Polymer Clay Tip – Tutorial Storage

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Polymer Clay Tip - Tutorial Storage by KatersAcres

Tutorial Storage

Polymer Clay Tip - Tutorial Storage by KatersAcres

If you love polymer clay tutorials (and who doesn’t) and you have a good number of them, if you print each and every one, over time, storing them becomes a real problem! Here’s what I’ve done to tackle that problem. I hope you enjoy these tutorial storage ideas, feel free to share yours in the comments below.

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Polymer Clay Ghost Tutorial

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Ghost Tutorial by KatersAcres | For Polymer Clay, Fondant, Gum Paste, Sugar Paste, and Other Sculpting Mediums

 

With Halloween just around the corner, I’ve done another cute (and did I mention free) tutorial for you to have fun with this fall!

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Silver Rabbit Tutorial

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Silver Hare Tutorial by KatersAcres for the Friesen Project of 2013

Polymer Clay Rabbit Tutorial

An adorable silver leafed polymer clay bunny inspired by Christi Friesen for the 2013 Friesen Project hosted by KatersAcres, in conjunction with Christi Friesen.

Who knows what day it is? That’s right … it’s Friesen Friday! Bring out the clay, tools, fun, music, & let’s have a virtual clay party! Today’s project is probably one of the easier ones we’ve done all year.  You can whip up these cuties in under 20 minutes … even my more elaborate bunny took me just 30 minutes to make!  But be sure that you have purchased Christi’s book so that you can see all the steps in full of how to make this cute little guy.

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Polymer Clay Squirrel from Christi Friesen

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Polymer Clay Squirrel by KatersAcres

Polymer Clay Squirrel – “What-atorial”

Well …. sometime technology is a real pain in my squirrel tail. I used a “real camera” instead of my iPhone to take your tutorial pictures this week hoping that since we’re now back to “full tutorials” that they would be awesome pics. Somehow my SD card became “corrupted” and I have lost everything on it, save for 4 pictures … of course of the END of the project! ARG! *Insert horrible frustrating sounds here* So … this being said today’s “tutorial” sadly will be more of a non-picture commentary on the project. I cried over this problem this morning, pulled myself together and then took a deep breath. So instead of a tutorial, today you get a “what-atorial” … my code name for “what just happened to my tutorial pictures?” Deep breath …. and moving on …

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Halloween Color Palette Theme

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Halloween Color Palette Theme by KatersAcres

Halloween Color Palette

Today’s color palette is destined for your Halloween creations. Can you use it for something else? Absolutely! The possibilities that form from one color palette are indeed limitless.  Today I will give you all the Premo / Sculpey colors as well as a color palette that was auto-generated from the picture you see above at BigHugeLabs.com

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Polymer Clay Witch Tutorial

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Polymer Clay Witch Tutorial by KatersAcres | Great tutorial for pendants, ornaments, or even flat backed charms

Polymer Clay Witch Tutorial

Many of you are gearing up for the next season: fall and halloween. Because of this, I will feature several fall & Halloween themed tutorials this month. I featured the first tutorial last week, how to make your own simple polymer clay pumpkin the tutorial this week is a little different.  This is a basic polymer clay tutorial that you can adapt to make your own fearfully frightful, or wonderfully cute polymer clay witch.   Continue reading Polymer Clay Witch Tutorial

Friesen Friday: Book Review & Project Listing for Book 7 – Woodland Creatures

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Friesen Fridays - Book 7 of the Friesen Project for 2013

It’s here, a brand new book, new projects, and of course oodles of fun! Remember: Tutorials can not be completed without the book.  Please order the book here.

How are You Doing?

I hope that each and every one of you are enjoying your journey through Christi’s books.  By now you have had the opportunity to make approximately 25 projects! Wow, that’s a lot of projects.  If you are behind or are missing projects, you can easily get the tutorial listing and link to purchase the books here.

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Polymer Clay & Pinterest

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Polymer Clay and Pinterest: Do's & Don'ts for Proper Pinning Etiquette

Polymer Clay and Pinterest: Do's & Don'ts for Proper Pinning Etiquette

It’s no secret that for crafters and hobbyists, one of the best places to find tutorials and projects on the internet is Pinterest.  While Pinterest can be a wonderful resource, keep in mind that it is just that, a resource.  I will attempt to weigh-in on some of the more pressing etiquette concerns facing both users and the people who create material for Pinterest.

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Friesen Friday Polymer Clay Project: Fancy Bird Tutorial

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Fancy Bird Tutorial by KatersAcres | For Polymer Clay, Sugar Paste, Gum Paste, Modeling Clay, & Much More

 

It’s Friesen Friday once again (insert wild applause, cheers, laughter, and dance moves here) …. I hope that you have been having a good time making birds over the past two months.  I know that I have!  Today’s project is not from the “Birds of a Feather” Book, but examples of it can be found in the birds book with fancy birds, plain birds, and exciting birds of each of every page!  This bird tutorial is actually from Christi Friesen’s other awesome book, “Polymer Clay & Mixed Media Together at Last.”  Make sure to get this book before it goes out of print.  Let’s get started, shall we?!

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Color Palette Inspiration: Sunrise Warmth

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Sunrise Color Palette by KatersAcres | Artistic Prompt & Inspiration Guide

Creative Inspiration for Color Palettes, Prompts, and More by KatersAcres

Again for this color inspiration blog post today, I am choosing to show you a color palette, filled with my own hand blended clay from my studio. I hope that you and your adventures of playing, as you get tired, as you run out of ideas, and as you wane that you will have all kinds inspiration through color palettes.

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