Fimo and clay tips and tutorials
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Back to the beads – here’s a step by step on Flickr for making “frosted” faceted beads. Click the first image in the set to get the walk through steps.
Artybecca, the tutorial maker, also has a shop with cute … Read More ...
Since polymer clay is great for covering just about anything that doesn’t run away first… it’s no surprise people cover eggs for Easter decorations. Here’s one tutorial – complete with blowing out the egg, building a simple cane and finish … Read More ...