handmade clay things for gifts. And, not surprisingly, I make them for Mother’s Day. In my case, I make a lot of jewellery since my mom really enjoys it and I usually have something new in … Read More ...
Using a Ripple Blade with Polymer Clay
I consider various blades to be part of my basic polymer clay set up. I have a flexible and a rigid “tissue blade”, an xacto knife and, usually, a ripple blade. I may not use it much but slicing into … Read More ...
Cabinet Knobs Part Two
Another take on polymer clay cabinet knobs are these ones by Amy Crawley. You can cover all sorts of pre-made knobs to use in your own home decor projects. Use polymer clay to make them into focal points or help … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Cabinet Knobs
Carol of The Polka Dot Closet made great custom knobs for her cabinet doors. With a little white Sculpey and a dainty rose she added the perfect cottage chic to her furniture piece. Particularly clever is sinking the nuts … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Daisy Pendant
Add a few more summer days with this daisy pendant from Maive Ferrando on YouTube. If you really want that end of summer touch, make the petals out of yellow and the center with browns for a great sunflower style … Read More ...
More Clay Bangle Making
Here’s another approach for a bangle from polymer clay. The instructions – or links to explanations at least – are made by Bridget, the creator, in the comments. The design itself is a combination of old cane pieces recombined into … Read More ...
Mixing Polymer Clay Colours
One of the first serious “lab” projects I did with clay – what I call the educational, learn my medium tasks – was make colour chips from the brands I was using. At the time, that was Fimo Classic and … Read More ...
Summery Polymer Clay
Find some of the great summertime clay on Etsy:
 Sea Turtle Necklace by Polyclaydesign |
 Rainbow Ice Cream Earrings by InspirationsByNell |
 Sunflower Brooch Pin by JolieBlonBounce |
 Summer Fox Sculpture by AceofClay |
Tiny Garden Art In Clay
My interest in miniatures and fairy garden themed items met up with Etsy. The talented clayers there have some fabulous pieces to offer:
| Tiny Morel Mushrooms by TypicalKat image above
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 Fairy Dinette Set by MiscAwesomeness |
 Fairy Door by ClayByKim |
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Inspiration: Textured and Highlighted Brooch
This pretty brooch by Jamie Smedley, writing for FireMountainGems, showcases some of the lovely effects you can get with the range of products at FMG. The cut and stamped designs are highlighted with guilder’s wax. You can see a lot … Read More ...
Tiny Clay Treats
I’m not sure what my fascination is with mini foods but they’re tiny and adorable. The little noodles are even translucent!
1. Miniature Vietnamese noodle, 2. A Slice of Lemon Cake, 3. eggs and spoon polymer clay food … Read More ...
Why Do You Clay?
I got into clay to make beads for my jewellery making hobby. And I made a ton of beads. Zedster66 tried out clay then moved onto felting… until she had a need for fabulous buttons.
One of the qualities … Read More ...