These are sweet and clever – a lovely combination of poly clay and acrylic paints.
Snacks and Goodies in Polymer Clay
1. Lox, 2. Dollhouse Miniature – Japanese Dinner Set, 3. Ham Salami and Cheese Board, 4. Mexican Corn Cakes with Shredded Pork- 1/12 scale
Every year my partner helps organize a huge youth camp. The prep weekend … Read More...
Cornflower Necklace
A lovely necklace with clay beads made by a talented artist from the Ukraine.
Check out this book on how to make polymer clay flowers.
Bobblehead How-To
Bobbleheads charm and amuse me. One of the first little sculpted pieces I made was a bobbleheaded critter. Here’s a tute from HGTV to give it a try.
Patterns in Mokume Gane
Polymer clay mokume gane can have the prettiest patterns. This one from Samantha Braund on Flickr is absolutely lovely. She has a variety of lovely items in her photos and you should definitely have a look.
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The Greenman in Polymer Clay
As I continue to poke through the Internet for polymer clay to do with men, fathers, guys and so on I tripped over Dawn Schiller on Etsy. A very talented sculptor, Dawn has several greenmen in her shop like this … Read More...
June Polymer Clay
To kick off the month, here’s an oldie but goodie from Gera Scott Chandler. Her posies are so vibrant and colourful, just the way June should be.
Man… in Clay
As I’ve mentioned in the past, hitting up Flickr or Google for random image searches is a sure fire way to show that clayers are a creative bunch. The search for polymer clay men on Flickr turned up some diverse … Read More...
Breakfast on my Sleeve
I don’t know what it is I have with cuff links. Probably a lack of occasions to take my guy to where the shirts need ’em! These are some silly ones by Mousemarket.
Your Dad in Clay
I’m such a caner and bead maker that sculpting seems like magic to me. Elizabeth Bonura is a fabulously talented sculptor. This is a portrait sculpture of someone’s father. What a lovely father’s day piece.
The Write Gift
Pens are fabulous gifts. Father’s day is coming up, graduation… you could even get a pen custom matched to wedding colours. Pens are one of those fabulous things to do with clay. This is a particularly attractive example by Klhood.
Donna Kato Bracelet
Donna has one of the most recognizable – and modern, stylish – styles of the polymer clay artist community. She also has a ton of books and tutorials out there. This one on HGTV is for the bracelet above. I … Read More...
Polymer Clay Victoria
Monday will be Victoria Day here, a holiday (let’s hear the cheers from the kiddos!). Of course, that lead me to think: I wonder what we have for polymer clay and Victoria. As it turns out a lot of people … Read More...
Looking Towards Summer
This bright and fun set makes me hopeful summer is on it’s way. Rozibuz combines lovely citrus coloured polymer with felted orange wool for a summery mixed media piece.
A Pen for Dad
Sculpey gives us another great idea – this one just in time for a Father’s day present. Covering pens with clay is a great gift idea for any event. You can customize the decoration to the recipient and when the … Read More...
Father’s Day Gifts
I know a couple dad’s who could do with ties and cuff links… but might like them a little more with a twist to appeal to their gamer selves. This is a cute example from PinkClayMonkey.
A Mosaic of Rain
1. “after the rain” – necklace, 2. Rainstick, 3. Summer Rain Wall Tile, 4. Singin’ in the Rain Bot
A couple polymer clay interpretations of rain for this rainy day!
The May Fairy from Clay
Have a glance at this sweet May Fairy. The sculptor has worked with the idea of using the traditional flowers of the month to inspire her fairies, in this case the Lily of the Valley. Check out the rest … Read More...
Ideas for Father’s Day
Angela of CraftyGoat has a post about Father’s Day gifts from clay.
Cloth Doll Artists and Polymer Clay
Even though clay, all by itself, is pretty fabulous… the best part is how awesome it goes with and can be used with pretty much every medium. I’m sure there’s some it doesn’t rock with. I just haven’t found it … Read More...