Vintaj patinas have been in my stash for a LONG time, but I’ve only just recently pulled them out to play with again. I love being able to add a permanent color to metal to change its appearance. It’s also great to…
Last week I showed you how to get started creating these darling elf sculptures. I also showed how to make their adorable little gift boxes, with lids that you can open. For some reason it tickles my fancy to be able to…
These darling little elves are so much fun to sculpt! And their little boxes open, so you can tuck a small gift inside (or hide some chocolate, hehe.) If you don’t feel like making the gift box, your elves can hold ornaments,…
For some time now I’ve been debating whether or not to invest in one of the Lucy Clay slicers for polymer clay. I don’t do a lot of caning, so I haven’t gotten in all the practice that would make me a…
In these days when so much of our business is transacted online it’s nice to sometimes be able to see and handle things before we purchase them. This is especially true when it comes to the supplies we use for our creativity….
Products that do the job well AND save us money are always a plus in my book! Although I greatly enjoy using silicone molding putty in many, many projects, I was intrigued to hear there was a molding plastic out there that…
Have you ever noticed that musicians usually play more than one musical instrument? Or that folks who do crafts rarely have just one project going? I think this is a mark of all creative people that we want to explore the horizons…
Many of you have asked me for advice in choosing and using colors in your jewelry and polymer clay work. It always makes me so sad to hear of folks who say they are afraid to use color, as for me it’s…
No, this is not a sponsored post, but I wish it were. 😀 (Glad, if you’re listening, sponsor me and I’ll come up with lots more ways to use your cool product!) Seriously though, I just recently bought my first package of…
This week I have another haul video for you, this time it’s a large Amazon order I recently placed. The order consists mostly of supplies for jewelry making and polymer clay, but also has some rather unexpected things with unexpected uses. Then…