If you’re having a “Manic Monday,” but can still manage to carve out about a half hour of creative time, why not try making these small scrap dragons brought to you by Polymer Clay Express? The … Read More ...
Pictures from the ClayPen
On Thursday mornings (ET in the U.S.,) Jackie Sieben hosts a polymer clay chat, “Discussions from the ClayPen” over at the Polymer Clay Central forums.
It’s a great chance to chat with fellow polymer clay artists, and ask … Read More ...
More Packaging Inspiration
Last week, I posted Cindy Lietz’s thoughts on packaging. When I saw this unique packaging idea from Heather Powers of Humblebeads, I knew I had to share it. She’s offering a beach-inspired grab bag on etsy … Read More ...
No Background Cane Reduction!
Idit Zoota has come up with a simple and easy way to reduce canes with no background. Naama Zamir has translated the tutorial into english on her blog. Click here to get the scoop!
[tags]Naama … Read More ...
And the winner is…
This is what was up for grabs! The June 2009 issue of Polymer Cafe!
So I printed out all the comments and the commenter’s name, cut them into separate pieces, and put them all in a hat. Well, to tell … Read More ...
Good Advice for Beginners!
International Love your Pasta Machine Day!
It’s December 30, and you know what that means?
It means it’s International Love Your Pasta Machine Day!
Okay, so there isn’t really an International Love Your Pasta Machine Day, but if you work with polymer … Read More ...
Pasta machine reviews
Hello world! I want to take about pasta machines today!
If your just starting out working with polymer clay, you might be better off with one of the cheaper ones like the Amaco brands. You never now if you’ll like … 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 ...
Website Review – Poly Clay Play
… Read More ...I was cruising around some old haunts on the web, and one of them was the Poly Clay Play website. When I found this gem of a site I was first beginning to explore
Sanding polymer clay… oh joy…. Not!
I finished up my mokume gane pendants a couple nights ago by hand sanding and buffing them. I hate to hand sand my work. It causes my hands and wrists to cramp, my neck to spasm from the tension in … 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 ...
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 ...
Low-Tech Tools
One of the things I love about polymer clay is that there is no fancy equipment needed to create beautiful work. Aside from a pasta machine, tissue blade and toaster oven here are some low-tech tools I can’t live without.… Read More ...
Anatomy of a Bead
I read somewhere that no matter how big you make your cane, it’s never big enough!
I designed this cane inspired by a William Morris textile last year and finally had to create another one. I took some photos and … Read More ...