Quote of the Week

"It's lack that gives us inspiration.  It's not fullness."
Ray Bradbury

Coming Soon: New Tutorial

I am working on a tutorial for a fun and easy embossing technique for polymer clay.  I want to make it with the Holidays vibe and show two or three projects that can be turned into fabulous hand-made gifts.

Polymer Clay and Resin Cufflinks

Custom order:
Round cufflinks, 18 mm diameter, platinum finish, decorated with polymer clay in royal blue and watch parts, and covered with clear resin.

Polymer Clay Chameleon: Cute

These tiny polymer clay animals are made by Emily Bibler. Aren't they cute?!  I love the variety of species in Emily's polymer "zoo".  She sells her tiny creations in her shop on Etsy.com.

Please refer to my old blog, Polymer Clay Chameleon, to see many more exciting works in polymer clay.

Polymer Clay Beads: Possibilities of Openwork Technique

I like many things about polymer clay.  One of them is how easy it is to get matching jewelry for any outfit.  I do not remember when was the last time I bought a piece of jewelry - I just make mine from polymer clay.

Here is a necklace and earrings set made to go with my new knitted cardigan.  This set is made using one of the techniques described in my tutorial Openwork Bracelets.

Quote of the Week

"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet".
Aristotel

Free Tutorials for Beginners

Finished updating my tutorials for beginners.

It took me longer than I expected, mostly because I wanted to verify and double-check everything  I wrote there.

I did not touch some of these pages for a few years.  Found a few surprises.  Apparently, Studio clay by Sculpey was discontinued back in 2010.  Too bad, I've heard that many people actually liked that clay.  I usually do not work with the Sculpey line, so I honestly had no idea that this clay does not exist any more.  I still have one package of it from the first Synergy conference...