Rose and Cora of Paper & Landscapes have a great tutorial for tiny clay houses. The houses are whimsical little miniatures that would be perfect tucked in as a decoration in your flower pot or lined up on a … Read More ...
Modern Trinket Dish from Clay
I liked how clean and neat this trinket dish looked with the extra little touch to the shaping. Jaymee Srp mentions she uses a shot glass to give the dish the actual dish shape in her tutorial. She also … Read More ...
Coffee Cups and Polymer Clay
Did you know October 1st is International Coffee Day? Here’s a coffee cup (and coffee!) tutorial from Cihutka123 on DeviantArt.
These sort of charms make fabulous earrings for your coffee loving buds. Little coffee beans are pretty easy coffee lover … Read More ...
Glow In The Dark Polymer Clay is Fun
The hands down favourite polymer clay colour in my shop, in the under 12 group, is glow in the dark(GID) clay. The kids will happily make glow in the dark everything. This Halloween project, from Sculpey, has all of … Read More ...
Making Leaf Bowls
These leaf bowls are great crafts – from earth clay fired in a kiln to oven bake to air dry
– for kids and, really, anyone who thinks leaf motifs are pretty awesome. A fired ceramic piece or a well … Read More ...
Marbled Clay Coasters
Michael’s has a great last summer hurrah type project with these brightly coloured marbled coasters. They use Fimo Sculpey 3 in the tutorial but I’d highly recommend something a little sturdier since these will actually be handled. Premo! or … Read More ...
Combed Veneers in Polymer Clay
Unruly Housewife shares a tutorial for a combed pattern veneer in her video. Veneers are great for creating pendants, tiles, pens and anything you can cover with a flat sheet. Little magnets made with simple cutters, a veneer sheet and … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Leaf Incense Holders
Where I live, fall is on it’s way. There are leaves falling everywhere. This leaf shaped incense holder, from Marwa of Enthralling Gumption, is a salute to the theme. Make it with white air dry clay, like Marwa, or … Read More ...
Jack O Lantern Canes
If you’re looking for Halloween themed clay designs start with Monica’s Jack O Lantern cane or check out her channel for other projects. You can use the cane to make slice beads for earrings or to cover small pieces. Make … Read More ...
Mokume Gane from Scraps
Sometimes, some of the oldest tutorials are the best ones. Elizabeth Campbell (aka the Poly Parrot) made a mudpile mokume gane tutorial around when I started claying on the internet. It was good because it told me I could make … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Cabinet Knobs
Carol of The Polka Dot Closet made great custom knobs for her cabinet doors. With a little white Sculpey and a dainty rose she added the perfect cottage chic to her furniture piece. Particularly clever is sinking the nuts … Read More ...
Turtle Pool Party Pendant
Facet Jewelry has a cute Christi Friesen tutorial. It uses clay and resin as well as some of Christi’s frequent flyers: powders and dyes. The little turtle sits in a pendant tray and clear resin is used to make … Read More ...
Sculpt a Polymer Clay Witch
It’s a little early for a good Halloween project, maybe but why not? Here’s a fairly fabulous witch sculpt from Diav Draconia. I love the face on this witch. You could make it creepier or sweeter just by tweaking … Read More ...
Using Hinges with Polymer Clay
Sometimes clayers are pretty clever with solutions to design issues. Domestic Diva – aka the very talented Gloria Guy – has one such idea. Adding little miniature hinges – for miniatures, mixed media work, scrapbooking – to your polymer … Read More ...
Earth Toned Clay Mosaics
The tutorial is in Russian(English translation) but is a pretty good way of making a mosaic cane in nicely shaded earth tones. You can apply the resulting cane to all sorts of things but beads are certainly a … Read More ...