I’ve been lurking, ur uh, I mean looking around our Flickr site for some inspiration today. My muse seems to have left me recently. I sure wish she wouldn’t do that! I NEED her. I know that there are some … Read More ...
Gossip on Flickr …….
…….. oops, that should be CraftGossip on Flickr, a new Flickr group just for your art and craft photos. Upload your pictures to the group for a possible blog feature in your respective category here on CraftGossip. It doesn’t … Read More ...
Stacker bead tutorial
Amy of Ovenfried Beads has made a tutorial for her famous Stacker Beads. And it’s free! How’s that for generous? Here are her exact words –
” Hey folks…….
Ok I just can’t keep it to myself any longer. In … Read More ...
Ponsawan and Ada are coming home
Ponsawan, of Silastones, is finally able to bring her daughter home from the hospitals and rehabs. If you haven’t been following Ada’s progress, she was in a terrible wreck and nearly lost her life when a drunk driver … Read More ...
Is polymer clay flexible?
This question is asked by most newbies to polymer clay. The answer isn’t as simple as it seems. It depends on many factors, from the brand of clay to the temperature and time it was cured at.
One factor of … Read More ...
PCAGOE August Challenge is live
The August challenge is now live at our website: Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy . Challenge voting is open from the 1st of the month until the 3rd of the month at midnight. The theme this month is “It’s … Read More ...
CHA Summer show and Bottles of Hope
A couple weeks a ago I attended the CHA ( Craft and Hobby Association ) summer show in Illinois. I volunteered to go with Ilysa of Polymer Clay Productions to help her out with some filming she had planned to … Read More ...
Hello from the new editor
Hi! It’s nice to meet you and it’s great to be here.
My name is Wendy, and I will be your new editor for the PolymerClay@CraftGossip blog. I am so happy to be able to bring all of the info … Read More ...
New Editor
Are you interested in writing for Craftgossip.com ?
We are looking for an enthusiastic person to devote enough time to write 5 posts a week all about polymer clay. Your posts should be about , projects, trends, products and all … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Newsletter
Did you know Craft Gossip sends out a weekly newsletter from your favorite blogs here on the network? Why not take a moment and subscribe to the Polymer Clay newsletter so you don’t miss a bit of the fun!
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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 ...
A little bird told me – crafty links
This week’s little birds come from JooJoo’s etsy shop. I love her simple and delightfully whimsical style. And what great photography, I could see these as note cards!
And now some links from the craftiest bloggers around:
Magazine Sale at Polka Dot Creations
Lisa is having a huge magazine sale at Polka Dot Creations and boy does she ever have the selection. There is a wide range of bead, clay, doll and craft magazines all at a deep discount. Stock up on some … Read More ...
Digital Collage Meets Polymer Clay
I’ve been admiring the work of multi-media artist, Katherine DuBose on etsy for a few months now. Her digital collage pendants are just little works of art! The surreal color palette and mix of old imagery with the hand tinted … 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 ...