Cake decorating tutorials – in particular the fondant sculpting – seem to be perfect for polymer clay work. And, I have to say, of the very few cake toppers I’ve done I’ve done penguins TWICE. And they would have benefited … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple Placecard Holders
Not strictly wedding related but could work well – these marbled placecard holders could be done to match any decor or colour scheme. Marbling is a great technique that works well with a few colours. Keep an eye on how … Read More...
DIY Polymer Clay Bridal Shower Favors
Renee from CuteSimpleStuff posted this neat idea for bridal shower favours (or, for fun little clay rings in general, really). You could customize with whatever colours or favoured “gemstones”. And, while Renee comments they’re not that personalized you could simply … Read More...
DIY Faux Agate Coasters
This tutorial is for a faux agate slice to be used as a coaster. Obviously you could use the same idea for pendant slices or other decor items. Match your agate slices to your home colour scheme for coordinating decor. … Read More...
Tutorial: Using Clay in Dimensional Art
Kristi of Addicted2Decorating used a little polymer clay and a weathered piece of wood to make a piece of art. She crafted white flowers for her work. In the tutorial she talks about using spray paint and hot glue … Read More...
Making Frosted Faceted Beads
Back to the beads – here’s a step by step on Flickr for making “frosted” faceted beads. Click the first image in the set to get the walk through steps.
Artybecca, the tutorial maker, also has a shop with cute … Read More...
Make Miniature Bacon
Let’s jump right on the bacon bandwagon here – a video tutorial with the bacon portion of a tiny breakfast plate ring. Check Candi Ware’s channel for the rest of the parts and other goodies.
DIY Faceted Rings
Take advantage of the trendy metallic thing and – at least as clay goes – the faceting everything trend. This tutorial from Poppytalk lets you crank out a few faceted rings, make them shiny, and try out the faceting thing. … Read More...
DIY Embroidered Clay Ring
Here’s a bit of a mashup: clay and embroidery. Sahana uses it for a ring project here but you could do it with any sort of piece: magnet, pendant, brooch. Make your own little samplers complete with little clay … Read More...
DIY Cupcake Container
This tutorial is a bit of a clever one! The maker uses a silicone muffin cup to make the base. There’s a little awkward phrasing about what to use as the “prop” for the icing to sit on during baking … Read More...
Tutorial: Faux Stone Cabinet Knobs
My outside of clay life is a mad whirl of shop renos in the sense of paint, drywall, cleaning, changing fixtures and all the endless details like that. Decorative knobs have been the final touch on some of my past … Read More...
How-To: Journal Cover
Here’s another project that has multiple elements. The journal cover has a lovely watercolour effect painted in and the tutorial covers how to construct the cover. The design is sweet and clever. You could obviously alter the paint work to … Read More...
Tutorial: Underwater Paradise
Fun undersea decor for your shelf or a little dish or a window sill. These pieces are all in white which is still a super stylish option. You could do this in very pale beach shades as well to mix … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap Clay Vase
Two things: Eugena offers tons of tutorials on her site for fabulous, elegant projects. This is one of the freebies. Second, her scraps are nicer than my scraps. She’s always been one of those people who make me look at … Read More...
Tutorial: Silver Foil and a Little Magic
First: the effect from ripple blade cuts ALWAYS looks like rick rack to me. Second: one of the great things about polymer clay and jewellery making is the option of making fabulously custom findings and beads or mixed finding beads … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY Gift for your Tea-aholic Friend
We have a couple of serious tea devotees in this house so this cute little tea bag holder speaks to me. You could obviously whip up any sort of character that works for YOUR tea lover. The important aspect is … 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: 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...
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...
Tutorial: A Solar System Model
Turns out there’s a little more on educational projects with polymer clay. The kids I’ve worked with have always enjoyed the clay even when we snuck in the educational bits. This project is for a mini solar system – which … Read More...