I’m currently building up inventory for fall shows which means, at least somewhat, I’m using glues here and there. And glue and polymer clay is a pain. Some glues just don’t work. For example, I’ve had embarrassing failures with hot … Read More ...
Making Faux Gemstone Crystals with Polymer Clay
Here’s an excellent faux gemstone tutorial from polymer clay 
artist Stephanie Kilgast. It makes a great stand of faceted gemstone points with vibrant colour and lots of visual interest. Stephanie has a channel full of good stuff to look at.… Read More ...
Tiny Teddy Bears in Polymer Clay
Making great minis is definitely one of the areas polymer clay is perfect for. Still, there is a difference between decent miniatures and really great ones like this bear tutorial (English translation) by Svetlana Pavlova. I love the … Read More ...
Hibiscus Flower Modeling
As with a lot of really great modeling instructions… this one isn’t, specifically, for clay. It’s for gum paste or sugar craft. And like a lot of other instructions, they work just as well for clay. Dusky Rose, a UK … Read More ...
Air Dry Clay and Napkin Pendants
Transferring or incorporating other media images into your polymer clay isn’t that unusual but I admit I haven’t done it with air dry clay. This Greek artist uses the often cute motifs from paper napkins to do it with air … Read More ...
A Starry Night… with Polymer Clay
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 ...
Miniature Succulents in Smiling Planters
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 ...
Polymer Clay Faux Cork Desk Organizer
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 ...
Father’s Day Card with Clay Embellishments
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 ...
Durable Faux Wax Seals From Polymer Clay
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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 ...
Sand Clay Keepsakes
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 ...
Polymer Clay Soccer Balls
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 ...
Mokume Gane Jewellery
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 ...
Making Clay Ideas Your Own
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!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZGYal57WBg… Read More ...
Ruffled Cane for Jewelry Components
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 ...