This week instead of making an entire jewelry project, I’m going to show you how to make your own beads. These are faux lampwork and made with polymer clay and liquid clay. It’s a fun technique to experiment and practice with. I…
I thought you’d like to know… …my Polymer Clay Chocolates class is live over at CraftArtEdu! You can learn how to make seven different miniature chocolates – in polymer clay. Click on the photo for more info and a free class preview. There’s a 20%…
Sure we’ve had fun making our own jewelry, but have you ever thought about making your own beads? Just think of the possibilities, you can choose any colors for the base, any colors for the accents, make them any size and shape you…
I promise I did do a creative project yesterday, there just wasn’t time to bake it and take photos. Sorry that the penultimate Make It In March post is a day late. First off, yesterday Robin asked what I do with the test…
One fun thing about polymer clay is how it can mimic almost any material. My project today was to follow Desiree’s tutorial on making faux lapis lazuli beads. I used my Bead Roller to make oval beads and then flattened them. Many of the holes…
Do any of you other creative types find yourselves frustrated with the number of ideas you have vs. the amount of creative work you actually get done? It seems to happen to me cyclically, perhaps three or four times a year. The…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday, ya’ll! This is the day some of us take to virtually travel the world via the workdesks of creative people from all over. The desks may be neat, messy and sometimes piled high, but there’s always…
Last weekend I had a little “just for me” time and spent the day at a bead show. Yup, you read that right, a bead show. Imagine a hall, filled with close to 100 tables… all about beads, bead making and jewelry…
Happy Wednesday! Today’s desk shows how very messy productive I’ve been lately. 🙂 I’ve been playing around with polymer clay. At the moment I don’t have any specific focus, but have been just messing about with whatever comes to mind. Lately, white…
