Here’s a big project – an Easter Egg box with springy scene on it. The video tutorial is pretty good and the final project is great looking. Obviously the same technique could be used to make any “egg boxes”. The … Read More ...
DIY Faux Agate Coasters
This tutorial is for a faux agate slice to be used as a coaster. Obviously you could use the same idea for pendant slices or other decor items. Match your agate slices to your home colour scheme for coordinating decor. … Read More ...
DIY Petite Easter Bunny Basket
Lianne and Paul have done it again! They have another Easter project on the Sculpey site that is fabulous. The little candy like bunnies are perfect in their tiny baskets. You could make the bunnies separately as charms, pendants, magnets … Read More ...
Tutorial: Petal Easter Egg
This tutorial is a great way to decorate an Easter egg with canes without worrying about getting it super smooth. Use the leaf or petal canes you have on hand or whip up some in fresh Easter colours. Kael comments … Read More ...
Tutorial: Make Clay Bunny Peeps
These little DIY faux Peeps become earrings. You could use your clay peep as a charm, part of a barrette or clippy decoration or make it a lil bigger and use it as a magnet or pin. Combine your Easter … Read More ...
DIY Clay Beads
I initially thought these were the German wood beads I used to buy sometimes for my jewelry making but nope, they’re clay. The tutorial isn’t actually aiming for a faux, it was just my first impression of the beads. The … Read More ...
Making Fairy Doors From Polymer Clay
A bit of a craze the last few years, fairy doors are cute decorations for your garden, your terrariums, your potted plants and, in my case, the edge of the baseboards by the door between shops at work. Clay is … Read More ...
Simple Polymer Clay Canes for Good Effect
Some of the easiest clay beads to make are single cane slice beads. You make a cane, reduce it to the diameter you want your disk bead to be and cut a slice a little under 1/4″ thick (I aim … Read More ...
Make Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie Earrings
I’m a bit of a sucker for small cute clay things especially food minis so this tutorial is probably no surprise. And, bonus, my favourite type of cookie. As usual, the finished items look beautiful and the video is great. … Read More ...
A Whole Forest of Canes
Last year Wendy Jorre de St. Jorre made a LOT of tree canes. She applied those canes to her pieces and shared both the finished work and the how-tos for many of those designs. Her meticulously finished pieces are lovely … Read More ...
Adding Visual Texture to Your Clay Blends
This is a quick picture tutorial (in French but here’s a link to a translation) on how to get a bit of staggering in your canework colours. I use a version of this technique to get the texture in … Read More ...
Miniatures for Your Garden
A popular trend has been terrariums, fairy gardens and little scenes in your potted plants. I’ve made fairy doors and little signs for my pots.. and I’ve found a few other fun tutorials to share so you can add fun … Read More ...
Ideas from Other Mediums and Dragon Eggs
I’ve been digging into making fantasy critters and bits from polymer clay. I live this stuff outside of clay so I am, of course, a fan of Game of Thrones. I hadn’t seen the show yet but when I started … Read More ...
Tutorial: Using Clay in Dimensional Art
Kristi of Addicted2Decorating used a little polymer clay and a weathered piece of wood to make a piece of art. She crafted white flowers for her work. In the tutorial she talks about using spray paint and hot glue … Read More ...
Elements of Fantasy in Clay
I’m a fantasy, sci fi buff. My first serious foray into crafting was selling my fantasy inspired pictures, paintings and wire jewellery. The chance to make items just like my drawings was a serious motivational factor for learning how to … Read More ...