A collection of sweet Mother’s Day tributes, all made by talented polymer clay artists:
1. I Love Mom Basset Hound Dog clay sculpture, 2. Finished Mother and Calf, 3. Mouse Family, 4. The Slingshot
Round Up for Clayers
- PCC reminds you to have a vote in the monthly challenge and to consider participating in the next one
- The PCAGOE invites you to take a peek at their monthly challenge pieces in progress
- Amy of ThisHeartofMine shares how she
Mother’s Days Picks
A few treats for Mother’s Day:
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| Southern Magnolia Necklace by Diaszabo | Mama and Baby Dragons by EnchantedGypsyDesigns |
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| Clay Family Pendant by Claycat | Mokume Gane Earrings by KDGArt |
Technique: Buffing for a High Shine
The bead above is one I made that I buffed to a nice moderate shine with a combination of sanding, more sanding and a lot of rubbing on jeans. I later went on and used a dremel to bring it … Read More...
Tutorial: Clay and Resin
Here’s a neat mixed media bracelet tutorial using clay, resin and jewellery findings. I love the way the resin sets up and magnifies the look of the inks. I really will have to give my resin a better try…
Photo … Read More...
Mosaic: Pretties in Clay
Let’s face it, I am a sucker for beads and clever uses of beads. Factor that in with how much I love clay and here are some clay bead and other pretty pieces –
1. artcharm6, 2. Bag Holder … Read More...
Clay Supplies
Today, I went window shopping for polymer clay supplies, handmade or otherwise:
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| FGreen Buttons by SelenaAnneWells | Clay Cane by Norrine |
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| Slicing Blade by CatTherien | Bisque Stamps by CharityElise |
Tutorial: Making Faceted Clay Beads
Here’s a quick tutorial / technique for making faceted (and glittery!) clay beads. The tutorial recommends fresh off the pack clay but I would say to condition it first then chill it.
Photo by HazelandAgnes
Tutorial: Make a Trilobyte
Found the neatest tutorial for a trilobite pendant on Eskimimimakes. The pendant is super cute by itself but now I have ideas of mixing up a good faux bone or faux stone and using that for the trilobite shape.… Read More...
A Clay Tour
A quick tour of new clay work on Flickr:
1. Braccialetto FateOrientali , 2. 3/10/2012, 3. Beads, 4. shelf sitter giraffe
Sunday Round Up: Guild Edition
Have a peek at what a few of the guilds in clay world are up to:
- The 2nd Annual OK Poly-Clay Twisters Retreat runs next week, April 19-21. They’re still taking registrations if you’re interested!
- The Columbus Polymer Clay Guild
Clay Challenges and Contests in June
I get asked by my students on and offline how to improve their polymer clay work and I can honestly say swaps and challenges are great for this! They give you a structured area to work in and a timeline. … Read More...
Flower Power
These are a few of the clay flower treasures I found today:
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| Flower Ring by FloraJewelryShop | Flower Mold by WhysperFairy |
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| Flower Cane by sigalsart | Floral Beads by ClayHappy |
Check out this book on how to make polymer clay flowers.
Tutorial: A Flower Necklace
Continuing on with the floral theme for the week here is a tutorial for a rose necklace by Meredith of Haute to Sew. There are other tutorials out there for making this style of clay rose but this one … Read More...
Tutorial: Floral Hairpins
Here’s a tutorial for making cute little hair pins with a teeny bit of clay. The tutorial is by FleurDeLacey and appears on Sugar Bee Crafts.
Mosaic: Flowers in Clay
I’m skipping right over the showers portion of the program – as in April showers brings May flowers – and going to the flowers this week:
1. Polymer clay Cactus, 2. polymer garden, 3. Floral pendant – gold … Read More...
Tutorial: An Egg Stand
Here’s a quick stand for all of the awesome eggs you decorated. Or at least a tutorial to make the stand. The idea would work for the big decorative rocks (or done in small, for your small treasures, too!) Thanks … Read More...
Snow in April
Despite the fact that it’s spring, we’re currently getting enthusiastically snowed on. So today’s shopping trip is sponsored by Sunshine. Wishful sunshine:
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| Sunny Earrings by Liuwa | Miniature Roses by MyCraftGarden |
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| Word Stone by SkyeArt | Sunflower Bobby Pins by CreaShines |
An Easter Box
This Easter tutorial has some techniques that are useful for a variety of other projects – making hollow forms is great for rock purses, other boxes, hollow beads… you name it.
Photo credit to Candace Jedrowicz of Favecrafts.com
Spotlight: Meet Laura Helfenberger Jewellery
Laura asked me to introduce her to you all and so I am – she makes lovely polymer clay jewellery which you can take a peek at on her blog at: http://laurahelfenberger.blogspot.com/ She also has a fan page on Facebook … Read More...