Fimo and clay tips and tutorials
Makin’s Clay has a great tutorial for a Halloween themed necklace. The necklace itself is made up of components which would individually be great little beads or decorations. You could attach the candy corn or pumpkins to post earring findings … Read More ...
Niki Meiners, writing for Polyform (the Sculpey people!), offers us this simple but pretty poinsettia pin. She makes an off white poinsettia but you could do the same design with a red poinsettia by using pomegranate mixed with a … Read More ...
Claire Wallis shows a simple but very effective method of creating a carved, backfilled and highlighted design on a polymer clay item. Step 1, step 2, step 3 and step 4 (above). Claire does hers on a bangle … Read More ...
Michele of Michele’s Woman Cave offers up a tutorial for a simple Halloween decoration: this pumpkin stack. The quantities are proportional – she says one stick of clay which I guess could mean 1 package or 1/4 package or … Read More ...
This great autumn leaf cane, from Angela on PolymerClayCentral.com, is different for every slice you take off of it. Just like the real autumn leaves I’ve spent the last few weeks kicking around my yard.… Read More ...
A great tutorial from last year by a very sweet clayer I met on PCC. You can add great canes like this to larger works or to a cane itself to increase the complexity or detail of it.… Read More ...
This is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada and, as in the US, we traditionally eat turkey. I thought it would be fitting to have the polymer clay version as well so here’s a simple video tutorial to make a great turkey … Read More ...
One of the things I see a lot of lately are polymer clay covered crochet hooks, frequently using a cane decorated veneer layer. These hooks are a little different and a geeky tribute to your favourite bit of fun and … Read More ...
One of the things we’ve always used polymer clay for in my household (apart from beads!) is miniatures as accessories with my daughters toys. Cute doll shoes, furniture and food, lots of food. As she’s gotten a little older she’s … Read More ...
Here’s a cute tutorial for the Halloween season – candy tins! Tuck your treats into the nifty containers. As the tutorial mentions, there’s so many ways to decorate your tins.
I do advise coating your mica powdered tins with … Read More ...
It’s definitely autumn where I am and the colours are starting to match the traditional autumn shades outside. Sculpey has a cute decor project that’s perfect for the season: little faux caramel apples.
You could use these as place … Read More ...
Kelly Donovan offers two video tutorials for how she does mokume gane – it’s always good to see how another artist does this popular technique!… Read More ...
Lynn and Lou sent me a link to one of their projects – a neat bracelet project made with clay beads (she links to the bead making project as well). Making your own beads to coordinate with your own work … Read More ...
Meg sent me a link to her sunflower magnet tutorial. The project is quick and easy and right in season! You could easily use the same techniques to make flowers of your choice (marbled reds and golds, smaller centres … Read More ...
One of the most recent projects on Sculpey.com is this beauty from Cara Jane Hayman. Her own site has great clay everything on it and is definitely worth checking out. Regularly.… Read More ...