I live in Canada and not on either coast. As far as real life polymer clay classes go, this area may as well not exist. So when I heard that Christi Friesen was teaching relatively nearby I jumped at the … Read More ...
A Sculpture Mosaic
Last week I spent five days doing an intensive class with Christi Friesen who’s known for her whimsical sculpture and sculpted art jewellery. I have some pictures and stories to share but we’re starting the week off with non-CF sculpture.… Read More ...
The Clay Blog World
A few of the clay related blog posts I found recently:
- On BoingBoing, there’s a post about how to make geeky-awesome medallions
- Cat of InTheLightoftheMoon has a giveaway post for some of her lovely mixed media (clay with resin
Finding Clay Animals
It’s a little specific but I went hunting sculpted animals that were not too cartoony. I have nothing against cartoon and cute figures but was looking for the more realistic:
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| Kudu Antelope by cyanowl | Chipmunk by trolltracks |
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| Palomino Filly by |
Mosaic: Clay with Faces
One of my favourite clay things is a face – face canes, sculpted faces, molded art doll faces… you name it.
1. Congo Dancer, 2. La Vida Loca Statement Necklace, 3. Sneak Peeks – Coming Soon * Xtra-Large … Read More ...
Out in Clay Land
Even if we’re all cooking in the summer heat people are still doing their clay thing:
- The Art Bead Scene’s monthly challenge and blog hop thing is always a good way to challenge yourself and get a ton of traffic
Polymer Clay Extras
My eye candy finds this week are all about extras to go with your clay:
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| Ultrafine Glitter Kit by ejrbeads | Clay Starter Kit by TheClayShoppe |
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| Celtic Caning Extruder Disk Kit by Anandauk | Cookie Cutter Kit by KitchenCrafts |
Meet the Happy Acorn – Wedding Cake Toppers
The Happy Acorn is actually husband and wife couple Lisa and Steve Nowakowski. They make cute or kawaii style figures and cake toppers from polymer clay and ship from their South Carolina studio.
Photo from The Happy Acorn on Etsy.… Read More ...
A Polymer Clay Wedding… in Miniature
An adorable teapot of mice for a decoration and some of the prettiest wedding cakes out there… at 1/12th scale. The starts of a perfect miniature polymer clay wedding scene.
1. Teapot Mice, 2. Miniature Wedding Replica, 3. … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Wedding Finds
This week, as I window-shopped, I looked at wedding related goodies made with clay. Cake toppers, of course but other awesomeness:
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| Wedding Rabbits by MadreOlly | Boy Girl Brooch by madameRobe |
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| White Rose Earrings by Rozibuz | Little Ring Dish by ThePrettyPear |
Clay Cake Toppers
Here’s a cheeky and cute take on wedding cake topper by Karly West of Bitter Sweetz… Read More ...
Mosaic: The Wedding Season
It’s that time of year – summer weddings, brides in fabulous dresses, lovely flowers… How do you clay it up? Here’s a few goodies:
1. Beautiful Floral Necklace, 2. Polymer Clay on Glass 005, 3. Day of the … Read More ...
Happy Canada Day… in Clay
Carolyn Good of 2GoodClaymates says it just right and in clay no less – Happy Canada Day!
Photo from 2GoodClaymates.blogspot.ca… Read More ...
Polymer Clay Finds for Your Table
Continuing along with the goodies for the house theme, here are a few from Etsy that would be perfect on your table:
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| Splattered Coaster by SmallIdea | Hydrangea Napkin Rings by TheWhimsicalTable |
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| Votive Holders by PeakviewCreations | Salt and Pepper Shappers by |
Meet KeepersoftheWine
After the great kitchen caddy tutorial the other day, I went looking to see what clayers had done for kitchen decor. Kimberly of KeepersoftheWine on Etsy makes great kitchen jars and containers – whimsical and different.
If you have some … Read More ...