Here’s an adorable mixed media project from Rachel Berry. The clay is a small part but it’s a perfect addition. Make a basket or a bucket for your crew at Easter or your own spring-y wishes for some decor.
Four Leaf Clover Clay
Make some fun last minute St. Patrick’s Day earrings with Makin’s air dry clay (or other air dry or oven bake clay). Using Makin’s small heart – from the geo set that was almost my first set of clay cutters … Read More... “Four Leaf Clover Clay”
Making Polymer Clay Fairy Doors
One of the mainstays for my shows and my shop are my fairy garden things. I make a lot of fairy doors! Some of them are a little like the one in this delightful tutorial from Jenny Sorensen for Sculpey.… Read More... “Making Polymer Clay Fairy Doors”
Making Molds for your Polymer Clay
Barb, of MadeByBarb, cleverly titled her post Multiply Your Own Bunnies which is perfect for how to sculpt and mold rabbits. She makes a basic bunny sculpt over foil, adds facets, and then, using homemade molding compound, creates a mold. … Read More... “Making Molds for your Polymer Clay”
Build a Polymer Clay Fairy House
Maive Ferrando builds lovely little fairy houses in this video. I was looking for some ideas for my own fair houses and stumbled across these. I could totally see a little cluster of these in the corner of my flower … Read More... “Build a Polymer Clay Fairy House”
Polymer Clay Unicorns
TheLittleMew has a channel full of adorable miniatures including bunches of tutorials and useful tricks to watch. I was looking for a Miniature Clay Unicorn tutorial and found this super cute offering in there. If you’re in need of some … Read More... “Polymer Clay Unicorns”
Marbled Clay Pendants
Where I am, on the Canadian Prairies, it has been awfully darned cold for ages. These bright, fun pendant projects from Leslie of Peace Love Polymer Clay make me think of when it’ll be warmer. Of course, part of the … Read More... “Marbled Clay Pendants”
Making a Better Polymer Clay Rose
Making polymer clay roses is one of those fast, fun, sort of instant gratification projects. I do them as warm ups at classes. Making GOOD polymer clay roses is a whole other deal. And here is a whole lesson, … Read More... “Making a Better Polymer Clay Rose”
Polymer Clay Forest Pendant
I love a lot of whimsical clay work and this lovely sculpted pendant from Ksenia is no different. The original tutorial is in Russian – here’s an English translation The instructions have lots of valuable tips in them including using … Read More... “Polymer Clay Forest Pendant”
A Tiny Traveling Mouse Sculpture
I’m always interested in how people turn kind of small inconspicuous bits of clay into characters with tons of personality and such tiny details. Diav Draconia, the maker of this traveling mouse, has a channel full of charming, interesting and … Read More... “A Tiny Traveling Mouse Sculpture”
Homemade Clay Heart Bunting
Cathy, of the UK site NurtureStore, has a two part fun craft – a homemade clay (seems like a version of cold porcelain) and a cute heart garland. I think the post was initially meant for Christmas but a little … Read More... “Homemade Clay Heart Bunting”
Polymer Clay Wedding Cake Souvenir
Something I hadn’t considered before was making yourself a teeny replica of your wedding (or other special event) cake for a souvenir. Given how seriously impressive some wedding cakes can be I could totally see that as a neat wedding … Read More... “Polymer Clay Wedding Cake Souvenir”
Clay Mokume Gane and Pillow Beads
Here’s a couple of great techniques – a good, basic polymer clay mokume gane and pillow beads – in a tutorial by Kathy Weaver for Fire Mountain Gems. This is the sort of stuff that got me into polymer clay … Read More... “Clay Mokume Gane and Pillow Beads”
Make Polymer Clay Succulents
This tutorial(English translation), by Dorthe of Ars Textura, makes one of the better polymer clay succulents that I’ve seen. It’s not precisely miniature but it’s a decent looking “faux”. Mix a little translucent in with that green … Read More... “Make Polymer Clay Succulents”
Use Clay in a Valentine’s Day Scrapbook Frame
One thing I do not do enough with clay – air dry or oven bake polymer clay – is mixed media. I don’t combine things nearly enough. And it’s not because I don’t have cool things. I’m a good crafter … Read More... “Use Clay in a Valentine’s Day Scrapbook Frame”
Air Dry Clay Hearts for Valentine’s Day
I make a lot of little clay things – mostly beads but honestly… lots of other things. Hearts are a good shape and I make a lot of hearts. There are bowls and jars of random things (I think the … Read More... “Air Dry Clay Hearts for Valentine’s Day”
Simple Clay Leaf Canes
Katie from KatersAcres has a pretty simple leaf cane tutorial available on her site. The most complicated part is probably getting a decent blend but once you’ve got that… this is just some slice and assembling.
Want to make it … Read More... “Simple Clay Leaf Canes”
Glass Effect Valentine Hearts from Polymer Clay
These are some neat hearts – on this necklace or whatever you want to put them on! – due to the fun combo of metal leaf and gloss on translucent clay. This tutorial from Kellie of Make It With Me … Read More... “Glass Effect Valentine Hearts from Polymer Clay”
Rainbow Blend Bracelet
I mostly use blends for fairly boring shading in canes and it leads me not to make the fun blends like the one in this bracelet tutorial by Amy Koranek for Sculpey. This blend becomes a part of a pixel … Read More... “Rainbow Blend Bracelet”
Polymer Clay Valentine’s Day Cookies
Need an adorable Valentine gift or decoration? These heart cookies from Sculpey.com are just the thing. You get really fun results from fairly simple tools and supplies. The tip about using a hard kitchen sponge for texture was one I … Read More... “Polymer Clay Valentine’s Day Cookies”
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