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 ...
Looking Forward to a Clayful Christmas
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 ...
Polymer Clay Pumpkins
I searched for pumpkins to see what folks were doing with the theme this autumn. Polymer clay is such a flexible medium you can interpret a theme an awful lot of ways…
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| Pumpkin Decor by HelensClayArt | Pumpkin Pie Earrings by |
A Little Halloween Cheer
Some more fun and cheery Halloween clay:
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| Halloween Creatures by Erinle |
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| Witch’s Hat by RedCreekDesignCo |
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| Halloween Cake Magnet by ClayConfectionary |
The Clay Cactus
JooJoo on Etsy is a talented jewellery and print artist. She’s also a talented clayer, as you can see from the adorable little cactus on her site. I found the cactus as I was looking for inspiration – yes, I … Read More ...
Experimenting with Clay
I’m always happy to find crafters who, experienced in other mediums, are having a blast trying out polymer clay. Ellie Foster at Feltabulous is my latest find and you can see not only is she having a blast but she’s … Read More ...
A Sunday Round Up
A little about what the polymer clay world is up to:
- Have you heart about EuroSynergy? It run April 30 thru May 3 2014 in Malta. There are pre-conference workshops. It sounds awesome!
- Of course there’s PCC’s Monthly challenge
Fantasy in Polymer Clay
When you search polymer clay on Etsy it makes suggestions including “fantasy”. This time, I caved and searched fantasy. Happy I did! People are so talented!
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| Shoemaker’s Elves by TheWindowOfTheSoul | Dragon Necklace by ClayByKim |
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| Posable Hippogryph Doll by Sphenodontia | Gothic |
Polymer Clay Sweets on Etsy
Some of the teeny, tiny polymer clay sweet treats on Etsy:
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| Pink Pastry Acorn by ParisMiniatures | Ice Cream Cake by Asakomini |
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| Watermelons by hungarianminiatures | Raspberry Vanilla Charlotte Cake by WithLoveFromMonique |
Polymer Clay Round Ups
Check out what’s going on around the polymer clay blogosphere:
- There’s a giveaway for a beginner’s e-book at feltingandfiber. Check it out!
- Help PCC out and vote in the July challenge
- Considering entering your piece in the Art Bead
Looking Forward to School
The school supplies were out at the department store last week. I figured I’d take a peek and see what the talented clayers were making for the back-to-school folks!
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| Locker Magnet by sarahbellumshop | Business Card Holder by craftsbymorgan |
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| Polymer Clay |
Window Shopping on Etsy
This would be my window shopping on Etsy – quirky creatures, an octopus, a fancy bangle and a neato mixed media tile bead.
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| Pendant Tile by ChickieGirlCreations | Bangle Bracelet by XOCC |
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| Little Lazy by LittleLazies | Octopus Necklace by Noadi |
A Peek at Polymer Clay – Gallery Style
Layl McDill wrote in to tell me about a recently finished, unique exhibition that ran from May 29 through June 15 called Polymer Clay – Gallery Style. The show ran in the Flow Art Space in St. Paul, MN … Read More ...
Christmas… in July?!
One of those retail peculiarities are all of the Christmas in July sales. In my part of the world, July is the hottest month of the year so it can be a little jarring to think of cold weather holidays … Read More ...
Quirky Clay Finds
Maybe the heat is melting my brain a little but there are the neatest quirkiest clay things out there:
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| Cake Topper Turtles by TheAirCastle | Tentacle Earrings by NerdyLittleSecrets |
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| Tiny Toadstools by TheLittleHedgerow | OOAK art doll by dinkydarlings |