Patti Kimle has a neat video tutorial on Sculpey.com, just perfect for Easter decorating! The embellished egg is adorable and you could mix it up any way you’d like for your own spin. There are detailed written instructions as well … Read More ...
St. Patrick’s Mosaic
Spring Into Clay
Spring, in theory, is just around the corner. You wouldn’t know it from the weather here but the clayers on Etsy have fabulous pieces ready to go:
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| Daffodil Cat Necklace by MelodyODesigns | Flowering Mandela Cane by ClaybyKerm |
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| Miniature Kaleidoscope by |
Tutorial: For Pi Day
Today, being March 14, is Pi Day – you know, the constant value that multiplied by the diameter of a circle equals it’s circumference? And yes, I am a big enough geek that this amuses me every year. Just wait … Read More ...
Scrap Clay Mosaic
What do you do when this stuff piles up? This is part of the stack from my desk. I went and made a bunch of fun stuff. Other clayers seem to make great pieces from their scraps, too.
1. Polymer … Read More ...
The Wedding Season
The orders for wedding related beads and pieces are piling up in my world which means it’s the season – and clayers are making awesome pieces:
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| Cream Rose Hair Clip by Tashascreation | Toasting Flutes by PolymerClayWhims |
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| Swan Wedding Cake Topper |
Tutorial: Polymer Clay Garden Markers
Amanda of Wit & Whistle has a nifty idea for making your own herb / pot / garden markers from polymer clay in this tutorial. As she comments in the tutorial: be gentle with them, they’re not super sturdy. … Read More ...
Tutorial: White Rabbit Mont Blanc Cake
Cynthia of Craft Candies on DeviantArt has an adorable tutorial for a White Rabbit Mont Blanc Cake. And yes, we’re still surfing through little miniature food tutorials galore here so expect me to share treasures as we find and … Read More ...
Spring Things
About this time of year I am heartily sick of snow and winter where I live and wishing for spring and summer. I start to look for pictures and pieces and projects that showcase growing things and new life and, … Read More ...
Tutorial: Lace Textured Buttons
Victoria has a great tutorial for making buttons with a lovely lacy texture. She uses acrylic paint to highlight the texture of the buttons. When I make similar pieces, I add a little Varathane to the paint to help fix … Read More ...
Obsessed with Mini Clay Foods
During reading week – which was last week, here – my daughter was roped into a lot of claying. In addition to helping me I made her do a little research and look for works she likes. This is generally … Read More ...
Tutorial: Red Velvet Cake
My daughter and I were looking for little food minis to make together. It’s reading week and I was bound and determined to get my teenager claying with me. I told her to find a cake tutorial and she did … Read More ...
Tutorial: Faux Tube Rivet Earrings
I love Genevieve Williamson’s style and she’s got a new how-to on her blog. AND she’s giving away earrings as well as posting the tutorial!… Read More ...
Tutorial: Owl Bathroom Hook
Adrianne from Happy Hour Projects has another great project to share with us – embellished bathroom hooks. She’s added a little owl to her daughters hook but you could add details to match your decor just as easily.
Don’t … Read More ...
Mixing Mediums
I’ve mentioned it before but I’m all for mixing clay with… well, a heckuva lot of stuff. Felt is a fun one and Nicola does a fabulous job here with her necklace. She mentions she is inspired by Ronna’s Ancient … Read More ...