Fimo and clay tips and tutorials
Laura Kelly and Sculpey.com joined forces and made this cute tutorial. Little Valentine’s Day frogs became the perfect inspiration for my kids craft class this afternoon after we worked on our big project. We tweaked the frogs a little … Read More ...
I like making fun minis with my clay so the ongoing popularity of fairy gardens is great for me: I like plants, clay and minis. This tutorial is for super simple toadstools that you could do in coloured clays instead … Read More ...
If you’re looking for a fun heart cane to try for your Valentine’s Day projects here’s one from archidee on YouTube. She demonstrates the cane and then a simple project that uses it in the video. her channel has a … Read More ...
You can make an awful lot of “faux” with polymer clay and it turns out rug hooking is another one. Christi Friesen has a cute, miniature version of it in this hooked heart project pdf. Obviously you could make any … Read More ...
While I work almost exclusively with oven bake polymer clay the air dry stuff can be easier for the kiddos – and cheaper on the grownup wallet. Crayola Magic is a widely available children’s modeling material that is dead simple … Read More ...
Clayers are so clever! I’m always looking for ways to make cute but useful things out of clay and here’s a neat spin on the trinket bowl that would make it useful to catch your sewing pins in the sewing … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day is coming up. Maybe you’re thinking about making something sweet? Or something charming? This jam filled cookie charm fills the bill. Sort of. In a completely faux sort of way. It’s adorable and low cal. PuddingFishCakes – love … Read More ...
This made me smile – a faceted, rock like photo holder to your sweetheart they’re a gem. The tutorial uses solid clay for the base which I’d swap for covering a rock or ball bearing with a good layer of … Read More ...
Back when I had the chance to do a class with Christi Friesen, we made little koi ponds with resin for the water. It was a great project… and I haven’t used resin with clay since. Resin Clay
Here’s another … Read More ...
This is a great example of kaleidoscope caning without complex shading. If you just want to try one out, I’d recommend something along this line.
The original tutorial is in Russian. Here’s a link to an English translation. KalinkaPolinka’s … Read More ...
Make someone a sweet Valentine’s Day gift by covering a pen. Creative in Chicago makes a simple marble pattern by twisting and marbling traditional Valentine’s Day colours and slicing the results like a cane. This makes a confetti pattern … Read More ...
I haven’t tried making window clings with liquid clay yet – it’s been on the to-do list for a while – but this cute affirmation style mirror cling would be one way to go. Add it to my vanity mirror … Read More ...
I was thinking earlier that I should really get back to writing tutorials and tips on my personal blog to thank folks for all the awesome stuff I’ve learned and seen over the years in the online polymer clay world. … Read More ...
A few years ago Wendy Jorre de St Jorre completed an ambitious goal: she made and posted a different tree cane each week for a year. They were all great. She shared the steps for how to make many of … Read More ...
I occasionally give a shout out to clayers on Etsy. I’ve used Etsy (and other platforms) for a while and a lot of clayers use it themselves so it’s a fabulous place to see what the polymer clay world is … Read More ...