From Renee of Cute Simple Stuff: a trio of simple Christmas ornaments to make. Nothing like whipping up a couple of ornaments to add to a special gift, to create a family heirloom or for a teacher present. Use a … Read More...
Tutorial: Festive Flower Pendant
Here’s a good use of scrap or neutral coloured clay to make, as Josie comments, a flower to accent that little black dress. She uses metallic paste to add the bling. You could use whatever tone of paste you’d like … Read More...
Gifts for Polymer Clayers
This time around I hit Etsy for some treats for the polymer clayers on your list. I have a non-Etsy list to get to this week as well but here’s some goodies, perfect for any clayers care package or stocking:… Read More...
Tutorial: Cupcake Dangles
These sparkly cupcakes are adorable as dangles or charms or mini ornaments but you could make them into larger tree ornaments by using a wadded up piece of aluminum foil as the core. Simply cover the foil with the white … Read More...
Tutorial: Handmade Christmas Decorations
Yes, I love handmade Christmas decorations. Some of that is occupational hazard type area: I’d better like what I do. Some of that is simply because you can get the most custom, interesting, quirky ornaments. Katie Webster offers us a … Read More...
Tutorial: Knit Trinket Box
Well, faux knit I mean. The polymer clay version. Donna Herron uses an extruder to cover a tin and make a pretty trinket box. This would be the perfect holiday gift for your knitting or crochet enthusiast friend. Cover … Read More...
Tutorial: Memory Ornaments
Making custom ornaments for your tree is a great way to make the perfect gift for a friend or family member or to make yourself something to commemorate the holiday. Using a snippet of pine tree for texture and stamps … Read More...
Polymer Clay Ornament Picks
I have been an ornament making machine here in my studio. They won’t get listed up on Etsy like these guys (woe, Canada Post is not a gentle creature during busy season):
 Cabbage Ornament by PumpkinTreeLane |
 Chocolate Cream Pie Ornament |
Polymer Clay Plans
Some people, like Katie of KatersAcres, are way WAY more organized than I am. She’s already set up a polymer clay weekly challenge project for 2015. I did a similar project years ago on my own blog (although it took … Read More...
Tutorial: Making Fabric Canes
Over the years I’ve done canes to recreate elements of fabric swatches – the colours, the patterns and such. One tool that really helps with that – apart from a super colour sense – is an extruder. This tutorial shows … Read More...
Clay Tips: Snowflake Cutters
If, like New Clayer Me, you couldn’t find a good snowflake cutter set and still wanted great, detailed snowflakes this idea was a bit of a lightbulb moment. Using a simple six petaled flower cutter
– which is common in … Read More...
Tutorial: Christmas Nougat Cane
When I’m asked what a cane is and how my beads are made – primarily with canes – I often use the explanation of how some forms of candies are made such as saltwater taffy, nougats and candy canes. Here’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Making Molds for Clay
There are probably as many different molding and using mold techniques with clayers as there are clayers. And as with clay things: your mileage will vary. Sherri Kellberg – who is a talented clayer with a shop full of goodies… Read More...
Polymer Clay Thanksgiving
I poked through the Flickr faves for an ode to autumn and Thanksgiving. There are some fabulously talented clayers out there! Little miniature foods and perfect autumn themed details. Happy Thanksgiving gang!
Pumpkins by J Nicholai | Happy Thanksgiving by … Read More...
Tutorial: Acorn Placecard Holder
Here’s a quickie for last minute Thanksgiving decor (or any event, really): little acorn place holders. The tutorial from Sculpey uses Premo and craft wire so it even qualifies as pretty simple. You could embellish it with more textures, … Read More...
Polymer Clay Tutorial: Mixing Techniques
I fully admit to not being a very brave clayer. Yes, I have my stash of metal leafs, pigments
, powders, some specialty paints, scads of textures… but most of my stuff is clay with very little else. It’s not … Read More...
Polymer Clay Thanksgiving Finds
Here are a few of the fabulous pieces polymer clay artists on Etsy have made for the US Thanksgiving holiday:
 Pilgrim Boy and Girl by CortneyrectorFOLKART |
 Autumn Croquembouche by ParisMiniatures |
 Thanksgiving Servers by SeajayDesigns |
 Primitive Pumpkin Art by OldeKettleLane |
Tutorial: Pattern Cane
Clayers are a generous bunch. You can find a pile of tutorials posted, for free, on the internet. Many of these are old pros including this one by Marcia of Mars Design. This one is a quickie photo tutorial from … Read More...
Pressed Flower Beads How-To
I am a sucker for fun beads and Rebekah Payne’s beads are just my type of thing. Even better, she shares her bead making as with this tutorial. These make clever, organic textured beads. You could use any texture, … Read More...
Making Polymer Clay Pendants
This falls more into the hints and tips and ideas pile than a straightforward tutorial. Some of the most effect pendants and charms I’ve seen use simple shapes, clever stamps and lettering, a little paint, ink or varnish and voila… … Read More...