from Thai Flower Art
The sun is shining, and only small patches of snow remain, but we don’t have blooms of color quite yet. There is lots of inspiration at the site Thai Flower Art. Made with air-dry clay, there … Read More ...
Lovely Flowers!
Christi Friesen online class begins tomorrow!
by Christi Friesen
Isn’t this little guy a cutie? Christie Friesen is offering an online class to create your very own “FuzzBun” starting tomorrow! Click on through for details here. If you haven’t yet tried an online class – this … Read More ...
Dinosaurs!
by KaptinScarlet
I’ve always been a big fan of fossils, and I definitely want to give making one of thes fossilized dinosaur eggs a try! The tutorial, by Instructables user Kaptin Scarlet can be found here.
[tags]fossilized dragon egg, polymer … Read More ...
Polymer Clay – Ruffle Bead Tutorial
Karooart has a tutorial for the lovely “Ruffle Bead” up in her etsy shop. This is an intriguing, light looking bead shape, so if you’d like to find out the secrets behind creating it, check it out!
[tags]karooart, ruffle bead, … Read More ...
Cupcakes from the Confessions of a Chronic Crafter!
I’ll admit it. I adore alliteration. But I also think these cute little polymer clay cupcakes up at the Confessions of a Chronic Crafter blog are quite adorable! There’s a tutorial up, so you can follow … Read More ...
Another cool use for the ubiquitous Altoid Tin!
While looking through the Instructables Website, I found this cool pocket-sized watercolor paint box by contributor JP Martineau. He used polymer clay in a utilitarian manner, instead of decorative, to create the compartments used to hold … Read More ...
Steamwhat?! Steampunk!
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 ...