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The sheer variety of colours is one of the best features of polymer clay. Each of these necklaces would brighten anyone’s day.
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| Faux Lava & Brights Necklace by PenelopeStern | Provance Necklace by Caffeinegirl1 |
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| Polymer Clay Necklace by Lelandjewelry | Double Strand |
Every week when I do a search for polymer clay on Flickr there is new and amazing work. Clayers are such a creative bunch and the variety is always fabulous.
1. MothersWings, 2. E12-67, 3. Birthday Fox and … Read More ...
Thanksgiving is on it’s way and there are some silly and sweet takes out in the clay world:
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| Turkey Pin by Freeheart1 | Tiny Pilgrims by MyWillies |
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| Pumpkin Earrings by SuePsales | Pilgrim Sculptures by indigotwinholiday |
I’m not sure what my fascination is with mini foods but they’re tiny and adorable. The little noodles are even translucent!
1. Miniature Vietnamese noodle, 2. A Slice of Lemon Cake, 3. eggs and spoon polymer clay food … Read More ...
As fall moves into winter (here at least!) and November really gets going, people are still claying merrily along:
A big plus for polymer clay ornaments is how easily you can personalize them. Some great Etsy examples:
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| Bear and Station Wagon Ornament by PersonalizedOrnament | Christmas Tree by dewsdreams |
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| Baby’s 1st Ornament by ClayArtbyDaresa | Snowman Ornament by MistysClayCuties |
Okay, I admit it. I love browsing new clay stuff. I tell myself not to look too much because it can kind of suck you in and you can find elements of other’s designs creeping into your own.Sometimes, though, there … Read More ...
Okay so these Etsy finds are more of the fun spooky than spooky spooky but clayers are talented folks and Halloween is certainly an entertaining theme:
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| Bat Boy by APieceOfLisa | Frankenpod Squid by Noadi |
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| Tombstone Earrings by PixieHearts | Zombie Pet |
Fan picks, bright colours, great textures and interesting images. Basically, polymer clay peeps are super creative.
1. Homura-chan, 2. Bones, 3. Curs Fabi inspiració marina, 4. Skull Pod necklace – Reya… Read More ...
When I am trying to think of themes to use for my Etsy related posts, I’ll occasionally ask my daughter for inspiration. As she was thinking about it our old man cat gingerly jumped up on the sofa between us … Read More ...
I realize it’s barely the end of Thanksgiving (where I am!) but I’ve been making Christmas items pretty solidly since summer and as a result I’ve been seeing all the OTHER Christmas work the talented clayers out on the internet … Read More ...
People keep doing amazing polymer clay work! The shiny faux glass caught my eye first and then it was a whole long list of neat pieces.
1. Faux Czech Glass Beads, 2. Gildenstrangperlen, 3. A snail that loves … Read More ...
Isabel Drinkwalter of Lady L Designs wrote in with a blog post about how she approaches custom orders. She’s a talented clayer and jewellery designer and is (comparatively) local.
I’m always interested to see how other people handle their businesses … Read More ...
I realize the official first day was 2 weeks ago or so but the first big show of my fall season was this weekend and the mornings were particularly chilly – almost frosty! The rest of the polymer clay world … Read More ...
I sell my work on and offline. Because of this, I started making Christmas decorations shortly after Christmas last year. At least, I tell myself it’s because of the retail calendar and not because I couldn’t finish my to-do list … Read More ...