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 ...
Tutorial: How to Make Metallic Leaves
Lex of WhatTheCraft shared a tutorial on how to make a metallic leaf… leaves. In this case, she uses a genuine leaf to make the impression in clay with metallic powders to highlight. You could accomplish the same with … Read More ...
Tutorial: Candy Cane Necklace
Rachel of LinesAcross sent me a cute clay candy cane tutorial. She turns her candy cane into a bow and hangs it from a length of chain for a necklace that’s perfect for the holidays. You hang the bow … Read More ...
The Retro Cane
If you have an extruder the retro cane and it’s variations (like Bettina’s Pixelated Retro Cane) are great all purpose canes.
1. earrings, 2. stretch cuff “Welker – Muir”, 3. Handmade Black Textured Polymer Clay and … Read More ...