Today’s project is one I’ve been wanting to try since before Christmas when my December 2013 issue of Polymer Cafe arrived. Now, I don’t know about you, but that Santa is WAY too creepy for me. But I always read through all…
Last week I showed you some faux lapis lazuli beads I made using Desiree’s tutorial. This week I thought I’d try a matching pendant with the rest of the color mix. The purple mold is one I made with Castin’ Craft EasyMold Silicone Putty,…
Happy Wednesday again! Spring’s official arrival is in just a few days. Yaaaaay. But here in New England it won’t appear in reality for another month or so. Booooo. As a result, you can see the spring fever on my desk today,…
Today’s project was a fun one, I made this little lizard guy. If you’d like to know how to make your own, I found the guidelines (not a complete tutorial) at the Polymer Clay Workshop website. He’s covered with slices from a…
Hello and welcome to another What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday where you can plainly see that what’s on my workdesk today is Mr. Cheech. He was sprawled out on the white containers in the back, but then jumped up to steal my…
Happy Wednesday, all! Sorry I didn’t participate last week, but I’ve been spending way too much time watching the Olympics so there was nothing at all interesting on my desk. (Click on any of the photos for a closer look.) This week,…
It never feels quite like Christmas until I’ve done a few last minute just-cuz-I-want-to crafts. This year Nan over at Froggy Designs has kindly shared with me her templates for Christmas Village Houses, which she’s allowed me to share with you. (Click…
Hey, I actually finished December’s Tim tag by the midpoint of the month! Tim specified Clearly For Art plastic for this project. I’ve never used it, but have found that reusing clear plastic packaging works fine. You can heat it the way he…
Happy Wednesday! My workdesk today is my kitchen table. For some reason, it seems to be loaded with candy. Since I don’t have to put on a big Thanksgiving dinner, I decided to spend a little time doing this fun candy turkey…
I just finished up my entry in Polymer Clay Collective’s Faux Challenge. Click on any of the photos for a closer look. I decided to try faux ivory this time around. The technique is fairly simple, it’s just layers of translucent, white and…