Fimo and clay tips and tutorials
Fimo (Staedtler) has some adorable kid projects including this dragon and castle one. The dragons are perfect for school aged kids and you can totally add complexity with spikes, scales or other details. The same with the castle walls and … Read More ...
Tiny waffle cones with tiny, perfect ice cream scoops. Use these charms for toys, jewellery, or embellishments. The tutorial is in Russian but here’s an English translation link. You can use your waffle texture to make tiny waffles, of … Read More ...
Or no calorie version.
ArclyandElo share a few “recipes” in the tutorial to get an adorable miniature cake. Towards the bottom, there’s a few details for trying the lime version of the cake and you get the idea how a … Read More ...
Faux wood is one of those great clay imitators. You can use it to make decorative jewellery pieces, of course, but what I found it best for was dollhouse miniatures and fairy garden pieces. Here’s a tutorial(English translation… Read More ...
Little trinket holders are one of those clay projects you can do with the most basic of clay steps or pull out all the stops on. This one, by Nell of Ryhthms of Play, uses a little simplicity – … Read More ...
The basic recipe for a faux jade / aventurine in polymer clay is translucent clay
mixed with a small amount of green (or several greens). Add a little bit of dried herbs, mica powders, paints, or what not if you … Read More ...
They’re small so they’re extra cute and they’re polymer clay so they’re extra fun. These little cactus decorations, from The Party Parade, tie together the trendy, cute factor of the succulent and cactus thing with the fun of … Read More ...
Agate slices, with the pretty layers of colours and translucence make great jewellery, window ornaments and plain old decor. It’s not surprising there’s a pile of how-to tutorials for making your own faux agate from polymer clay. Here’s an oldie … Read More ...
I’ve used paper clay – the type in this post even, Creative Paper Clay – and appreciate it for a few reasons: it makes a great paint surface, you can use lightweight styrofoam pieces for armatures, and you don’t need … Read More ...
Kevin has an Easter bunny craft that makes a whole crew of adorable little rabbits for your Easter decor. Depending on the clay you use, you should probably bake for longer than what he recommends in the instructions just so … Read More ...
I spend most of my clay life making canes to use. Mostly these turn into beads but you can use canes for a variety of clay projects. My favourite strawberry cane – I posted a basic step through on Instagram … Read More ...
Use polymer clay, tools, and chalks to make a sophisticated brooch with an ocean beach feel to it. This tutorial goes over how to use some pretty common clay tools and materials to make interesting colour washes and texture. The … Read More ...
Sherri Kellberg makes great clay – you can totally get a glimpse of that in her Etsy shop – and her tutorial for rainbow ball beads makes for fun, colourful pieces.… Read More ...
If the teaser picture didn’t make you run away then we can maybe agree that a realistic looking spider would be a good prank. A little white and translucent clay, mixed well and shaped into a splat shape, makes a … Read More ...
Sometimes when we’re going through our clay days we post step outs or progress steps on our various social media. The photos may never turn into a proper tutorial but they’re pretty good clues to the process if you want … Read More ...