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 love introducing new people to you here on my blog. Please know that I am very selective in who gets a showcase opportunity on my blog. For the most part, the artists who are featured here I have developed relationships with over the course of several weeks or months. Ginger is no exception … but yet she is. In a previous post today, I spoke to you about how wonderful Ginger is and gushed over her a little bit. I try not to do this often, as some of my guests find it a tad embarrassing. However, what I want each of my readers to understand is that Ginger truly is a very special person.
Continue reading Tutorial Review: Holo Effects by Ginger Davis Allman of The Blue Bottle Tree
Every once and awhile an artist comes along that is not only super talented, but kind, sweet, wonderful, & truly one of those people who you’d want to be your best friend. Ginger is one of those people. She has broken the mold with new ideas & concepts in polymer design, technique, & I admit … fun! Today it is my honor to have her here on the blog and share a little bit about a technique she developed that I absolutely love, called “Holo Effects.” (See the review here)
Welcome back to “Work in Progress Wednesday!” Just so you know, “a scrappy week” is not a metaphor or a replacement for another word. Rather, it describes exactly what most of my time in my studio was spent doing … playing with scrap clay! I’ve been so busy creating the past several weeks that I have generated a lot of scrap. Often, I just throw it in a giant glass bowl awaiting future use. When I’m caning however, I will often have a sheet of clay ready to make a Stroppel Cane to help absorb those wonky cuts.
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
It’s always a challenge to figure out what to do with all those scraps that you have left over from making a cane. I have more scraps from making canes than any other single thing that I do in my studio. I suppose it’s just the nature of the beast.
Continue reading What to Do with That Scrap Clay? Make Some Cute Pens!
I’m really enjoying the process of learning to make canes. In fact, where I used to be scared of anything that wasn’t a leaf cane or flower petal cane, I can now say that I thoroughly enjoy making my canes! Much of that is thanks to this year long project team that has continued to push me to make a new cane every week. Continue reading 52 Weeks of Canes: Basket Weave Cane by KatersAcres
I love collecting other people’s polymer clay art from around the globe. One of the ways that I have been doing this is by participating in the International Polymer Clay Swaps group through FaceBook.
Continue reading International Polymer Clay Swap – Valentine’s & Twinchies
Maybe it was because of the sub-zero temperatures that we had this past week, but whatever it was, I was dreaming of flowers all week. As usual in my studio, I follow the dreams & plans of whatever is on my mind. So … flower canes & pink flowers it was. Here’s a glimpse behind the scenes of what’s going on in my polymer clay studio (clockwise from upper left):
Continue reading Behind the Scenes: Flower Petal Cane & More
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
Amazing Clay Flowers: Creating Realistic Flowers & Floral Arrangements by Noriko KawaguchiContinue reading Clay Book Review: Amazing Clay Flowers by Noriko Kawaguchi
Continue reading WIP Wednesday: Inside My Polymer Clay Studio This Week
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!
