Last week I got to hang out with the local Cubs – the younger Scouts. We made clay things of course. I started them off with Jack O Lanterns and encouraged them to go from there and make little scrap … Read More ...
Spooky Halloween Clay
These are a few of the spookier or creepier Halloween clay finds on Etsy.
 Spider Web Pendant by BeadsByEarthTones |
 Creepy Tree Sculpture by OffensiveDementia |
 Skull Earrings by EarringsBraceletsEtc |
 Frankenstein Cabochon by graphixoutpost |
And yes, I do like my Halloween stuff.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Halloween Scary Clay Tree
While I work primarily with polymer clay – oven bake or low firing plastic clays – I do also play with air dry clays, both earth and paper based, as well as high fire stoneware clay. And occasionally with fondant. … Read More ...
A Little Halloween Clay
Cute, tiny things for Halloween. Made by the talented polymer clayers of Etsy:
 Pumpkin Creature Figurine by PlayfulPixieCreation |
 Halloween Brownie Minis by KatydidMiniatures |
 Pumpkin Carving Miniature by SaraMadeCreations |
 Cornucopia Miniature by RedBearMiniatures |
Tutorial: Little Jack O Lanterns
The actual directions are for sugar paste but this is one of those simple little photo tutorials that works equally for modeling in polymer clay. I would draw or paint your jack o’ lantern face on after baking. You could … Read More ...
Tutorial: Happy Haunting Door Wreath
Lianne and Paul of Swirly Designs have put together another really, really neat piece for Sculpey. The tutorial uses Soufflé clay but could be done with another polymer clay. The project is a mixed media piece with all sorts of … Read More ...
Tutorial: Little Clay Mummies
Making cute decorations for the holidays is one of those perfect clay things to do. And, really, Halloween has a lot of silly possibilities like this mummy. The tutorial by Phoebe Doehring on Sculpey.com makes a sweet little mummy figure. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Your Basic Pumpkin
This is the basic pumpkin making tutorial: orange and green clay, a tool to make marks. You can make fabulous little pumpkin beads, pumpkin decor. You can fancy it up by antiquing your pumpkins or turning them into little … Read More ...
Tutorial: Halloween Serving Ware
Jennifer uses white original Sculpey, pottery tools and acrylic paints to turn plain cutlery into nifty Halloween decor. The tutorial outlines how to make the pumpkin like decorations, paint and antique them. You could use coloured polymer clay and skip … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Trick or Treat
Halloween is a fun bit of time in the calendar and polymer clay Halloween stuff is even more fun. There’s something about making silly Jack-o-lanterns, cute candy corns, spooky monsters from little bits of clay.
 Frankenpod Nautilus Necklace by Noadi |
Tutorial: Halloween Necklace
Makin’s Clay has a great tutorial for a Halloween themed necklace. The necklace itself is made up of components which would individually be great little beads or decorations. You could attach the candy corn or pumpkins to post earring findings … Read More ...
Spooky Clay Finds
Okay so these Etsy finds are more of the fun spooky than spooky spooky but clayers are talented folks and Halloween is certainly an entertaining theme:
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| Bat Boy by APieceOfLisa | Frankenpod Squid by Noadi |
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| Tombstone Earrings by PixieHearts | Zombie Pet |
Tutorial: Pumpkin Stack
Michele of Michele’s Woman Cave offers up a tutorial for a simple Halloween decoration: this pumpkin stack. The quantities are proportional – she says one stick of clay which I guess could mean 1 package or 1/4 package or … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Pumpkins
I searched for pumpkins to see what folks were doing with the theme this autumn. Polymer clay is such a flexible medium you can interpret a theme an awful lot of ways…
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| Pumpkin Decor by HelensClayArt | Pumpkin Pie Earrings by |
Tutorial: Halloween Candy Tins
Here’s a cute tutorial for the Halloween season – candy tins! Tuck your treats into the nifty containers. As the tutorial mentions, there’s so many ways to decorate your tins.
I do advise coating your mica powdered tins with … Read More ...