Some of the regular events (and cool but less regular) out on the net for clayers:
- A post wrapping up this year’s Clay Connection from the SCPCG. I’m always a little envious of big events like this particularly after trying
Interesting and Unusual
A little of the different from the claying talent on Etsy:
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| Cosplay Cat’s Ears by GingerKittyCreations | Tiny Purses by MaryLovesFashion |
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| Rainbow Cat Face Cab by graphixoutpost | Elven Lady Sculpture by Angelsbynoemi |
Playing with Stamping
While I was at Christi Friesen’s class the resin we used was from Nunn Design… so I went and looked to see what’s up with that. Turns out they’re dabbling in clay! They have a little rubber stamping / … Read More ...
Tutorial: Making Charms
Using a mold, some acrylic paint and a little clay make simple but fun charms to wire into necklaces. The photo is courtesy of the author’s photostream which has all sorts of crafty awesomeness.… Read More ...
Monday Mosaic: Sculpting Has Me
What can I say? I’m on an extended sculpture kick. These are fabulous – and yes, I did sneak in a mosaic, it showed up in my polymer clay search and it is very, very awesome – and as always … Read More ...
Fall into Polymer Clay
I know it’s a little early. Here’s a bit of what’s coming up for autumn in polymer clay:
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| Pear Dioarama by ADifferentPlace | Leaf Earrings by CurlyGirlDesigns |
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| Pumpkin Cane by ikandiclay | Acorn Necklace by MySelvagedLife |
Meet BloomyJewelry
BloomyJewelry is run by two sisters, Zane and Ieva, from Latvia. The shop specializes in bright fun polymer clay jewelry and definitely needs a peek!… Read More ...
Christi Friesen: The Books Edition
I forgot to get to blithering about this part of my CF class – she talked about her book projects. The awaited Dogs book (the next in her sculpting series) will be in 2013.
And there are children’s books ahead … Read More ...
Tutorial: Pixelated Retro Cane
Bettina Welker of beadworx , a super talented artist in Germany, released a tutorial for her clever cane earlier this month. She calls it the pixelated retro cane. I’m picking out colours for my own version!
I scoped out what … Read More ...
Mosaic of Flickr Finds
Found some neat stuff scrolling through Flickr! Clayers do the neatest things! Flickr – and Pinterest – are fabulous places for a hit of polymer clay awesomeness.
1. OOAK Polymer Clay Baby Girl, 2. 202_2, 3. Dental Braces … Read More ...
Christi Friesen Style Out on the Net
I’m on a Christi Friesen run this week so for this weeks window shopping there’s pieces made a la CF style:
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| Lion Head Bead by BoodlersBeads | Dragon Necklace by TheScottishGirlShop |
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| Red Dragon Sculpture by playsculptive | Seahorse Necklace by polygolems |
Swellegant
Part of my Christi class last week was learning a little about her new line of metal coatings, patinas and dyes. They’re not actual paints though they go on like it. They are metal in paint form and the surface … Read More ...
The Class with Christi
I live in Canada and not on either coast. As far as real life polymer clay classes go, this area may as well not exist. So when I heard that Christi Friesen was teaching relatively nearby I jumped at the … Read More ...
A Sculpture Mosaic
Last week I spent five days doing an intensive class with Christi Friesen who’s known for her whimsical sculpture and sculpted art jewellery. I have some pictures and stories to share but we’re starting the week off with non-CF sculpture.… Read More ...
The Clay Blog World
A few of the clay related blog posts I found recently:
- On BoingBoing, there’s a post about how to make geeky-awesome medallions
- Cat of InTheLightoftheMoon has a giveaway post for some of her lovely mixed media (clay with resin