One of the most frequent questions that I receive from my readers is this: Where do you find your inspiration? The answer to this question is as simple as it is complicated. Why? Because in some ways you have to search for creative inspiration and yet in other ways it stares you in the face every single day.
It’s once again my pleasure to bring you another talented clay artist. Kimmie of Kimmie’s Clay Kreations has an imagination that is huge! She’s constantly coming up with new characters and bringing them to life. Read more about her below.
I don’t often do jewelry tutorials as it truly isn’t my passion. But let’s be honest … Independence Day is a great day to wear your red, white, blue, & stars! So, let’s just put them all together for a little bit of fun, shall we?!
What a fun adventure I’m going on today! Today I’m traveling to East Palestine, Ohio to join with Brenda Landsdowne from B’Sue Boutiques to film a new project tutorial for you. These flower pod pendants can be adapted to fit right into your jewelry creations and are on point for any season. This flower pod pendant tutorial will teach you everything you know to create a fabulous focal piece for your creation.
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.
Have you ever been completely fascinated by something? When I was younger I used to write letters all the time and seal them with wax seals, because I thought they were neat. They always reminded me of some Royal Kingdom far, far away. To this day, they still do. I picture ladies in a billowy dressing writing letters and sealing them with their family crests; Lords & Kings making mighty decrees for a whole nation of people on large scrolls, sealed with a symbol of their power in dark red wax. To this day, I still think of that.
Continue reading Polymer Clay Tutorial: Faux Wax Seals
Since it has been so long since I made an Etsy treasury, I decided that today was as good of a day as any! So, here’s a treasury filled with 16 really cool & fun polymer clay tutorials that you can purchase & download today. No need to wait on these tutorials to arrive: just pay, click, download, & start claying!
I love that you, my readers, are so interested in polymer clay and how to improve your talent & skill. It thrills me to no end that I get a dozen questions a week from you, either here on the blog, or direct to my email. The past two weeks there has been one question that I have received multiple times: How to take out all the imperfections in your work.
Continue reading Most Frequently Asked Questions – Polymer Clay Tips
There’s nothing prettier (in my opinion) than that perfect leaf cane that seems to pop & glow in all of your creations. I’ve made literally hundreds of leaf canes & I finally found a blend that makes my leaves pop & almost “glow.” You’ll have to make these for yourself and see what you think…
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 …
One of the most basic skills in working with polymer clay is learning how to make a Skinner Blend. Once you know how to make a Skinner Blend, there are infinite possibilities of what you can do and accomplish with that blend. Today’s mini-tutorial will show you how to make a Skinner Blend and change it into a Skinner Blend Bullseye Cane or even a log/plug. This tutorial will walk you through some of the basic steps and show you exactly how that is done.
Continue reading Skinner Blend Bullseye Cane Instructions for Polymer Clay (Beginners)
