Fimo and clay tips and tutorials
Syndee Holt, working with Polyform, covers a variety of tips and hints on how to construct your clay pieces, how to make them your own, how to finish them, and even how to create your findings. Take a peek!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZGYal57WBg… Read More ...
I’m a caner, I admit it. And there’s a lot of us in the polymer clay world. Some people do more pattern and geometric ones than I ever will have a good grip on and this mod square inspired one… Read More ...
I’m a caner so I’m always interested in canes or cane components and how they can be used to build clay projects. This cane(English translation) from Czech blog Davona, makes a sort of ruffled design that looks … Read More ...
Polymer clay is pretty cool stuff. My niche is canes and things using canes, mostly beads. There are people who do insanely great surface decor. People who do fabulous minis. And at least one artist who makes robots. She has … Read More ...
Christina, of Intimate Weddings, clayed up great tags to use as wedding favors. This sort of favor is infinitely flexible. You can use a meaningful image for your favor, names and dates, the wedding colours… pretty much whatever you … Read More ...
Emily, of Merry Pad, decided she would make little succulent favours for her wedding. She used white Sculpey for the pots, faceting each one. She then added tiny succulent plants . I think the idea is adorable particularly if you … Read More ...
Cari, from Well-Made Heart, is welcoming spring by sprucing up some of her plain planters with polymer clay and paint. I particularly dig the cactus planter. In her tutorial she uses hot glue or crazy glue but I’d probably drill… Read More ...
If you’ve had the chance to find a few opals in real life you know they’re a little bit magical with the layers of different shine, flash and colour. Faux opals are one of those polymer clay projects that’s such … Read More ...
One of the fabulous, fabulous things in the clay world is how many clayers spend a lot of their time and resources making clay pieces for charitable efforts. One of those is Ron Lehocky who has made many thousands of … Read More ...
This is an oldie but goodie – making micro mosaics with polymer clay “tiles”. Kael Mijoy builds her mosaic based on a simple sketch. She uses a handful of bright colours from her scrap box. Using plastic canvas she press … Read More ...
In the years since I started working with polymer clay I have bought a lot of tools. When I started doing clay I was pretty poor and buying tools for crafting was a mater of serious budgeting. Luckily polymer clay … Read More ...
Claire of Adorablest has a really great tutorial on how she made a faux terrazzo with polymer clay. As she mentions in the tutorial, use the colours you want – for the colour chips and the background colours. I would … Read More ...
Sculpey and Swirly Designs have another tutorial up – a bunny treat box. This one uses Sculpey’s Model Air clay which is fun stuff. Model Air is a lightweight, air dry clay with a nice soft finish to it. … Read More ...
Use air dry clay
(or oven bake!), rolled out into thin snakes to mimic a coiled rope basket look. After your basket is dry or cured, use acrylic paint to add details.
You can use the widest circle setting … Read More ...
From La Perle Rouge’s blog I found a cute little Easter project – a place card holder (or note / card) for your Easter decor. The little chicks are super cute and using cutters like she does in her tutorial, … Read More ...