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…
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…
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…
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…
Making canes out of polymer clay is fun and quite satisfying, but it can be time consuming. After doing all of that work you want to get the most out of your cane and not waste it. That is why I decided…
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,…
When I first started this, the sixth of the polymer clay figure sculptures I challenged myself to make in 2017, I planned to make her patterned after the final of the neighborhood kids in Maureen Carlson’s book How to Make Clay Characters….
As I’ve mentioned several times on this blog, for the past two years I have been part of the Polymer Clay Adventure which is an online art retreat in which you pay a single fee for classes that will last you an…