I make a similar version of these for shows and they are a perennial favourite. You can update for each season’s colours and I have had my share of brides pick them for flower girl earrings. Whitney of Elm Street … Read More...
Polymer Clay Maneki Neko for the New Year
Everyone needs a little good luck for the New Year and a traditional token of it is the Japanese maneki neko figure, a cat with a paw raised. There are all sorts of traits you can add for your cat … 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...
Polymer Clay Mandalas
aleidoscopes and mandalas are some of the really neat pieces you can make from component canes – usually blend bullseyes or plugs or solid colour geometrics – and Yonat Dascalu is a fabulous caner. Her channel is full of other … Read More...
Lollipop Christmas Ornaments
These adorable clay lollipop ornaments are from a tutorial by Rachel of Lines Across. Make “sugared” lollipops for your tree to coordinate with other sweet clay decorations like faux candy canes and gingerbread men. Rachel mentions hot gluing the sticks … Read More...
Imprinted Summer Coasters
Need a little summer cheer for your kitchen? Stamp plain, air drying (or oven bake!) clay with summery, floral stamps and make great coasters in this tutorial by Jessa of Sparkle Living blog.
You could totally make this into a … Read More...
DIY Napkin Rings
Minimalist napkin rings for my dinner table? Yes, please! This napkin ring ring tutorial from Nomita of Your DIY Family describes the basic polymer clay napkin ring process. You can make much more complex ones with canes, texture, different colours … Read More...
Yule Log Ornaments
This little ornament tutorial from Sculpey has a bit of everything: sculpting, caning, texture, and assembly. You just need to finish it up with a jaunty hanging string or, if you make it as a photo or place card holder, … Read More...
DIY Clay Leaf Dishes
If you’re looking for little clay projects to make as gifts these pretty leaf dishes from Garden Therapy are one to try. The tutorial uses air dry clay
– and mentions that they’re not the sturdiest things – but you … Read More...
Faux Faceted Stone Earrings
Faceted everything has been trendy for a little while now. These cute earrings from Dom of the Crafted blog capture the trend perfectly. The tutorial is dead simple – a little clay, a sharp blade, glue and findings are all … Read More...
Polymer Clay Basics: Roses
When I teach clay classes to teenagers on up, we usually warm up with roses. Why? Because it’s a fairly simple process that makes a pretty great little rose without any real skills. You can get better at it but … Read More...
Snowflake Polymer Clay Cane
A good snowflake cane makes great wintry Fimo polymer clay designs. This tutorial (English translation) for one from Korean artist MilkyBlue is straightforward. If you want to use it layered on other designs, use a translucent background. If … Read More...
Fingerprint Clay Ornaments
Jessica of Cutesy Crafts has a simple heirloom project: fingerprint ornaments. She discusses how even well conditioned Fimo Soft was too firm for her kiddos to use but I’d still recommend it or Sculpey 3 for kids anyways. Younger … Read More...
Clay Polka Dots
Sculpey has a fun tutorial with polka dots. Side benefits include some creative uses for Soufflé clay and some of the Sculpey tools I like best (the Etch n’ Pearl). As syndee holt mentions, you could make a retro tree … Read More...
Clay Unicorn Horn Charms
If you have a unicorn lover you clay for, here’s a cute horn charm you can incorporate into a piece – an ornament maybe? Or a unicorn pen? It’s a wonderfully sweet Skinner blend. You can find other creative work … Read More...
Polymer Clay Marbled Christmas Tree Ornaments
Marbling clay is one of those little treats. You pick a couple of colours – or scraps – and twist and mix. Flatten it out and use cookie cutters. Sarah of Sisoo covers her whole process in the tutorial.… Read More...
Clay Christmas Miniatures
Your miniature Christmas scene may need it’s little dish of hard candy and if so… this tutorial from fairchildart is a good starting tutorial for ribbon candy style designs. The design scales up for slightly larger candy sizes and if … Read More...
Coloured Circles and Clay
Sometimes the neatest clay projects come from using the basic tools – in this case, circle cutters – in interesting ways. This tutorial (English translation) explores how to use circle cutters and nested cut outs to make a … Read More...
Snowmen Ornaments from Clay
I think this is one of those clever clay projects for Christmas great for the whole family. You can make smaller versions from solid clay or use aluminum foil balls (or ornaments) for the head on larger ones. Nell, of … 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...