What was the first thing you did when you started playing with polymer clay? If you are like many of us, you probably rolled it into a ball to make a bead. Lots of beautiful pieces of jewelry start with simple, hand…
One of the most fun things about working in polymer clay is the endless array of possibilities. With this amazing material kids can create cute projects, jewelers can make beads, pendants and findings and artists make wonderful things that end up in…
Now that September has arrived, some fall themed jewelry is in order, wouldn’t you agree? Here in New England the colors of fall are lovely, but I decided to go in a different direction with this bracelet design. I kept my bracelet…
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…
Most of us love creating with the many cool polymer clay products available these days. But, once we’ve spent good money, we want to make the most of our purchases! This technique opens up a whole new realm of possibilities for using…
I may have mentioned it once or twice before, but I had several polymer clay fairy garden tutorials published in Polymer Café magazine. Including having my sweet little birdbath on the cover a couple years ago. In total, there were seven fairy…
If you enjoy my designs, then perhaps, like me, you love creating distinctive and unusual pieces to wear. Today’s project combines a beautiful fanciful design with an unexpected element: It glows in the dark! My first thought was to make these into…
Making things that glow in the dark is always a fun prospect. It kind of brings you back to your childhood. A couple years ago I got the idea to make these cute little fairy lamp posts with the flower lights that…
This week several orders of glue came in and it got me to thinking about the different types of glue we use in different applications: jewelry making, beading, polymer clay and other crafty things. In fact, there are so many adhesives out just…
Adding teeny, tiny painted details to our polymer clay and jewelry work can only be accomplished with teeny, tiny paint brushes. I do lots of work in miniature, so I was intrigued by this set of 15 brushes by Arteza. I really…