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Faux Jade Polymer Clay Color Recipe

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Polymer Clay Color Recipe for Faux Jade

 

Then it Came to Me … Faux Jade

Old Man 2D Face Sculpture in Polymer Clay by KatersAcresYesterday I shared with you what I had been working on in my studio. One of those things was an “Old Man Face” for a challenge for a FaceBook group I participate in. I didn’t know what I wanted to do with this Old Man yet, so I let him sit (for about a week) and kept staring at him while I worked.  Finally I started asking in FaceBook Groups what people thought I should do with him. Overwhelmingly, many people thought he looked rather Asian … that was not my intent, but okay. I decided to run with it!

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Polymer Clay Studio: WIP Wednesday

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Polymer Clay Studio WIP Wednesday | Oodles of creations, experiments, projects, & tutorials too from KatersAcres

 

It’s been a very busy week inside KatersAcres polymer clay studio.

Come inside & see what’s going on.

 

I know that I have mentioned this before, but I really do enjoy these WIP Wednesday posts. Not just because I get to show you what’s going on inside my polymer clay studio, but when I prepare these posts I see how productive I’ve really been. So, let’s take a tour, clock-wise from top left.

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What Polymer Clay Means to Me Poster

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What Polymer Clay Means to Me by KatersAcres

What Polymer Clay Means to Me Poster

Part of the fun of our polymer clay weekend with Christi Friesen was that she had offered a contest to everyone who was attending. She asked each person to answer the question “What does polymer clay mean to you?” There were fantastic answers, most revolving around how polymer clay had saved people from a very difficult time in their life (which many of you can relate to I am sure) or about the versatility of the medium. Here’s what I wrote …

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WIP Wednesday: A Christi Friesen Weekend

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Christi Friesen Weekend Hosted by B'Sue Boutiques | The Many Faces of the Weekend

 WIP WEDNESDAY

Christi Friesen & Katie Oskin

A Christi Friesen Weekend

What does Christi Friesen have to do with WIP Wednesday? Well … I spent more time this weekend claying with her than I do in any normal week. So therefore, this weeks’ WIP Wednesday is all about the lovely weekend that I spent with about 40 other wonderful people and Christi Friesen!

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Getting Ready for a Weekend with Christi Friesen

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WIP Wednesday in Kater's Acres Polymer Clay Studio | Getting Ready for a Weekend with Christi Friesen

WIP Wednesday

Getting Ready for a Weekend with Christi Friesen

This coming weekend I’m going to a two-day clayathon with Christi Friesen (insert lots of exclamation points, hoots, & hollers here)! I’ve been making a lot of things in preparation. Why? Because I’m richly blessed and I love to share with others … so … that being said, let’s get on with it, shall we?! This week’s collage is more of a “look what I’ve done” as opposed to “here’s what’s half done” or “here’s what’s partially done.”  (Clockwise from top left)

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My New Polymer Clay Journal

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Polymer Clay Journal by KatersAcres

 

No, it’s not WIP Wednesday … Yes, this could have waited … but I’m just so excited to share it with you all!

Not What I Expected, But …

Have you ever made something that turned out really well despite the fact that as you were making it you kept thinking, “something is clearly wrong here?” Well … rarely does that happen to me. Let me clarify, if while I’m making something I keep thinking, “this doesn’t look right” then by the time it’s done it still doesn’t look right and it ends up waiting for more inspiration …

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Don’t Buy New, Reclaim Something Awesome

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Making the Most of Your Polymer Clay Studio | Brought to You by The Blue Bottle Tree & Kater's Acres

Ginger Davis Allman of the Blue Bottle TreeKatie of KatersAcres Polymer Clay StudiosToday’s the day, the final edition of “Making the Most of Your Polymer Clay Studio.”  This past month myself and Ginger from The Blue Bottle Tree have brought you a collaborative series of posts. I hope you have enjoyed them so far.  In case you missed one, I’ve put the links to them below so you can check them out.

Today’s article is by Ginger. To accompany hers, I will write my own today and I will tell you how and where you can reclaim, repurpose, thrift, & find some bargains that you can turn into useable & functional items in your polymer clay studio. READ THE ARTICLE NOW.

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WIP Wednesday: A Short Week

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WIP Wednesday in KatersAcres Polymer Clay Studio

Holy Week Excitement

As many of my readers know, I am not a full-time artist. I am an ordained American Baptist Minister. This means that some weeks (like last week) are very busy for me with church and church activities. Last week was Holy Week and I was crazy busy! However, I did manage to squeeze in about 6 hours of work in my studio last week.  Working in my polymer clay studio always seems to just melt all the stress away, and last Friday was no different.

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