I love a lot of whimsical clay work and this lovely sculpted pendant from Ksenia is no different. The original tutorial is in Russian – here’s an English translation The instructions have lots of valuable tips in them including using … Read More ...
A Tiny Traveling Mouse Sculpture
I’m always interested in how people turn kind of small inconspicuous bits of clay into characters with tons of personality and such tiny details. Diav Draconia, the maker of this traveling mouse, has a channel full of charming, interesting and … Read More ...
Homemade Clay Heart Bunting
Cathy, of the UK site NurtureStore, has a two part fun craft – a homemade clay (seems like a version of cold porcelain) and a cute heart garland. I think the post was initially meant for Christmas but a little … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Wedding Cake Souvenir
Something I hadn’t considered before was making yourself a teeny replica of your wedding (or other special event) cake for a souvenir. Given how seriously impressive some wedding cakes can be I could totally see that as a neat wedding … Read More ...
Clay Mokume Gane and Pillow Beads
Here’s a couple of great techniques – a good, basic polymer clay mokume gane and pillow beads – in a tutorial by Kathy Weaver for Fire Mountain Gems. This is the sort of stuff that got me into polymer clay … Read More ...
Make Polymer Clay Succulents
This tutorial(English translation), by Dorthe of Ars Textura, makes one of the better Fimo polymer clay succulents that I’ve seen. It’s not precisely miniature but it’s a decent looking “faux”. Mix a little translucent in with that … Read More ...
Use Clay in a Valentine’s Day Scrapbook Frame
One thing I do not do enough with clay – air dry or oven bake polymer clay – is mixed media. I don’t combine things nearly enough. And it’s not because I don’t have cool things. I’m a good crafter … Read More ...
Air Dry Clay Hearts for Valentine’s Day
I make a lot of little clay things – mostly beads but honestly… lots of other things. Hearts are a good shape and I make a lot of hearts. There are bowls and jars of random things (I think the … Read More ...
Simple Clay Leaf Canes
Katie from KatersAcres has a pretty simple leaf cane tutorial available on her site. The most complicated part is probably getting a decent blend but once you’ve got that… this is just some slice and assembling.
Want to make it … Read More ...
Glass Effect Valentine Hearts from Polymer Clay
These are some neat hearts – on this necklace or whatever you want to put them on! – due to the fun combo of metal leaf and gloss on translucent clay. This tutorial from Kellie of Make It With Me … Read More ...
Rainbow Blend Bracelet
I mostly use blends for fairly boring shading in canes and it leads me not to make the fun blends like the one in this bracelet tutorial by Amy Koranek for Sculpey. This blend becomes a part of a pixel … Read More ...
Fake Bakes – Polymer Clay Valentine’s Day Cookies
Need an adorable Valentine gift or decoration? These heart cookies from Sculpey.com are just the thing.
Ah, I see you’re interested in creating your own fake baked goods! How fun!
With just a few simple tools and supplies, you’ll be … Read More ...
Easter Bunny Clay Napkin Rings and Bird Nests
Get a head start on your Easter crafting with some fun bunny napkin rings and little decorative nests. Michelle of OurCraftyMom shares a tutorial using air dry clay to create them. You could, of course, do the same sort of … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Teddy Bear Sculpting
While this tutorial(English translation) by Sasha Vihareva is for a teddy like bear sculpture… it shows the basic for how to turn any drawing or photograph into a decent sculpture. My sculpts almost all start like this … Read More ...
Miniature Clay Candy Box
This project, by Jackie of NerdECrafter, is for a tiny decorated candy box. You can make little clay chocolates or other treats to fill it (teeny heart cookies perhaps?) or add a miniature love note for your Valentine. I’ll … Read More ...