I’m not sure about the dads in your world but I smiled a little when I imagined what would be stuck into clay for the “dad” in my house – my partner – and thinking he’d be concerned if I … Read More ...
Money Clips and Polymer Clay
I noticed this one because it has Matt’s great canework on it but then I saw that it was also a money clip which is a decent dad’s day project as well. The black and white suits my happy monochromatic … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Emojis
I’m watching more YouTube videos lately due to work related projects and that means way more clay videos than I usually stumble across. Like everyone else (or, at least everyone with teenagers?) I’ve gotten introduced to the emoji-as-language culture the … Read More ...
Wind Chimes from Air Dry Clay
There’s something magical about the gentle tinkling of wind chimes on a breezy day. For me, it always brings back memories of summer evenings in the backyard, a cup of tea in hand, while listening to that soft, calming music … Read More ...
Make DIY Clay Whistles
I was looking for a project I had seen years ago – in a book, it turns out – about how to make a whistle from polymer clay
. The search turned up some tutorials for how to do this … Read More ...
Mokume Gane with Paints and Leaf
Sometimes even the basic techniques look great with good material and colour choices and good workmanship. This mokume gane tutorial (English translation) is an excellent of that approach.
One mg hint: in the stack, if you want the … Read More ...
A Stack of Clay Bead Techniques
This page on KalinkaPolinka – or the English translation – has a stack of picture tutorials on canes and beads. I went looking, specifically, for the nice step by step pictures of the Natasha style beads. They’re one of my … Read More ...
Tweaking Your Jellyroll Cane
Chifonie shared this neat tutorial (in English translation) over at Parôle de Paté, which is a fantastic French polymer clay community site. Like so many clever ideas in the clay world, this one came about by happy accident. The … Read More ...
Make a Garden Marker from Polymer Clay
Katie from KatersAcres shares a project she published as part of her Lisa Pavelka series of projects. It makes an embellished plaque that you can add a stick to for an herb or garden marker. Polymer clay makes great decorative … Read More ...
DIY Make Your Own Footprint Bowls
My daughter is a little old for this craft and I wish some well meaning person had used her baby feet to make one for me 18 years ago. Louise from Messy Little Monster has the details for a heart … Read More ...
Pastel and Texture on Polymer Clay
Pastels are super popular in the clay world the last few years for all sorts of surface effects. Page McNall has a quick picture tutorial of how to use pastels, texture and scrap clay to make interesting sheets of … Read More ...
Using Slumping Molds with Clays
This is one of those air dry clay tutorials that works just great with polymer clay
, as well. Simple use coloured clay and bake instead of allowing to air dry. You could even bake it right in the muffin … Read More ...
Switchplates and Faux Finishes
Switchplates are one of those plain house decor items. Turns out clay covered ones are easy to do and let you add some decorative touches to your space in a fairly unusual spot. This tutorial, from Sculpey.com, covers a … Read More ...
Little Bowls for Mother’s Day
This is a Mother’s Day project for the younger set – little ring dishes embellished to look like flowers or starry skies. These are made from Model Magic
, a really great air dry material from Crayola. It’s fun, easy … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Dragons for Kids
Fimo (Staedtler) has some adorable kid projects including this dragon and castle one. The dragons are perfect for school aged kids and you can totally add complexity with spikes, scales or other details. The same with the castle walls and … Read More ...