Fimo and clay tips and tutorials
Here’s a fun exercise – make a polymer clay take of a piece of classic art. In this case, Jessica of JS Threads chose A Starry Night which is definitely one of my favourites. She uses polymer clay to capture … Read More ... “A Starry Night… with Polymer Clay”
I’ve always admired Stephanie Kilgast’s work with her miniature foods so I keep an eye out for other work she does. Here’s a video for tiny polymer clay succulents along with tips on how to add painted details (the smiling … Read More ... “Miniature Succulents in Smiling Planters”
This faux cork desk organizer might be a good, useful Father’s Day gift idea. It uses a little texture and paint in addition to good ol’ Premo. Cover a few cans (or jars) in faux cork to make a useful … Read More ... “Polymer Clay Faux Cork Desk Organizer”
Makin’s Clay is a fun air drying clay that comes in a variety of colours. Makin’s also has quite the line of clay tools and accessories to try out. This clay project by Steph Ackerman makes embellishments out of the … Read More ... “Father’s Day Card with Clay Embellishments”
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Nikki of Tikido enjoys her stationary and really likes the effect of wax stamps. Polymer clay gave her a solution for the brittleness of wax seals. In her tutorial, she makes durable faux wax seals for your envelopes and … Read More ... “Durable Faux Wax Seals From Polymer Clay”
This is a homemade clay project from Anna of The Imagination Tree. You can absolutely do the same thing with regular oven bake or air dry clays from the craft store. The sand texture of this appealed though and the … Read More ... “Sand Clay Keepsakes”
One of the ways you can tell spring has sprung here – in my studio here – is that there are suddenly requests for sports clay things. In that spirit, here’s a video tutorial for soccer ball beads or charms. … Read More ... “Polymer Clay Soccer Balls”
The longer I do polymer clay, the more I realize there are just a lot of ways to do things. This approach by a Russian artist on LiveJournal – SandyCheek – makes the mokume gane stack into a cane to … Read More ... “Mokume Gane Jewellery”
Syndee Holt, working with Polyform, covers a variety of tips and hints on how to construct your clay pieces, how to make them your own, how to finish them, and even how to create your findings. Take a peek!
I’m a caner so I’m always interested in canes or cane components and how they can be used to build clay projects. This cane(English translation) from Czech blog Davona, makes a sort of ruffled design that looks … Read More ... “Ruffled Cane for Jewelry Components”
If you’ve had the chance to find a few opals in real life you know they’re a little bit magical with the layers of different shine, flash and colour. Faux opals are one of those polymer clay projects that’s such … Read More ... “Polymer Clay Opals with Mokume Gane”
One of the fabulous, fabulous things in the clay world is how many clayers spend a lot of their time and resources making clay pieces for charitable efforts. One of those is Ron Lehocky who has made many thousands of … Read More ... “The Heart Guy”
Claire of Adorablest has a really great tutorial on how she made a faux terrazzo with polymer clay. As she mentions in the tutorial, use the colours you want – for the colour chips and the background colours. I would … Read More ... “Faux Terrazzo with Polymer Clay”
Make a whimsical bracelet full of fruit charms with some basic sculpting and jewellery making techniques. A contributor on Livemaster (a Russian craft site) shares the tutorial with us. I’m including this link for an English translation but the pictures … Read More ... “Polymer Clay Fruit for Your Wrist”
These marbled Easter eggs from Ice Pandora make cute little bowl fillers. Add a handful to a decorative dish or vase or spring flower pot to decorate for Easter. Hole them and string on twine for little garlands.
Use leftover … Read More ... “Marbled Clay Eggs”