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,…
Lately I have had lots and lots of creative ideas for ways to use jewelry making, polymer clay and other crafting supplies. This has resulted in an interesting variety of purchases. You get to preview all of these recent purchases, and I’ll…
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…