Fimo and clay tips and tutorials
This time of year there are pumpkin decorations everywhere. Thanksgiving, harvest and Halloween themes all need their pumpkins and polymer clay can be used to make some pretty great faux ones. Here’s a video tutorial for miniature realistic ones from … Read More ...
This Charming Stuff‘s mushrooms look pretty realistic and would, with the addition of a pin in the bottom or a loop in the top make great planter decorations or hanging charms. You could tuck a few of these into … Read More ...
I’m pretty sure these would be perfect Halloween decorations. You could add tentacles to your potted plants (or teeny ones here and there in them at least). The tutorial, from Freaky Cute Kreations, builds a structure up from a … Read More ...
It’s Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. Like the US, one of the traditional desserts is pumpkin pie. I’m not a big fan of the real deal but the polymer clay miniature version is pretty adorable. ThreeMoonBabies has a quick and easy … Read More ...
Most of the canes I make are straightforward pictures of real world objects. I make a lot of flowers, for example, and quite a few birds, leaves and butterflies. I don’t do a lot of complex but pattern based canes. … Read More ...
One of the requests I had this summer was for little fish beads. I made a small fish cane quickly, turned it into beads and gave those to the customer. Then cursed myself for not photographing the silly thing. It … Read More ...
This scrap clay cane by the super talented Ronit Golan uses scrap bits like cane slices, blends, good mixes and the crumbs you get as you go along. Combined with a bit of background colour to tie it together, you … Read More ...
The tutorial appears in Russian but the pictures are pretty explanatory (English translation here anyways). You can chop and toss the scrap crumbs without a food processor or use a manual chopper. The tutorial adds glitter from a nail supply … Read More ...
This tutorial is great because it helps you use scrap clay attractively and is a great, simple instruction for a feather cane. Feather canes make great slicing canes for beads, detailed, built up work or as components in larger, more … Read More ...
Today I hosted a kid’s birthday party in my studio – this is a regular thing – and, for the most part, we played with my scraps. My “good” scraps are the stuff that haven’t been mixed into shades of … Read More ...
In polymer clay clay, mixing colours can be a bit of an art. The manufacturers offer their picks which change on a fairly random basis. Artists get to mix and mix again to meet whatever needs they have. Need a … Read More ...
Colour-wise, I like autumn best: the earthy colours, slightly toned down from summer brights. In polymer clay these are often the metallics or the base colours toned with the metallics. These Etsy finds are filled with autumnal colours:
 Autumn Necklace |
Ginger Allman, of the Blue Bottle Tree, has a great how-to about how to use silicone molds with your polymer clay. The process is a tutorial for new clayers and mold users and helpful tips for folks who’ve done … Read More ...
Here’s a great miniature Halloween Jack O’ Lantern tutorial by Jeff Stahl. He’s used it as the nicely creepy centre in a Hallowween themed diorama. Because the pumpkin is painted, you could use bolder, less antiqued colours to make a … Read More ...
Whether it’s Halloween or a good cosplay event, a little bit of costume can be fun. Tiny decorative horns are an easy accessory to do – you could make animal ears or antennae just as simply and this tutorial covers … Read More ...