I have a talented friend who uses pop can
(and all sorts of can) pull tabs in her art. She crochets these into purses, sculpture and clothing. Sometimes we craft together and I poke at the bucket of tabs and … Read More ...
Tutorial: Flower Art Beads
The beads in the tutorial are made from ceramic but as she mentions right there in the instructions… they’d work just as well in polymer clay. I love the effect of ceramic glazes and you can do a pretty good … Read More ...
Tutorial: Stencils with Polymer Clay
Here’s a clever tutorial to make a sheet decorated with layers of designs stenciled on with alcohol inks. The result is a fabulous mix of pattern and colour the artist uses to cut shapes from to create modern jewelry from.… Read More ...
Props for your Snowglobes
I used to love using old jam jars for snowglobes as a little kid. Invariably mine opened, broke or otherwise made giant messes… but I loved them anyways. I usually tucked glitter and little plastic dollar store toys in mine … Read More ...
Tutorial: Faux Turquoise Variant
I tend to use a lot of “faux” turquoise in the form of magnesite, a common rock that is dyed to mimic other opaque, veined stones. I actually like the pattern in magnesite because it is very clean compared to … Read More ...
Sanding Your Clay
Way back when I started really claying and began to worry about how to finish my work I sanded by hand and hated it. Since I was making small beads, mostly, this was time consuming and painful. Eventually I settled … Read More ...
Tutorial: Easter Chick Figures
Just in time for Easter there’s this cute chick. Using the tools and the artists hands as a scale, the chick is pretty small and would make a great charm if you added a jump ring into the top … Read More ...
Tutorial: A Faux Sea Sponge Effect
Here’s a nifty one – a sea sponge effect, used on a pendant in this example, with a low relief texture. If you’ve got a simple ball stylus and a bit of patience you can make a convincing looking sponge.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Polymer Clay Bunny Earrings
Perfect, adorable little bunny earrings for your Easter weekend. Make a pair for a friend. The tutorial is in Russian but there’s a translation. In the translation the material says “floss” but I am betting they mean the toothpick. … Read More ...
Another Take on Faux Agate
Here’s another version of a polymer clay faux agate. This one uses translucent clays and clearer layers to form traditional agate “slices”. The result is much more what one thinks of for agate jewellery. Most agate stones aren’t slices but … Read More ...
Tutorial: Faux Agate Necklace
Polymer clay is particularly awesome for making faux or imitation things and agate is no exception. This is a fairly simple agate example but the idea is clear and by using clay you can coordinate perfectly with your accessory beads … Read More ...
Polymer Clay for St. Patrick’s Day
Okay. The tutorial is for fondant but since it works just about identically in clay – except you bake it at the end! – I think it makes an ADORABLE polymer clay cupcake topper and general St. Patrick’s Day decoration. … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Easter Goodies
The creative clayers of Etsy make Easter fun!
 Cream Egg Earrings by SweetsOfMyOwn |
 Dollhouse Scale Easter Baking by Realistic Miniature |
 Rainbow Filigree Easter Egg by StarlessClay |
 Easter Chicks Figures by HelensClayArt |
Make Spring Chickens
Ignore the groaner. These are literally spring chickens or tiny bobbleheads. The instructions are pretty brief so if you do this with the kiddos try it on your own first but it’s straightforward: coil a piece of wire around a … Read More ...
Tutorial: Faux Chocolate Bunny Baskets
Paul and Lianne of Swirly Designs have another Easter tutorial on the Sculpey site. I really enjoyed their last one for egg cup bunnies even if mine turned out nowhere near as adorable and this one is just as perfect.… Read More ...