Fimo and clay tips and tutorials
These are adorable and the perfect start to great personalized gifts. The tutorial uses air drying clay but the process would be similar for polymer clay. I like the simple, plain colours but you could, obviously, go crazy with ornamentation … Read More ...
This technique, from Make It With Me, makes small cupped flowers in groups, like little bouquets of tulips. With a slightly different edge and colour on the flowers you could make other cluster flowers such as hydrangea or lilac. … Read More ...
I think this is an adorable example of using clay to make useful things. Nette shapes the owl free hand but you could use a few layers of cookie cutter cut outs with the top couple having a circle … Read More ...
Meg Newberg share’s another great project – fun fish sculptures – that would make great decorations anywhere. If you used foil in the body to reduce the weight, you could make a handful of these for a mobile which is … Read More ...
Right now, it is cold where I live. Not as cold as it gets sometimes but, hey, January on the Canadian prairies is best enjoyed with knits. Real knits if you have ’em but let’s go with the clay ones … Read More ...
Because I don’t sew or knit – or do much in the way of any fibre art – I tend to not use buttons much. Which means when I get asked to make them I’m always a little mystified. I’ve … Read More ...
Sometimes clay is particularly awesome because it lets you rapidly prototype clever ideas – in this case, perfectly good simple incense holders, from Molly of Almost Makes Perfect. Add a little creative paint for visual flair and voila! I’ve … Read More ...
One of my favourite projects this year was making little dragon ornaments – like these – but it took me a while to settle on a way to figure out how I would do the heads. Kate Bloomfield has a … Read More ...
These are simple twist and fold beads in good colours, strung up for a cute gift idea. Maya of Little Treasures uses Fimo or air drying clays, a little paint and a clear nail polish (I’d use a clay compatible … Read More ...
Jessa of Sparkle Living has a pretty good reason to deck her hall in polymer clay poinsettias rather than the real deal: she has a dog who eats things. Since poinsettias are not so good for your pet she decided … Read More ...
Amy of Then She Made shares a simple ornament project using stamps and clay. With a little care the ornament can be personalized and turned into a great keepsake for future years. My box of ornaments has lots of variations … Read More ...
Rachel from Lines Across whipped up a great peppermint cane to turn into peppermint slices. The slices are then strung on twine for a fun seasonal garland. They’d make adorable seasonal earrings or magnets, as well.
The fun part about … Read More ...
A little before I found clay online – and watched my skills really improve when I was able to see what others were doing – a very talented artist named Mike Buesseler released videos about metallic effects and mica clays … Read More ...
Use little scraps of lace or other strongly texture material to impress your clay and then your favourite seasonal cutters to cut out a shape. Pierce with a straw to make a hanging hole and let dry. This project from … Read More ...
I’ve long been a fan of Heather Powers – she was the editor for this blog a while back – because she makes great beads from clay and has a pretty steady and darn good online presence. She’s also released … Read More ...