Yay!! it’s finally time to sit with my Lucy Struncova texture stamps and play with some polymer clay processes. I’ve had these stamps for a couple of years now (huge thanks Lucy) and have pulled them out every now and then to work with but treated them like any other texture stamp and jumped in…
How awesome are polymer clay pods? They are probably my favourite bead shape of all time. There are many variations which I’ve shared with you in the previous blog post. Just remember, I’ve only included a few variations – you could literally go on forever. I received a few comments asking how I use my…
My recent free tutorial on creating polymer clay pods sparked some interesting conversations about pod shapes, names, uses and variations. There are literally hundreds of ways you can “alter” something to make it look different. It’s actually heaps of fun for me to challenge myself to do this. My visual diary is full of pages…
What is it about the miniature world that is so fascinating?? I’ve always had a fascination for miniatures but have never really delved into making them…apart from the odd mini polymer clay flower. The journey of miniatures began, for me, about 3 or 4 months ago when I purchased a gorgeous ceramic mini vase necklace,…
I see lots of conversations in many of the polymer clay groups regarding earrings! What cutters are best? what should I use to drill holes? how do I sand them? how do I get a neat surface?…the list goes on. In my opinion, there are lots of different ways to achieve a beautiful, finished look…
Oh it really is time to relax!! Let me share with you my creative, relaxing process. Visual Diary Exploration Is there a relationship between what you create and how it makes you feel? This is a question I had never really contemplated before. My desire to explore this saw me pull out the visual diary…
MOIKO Silk Screens are very delicate and should be treated with care, so putting alcohol ink on them is something I’m probably not too keen on doing. I’m using alcohol inks in the tutorial today so I’m going to show you how to use them without damaging your screens. What MOIKO Silk Screen Should I…
Creating gorgeous polymer clay veneers using Silk Screens and paint have been around for many years. I’m going to show you something I like to call a “ghost” design which a really nice variation on the basic silk screen/paint process. I’m going to show you the process in it’s simplest form which you can then…
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