Ah, little sweets made from clay. And I do mean little. Downright miniature in fact!
1. Bake Sale, 2. Valentines Day Cake, 3. Heart Shaped Macaroons, 4. Heart Cupcake Earrings… Read More ...
Polymer Clay Round Up
A little bit of what’s going on and coming up in the polymer clay universe:
- The Cabin Fever Clay Festival still has a few spaces and a great list of teachers. Check it out and go if you can
The Anti-Valentine Necklace
And, of course. if you’re utterly sick of Valentine’s Day – here’s just the piece for you! Roscata’s whole shop is full of quirky – and yes, a little twisted – awesomeness.… Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Treats
You find the cutest Valentine’s Day things while window shopping!
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| Fruit by SkyeArt | Kawaii Critters by hbrundridge |
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| Valentines Tabby by graphixoutpost | Hedgehog Valentines by thecolorofdreams |
Of course they’re all polymer clay!… Read More ...
Stamped Heart Video Tutorial
The Smooshers Guild from ArtFire had a cute tutorial perfect for Valentine’s Day last week – it’s a video offered by Michelle of CreativeCritters. Have a watch and get your shiny powders out!… Read More ...
A Heart Cane
I tend to think in beads and canes and of course… Valentine’s Day is coming up! I don’t have a tutorial for the cute ones above (or, an individual picture for the cane tutorial I’ll link you to) so I … Read More ...
A Valentine’s Day Preview Mosaic
I’m sort of a reluctant Valentine’s Day enthusiast – it’s my birthday after all. I’m fond of the tacky and the cute and the clever and clayers certainly do it all!
1. Pendant 53, 2. Valentine Tree , 3. … Read More ...
From the Clay Blogs
Some of the fun I’ve been reading this week on clayer’s blogs:
Julie made a video about her snake pendant. Have a look-see!
In case you somehow missed it, Lisa Pavelka has committed to covering a Carmex tin a … Read More ...
Keeping It Warm
Warm coloured, that is. Here’s a treasury by Jackie of ThePleasantPheasant on Etsy featuring PCAGOE (Polymer Clay Artist Guild of Etsy) members.
 Sunflower Cocktail … $35.00 |  Pocket Mirror, Poly… $15.00 |  Love Potion – Polym… $22.00 |
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Making Textured Buttons
Since I’ve been doing a bunch of this lately – part of the reason for the texture kick the last couple of weeks – here’s a tutorial from KnittingDragonflies for making textured buttons. You could totally use a texture … Read More ...
Impressed Hearts
Craft Test Dummies brings us this cute tutorial that combines texturing (making impressions), a fine finish technique that resembles ceramic glazes and makes a great Valentine’s Day piece to boot.
Here’s another tidbit from them about how to make several … Read More ...
Mosaic Monday: Textured Effects
1. Textured round polymer clay pendant, 2. textured copper , 3. 140cm, 4. Textures and powders
More fabulous textures by clayers! These are all textures done on a small, jewellery size scale. All of the pieces have some … Read More ...
A Textured Round Up
And really, this only a few of the tons of hints and goodies on texture and texturing out there. It seems this is a biggie for clayers! My adventures in this continue on for another week. Here’s a few quickies … Read More ...
Simply Textured Beads
JibbyandJuna shares her method for making her simple but striking textured beads. Along the same lines you can use regular table salt (rinse out after baking), the edge from your bone folder, an old comb and so on to make … Read More ...
Carving Your Polymer Clay
In my search for textures and stamps to help with giving my clay a little oomph I’m faced with the realization that I will probably end up having to make my own. I’ve participated in a texture swap and made … Read More ...