Victoria has a great tutorial for making buttons with a lovely lacy texture. She uses acrylic paint to highlight the texture of the buttons. When I make similar pieces, I add a little Varathane to the paint to help fix … Read More ...
Tutorial: Red Velvet Cake
My daughter and I were looking for little food minis to make together. It’s reading week and I was bound and determined to get my teenager claying with me. I told her to find a cake tutorial and she did … Read More ...
Tutorial: Faux Tube Rivet Earrings
I love Genevieve Williamson’s style and she’s got a new how-to on her blog. AND she’s giving away earrings as well as posting the tutorial!… Read More ...
Tutorial: Owl Bathroom Hook
Adrianne from Happy Hour Projects has another great project to share with us – embellished bathroom hooks. She’s added a little owl to her daughters hook but you could add details to match your decor just as easily.
Don’t … Read More ...
Tutorial: A Trade Bead with Heart
Marie Segal’s tutorial for a trade bead offers a non-traditional heart for us just in time for Valentine’s Day!
And, if you haven’t been reading along with Cynthia over at PolymerClayDaily this week, check out her feature on Ron Lehocky… Read More ...
Tutorial: Chalkboard Napkin Rings
Mel’s napkin rings are a bit of mixed-media art – paint and wood and clay. The tutorial hits all the good points.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Somebunny Loves You Pin
Here’s a sweet pin tutorial for Valentine’s Day – you could use it for Easter, as well – from C-is-for-Craft. The bunny is adorable!… Read More ...
Tutorial: Make a Heart Magnet
Here’s one of my own tutorials, a little heart magnet – just in time for Valentine’s Day! This would be perfect to stick some little notes to your sweethearts on the fridge.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Pinwheel Ring
Maria sent me a link to a lovely, looking forward to spring ring tutorial. The cute pinwheel has a sweet pearl to accent the pearly clay. The only suggestion I would make is to use regular compatible clay finishes … Read More ...
Tutorial: Posy Pendant
The fussy mussy – I’d heard those words used before, by my Grandmother – necklace is sweet. The tutorial is perfect, lots of photos and details. Have a peek!
Photo by Rebecca Lowrey Boyd… Read More ...
Tutorial: Handmade Hearts
The sweet sentiment behind the making of these hearts is perfect for Valentine’s Day! And this is one of those tutorials that goes to show you can get a lovely visual result with simple techniques and careful choices of colours … Read More ...
Tutorial: Faux Embroidery
Jennifer Bezingue, on behalf of Sculpey.com, presents us with a faux embroidery or filigree pendant. If you haven’t used your extruder to give this type of technique a try, I definitely recommend it!… Read More ...
Tutorial: Everything Chevron
To go with the everything chevron and everything ombre trends Heather, of DragonflyDesigns, offers us the tutorial for these cute earrings. She has a matching necklace tutorial as well.… Read More ...
Polymer Clay Tutorial: Conversation Heart Gift Tags
Adrianne of HappyHourProjects shares her conversation heart project with us. The tweak for these hearts is she’s using them as gift tags. They’d also make great tie on charms for just about anything for your sweetie this Valentines.The tip about … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Boxes in Clay
Meg Newberg has a great tutorial on her blog – make some sweet little boxes for Valentine’s Day. The technique lends itself well to making the little swirly lollies she has in the picture as well and it’s one of … Read More ...