Inspired by science fiction writers of a bygone era such as Jules Verne, you can find many definitions and descriptions for the artistic and literary style known as “Steampunk” on the internet. The Brass Goggles website, “a blog … Read More ...
Put a Little Love in your Heart!
Doesn’t this bowl of heart and flower beads by Elaine Robitaille of Too Aquarius look luscious?
She has a great tutorial for making a simple heart cane here.
You have a month to create some great projects … Read More ...
Gift Jar Tutorials
This Angel gift jar is a great idea for homemade Christmas sweets and candy.
You can get the full tutorial here.… Read More ...
Image transfer method hunt and I’m not sure who’s gonna win!
I managed to save enough money for a new all in one printer…. YAY! So, I’ve been looking for a good transfer method for polymer clay to do transfers to clay. So here’s a bunch of links you can help … Read More ...
REVIEW – PolymerCafe December
We will be giving away the December issue of PolymerCafe magazine
, and each issue thereafter. I received the December issue yesterday and will be reviewing it (today) before I put up for grabs Friday and from what I’ve seen, … Read More ...
Mokume gane pendants
Okay, so I had a little camera trouble, yesterday. The batteries were dead, so of course I had to charge them. Well, better late than never!
These are the pedants I made using the mokume gane technique I talked about … Read More ...
Mokume gane – tutorials, plus a show and tell
Mokume gane is a technique of layering thin sheets of contrasting clay into a stack, then distorting the stack and shaving off the resulting patterned clay with a tissue blade. There are many, many variations on this technique. Some use … Read More ...
Handmade Texture Tools
I want these “cool” tools. They’re even better than the ones that can be bought! Original, very unique, and just all around awesome. They were made using this tutorial. Go ahead, take … Read More ...
Stacker bead tutorial
Amy of Ovenfried Beads has made a tutorial for her famous Stacker Beads. And it’s free! How’s that for generous? Here are her exact words –
” Hey folks…….
Ok I just can’t keep it to myself any longer. In … Read More ...
Bangles, Cuffs & Dangles
The bigger the bracelet the better this season. With polymer clay you can add volume without weight. Here is a collection of some bracelets from flickr to get your creative gears turning.
Polymer clay can stand on it’s own as … Read More ...
Painted Clay Tile
Oh, another reason to try Piñata inks! This mouth-watering project is from the Sydnee Holt. You could use this project for scrapbooking, cardmaking, pendants, magnets, the list goes on! Click here for the directions for these painted clay tiles and … Read More ...
Clay Extruder Video
That clever Crafty Goat has put together an informative video on how to use a clay extruder. Along with a fun bead project she covers basics of using the extruder and cleaning it. Definitely worth watching!… Read More ...
Carved Beads
Carved Bead project by Dona Kato, this is another example of using linoleum cutters with polymer.
[tags]polymer clay, beads, carving, dona kato[/tags]… Read More ...
Polymer Clay Pirate Coins
Next on my to-do list is experimenting with my linoleum cutters and polymer clay. In my other life I’m a printmaker, so the ideas are bursting forth!
This fun pirate coin project was recently dug up on my explorations of … Read More ...
Hearts Galore
Since Bead Star’s competition has the special theme of hearts to support the American Heart Association, I thought I’d share a few tutorials this week to get you thinking in that direction.Â
To start off the week, here is a … Read More ...