The tutorial calls for air dry clay but go ahead and substitute oven bake (and where they talk about drying, bake the pot). The facets can be cleaned up to be sharper / cleaner with a good sharp knife and … Read More...

Note: these aren’t polymer clays. They are a variety of modeling clays suited for different purposes. Some are great for kids because they’re completely harmless and soft. Others are better for a finer grain or take paint better. Ones … Read More...

This little plant is made with paint and cold porcelain – air dry clay you can buy at the craft store or make from common ingredients – but any air dry clay or oven bake would work. For the oven … Read More...

I spend a lot of my work life making beads and jewellery and small, highly decorated trinkets. That’s probably a part of why I’m always interested in other clay items for the blog. These are little napkin rings done up … Read More...

Polymer clay makes great embellishments for just about anything. This tutorial is for an air dry clay but the idea works equally well for polymer clay. Use clay in your favourite rose colours to whip up a few embellishments. Arrange … Read More...

I’ve just finished a batch of covered crochet hooks. Ahem, almost finished. This tutorial pretty much describes the whole process as well as shows a simple method for cookie cutter canes. I went with my own canes and now … Read More...

This bowl is a variation on a popular theme – making small dishes and bowls from polymer clay. You could do the same from air dry clay but this tutorial uses oven bake clay, flowers to create an impression and … Read More...

I make beads with teeny tiny details so I have (occupational hazard) a fascination with teeny things. Polymer clay is such a great medium for making miniatures. The little houses above, from Pixie Hill, are fabulous. So many pretty, fantasy … Read More...

I was planting my carrots and peas today – early for here! – and so I went looking for posts about clay veggies and stumbled across this one. Of course, this one isn’t clay, it’s marzipan but the process is … Read More...

There’s something truly magical about crafting with clay, and when it comes to finding inspiration for new projects, there’s no better source than nature itself. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of 7 clay projects that were inspired by elements … Read More...

These tutorials (the original is not in English. Here is a link to the translated version) are meant to illustrate some great options for air dry clay but, as with many air dry clay projects, they work equally well … Read More...

With the fairy garden craze I’ve been making polymer clay props from my regular bead designs for local customers. Here’s a Sculpey tutorial for a basic fairy house. The project by Laura Kelly, geared towards kids, could be made fancier … Read More...

Looking for some cute little charms to make for a fun project?  These 7 Fimo polymer clay charms are so adorable that you will have a hard time passing them up.  Take a look and see if any of them … Read More...

A bit of a craze the last few years, fairy doors are cute decorations for your garden, your terrariums, your potted plants and, in my case, the edge of the baseboards by the door between shops at work. Clay is … Read More...

Some of the easiest clay beads to make are single cane slice beads. You make a cane, reduce it to the diameter you want your disk bead to be and cut a slice a little under 1/4″ thick (I aim … Read More...

A big part of what got me going with polymer clay was the potential for very, very cool beads. At the time, I hadn’t really found clay online and had a book from the library and one from the book … Read More...

This is one of those air dry clay tutorials I’m almost sure would work better with polymer clay but the end result is adorable. As the writer mentions, you could paint the tray. She chooses to do a gold wash … Read More...

While my polymer clay life generally revolves around beads, canes and clay jewellery I like finding useful, home related items to make from polymer. It’s part of the reason I got into doing ceramics as well – you can create … Read More...

This whole walkthrough would definitely be a mixed media fairy house but that’s probably alright with the fairies. You could probably build this all out of polymer clay over a jar – make little faux pine cone scales and all … Read More...