A little selection of wearable pretties from polymer clay artists on Etsy:
 Leafy Cha Cha Bracelet by wilywolverine |
 Pod Flower Earrings by Loveroot |
 Mixed Media Cuff Bracelet by adrianaallenllc |
 Wolf Love Necklace by wcgoods |
Tutorial: Making a Small Dish
This falls more into the category of quick tips but hey, it’s a bright idea just the same. Getting her inspiration from a baking recipe that uses the outside of a cupcake tin – minis or full size, I’m not … Read More ...
Tutorial: Making Macarons
The local bakery makes a nifty flavour-of-the-week batch of cupcakes and macarons each week and the macarons are definitely my daughter’s favourites. Here’s the fun clay version. The tutorial uses eraser clay but you could definitely use any of … Read More ...
Tutorial: Little Clay Mummies
Making cute decorations for the holidays is one of those perfect clay things to do. And, really, Halloween has a lot of silly possibilities like this mummy. The tutorial by Phoebe Doehring on Sculpey.com makes a sweet little mummy figure. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Your Basic Pumpkin
This is the basic pumpkin making tutorial: orange and green clay, a tool to make marks. You can make fabulous little pumpkin beads, pumpkin decor. You can fancy it up by antiquing your pumpkins or turning them into little … Read More ...
Tutorial: Tiny Birdhouses
Kellie of MakeItWithMe has a tutorial for these adorable bird houses. She uses Fimo Soft for the project along with a little wire and mini dowels. The results are some cute little houses with springy birds. Yes, I know, autumn … Read More ...
Tutorial: Watermelon Cane
I’m having a little fun the last few days finding more veggie and fruit clay pieces – as I try to put together autumn and harvest pieces in my real world claying – and here’s a watermelon cane tutorial that’s … Read More ...
Tutorial: Halloween Serving Ware
Jennifer uses white original Sculpey, pottery tools and acrylic paints to turn plain cutlery into nifty Halloween decor. The tutorial outlines how to make the pumpkin like decorations, paint and antique them. You could use coloured polymer clay and skip … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Trick or Treat
Halloween is a fun bit of time in the calendar and polymer clay Halloween stuff is even more fun. There’s something about making silly Jack-o-lanterns, cute candy corns, spooky monsters from little bits of clay.
 Frankenpod Nautilus Necklace by Noadi |
Polymer Clay Vegetables
Going along with the harvest theme and the fun of making polymer clay miniatures here’s a tutorial for putting together tomatoes, chilies and eggplants. The tutorial suggests air dry clay or polymer clay and either would work – particularly the … Read More ...
Tutorial: Tomato Cane
The adorable tomato earrings are actually partially caned – the slice detail is from a clever tomato cane by Shay Aaron. You can check out a photo tutorial for it on Shay’s Flickr.
My affection for all things tomato right … Read More ...
6 Fall-Themed Pieces To Make With Polymer Clay
The season-best known as Fall will soon be upon us, and we will be enjoying cooler temperatures, beautiful colors, and the well-known aromas of baked goods. Why not bring in a touch of the season to your polymer clay crafting … Read More ...
Tutorial: Polymer Clay Puffin
Katie of KatersAcres is a prolific polymer clay artist. She has an active presence on many social networking channels, sells on Etsy and posts great stuff on her own blog. The puffin tutorial is one of a pile of cute … Read More ...
Tutorial: Thanksgiving Decorations
Actually, this is just a great, simple way to make shiny clay leaves. The tutorial uses metallic spraypaint from Rustoleum which may or may not be permanent for clay – some sprays make polymer clay stick after a while – … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Dreams and Fantasy
After some gentle mocking last bunch of Etsy picks – for the returning student in our household, my daughter, that is – she told me she got to pick the picks this week. And they are all sweet, fantasy themed … Read More ...