I think this is an adorable example of using clay to make useful things. Nette shapes the owl free hand but you could use a few layers of cookie cutter cut outs with the top couple having a circle … Read More ...
Tutorial: Polymer Clay Fish
Meg Newberg share’s another great project – fun fish sculptures – that would make great decorations anywhere. If you used foil in the body to reduce the weight, you could make a handful of these for a mobile which is … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Valentine’s Goodies
Check out some of the Valentine’s sweetness on Etsy by talented polymer clayers:
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| Red Rose Jewellery Set by polymerFlowers |
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| Cake Miniatures by SweetPetitez |
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| PB & Jelly Keychains by ScrumptiousDoodle |
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| Chocolate Chip Heart Magnet by ClayConfectionary |
Mixing Polymer Clay Colours
One of the first serious “lab” projects I did with clay – what I call the educational, learn my medium tasks – was make colour chips from the brands I was using. At the time, that was Fimo Classic and … Read More ...
Faux Knit Polymer Clay
Right now, it is cold where I live. Not as cold as it gets sometimes but, hey, January on the Canadian prairies is best enjoyed with knits. Real knits if you have ’em but let’s go with the clay ones … Read More ...
A Bit About Polymer Clay Buttons
Because I don’t sew or knit – or do much in the way of any fibre art – I tend to not use buttons much. Which means when I get asked to make them I’m always a little mystified. I’ve … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Incense Holders
Sometimes clay is particularly awesome because it lets you rapidly prototype clever ideas – in this case, perfectly good simple incense holders, from Molly of Almost Makes Perfect. Add a little creative paint for visual flair and voila! I’ve … Read More ...
The 2016 Polymer Clay Challenge
Katie of KatersAcres is running her Polymer Clay Challenge again! I participated last year and made it about 1/2 way through fairly conscientiously. I didn’t stop claying but I did stop blogging it rigorously. I’ll try and be a little … Read More ...
Storing Your Clay
I use a lot of polymer clay so this system doesn’t work for me but back when polymer clay hadn’t swallowed my whole crafting world… I did something similar. I used 1 and 3 cup food storage containers to hold … Read More ...
Making Dragons
One of my favourite projects this year was making little dragon ornaments – like these – but it took me a while to settle on a way to figure out how I would do the heads. Kate Bloomfield has a … Read More ...
Little Clay Jewels
These are simple twist and fold beads in good colours, strung up for a cute gift idea. Maya of Little Treasures uses Fimo or air drying clays, a little paint and a clear nail polish (I’d use a clay compatible … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Poinsettias
Jessa of Sparkle Living has a pretty good reason to deck her hall in polymer clay poinsettias rather than the real deal: she has a dog who eats things. Since poinsettias are not so good for your pet she decided … Read More ...
Tutorial: Faux Sea Glass
For the most part, Fimo polymer clay is pretty interchangeable. You can do a lot of things with all the clays. Of course, some are better than others. For example, while I’ve caned with Sculpey 3
… it’s soft enough … Read More ...
Personalized Clay Ornaments
Amy of Then She Made shares a simple ornament project using stamps and clay. With a little care the ornament can be personalized and turned into a great keepsake for future years. My box of ornaments has lots of variations … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Peppermints
Rachel from Lines Across whipped up a great peppermint cane to turn into peppermint slices. The slices are then strung on twine for a fun seasonal garland. They’d make adorable seasonal earrings or magnets, as well.
The fun part about … Read More ...