So I’m stretching it a bit but these are are all neat winter themed or winter coloured sculpture on Flickr – from the quirky to the whimsical to the lovely.
1. Tea Break, 2. blue fish vase revisited, … Read More ...
Shopping for Clayers
Last minute ideas for the clayers near and dear to you:
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| Polymer Clay Bead Tutotial by ejrbeads | Asian Script Clear Stamp by tonjastreasures |
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| Sculpting Tools by kilpi | Polymer Clay Tutorial – Extrudinary by irismishly |
Tutorial: Making Ornaments
This time of year I bet there’s LOTS of us clayers making ornaments with clay elements. I’m a total bead freak so I often make ornaments from beads. Even better if some of them are clay beads and charms like … Read More ...
Mosaic: Looking to the Holidays
The last of my winter shows are done, the shipping deadlines are passed and my Christmas tree is up. I caught a cold along the way but I’m starting to feel a little festive anyways! And, looking at Flickr, I’m … Read More ...
Chilling Out or Avoiding It
I’m pretty sure I live in one of the climates with colder winters so there’s a lot of griping about the weather here when we get bone chilling cold. And being an obsessed clayer I often look to see what … Read More ...
Clay for Christmas
A few truly awesome Christmas related pieces on Etsy:
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| OOAK Sculpted Santa by OOAKHandmadeSantas | Nativity Set by BertsClayCreations |
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| Christmas Cupboard/a> byTi | Custom House Ornament by sbhdesign |
Tutorial: Faux Woodgrain Tags
Another take on gift tags – these ones are wood grained – from the nice people at LiveLaughRowe. If you wanted your wood grain to show up you could do a rub with a little brown or tan (on the … Read More ...
Mosaic: Polymer Clay Talent
I love to look on Flickr and browse what the latest clay pieces to come up are. Even after years and years, I’m still impressed every time by what people have thought up or tried.
Tutorial: Polymer Clay Rings
This is a combination wire and polymer clay tutorial – I tend to do a lot of work in both so it appeals to me. You could use the same method to fill a ready made bezel on a ring … Read More ...
Tutorial: Candle Holder
This tutorial says it’s geared towards Mother’s day but I think it would be a great Christmas touch if you glitz-ed up the leaves or used a poinsettia colour scheme. Festive holiday candles would add to the scene.… Read More ...
Tasty Christmas Minis
A selection of tiny Christmas food plates –
1. holly – polymer clay replicake miniature model xmas cake, 2. Miniature Dollhouse Food – Christmas Turkey, 3. Miniature gingerbread men, stacked., 4. Gingerbread House – Dollhouse miniature in … Read More ...
Cyber Monday and Clay Goodies
Here’s a few of the good deals on Etsy this “cyber Monday”:
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| Appliqued Heart by PiperPixieDesigns | Swirl Beads by ShuliDesigns |
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| Tiny House Earrings by Menemu | Mokume Gane Necklace by MindfulMatters |
Tutorial: Button Trees
When I was little my grandmother would let me make little Christmas ornaments made from buttons. The theory was you would string a stack of buttons, biggest to smallest, on a bit of yarn. The resulting shape was a little … Read More ...
Painting with Alcohol Inks
ArtsyClay shows a clear step by step for using alcohol inks to create paints to use on polymer clay. I’ve found that white clays or black clays with metal leaf work best for use with alcohol inks.
Picture by ArtsyClay… Read More ...
Christmas is Adorable
Some adorable Christmas decorations from a few of my favourite clayers:
1. Tan Tex Robot Angel Christmas Ornament, 2. Chorister Mice, 3. Christmas stocking, 4. cupcake house ornament… Read More ...