Fimo and clay tips and tutorials
Craftberrybush has a tutorial for a lovely Mexican type faux turquoise. Pair it with silver jewellery blanks and a little sanding and polish for a great faux turquoise presentation. Mix up the inclusions or colour blends in your own faux … Read More ...
Agate slices, with the pretty layers of colours and translucence make great jewellery, window ornaments and plain old decor. It’s not surprising there’s a pile of how-to tutorials for making your own faux agate from polymer clay. Here’s an oldie … Read More ...
Thanks to Sculpey, we have some adorable daisies. The tutorial mentions gluing these to the shoelace brads on a pair of runners but you could put them on hair clip findings, little adjustable ring findings or magnets. The daisies could … Read More ...
If you need a simple Easter craft or a cute seasonal decoration this marbled egg tutorial is just the thing. Made as small as these, they’d be adorable in little nut shells, sea shells or mini nests.
I find marbling … Read More ...
In my slightly technical interests, I like building little moving toys and models. Wind up toys are a special favourite but any whimsical little toys and models are right up there. Extra delightful if you can use clay in the … Read More ...
Here’s an adorable cake decorating tutorial(English translation) with a super cute bunny sculpt that would totally work for polymer clay. Use similar coloured and shaped pieces of clay to make your bunny and then bake as normal. … Read More ...
This week I was showing my school age students how to use basic proportion rules in drawing and sculpting people figures. It was a quick and dirty version of how to sculpt a human and what you could do to … Read More ...
Meridian Handicraft has a pretty take on a faux opal like effect using mokume gane. The mix of colours and paints makes for a nice variety of effects and, as with all translucent clay, sanding and polishing really takes the … Read More ...
If you have access to a pasta machine you can make a whole pile of pretty awesome simple canes. Bonus points if you have a clay extruder around.
If you want precise, nicely lined up canes use the square edged … Read More ...
When I cane picture canes I tend to doodle them out first. The benefit is you see where all the lines go. If your doodles are similar in size to the face of the cane you’ll make, they’re even good … Read More ...
In the last few months I have done an awful lot of polymer clay classes for the small folk and when I explain canes I make spiral or jellryoll canes. They’re normally delighted and I have a box full of … Read More ...
In my miniature world coffee is still necessary. Luckily, cihutka123 has the solution with this tutorial. Find more of their work on their deviantart page.… Read More ...
I like making fun minis with my clay so the ongoing popularity of fairy gardens is great for me: I like plants, clay and minis. This tutorial is for super simple toadstools that you could do in coloured clays instead … Read More ...
You can make an awful lot of “faux” with polymer clay and it turns out rug hooking is another one. Christi Friesen has a cute, miniature version of it in this hooked heart project pdf. Obviously you could make any … Read More ...
While I work almost exclusively with oven bake polymer clay the air dry stuff can be easier for the kiddos – and cheaper on the grownup wallet. Crayola Magic is a widely available children’s modeling material that is dead simple … Read More ...