Last November Michelle over at Firefly Design Studio started up a new jewelry design challenge. She made these lovely ceramic paisley components in two different color ways: neutrals and brights. I chose the neutrals. It was then our job to use all those…
You’ve heard me mention Christi Friesen’s Swellegant paints quite often here on my blog and on my YouTube channel, so it was about time that I did a video explaining them! These paints are wonderful for giving polymer clay and other items a…
One thing most polymer clay artists love about this medium is its ability to imitate other materials. Just a quick search for “polymer clay faux” on Pinterest brings up images and/or tutorials for faux gemstones of various types, faux sea glass, faux…
Believe it or not that floral pendant in the above photo is made from polymer clay, not metal! Not only that, but it took very little time to make. In this video I’ll show you how easy it is to make a…
Today I bring to you the first in a new weekly series. From now on every Wednesday I’ll have another polymer clay tutorial for you, focusing primarily on using this wonderful medium in jewelry. Sure it’s fun to buy beads and use…
If you’ve been following my blog for any time at all you know that I just spent entirety of 2015 doing a creative challenge. Specifically, I challenged myself to make a polymer clay dragon every week of the year! Here are a…
This idea has been one I have wanted to try for a long time. I’m always a sucker for simple and elegant design, and when I saw this pin on Pinterest I thought it was brilliant. The pin actually leads back to…
Well, I did it! I proudly present to you the 52nd and FINAL polymer clay dragon in my personal challenge to make a dragon sculpture for every week in 2015. Check out this post on Errol, dragon #1, for the details on why I started. I’ve made huge…
This week I have for you the penultimate sculpture in my year-long weekly polymer clay dragon challenge. Since Joy was made in the midst of Christmas preparations, I decided it would be appropriate to put her on top of a Christmas ornament, from whence she can watch…
Meet Brandt, dragon #50 in my year-long series of polymer clay dragons. I can hardly believe there are only two left to complete this challenge! Brandt’s name means “proud,” which seems appropriate as he is inspired by the beauty of peacocks. Click…
