If you’re planning on making your Valentine a heart for the day… why not try a steampunk styled one? This tutorial from aliceazzo of DeviantArt is a simple approach and encourages you to mix it up however you’d like. Even … Read More ...
Valentine Clay Kitties
Although these adorable Valentine kitties were posted by Crumb Avenue as sugar paste creatures… polymer clay works pretty much the same. The tools are certainly the same. I use fondant tools half the time I work with clay. Use either … Read More ...
Clay Heart Garlands
These sweet clay heart garlands and decorations would be perfect for Valentine’s Day or DIY wedding decor pieces. Linda, of Burlap & Blue, wrote the tutorial for Violet Hills Weddings. She uses Crayola Model Magic which is an air drying … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Valentines
Natasha of The Artisan Life has a tutorial for little gilded Valentines to give away. Use whatever textures and surface coatings you have for your own pieces. Rub n’ Buff is great stuff for metallic finishes.… Read More ...
Polymer Clay Clock Idea
Continuing along with the idea of organizing your clay and using your clay to organize you is this tutorial for a desk clock from Teri of The Lovely Drawer. Teri uses two colours of air dry clay to create a … Read More ...
Mini Mountain Photo Holders
Teri of Sugar and Cloth has a simple and cute tutorial for photo or card holders in her tutorial. It’s a great project for little place card holders but it would also be a helpful piece for your office … Read More ...
Using Clay to Organize
Of course, clay can help you organize, too. I’m talking about using it to make attractive holders for what needs organizing. Gabrielle of Design Mom does that in this tutorial for a set of vanity containers. I’d probably go with … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Phone Stand
I’m a big fan of making useful clay things and this phone stand is right up that alley. Floraphine uses air dry clay in the tutorial but oven bake polymer clay would work equally well. Pop the whole works in … Read More ...
Air Dry Clay Incense Holder
A cute, modern incense holder made from air dry clay in this tutorial by Steph of Curbly. A little paint splatter and a good clear coat add a bit of a finishing touch but you could decorate it how you … Read More ...
Garden and Pot Charms
It’s a little early to be planning garden decorations here. We’re just coming out of a truly cold spell so I’m going to indulge myself a little by looking at spring projects like these garden charms from Patti of Hearth … Read More ...
Making Polymer Clay Bears
I figured out one polymer clay goal a few years ago: polymer clay dragon ornaments. Another one on my list – which many artists have no issues with but continues to elude me – is little bear figures. Good, … Read More ...
Clay Rose Bud Earrings
I make a similar version of these for shows and they are a perennial favourite. You can update for each season’s colours and I have had my share of brides pick them for flower girl earrings. Whitney of Elm Street … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Maneki Neko for the New Year
Everyone needs a little good luck for the New Year and a traditional token of it is the Japanese maneki neko figure, a cat with a paw raised. There are all sorts of traits you can add for your cat … Read More ...
Air Dry Clay Ornaments
Emma, from Gathering Beauty, used thickly rolled air dry clay to make these ornaments. She left them white and simple and added bakers twine to hang them with. I like the plain whiteness with cute messages and they would … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Mandalas
aleidoscopes and mandalas are some of the really neat pieces you can make from component canes – usually blend bullseyes or plugs or solid colour geometrics – and Yonat Dascalu is a fabulous caner. Her channel is full of other … Read More ...