This week is the first really spring-like, warm week we’ve had here. The whole of everything is rushing to turn green and bloom. It’s quite lovely. I’ve been distracted by all the suddenly bright and fresh colours out there and … Read More ...
Little Houses in Clay
A popular trend in art and craft (along with all of the owls!) has been little houses – cottages, gnome homes, beach houses, rustic cabins, castles… and, of course, polymer clayers have their spins:
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| Birdhouse Bead by jettabugjewelry | Custom Home |
Inspiration: Textured and Highlighted Brooch
This pretty brooch by Jamie Smedley, writing for FireMountainGems, showcases some of the lovely effects you can get with the range of products at FMG. The cut and stamped designs are highlighted with guilder’s wax. You can see a lot … Read More ...
Spotlight on Jill Palumbo
The last few pieces of Jill Palumbo’s work caught my eye after my peek into fanciful polymer clay pieces last week. She’s done a few recent pieces with fairy themes, shiny surface treatments and delicate sculpting techniques.
You can see … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Variety
I called this a variety but I guess they are all sculpture – still, the diamond is a feat of blends and careful shading for a very neat box, the lion is a mosaic of canes, the cat is a … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Stories
Fairytale finds – always some of my favourite – from clayers on Etsy:
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| Tiny Art Doll by Fairytale Village | The Red Queen by MyWillies |
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| Unicorn Ornament by ClayCreationNatMarie | The Shoe House by UraniaArt |
St. Patrick’s Day and Polymer Clay
I found that a lot of my favourite polymer clay artists had shared their St. Patrick’s Day efforts on Flickr so the mosaic is a tad bigger than the norm. Enjoy the green!
Collecting Clay Dolls
Polymer gets used to create dolls and the worlds for them. The stuff is perfect – details and colours and personality can all be captured in little faces. The artist can choose to make beautiful, realistic babies or fanciful villages … Read More ...
Colour Finds in Clay
This week’s finds, while mostly beads, are actually about the colour. MandarinMoon always has fabulous colours. The silhouette has a great play between the warm and the cool blocks. The faux metals in the tiles beads are so rich and … Read More ...
Small Things Finds
Polymer is a fabulous medium to do small work with – little critter sculpture in this case.
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| Magenta Mushroom by ChristysCornerShop | Turtle Totem by AnitasGatos |
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| Sheep by SweetieDesign | Raccoon Sculpture by SingyStardust |
Polymer Clay and Weddings
A little early for the wedding season but in the jewellery and related industry, folks are putting out their pieces and taking orders. I’m always seeing what folks are making for the wedding season and I’m also happy to see … Read More ...
Showcase: Tea Party Cake
Like the great food minis from yesterday here’s Bethany’s fabulous cake for her daughter. The sweet tablecloth is fondant but the super cute tea party decorations are clay, making for playability for her daughter. What a great idea!
Birthday rush … Read More ...
Tasty Treats in Miniature
Oh some of my favourite treats done up in teeny tiny no-cal versions. The little pears in particular have such a pretty syrup effect. For the clay version, I’d use liquid Kato and alcohol inks making sure to hit it … Read More ...
Polymer Clay A Little Different
Maybe the ongoing, neverending (seemingly) winter is finally getting to me. All of my Etsy clay finds this week appeal to the odd side:
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| Fairy Cat Sculpture by DragonStarArt | Faux Gauge Earrings by SweetlyART |
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| Steampunk Owl Box by WhippetTales | Little |
Polymer Clay Gifts for Your Sweetheart
For the last minute gift givers, here’s some great Valentine’s Day ideas:
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| Necklace and Earrings by PolganiStudio | Potted Succulents Earrings by bytherockandweed |
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| I Love You Decoration by SkyeArt | Cat Lover Cutlery by radaJOYdesign |