Mokume Gane is a great technique for using layers of colours and embellishments like metal leaf, fancy powders or scraps of cane. This mg stack, by Iris Weiss of Polyform, is straightforward and elegant. She covers how to make … Read More...
Tutorial: Stripey Clay Bead Methods
Getting even striping on your clay beads is a pain. Here’s one clayers playing with stripes method. She doesn’t mention how she made her segments but I’d probably use a combination of my pasta machine and my extruder to … Read More...
Polymer Clay Beads
I’m treating myself – I stared at beads this Monday. Polymer clay beads are pretty much my thing – particularly beads with canework – and these are some lovely ones.
1. Polymer Clay Beads, 2. Pink, 3. Enchanted … Read More...
Tutorial: Canes from Scraps
As a full time clayer I make a LOT of scrap. The muddiest of it, I use for bulk or give away to friends to use for bulk or filler or making molds. Before it gets to that point though, … Read More...
Tutorial: Potluck Food Tags
Polymer clay is infinitely useful in making tags and labels – simply cut out your clay and stamp or write what you need to for great charms, labels, decorations, place cards… you name it. This tutorial from Emily of Tar-Trying … Read More...
Polymer Clay Dolls Mosaic
One of the things polymer clay (and polymer clay artists!) does best: making dolls. This selection is way out of my skill range and are just a tiny sample of what a sculptor can do with clay.
1. girlsjuly, … Read More...
Tutorial: Little Beehives
Lindsay decided to share how she makes the beehives in her cute little beehive and bee earings – the end result is a sweet, stylized beehive to use as a dangle on your own piece.
She’s got a shop full … Read More...
Polymer Clay Sweets on Etsy
Some of the teeny, tiny polymer clay sweet treats on Etsy:
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| Pink Pastry Acorn by ParisMiniatures | Ice Cream Cake by Asakomini |
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| Watermelons by hungarianminiatures | Raspberry Vanilla Charlotte Cake by WithLoveFromMonique |
Tutorial: Polymer Clay Snail
DeviantArt often has really great quickie polymer clay tutorials. This one, by Jane RT, is for a cute little snail figure. The idea would work on a larger scale and using all sorts of powders or adding tiny beads … Read More...
Tutorial: Octopus Ring Holder
Georgia of Craft Sew Love Grow sent me a link to her polymer clay octopus ring holder. She’s experimenting with jewellery display ideas and tried a creature. In her post she mentioned she had some slumping and cracking issues … Read More...
Shiny & Cute Clay
The cute clay puppies and the shiny bling this week!
1. ‘Poppies’ 12 Polymer clay projects in 2013, July, 2. Fresh from the workshop, 3. Fabulous Faux Collection – Cactus Turquoise Earrings, 4. :: Dogs
Polymer Clay Round Ups
Check out what’s going on around the polymer clay blogosphere:
- There’s a giveaway for a beginner’s e-book at feltingandfiber. Check it out!
- Help PCC out and vote in the July challenge
- Considering entering your piece in the Art Bead
Looking Forward to School
The school supplies were out at the department store last week. I figured I’d take a peek and see what the talented clayers were making for the back-to-school folks!
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| Locker Magnet by sarahbellumshop | Business Card Holder by craftsbymorgan |
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| Polymer Clay |
Tutorial: Sparkly Hair Pins
Sometimes you need a little glittery extra. Check out this glittery hair pin tutorial on Creme de la Gems for a little sparkly accessory making. After the great glittery accident during my last house move I don’t think I’ve even … Read More...
Tutorial: Matryoshka Buttons
Fatima has a photo tutorial for the cutest little matryoshka buttons. It continues on for several pages, just click the right navigation arrow on the photo page. Knowing me, I’d probably make these into beads or add caned flower elements.
All the Colours in Clay
My finds out in the clay-verse seem to have a common theme: rich, beautiful colours. There was lots of amazing colour in the flickr-stream for clay this week!
1. Clay Zentangle 1, 2. matryoshkabottle, 3. “Key West” Pendant… Read More...
Tutorial: Flower Ball Beads
These Fimo nifty beads seem to be a matter of patience but the results are certainly cool! You could do a variety of flower beads like this – I remember seeing rose ball beads – for people according to their … Read More...
Window Shopping on Etsy
This would be my window shopping on Etsy – quirky creatures, an octopus, a fancy bangle and a neato mixed media tile bead.
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| Pendant Tile by ChickieGirlCreations | Bangle Bracelet by XOCC |
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| Little Lazy by LittleLazies | Octopus Necklace by Noadi |
A Peek at Polymer Clay – Gallery Style
Layl McDill wrote in to tell me about a recently finished, unique exhibition that ran from May 29 through June 15 called Polymer Clay – Gallery Style. The show ran in the Flow Art Space in St. Paul, MN … Read More...
Tutorial: Basketball and Soccer Ball Canes
I’m so used to flower canes it’s kind of fun to see some of the other canework people do! Yonat has tutorials for the basketball and soccer ball canes used on two of the pens above here and here. … Read More...