When you learn to make not only your own jewelry, but also to create your own beads and components it opens up whole new opportunities for personalizing and making your pieces special. This is especially true during the Christmas season when we…
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…
These polymer clay pendants with phrases are so much fun to make, and so very satisfying because they say exactly what you want them to say! If you want to get even more words to fit onto your pendants, just use slightly…
It’s always nice to wear pretty jewelry, and even sometimes interesting or unusual jewelry. Then there is the jewelry that’s meaningful, perhaps because it came from a loved one or has special memories. Today’s project makes jewelry that is meaningful in a…
Today’s creative exploration video came about because of a chance thought that came to me at the end of recording my Altered Bezels video. Sometimes I think that’s the nature of creativity: we explore, try new things, push the boundaries, but it’s…
Ordering products from PolyClayPlay.com has come up several times in conversations with other polymer clay artists. But, I will admit to being a little slow to catch on sometimes, lol. I finally got around to placing an order with them, and wow,…
The simplicity and ease of using purchased molds is always enticing. But it wars with the rebel/creative person in me who wants her work to look completely unique and not like anybody else’s. The wonderful thing about clay is that you can…
Laying down alternating strips of surface effects to make a polymer clay veneer is a technique that is a lot of fun. As I mentioned in the video I spent a couple hours just doing the few cabochons that I showed on…
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…
Ever since the first time I got crackles on a piece of polymer clay ( I think it was by accident) I’ve been fascinated with the look and the concept. One of my go-to techniques for creating an interesting finish on polymer…