Inspired by the dry leaves and the autumn colours, here’s a mixed media project: a fossilized leaf design in a frame that captures the feeling of autumn. For a change, craft the one side of the frame and leave the … Read More ...
Air Dry Clay and Napkin Pendants
Transferring or incorporating other media images into your polymer clay isn’t that unusual but I admit I haven’t done it with air dry clay. This Greek artist uses the often cute motifs from paper napkins to do it with … Read More ...
Dragon Eggs and Clay
If you’re a fantasy art fan this tutorial is a fun one. Add your own favourite embellishments to your “egg” to make it as fabulously dragon like as you want. Add texture and washes of colour and a little glitter … Read More ...
Father’s Day Card with Clay Embellishments
Makin’s Clay is a fun air drying clay that comes in a variety of colours. Makin’s also has quite the line of clay tools and accessories to try out. This clay project by Steph Ackerman makes embellishments out of the … Read More ...
Mother’s Day and Clay
I’m always up for handmade clay things for gifts. And, not surprisingly, I make them for Mother’s Day. In my case, I make a lot of jewellery since my mom really enjoys it and I usually have something new in … Read More ...
Clay Flower Cones
If you have little sprays of flowers – like lavender, as in the tutorial – or nosegays in tiny jars of water why not try this option? Make an embossed clay cone to hold your flowers. Sam from A Happy … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Clock Idea
Continuing along with the idea of organizing your clay and using your clay to organize you is this tutorial for a desk clock from Teri of The Lovely Drawer. Teri uses two colours of air dry clay to create a … Read More ...
Using Clay to Organize
Of course, clay can help you organize, too. I’m talking about using it to make attractive holders for what needs organizing. Gabrielle of Design Mom does that in this tutorial for a set of vanity containers. I’d probably go with … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Phone Stand
I’m a big fan of making useful clay things and this phone stand is right up that alley. Floraphine uses air dry clay in the tutorial but oven bake polymer clay would work equally well. Pop the whole works in … Read More ...
Air Dry Clay Incense Holder
A cute, modern incense holder made from air dry clay in this tutorial by Steph of Curbly. A little paint splatter and a good clear coat add a bit of a finishing touch but you could decorate it how you … Read More ...
Air Dry Clay Ornaments
Emma, from Gathering Beauty, used thickly rolled air dry clay to make these ornaments. She left them white and simple and added bakers twine to hang them with. I like the plain whiteness with cute messages and they would … Read More ...
A Whale of a Phone Holder
I love when people use their clay to make useful stuff. In this case, Rachel from Doodle and Stitch makes a fun phone holder from air dry clay. Air dry clay is ideal for this sort of project because it … Read More ...
Homemade Clay and Penguin Photo Holder
This is a pretty good, straightforward recipe for air drying clay or cold porcelain. Since it’s a white glue base it makes a nice, translucent finished product when it dries. That means to get an opaque quality you need to … Read More ...
Clay Tealight Ghosts
These little ghosties, by Jen Walshaw of Mum in the Mad House, are made with air dry clay over a shaper. The tutorial uses a styrofoam ball as one of the shapes to drape the ghost over but if you … Read More ...
Fathers Day Clay Keychain
I’m not sure about the dads in your world but I smiled a little when I imagined what would be stuck into clay for the “dad” in my house – my partner – and thinking he’d be concerned if I … Read More ...