You may have noticed that I love sculpting in polymer clay. And by sculpting I don’t mean to sound pretentious or la-di-dah, or imply that it’s impossible for your average person to accomplish. I simply mean shaping the clay so it depicts…
Today I have for you part two on how to make this bird & branch pendant. Here’s the link to part one of the Bird & Branch Steampunk pendant, in case you missed it. Tools & Materials: clay for the birds, I…
I’ve seen a lot of these pendants lately with some combination of a bird, branch, nest and heart and decided it was time to make one myself. All of these pieces are fairly simple to sculpt so even if you’ve never used…
This is a simple cane to make, but as is always the case with my favorites, there are lots of possible ways to interpret and use it. If you keep the canes uniformly round while slicing, (which I didn’t) keep them all…
This is a simple way to dress up any bead and make it into a focal piece. As long as your bead is stone, glass or anything able to withstand a 275° F. oven, you’re all set. The amount of clay used…
This necklace combines two of my favorite things you can do with polymer clay: an ombré blend and great texture. The result does NOT look like a bunch of colorful potato chips, but instead is rather funky and elegant. 😀 As I show in…
In last week’s Gentle Breezes earrings video we used a purchased texture plate to make a texture in polymer clay. It’s a quick and easy way to do it, but I really prefer to create my own textures. In today’s video I…
One of the things I love about polymer clay is its ability to take on any sort of texture you like. This is one reason it’s so good at imitating other materials. For today’s earrings we won’t be imitating anything, but just…
Many of you said you enjoyed my studio tour and seeing how I organize and store things in my work space. Today I show you some of the details of my work table. Here are links to the things I mention in the video: 6…
In today’s project you will learn not only how to make a simple polymer clay cane, but also how to use that cane to make pretty floral pendants. It’s simple sculpting and you have lots of options for how to use your…
