Mica powders are basically strongly pigmented, very fine, mineral powders. A little goes a very long way and if you use them more than very occasionally, do it somewhere with good ventilation (not a draft mind you) or with a … Read More ...
Polymer Clay, Mica Powders and Makeup
I’ve never had much in the way of makeup hanging around so it never occurred to me to use it on my clay until friends started discussing it in the polymer clay forums. Turns out cheap, sparkly eye makeup is … Read More ...
More Crackling for Your Clay
This pretty pendant tutorial from Jeanette Kandray and Sculpey.com is a good example of a well done crackle effect on polymer clay. Using acrylic paint and Kroma crackle for the medium, she layers attractive colours and creates a nicely done … Read More ...
Make Polymer Clay Crackles
Crackling paint or foils on polymer clay is a great surface technique. Depending on the method and substrates – paints, foils, inks, powders – you can get all sorts of effects to use. Once you have a great decorated sheet … Read More ...
Mokume Gane Hint
Violet Laporte has a good tip for how to get those perfect, thin slices you want from your mokume gane stacks. Instead of curving your blade (which I have done and broken, oops), trying curving your stack by placing it … Read More ...
More Mokume Gane
Another simple tutorial, with a video by Sculpey, goes through how to make a simple mokume gane stack and use the results to make a great pair of earrings. Obviously, use the colours you like best. This flexible technique … Read More ...
Tutorial: Mokume Gane Faux Stone Patterns
Polymer clay is a great material for making imitative pieces – replica foods and faux stones some of my favourites. Mokume Gane, a flexible polymer clay technique, is great for making beautiful abstract designs. Turns out, with careful picking and … Read More ...
Tutorial: Making Tiny Mushrooms from Clay
Stephanie or Petit Plat is a talented miniature maker, working primarily with polymer clay. On top of having lovely work for sale on Etsy she has a busy YouTube channel with all sorts of great videos including this fun one … Read More ...
Silkscreens and Polymer Clay
In my high school and early college years, I worked with printing companies as a part time job. Most of the imprints we did used screens in some forms and it was always neat to see the process of getting … Read More ...
Tutorial: Cheerful Crackle Beads
This pretty necklace tutorial from Andrijana Katavic of Studio Artesania uses a variety of Fimo clays and tools. You can use the clays, tools and glazes you have on hand to achieve a similar effect. String the resulting beads with … Read More ...
Make Boho Beads with Polymer Clay
Polymer clay and beads, some of my favourite things in the whole world. Mihaela of MichelleMaya shares a detailed tutorial to make colourful Boho inspired polymer clay beads. She uses powders, textures and microbeads to create her intricate beads.
Looking … Read More ...
Two Part Molds with Polymer Clay
Polymer clay itself makes a great molding agent. Here’s a quick tutorial for making a basic 2 part mold (front and back) with polymer clay. Barbara, the tutorial creator, uses baby powder as a release agent but I prefer corn … Read More ...
Creating Molds for Polymer Clay
Like making canes, I notice everyone has their own approach to making molds. Lynn Lunger, Una Odd, shares hers in this step by step tutorial. Like Lynn, I’m a fan of Amazing Mold Putty even if mine tends to … Read More ...
Making Hollow Beads by Using a Core
One way of making hollow objects is to use a core for the first stage. Pinatas, for example, can be built with a balloon core. The core is taken out later, leaving you with a hollow form.
There area huge … Read More ...
Tutorial: Make a Tie Dye Clay Pot
Here’s a jump right in and make a substantial piece sort of tutorial. The author, Brittany, marbles 4 blocks of brightly coloured Sculpey 3 to get a tie dye effect and then molds it around an existing ceramic pot. … Read More ...