From the neat and new department of Clay on Etsy:
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| Kaleidoscope Cane by IKandiClay | Adjustable Bracelet by FruitLoopJewellery |
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| OOAK Sculpted Fairy by LaurieAnnGray | Funny Bunny Ring by PennysLane |
Tutorial: Hidden Flower Pendant
Sculpey (thanks to contributor Wilda Kemp) has a great pendant project – the hidden flower pendant. It covers how to create a domed pendant with a recessed flower in it which is a neat look. I think this would … Read More...
A Collection of Cool Clay
I try to browse Flickr (and elsewhere! everywhere, it seems, sometimes) every week to see what polymer clayers are up to and posting. This week there was super stuff around –
Tutorial: Owl Cane
The snippet above is from Danielle’s Fimo owl cane tutorial on Flickr. This Dutch artist has a whole album of lovely work and a website to see.
Clay In Depth
Vickie Turner has some excellent in-depth info and step by step discussion of polymer clay. A recent post series starts with her explaining how clay works and comparing it to wax and earth clay. Have a browse, pick up some … Read More...
Tutorial: Designer Ring… from Clay
Like some of the designer rings but can’t float the price? Tamara from Etcetorize made her fancy find from clay and shared how in this tutorial.
If you have the extra tools you could extrude a snake of half … Read More...
Tutorial: Fingerprint Necklace
Fingerprint jewellery has been popular for a while and here’s a clay version that would be perfect as a Mother’s Day gift. I’d use ink or pigments of some sort to highlight the impression.
She talks about using the softer … Read More...
Polymer Clay Comfort Food
Where I live, spring hasn’t really shown up and the weather is atrocious. Which leads to a lot of comfort food being made and eaten. Here’s the miniature, polymer clay version!
1. Miniature Bread Board, 2. 1/3-1/4 scale veggie … Read More...
Mother’s Day is Coming
One of the best things about crafting has always been the chance to make gifts for people. Or buy handmade gifts if you’re running a little short on time. Here’s some great Mother’s Day items:
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| Candle Holder by Kissinglass | Necklace |
Tutorial: Turtle Tin
The super talented Meg Newberg shares another tutorial on her PolymerClayWorkshop site. This one uses a tiny tin and some darling canes (You could totally use the canes Meg sells, too!) to make a sweet turtle. She suggests an … Read More...
Tutorial: Black and Gold Feather Bracelet
Melanie of Artzy Creations sent in her tutorial for her fancy looking bracelet and it’s a twofer – there’s an accompanying earrings tutorial as well! The tutorial describes how to make a nifty feather bead as well as fairly unusual … Read More...
Gone to the Birds
I was joking that my spring was gone to the birds (not shaping up to be very springy and awesome). But I love birds and like an crafty ADD person that got me thinking of birds and clay away went … Read More...
Tutorial: Flower Cane
Continuing along with the cane theme… Amatista generously shares a tutorial on her Flickr photostream to make a flower cane similar to this one. She has a website to see more of her lovely work as well.
Check out this … Read More...
Tutorial: Flower Cane
A picture tutorial, about halfway down, for the lovely flower cane above and some variants. This is a good way to use a single blend to make a variety of canes along the same theme.
Check out this book … Read More...
Canes of a Different Sort
Continuing along with the canes… here’s a good selection of current cane work from Flickr:
1. BJ’s Cobblestone Canes, 2. Polymer clay flowers cane – Midnight Flame, 3. Squirrel, 4. rose kaleidoscope
Tutorial: Landscapes in Canes
The canes I get asked about the most often are the big, complex ones. Some of my favourites to do are faces and butterflies but another form is a landscape cane. There’s a great exploration of a landscape cane on … Read More...
Tutorial: Easter Egg Place Cards
Amy Christie posted this cute tutorial for stamped egg shaped place cards. It’s sweet and simple so you could totally do it in time for Easter. I’d probably make the little holder out of clay too, using the same … Read More...
Tutorial: Easter Bunny
A super sweet tutorial video for a little Easter bunny and his eggs in case you need a few last minute pieces to add to your decor!
Photo by Ewa
Ode to Aquariums
Today I got lucky and went to the Vancouver Aquarium – there are fish and sharks and sea turtles and otters and frogs… pretty much everything aquatic and awesome. It made picking this Monday’s Mosaic very simple:
1. Polymer clay … Read More...
What’s Up With The Clay World?
A little of what is going on in the clay world:
- The ArtBeadScene’s monthly challenge closes soon – it’s a great opportunity to show of your clay skills if you’re a clayer who makes beads and jewellery pieces
- The voting