Search Results for: fairy garden

Polymer Clay Tutorial: Tiny Terracotta Pots

April 11, 2016 by Elaine Robitaille

Just in time for your spring planting – tiny clay pots. The tutorial uses an air drying terracotta clay but would be perfect with polymer clay… and be less likely to get soggy if you use it for … Read More ...

DIY Herb Markers

July 2, 2015 by Elaine Robitaille

I was looking for ideas for signposts in my fairy garden set up and realized a lot of the polymer clay herb marker tutorials would scale well for this. This tutorial from Jessica of ContemporaryDomestics uses thin dowels for the … Read More ...

Make Tiny Clay Cats

June 9, 2015 by Elaine Robitaille

On with the running miniatures theme… now for a little cat in your dollhouse or fairy garden. This tutorial or walkthrough makes a fairly realistic cat with an armature. If you made a cat that was sitting or laying and … Read More ...

DIY Mini Aloe Vera Plants

June 7, 2015 by Elaine Robitaille

This little plant is made with paint and cold porcelain – air dry clay you can buy at the craft store or make from common ingredients – but any air dry clay or oven bake would work. For the oven … Read More ...

7 Polymer Clay Projects Inspired By Nature

April 22, 2015 by Larissa Coleman

There’s something truly magical about crafting with clay, and when it comes to finding inspiration for new projects, there’s no better source than nature itself. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of 7 clay projects that were inspired by elements … Read More ...

Polymer Clay Halloween Goodies

October 26, 2015 by Elaine Robitaille

I have to admit to really liking Halloween silliness. Candy, slightly creepy-tacky decorations, costumes, general oddness and then done. Polymer clay – being pretty much the perfect medium – can capture an awful lot of that sentiment. Etsy clayers have … Read More ...

Tutorial: Tiny Houses and Mini Mushrooms

May 19, 2015 by Elaine Robitaille

I make beads with teeny tiny details so I have (occupational hazard) a fascination with teeny things. Polymer clay is such a great medium for making miniatures. The little houses above, from Pixie Hill, are fabulous. So many pretty, fantasy … Read More ...

Polymer Clay for Springtime

April 13, 2014 by Elaine Robitaille

Spring is finally rolling in here. The grass is turning a little green, the trees are budding and there are little shoots coming up where my tulips (I hope!) will show up soon. Polymer clayers are, likewise, making spring goods:… Read More ...