I try to browse Flickr (and elsewhere! everywhere, it seems, sometimes) every week to see what polymer clayers are up to and posting. This week there was super stuff around –
Clay In Depth
Vickie Turner has some excellent in-depth info and step by step discussion of polymer clay. A recent post series starts with her explaining how clay works and comparing it to wax and earth clay. Have a browse, pick up some … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Comfort Food
Where I live, spring hasn’t really shown up and the weather is atrocious. Which leads to a lot of comfort food being made and eaten. Here’s the miniature, polymer clay version!
1. Miniature Bread Board, 2. 1/3-1/4 scale veggie … Read More ...
Mother’s Day is Coming
One of the best things about crafting has always been the chance to make gifts for people. Or buy handmade gifts if you’re running a little short on time. Here’s some great Mother’s Day items:
 |  |
| Candle Holder by Kissinglass | Necklace |
Gone to the Birds
I was joking that my spring was gone to the birds (not shaping up to be very springy and awesome). But I love birds and like an crafty ADD person that got me thinking of birds and clay away went … Read More ...
Canes of a Different Sort
Continuing along with the canes… here’s a good selection of current cane work from Flickr:
1. BJ’s Cobblestone Canes, 2. Polymer clay flowers cane – Midnight Flame, 3. Squirrel, 4. rose kaleidoscope… Read More ...
Ode to Aquariums
Today I got lucky and went to the Vancouver Aquarium – there are fish and sharks and sea turtles and otters and frogs… pretty much everything aquatic and awesome. It made picking this Monday’s Mosaic very simple:
What’s Up With The Clay World?
A little of what is going on in the clay world:
- The ArtBeadScene’s monthly challenge closes soon – it’s a great opportunity to show of your clay skills if you’re a clayer who makes beads and jewellery pieces
- The voting
Terrariums and Clay
Terrariums are wonderful miniature worlds and since polymer clay is such a fabulous medium for making minis… here’s a selection of terrarium minis by clayers to enjoy:
 |  |
| Mini Fairy Village by FizzyClaret | Toadstool Trio by PumpkinTreeLane |
 |  |
| Clay Fox Sculpture by |
The Friesen Project
I’m a little late writing about this because Katie has been knee deep in the Friesen Project for ages now but late to the party or not, here’s the deets:
… Read More ...In a nutshell it’s 52 weeks spent devouring Christi Friesen’s
Polymer Clay Finds
Part of the online clay community is seeing what folks are up to. One of my favourite ways is hitting Flickr, typing ‘polymer clay’ in the search bar and seeing what comes up in the recent list. Pinterest is another … Read More ...
St. Patrick’s Mosaic
Spring Into Clay
Spring, in theory, is just around the corner. You wouldn’t know it from the weather here but the clayers on Etsy have fabulous pieces ready to go:
 |  |
| Daffodil Cat Necklace by MelodyODesigns | Flowering Mandela Cane by ClaybyKerm |
 |  |
| Miniature Kaleidoscope by |
Tutorial: For Pi Day
Today, being March 14, is Pi Day – you know, the constant value that multiplied by the diameter of a circle equals it’s circumference? And yes, I am a big enough geek that this amuses me every year. Just wait … Read More ...
Scrap Clay Mosaic
What do you do when this stuff piles up? This is part of the stack from my desk. I went and made a bunch of fun stuff. Other clayers seem to make great pieces from their scraps, too.
1. Polymer … Read More ...