Here’s an air dry clay tutorial for a trinket dish. This one has a lovely finish and pretty detailing. As with many of the air dry clay tutorials you could use the same techniques in polymer clay by curing at … Read More ...
Tutorial: Valentine Hearts
Sometimes the simple stuff is the best. Gift tags at Christmas become little hearts in sweet Valentine’s Day colours now. Use this tutorial for some ideas on a quick fun project even the little folk can do. Use a good … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Love Bugs
If you’re looking for a fun and creative Valentine’s Day craft project, this polymer clay love bug tutorial from Craftbits is a great choice.
This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions for making a cute and whimsical love bug using polymer clay. … Read More ...
Meet Marie Davis
What grabbed me was, admittedly the lovely, interesting cane I saw on Pinterest. I was late to the Pinterest bandwagon but browse more often now. Then I clicked and saw not only was it a how-to for a cane but … Read More ...
Tutorial: Mixing New Polymer Clay Canes from Old Ideas
Sometimes, the best new ideas happen when you mix old ideas (and old canes, for extra credit). This project makes intricate-looking spirals by using very simple base clay canes combined over and over again into another simple cane. Little bullseye … Read More ...
Tutorial: Faux Knit Mittens
Alright, it’s not Christmastime anymore but where I live it will be mitten season for at least another two months. So faux knit mitts are perfect. You could swap the mitten idea for a faux knit heart or sweater or … Read More ...
Tutorial: Little Treats for your Sweetheart
Here’s a perfect for Valentine’s Day treat: little jam filled cookies. I bet they would make perfect pendants or magnets to keep up that Valentine’s Day card.
PuddingFishCakes, the video maker, has a ton of good stuff on her … Read More ...
Tutorial: Pretty Pill Boxes
The link previously included here no longer works. We’re scouring the crafty internet for another good tin-covering tutorial.
Here’s another covered box idea – this one with slider tins
– to make small boxes. Store your mints, sewing needles or … Read More ...
Tutorial: Making Fabulous Boxes
Marie Segal, one of the clay queens, has treasure troves of great tutorials on the net. This one is for turning plain cardboard boxes into great decorated works. I think I have some of the same little heart shaped cardboard … Read More ...
Tutorial: Air Dry Roses
These lovely rose pieces are made with air dry Deco Clay. Many of the pieces I’ve seen Deco used for are absolutely fabulous florals. The tutorial for these pieces is in Russian but here is a translated link to browse. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Silver Foil and a Little Magic
First: the effect from ripple blade cuts ALWAYS looks like rick rack to me. Second: one of the great things about polymer clay and jewellery making is the option of making fabulously custom findings and beads or mixed finding beads … Read More ...
Tutorial: Gilded Feathers
This one from Rachel of Lines Across is meant to be a gilded feather ornament but I bet it would make a pretty pendant as well. You can add as much complex detailing to your feather as you’d like. I … Read More ...
Tutorial: Gift Tag Ornaments
Another star tutorial – this time for gift tag ornaments. To get the nice metallic paint colour block you can use craft acrylics as well. The post author is right, as well, with how cute these would look en masse … Read More ...
Tutorial: Christmas Star Cane
Meg Newberg offers up a Christmas star cane up on Katie’s site. The tutorial is a great quilt cane effect and fairly forgiving. Unlike many other geometric quilt canes you don’t need an extruder for this one. A few blocks … Read More ...
Tutorial: DIY Gift for your Tea-aholic Friend
We have a couple of serious tea devotees in this house so this cute little tea bag holder speaks to me. You could obviously whip up any sort of character that works for YOUR tea lover. The important aspect is … Read More ...