The tutorial, from AliceandLoisDIY, uses air dry clay but totally works with oven bake polymer clay as well. This would be adorable for your Easter decor, to hold a few handfuls of candies. If you do them out of … Read More ...
Making Tiny Polymer Clay Pies
As I get into the groove, making little food charms – not quite as small as scale miniatures which is a whole other art form – to add to finished pieces for my show, I’m having a blast. There’s a … Read More ...
Tutorial: Donut Charms from Clay
I have a craft fair coming up. This means I have been busily making things and making things I don’t usually make. Today I made the cutest little macarons but tomorrow is donuts so I went looking for donut charms … Read More ...
Making Ladybug Canes
It must be in the air. I got asked for ladybug canes the other day, twice, and sent the nice askers pieces of cane. It got me looking at who else had made ladybug canes and discussed it online. Turns … Read More ...
Making Gradient Blends in Clay
If you do much claying you may well have tried your hand at Skinner blends. And you may have ended up with the result Carol Simmon mentions on the Skinner side of the diagram above: your blend will have, mostly, … Read More ...
Tutorial: Covering Eggs in Clay
Finding out that you could cover (and bake!) plastic eggs in polymer clay was one of those happy moments. I like decorated eggs but really dislike having to blow and clean regular eggs. Of course, it means I experiment with … Read More ...
Make Magic wands with Polymer Clay
Natalie, from Doodlecraft, had a great idea: make Harry Potter style magic wands with her kids. Her project involved prepping a stack of gathered twigs by stripping loose bark, wiping them down and trimming them into good wand shapes. Her … Read More ...
Recombining Old Clay Pieces
As I’m working on my new stock for 2016 I’m trying to use some of my old canes and, yes, even my scraps. I’ve been busily looking around the internet to see what other people do with old, boring, tired … Read More ...
Tutorial: Steampunk Bracelet
I’ve been a steampunk fan for ages – along with all things sci fi and fantasy – and I’ve been a little bemused by just how popular steampunk became in the polymer clay community. The good thing about the popularity … Read More ...
More Clay Bangle Making
Here’s another approach for a bangle from polymer clay. The instructions – or links to explanations at least – are made by Bridget, the creator, in the comments. The design itself is a combination of old cane pieces recombined into … Read More ...
Tutorial: Polymer Clay Beads with Mylar
I used to be a little skeptical about things when I first got really going with clay. One was about just HOW well clay worked with… everything. I had, by that point, melted and wrecked lots of things as I … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Bangle Bracelets
Years and years ago I used to make bangle bracelets from clay. I cut and shaped aluminum strips into cores and carefully covered. They were a little touchy to do but pretty art jewellery. I’ve been pondering cuffs and bangles … Read More ...
Tutorial: The Valentine’s Day Owl
Valentine’s Day has a special spot in my heart (ha!) because it’s also my birthday. This birthday I didn’t get the chance to clay but if I had I would have been making Katie’s cute owl. I’m posting this … Read More ...
Mixing Polymer Clay and Macramé
If you make jewellery you might have seen a little trend of knotted pieces in the last few years. Micro macramé, with dainty sized cords, great beads and fabulous findings. Leave it to Iris Mishly of PolyPedia Online to figure … Read More ...
Tutorial: Tiny Bowls
Carol Simmons is one of the Queens of Clay. She makes fabulous – reliably fabulous – cane designs with wonderful, vibrant colours. Turns out she makes cute little bowls, too. She posted a walk through of how she made a … Read More ...