One of the best things about crafting has always been the chance to make gifts for people. Or buy handmade gifts if you’re running a little short on time. Here’s some great Mother’s Day items:
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| Candle Holder by Kissinglass | Necklace |
Tutorial: Turtle Tin
The super talented Meg Newberg shares another tutorial on her PolymerClayWorkshop site. This one uses a tiny tin and some darling canes (You could totally use the canes Meg sells, too!) to make a sweet turtle. She suggests an … Read More ...
Tutorial: Black and Gold Feather Bracelet
Melanie of Artzy Creations sent in her tutorial for her fancy looking bracelet and it’s a twofer – there’s an accompanying earrings tutorial as well! The tutorial describes how to make a nifty feather bead as well as fairly unusual … Read More ...
Gone to the Birds
I was joking that my spring was gone to the birds (not shaping up to be very springy and awesome). But I love birds and like an crafty ADD person that got me thinking of birds and clay away went … Read More ...
Tutorial: Flower Cane
Continuing along with the cane theme… Amatista generously shares a tutorial on her Flickr photostream to make a flower cane similar to this one. She has a website to see more of her lovely work as well.
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Tutorial: Flower Cane
A picture tutorial, about halfway down, for the lovely flower cane above and some variants. This is a good way to use a single blend to make a variety of canes along the same theme.
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Canes of a Different Sort
Continuing along with the canes… here’s a good selection of current cane work from Flickr:
1. BJ’s Cobblestone Canes, 2. Polymer clay flowers cane – Midnight Flame, 3. Squirrel, 4. rose kaleidoscope… Read More ...
Tutorial: Landscapes in Canes
The canes I get asked about the most often are the big, complex ones. Some of my favourites to do are faces and butterflies but another form is a landscape cane. There’s a great exploration of a landscape cane on … Read More ...
Tutorial: Easter Egg Place Cards
Amy Christie posted this cute tutorial for stamped egg shaped place cards. It’s sweet and simple so you could totally do it in time for Easter. I’d probably make the little holder out of clay too, using the same … Read More ...
Tutorial: Easter Bunny
A super sweet tutorial video for a little Easter bunny and his eggs in case you need a few last minute pieces to add to your decor!
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Ode to Aquariums
Today I got lucky and went to the Vancouver Aquarium – there are fish and sharks and sea turtles and otters and frogs… pretty much everything aquatic and awesome. It made picking this Monday’s Mosaic very simple:
What’s Up With The Clay World?
A little of what is going on in the clay world:
- The ArtBeadScene’s monthly challenge closes soon – it’s a great opportunity to show of your clay skills if you’re a clayer who makes beads and jewellery pieces
- The voting
Terrariums and Clay
Terrariums are wonderful miniature worlds and since polymer clay is such a fabulous medium for making minis… here’s a selection of terrarium minis by clayers to enjoy:
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| Mini Fairy Village by FizzyClaret | Toadstool Trio by PumpkinTreeLane |
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| Clay Fox Sculpture by |
The Friesen Project
I’m a little late writing about this because Katie has been knee deep in the Friesen Project for ages now but late to the party or not, here’s the deets:
… Read More ...In a nutshell it’s 52 weeks spent devouring Christi Friesen’s
Polymer Clay Finds
Part of the online clay community is seeing what folks are up to. One of my favourite ways is hitting Flickr, typing ‘polymer clay’ in the search bar and seeing what comes up in the recent list. Pinterest is another … Read More ...