Polymer Clay Scrappy Tutorial by Martin Pottjewijd

Posted on April 21, 2017November 21, 2017 by Katie Oskin — 1 Comment

This polymer clay Scrappy Tutorial is by Martin Pottjewijd and is used here with his full permission. Martin is a polymer clay artist from the Netherlands. He makes a wide variety of work including his elaborate and breathtaking castles built on large rocks and his adorable Polly & Mur. You can read Martin’s interview with Polyform here. Martin has graciously agreed to shared this tutorial here with each of you!

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Polymer Clay Winter Steampunk Pendant Tutorial

Posted on January 12, 2016April 22, 2020 by Katie Oskin — 7 Comments

If you’ve been around KatersAcres for awhile, you already know that one of my favorite seasons is winter. In honor of that, here is a FREE polymer clay winter steampunk pendant tutorial you might enjoy. Feel free to share it with others.

What To Do with Your Leaf Cane Scraps Tutorial

Posted on November 10, 2015October 16, 2017 by Katie Oskin — Leave a comment

Have Leaf Cane Scraps?

Try This Simple Polymer Clay Tutorial

Ever wondered what to do with your scrap leaf canes? Here’s a FREE & simple idea you can use today. https://t.co/VC3a3DOMNG

— Kater’s Acres (@katersacres) November 10, 2015

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Pavelka Project: Mokume Gane Technique

Posted on September 4, 2015April 22, 2021 by Katie Oskin — Leave a comment

Polymer Clay Mokume Gane Using Scrap Clay | September Pavelka Project

Polymer Clay Mokume Gane Tutorial

Welcome back for another great month of the Pavelka Project! This month we a doing a technique based project that uses a favorite technique of many, Mokume Gane.

Polymer Clay Tutorial: Flower Head Pins from Scrap Canes

Posted on June 30, 2015June 10, 2019 by Katie Oskin — 2 Comments

Polymer Clay Tutorial - Flower Head Pins Using Scrap Cane Ends & Leftovers by KatersAcres | FREE Tutorial - PIN NOW, Make later

Polymer Clay Flower Head Pins by KatersAcres | CLICK for tutorial

Why throw out all those tiny little cane ends? You can still use them, even if there’s not enough for a large project. I’ve been making these little flower head pins ever since I began making my own canes. For those of you who don’t already know, I have a thing for flowers. I LOVE them. But … I live in the woods. Flowers don’t grow well here. So instead, I made a TON of flowers in the spring & summer months from clay.

This project is a fun & quick way to use up those wonky ends & slices you may have cut from your canes. Placing these flowers on longer pieces of wire will allow them to be used as plant pokeys, tied into the center of a bow for a gift, jewelry head pins, and so much more.

Scrap Polymer Clay

Posted on December 9, 2014August 20, 2019 by Katie Oskin — 11 Comments

Scrap polymer clay can bring on notions of joy, fear, anxiety, anger, frustration, and elation all on the same day. Today I’m going to show you a brief video that hopefully will inspire you NOT to throw every piece of clay into the mud bin, but to salvage your clay scraps.

Miracles with Scrap Clay

Posted on February 28, 2014February 26, 2018 by Katie Oskin — 3 Comments

Scrap Clay Miracles Explanation & Mini-Tutorial by KatersAcres

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.

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52 Weekly Canes Update: Stroppel Cane

Posted on February 7, 2014May 26, 2017 by Katie Oskin — 8 Comments

Week 5: Stroppel Cane

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

WIP Wednesday: A Scrappy Week

Posted on February 5, 2014October 16, 2017 by Katie Oskin — 1 Comment

Work in Progress Wednesday

Welcome back to Kater’s Acres Polymer Clay Studio

A Scrappy Week

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.

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Sweater Heart Pin Tutorial by KatersAcres

Posted on February 4, 2014February 24, 2020 by Katie Oskin — 4 Comments

Scrappy Sweater Heart Tutorial by KatersAcres

Perfect for Valentine’s Day

Materials:

About 1 ounce of scrap polymer clay
Extruder
Parker’s Poker Tool
Medium 1″ or 2″ heart cutter Continue reading Sweater Heart Pin Tutorial by KatersAcres

What to Do with That Scrap Clay? Make Some Cute Pens!

Posted on February 1, 2014April 24, 2021 by Katie Oskin — 2 Comments

Polymer Clay Scraps to Gorgeous Pens by KatersAcres

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.

Polymer Clay Christmas Tree Ornaments from Scrap Clay

Posted on December 19, 2013August 18, 2021 by Katie Oskin — 2 Comments

Christmas Tree Ornaments Tutorial by KatersAcres

I like to use up my scraps when I can and these past several weeks I have been so busy in my studio that I have had lots and lots of scraps. So … when scraps take over your work surface, find something cute and fun to do with them.

Polymer Clay Projects – Natasha Beaded Keychain

Posted on March 5, 2013February 21, 2020 by Katie Oskin — 3 Comments

Natasha Beaded Keychain Polymer Clay Projects Tutorial by KatersAcres

Polymer Clay Projects Requested

I love it when my fans & readers have specific polymer clay projects in mind. I have had several requests lately for a fun beaded project tutorial. As many of you know I’m not really a jewelry person, not because I don’t like it, because I most certainly do, but rather because I’m not a person that tends to “accessorize.” I wear a wedding ring & my earrings and that’s it. Sometimes you’ll catch me wearing a watch, but other than that … nadá. So while I love to make beads, since I don’t wear jewelry (or sell it in my Etsy shop), I’m never sure what to do with the beads. So for those of you who are like me, here’s a really fun handmade Natasha Bead Keychain. Let’s get started, shall we?

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Repurpose X-acto Blades Using Scrap Polymer Clay

Posted on May 26, 2012May 19, 2017 by Katie Oskin — 3 Comments

Repurpose X-acto Blades Into a Great New Tool

Repurpose x-acto blades? Absolutely you can do that! This simple and quick tip had a huge response in last week’s email, twitter, & even on FaceBook. It was shared, retweeted, and commented on more times that any previous tip I had posted. So today I will show you how you can take that old, grungy, and slightly beat up old cutting blade and repurpose x-acto blades into something more useful.

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No Such Thing as Scrap Clay Tutorial

Posted on January 4, 2012February 21, 2020 by Katie Oskin — 28 Comments

No Such Thing As Scrap Clay

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

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