Over the years I’ve done canes to recreate elements of fabric swatches – the colours, the patterns and such. One tool that really helps with that – apart from a super colour sense – is an extruder. This tutorial shows … Read More ...
Clay Tips: Snowflake Cutters
If, like New Clayer Me, you couldn’t find a good snowflake cutter set and still wanted great, detailed snowflakes this idea was a bit of a lightbulb moment. Using a simple six petaled flower cutter
– which is common in … Read More ...
Tutorial: Christmas Nougat Cane
When I’m asked what a cane is and how my beads are made – primarily with canes – I often use the explanation of how some forms of candies are made such as saltwater taffy, nougats and candy canes. Here’s … Read More ...
Tutorial: Making Molds for Clay
There are probably as many different molding and using mold techniques with clayers as there are clayers. And as with clay things: your mileage will vary. Sherri Kellberg – who is a talented clayer with a shop full of goodies… Read More ...
Polymer Clay Thanksgiving
I poked through the Flickr faves for an ode to autumn and Thanksgiving. There are some fabulously talented clayers out there! Little miniature foods and perfect autumn themed details. Happy Thanksgiving gang!
Pumpkins by J Nicholai | Happy Thanksgiving by … Read More ...
Tutorial: Acorn Placecard Holder
Here’s a quickie for last minute Thanksgiving decor (or any event, really): little acorn place holders. The tutorial from Sculpey uses Premo and craft wire so it even qualifies as pretty simple. You could embellish it with more textures, … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Tutorial: Mixing Techniques
I fully admit to not being a very brave clayer. Yes, I have my stash of metal leafs, pigments
, powders, some specialty paints, scads of textures… but most of my stuff is clay with very little else. It’s not … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Thanksgiving Finds
Here are a few of the fabulous pieces polymer clay artists on Etsy have made for the US Thanksgiving holiday:
 Pilgrim Boy and Girl by CortneyrectorFOLKART |
 Autumn Croquembouche by ParisMiniatures |
 Thanksgiving Servers by SeajayDesigns |
 Primitive Pumpkin Art by OldeKettleLane |
Tutorial: Pattern Cane
Clayers are a generous bunch. You can find a pile of tutorials posted, for free, on the internet. Many of these are old pros including this one by Marcia of Mars Design. This one is a quickie photo tutorial from … Read More ...
Pressed Flower Beads How-To
I am a sucker for fun beads and Rebekah Payne’s beads are just my type of thing. Even better, she shares her bead making as with this tutorial. These make clever, organic textured beads. You could use any texture, … Read More ...
Making Polymer Clay Pendants
This falls more into the hints and tips and ideas pile than a straightforward tutorial. Some of the most effect pendants and charms I’ve seen use simple shapes, clever stamps and lettering, a little paint, ink or varnish and voila… … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Pendants
Here’s a whole selection of pendants – dangles for your neck – by talented polymer clay artists on Etsy. The variety is always amazing. I admit I lean towards the sparkly though!
 Faux Gemstone Pendant by PebblesnPaint |
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Make Clay Bears
This is another fondant tutorial (edible air dry clay anyone?) but I’ve made super similar polymer clay bears just like this. To Christmassify your clay bear tuck a jump ring in it’s head while it’s still soft to form a … Read More ...
Tutorial: Sculpting a Yellow Lab
I admit, I was looking for some tutorials on how to make dogs – canes, sculpture, SOMETHING – in polymer clay when I stumbled across this tutorial for a sculpted lab head. Bonus: labs are my favourite dog breed.
I … Read More ...
Reducing Polymer Clay Canes and More
I’m not a big video fan – I do better experimenting on my own or with a book, to go at my own speed – but with the huge, HUGE increase in the number of video tutorials out there the … Read More ...