POLYMER CLAY TIP OF THE DAY
Haven’t you ever noticed how after claying all day (or part of the day) your hands are dried out, your cuticles begin to tear, and you get a large amount of hangnails? This is because the clay (though non-toxic and gentle) takes the moisture that is in your hands and absorbs it…all of it.
This being said, there are several things that I have on my studio table at all times.
Continue reading Repurpose X-acto Blades Using Scrap Polymer Clay
I’ve read many articles that say you should slightly dampen your stamps first. *Sigh* This still didn’t help me. The result was half on and half off, dark in some places and not in others, you get the idea…I just wasn’t happy with the results. And I always emboss things…so I needed a solution that was quick, easy, and stress free.
Continue reading Embossing with Powders a Polymer Clay Tutorial
You’ve heard it said many times in polymer clay books, in tutorials, and most likely many other places that there is “no such thing as scrap clay.” But there’s a trick to gaining usable scrap clay and not just a mess of murky, brown, dirty ugliness. Continue reading No Such Thing as Scrap Clay Tutorial
This is a great polymer clay tutorial that has many uses. Mokume gane can be used in beads, projects, jewelry, covering, and even as a background for textured and embossed pieces. Mokume gane is versatile and offers hundreds of color combinations, color palettes, and unique design patters, that you can not simply plan. Thanks for join us for this polymer clay tutorial. Read our other polymer clay tutorials here.
Blades, needle tools, ball tipped tools, and other tools to indent your clay, as well as a piece of cardstock or other paper to work on, and a pasta machine.
As with all things in life, we pick some things up and get good at them…and yet with other things we need help. I am a 100% self taught polymer clay artist. I have never taken a class on sculpting, pottery, drawing or anything else. I have purchased several polymer clay books and use several very religiously. But over the past 3 years, I have learned many things about working with polymer clay. Today I will share with you 10 hints, tips, & tricks for working with polymer clay that you may not already know.
Continue reading 10 Polymer Clay Tips & Tricks
