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How to make Polymer Clay at home

August 9, 2014 by Vikram Goyal

You can make polymer clay at home and that too – using household items!

If you have cornstarch and white PVA or Elmer’s glue, it’s easy to make your own polymer or fimo style clay. This clay is soft, pure … Read More ...

Tutorial: DIY Clay Bowl Vessel

July 11, 2014 by Elaine Robitaille

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This one’s simple and adaptable. you can add designs and paint and textures. And while I don’t recommend using Fimo clay for food you could finish it with food-safe resin and it would probably be safer to use to … Read More ...

Tutorial: Clay Easter Eggs

March 7, 2014 by Elaine Robitaille

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Josie, the blogger who shared this tutorial, offers these as religious Easter eggs but I think they’re perfect for anyone. And, as she mentioned, they’d make great word pebbles.

Josie uses air dry clay for the project and makes … Read More ...

Polymer Clay Makers

September 14, 2013 by Elaine Robitaille

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I had the fortune, on Saturday, to visit the Mini Maker Faire in Calgary, my hometown. Created by Make Magazine (or sponsored? inspired by?) the Maker Faires are a series of events all around the world that are a combination … Read More ...

Polymer Clay Finds

July 2, 2013 by Elaine Robitaille

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You couldn’t really pick two more different cats but I love them both. And a nifty flower and a folksy bird. The bird is a little like what we’ve been tinkering with here, using paper based air dry polymer clays.… Read More ...

Play With Clay

June 14, 2013 by Elaine Robitaille

Maybe you have someone who’s just finishing up classes for the year and needs some fun productive stuff to do. Maybe you’ve been itching to try out polymer clay. Here’s some fun supplies that go just fabulous with polymer:

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Garden Inspired Polymer Clay Tutorials

March 26, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

As far as gardening goes I am a Rank Amateur but it doesn’t mean I don’t spend a little more time on it each year… and my prep work for this years garden lead me to thinking of gardens and … Read More ...

Homemade Glow-in-the-Dark “Polymer Clay”

September 18, 2011 by Elaine Robitaille

I realize this is more of an air dry, from home materials kid’s clay rather than technically what we call polymer clay but I’m sticking it up here because it’s awesome (and makes me wonder if there’s a way of … Read More ...

Imprinted Clay Gift Tags

April 26, 2011 by Elaine Robitaille

Ilene writes up a quick tutorial for how to make cookie cutter style gift tags that she then uses small alpha stamps to add text to. She uses model magic – an air dry clay from Crayola – but this … Read More ...

Friday Five: Polymer Clay for the Kids

December 17, 2010 by Elaine Robitaille

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I’ve had small – and now not so small – hands helping me almost from my first day with clay. She’s always used what I’ve had and made similar projects to what I’ve made. In fact, this has been the … Read More ...

7 Ceramic Pinch Pots That Don’t Require A Kiln

July 15, 2021 by Shellie Wilson

Ceramics and pottery have become increasingly popular over the years, with many people embracing the art of creating beautiful and functional pieces from clay. However, one of the main challenges of getting into ceramics is the cost and accessibility of … Read More ...

60 No Kiln Ceramic Craft Ideas

July 1, 2021 by Shellie Wilson

As someone who has worked with clay for many years, I can attest to the fact that it is a fun and rewarding craft. And while traditional ceramics can be a slow and expensive process, using air-drying clay to create … Read More ...

DIY Mini Marbled Vases

July 20, 2020 by Shellie Wilson

This tutorial is actually for an  air drying clay, but it screamed polymer clay when I first saw it, so I  made a choice to feature it for you anyways. The smallest and cutest little vases I have ever seen.  … Read More ...

Oven Bake Snowflake Christmas Winter Salt Dough Ornaments

November 14, 2018 by Elaine Robitaille

I’m an oven bake polymer clay girl but long ago, for the rare treat, my favourite sitter would make us a batch of salt dough. We’d cut up shapes and bake them. Decorating them was so much fun. Turns out, … Read More ...

Hibiscus Flower Modeling

July 15, 2018 by Elaine Robitaille

As with a lot of really great modeling instructions… this one isn’t, specifically, for clay. It’s for gum paste or sugar craft. And like a lot of other instructions, they work just as well for clay. Dusky Rose, a UK … Read More ...

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