Tutorials
Last week many of us in the United States did that one thing that reminds you that spring is getting closer … we sprung our clocks ahead. To me and to my family this means one thing: Spring is on its way! In honor of the Spring season, I have collected some gorgeous flower tutorials to help inspire you this season. I have made several of these flowers, but I plan to make many more. (L to R – Top to Bottom)
Continue reading Polymer Clay Flower Tutorials from Around the Web
Yes, polymer clay can be an expensive hobby, but it can also be an inexpensive hobby. It depends on how much “creativity” you put into your studio.
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This past week I had a guest in my studio. They saw this unique and lovely colored bunch of clay on the back of my work surface and stated, “WOW! How did you get those colors?!” I laughed and said, “It’s scrap clay!” Needless to say, they didn’t believe me. If you haven’t figured it out by now, I love to write about scrap clay and how you can reuse it and do something wonderful with it…so today’s post is all about what I did with my scrap clay and how I got those beautiful colors to make more colorful things.
‘How to make your own color palette’ can sound difficult, right? Well, I am part of a lot of different polymer clay groups on FaceBook. Some I am more active on than others, and some I just lurk. Last week, someone asked how to make a color palette. There were lots of ideas thrown out, many of which were great. Most of my items are made from custom color palettes that coordinate. Making your own palette is easy and the more you do it, the easier it gets. There are lots of ways to make your own color palette, but this is the method that I prefer.
Continue reading How to Make Your Own Color Palette with Polymer Clay
Who doesn’t love tigers? I love them and what better way to show your love of tigers than with a tiger heart.
I was asked by a reader awhile ago if I could do a “mash up” of different polymer clay tutorials from around the web. As I come across tutorials, I tend to tweet them, pin them, or share them on my FaceBook page. One of my readers asked that since I was sharing so many of them, would I mind taking the time to share them with you in a single post here on the blog every once and awhile. So … this is the third time I have done this for you, if you would like to see more of these, comment below. If not … I’ll go back to my normal Tuesday activities!
Continue reading 12 Polymer Clay Tutorials from Around the Web
Today’s zebra cane tutorial is a different kind of tutorial for me to offer you. Instead of explicit written directions, I am offering just the photo instructions. If you like this kind of tutorial, please COMMENT below & leave your feedback.
Continue reading Polymer Clay Zebra Millefiori Cane Tutorial
Week 5 has come & gone and once again, we had two great tutorials to make & try. I have only been doing one of the two tutorials a week due to my time restrictions. But this week was one of my favorite canes, the Stroppel Cane. The second cane for this week was Ronit Golan’s Scrap Cane which I did not do because I used my scrap for Scrappy Heart Pins, Pens, & more. Continue reading 52 Weekly Canes Update: Stroppel Cane
I’ve searched high & low for some of the best Valentine’s Day, polymer clay heart tutorials on the internet. Here are some of the best (and most popular) that I could find online. Enjoy & feel free to repin them if you’d like.
Continue reading 14 Valentine’s Day Polymer Clay Heart Tutorials
Making polymer clay rainbow pens are a fun afternoon project. I love making pens to give as gifts or to make as fillers on my table at shows and events. ENJOY!
Continue reading Rainbow Pen Tutorial – Using Skinner Blend, Canes, & Cut-Outs
This week for the 52 Weekly Cane Projects group, our challenge was to create a zipper cane. Here’s my mini-tutorial for this cane.
Continue reading Polymer Clay Zipper Cane Tutorial
Every week I pin oodles of great polymer clay tutorials on Pinterest. Some of these polymer clay tutorials have been shared by groups, some I’ve found on my RSS feeds, some I’ve stumbled on through Pinterest. In any case, I thought I’d take my “Tutorial Tuesday” to share with you some of the great tutorials that are out there. Next week, I will bring you another cute free tutorial that you can make in your own studio!
This week for the 52 Weeks of Canes, one of our projects was the pixelated retro cane. This pixelated retro cane tutorial originated from Bettina Welker. I in no way, shape, or form came up with this design idea on my own. This being said, please see Bettina’s highly detailed tutorial here.
Continue reading Mini-Tutorial Pixelated Retro Cane Bettina Welker Style
As often as I can, I will chronicle my journey through the 52 weekly cane polymer clay cane projects by sharing the tutorial that we were to learn from, what I created, & if it’s different a tutorial link or tutorial of my own for you to try.
