I had a go at making a little hat with a flower. Not perfect again, but it’s sweet. I used my extruder to make the long snake lengths so they were all the same thickness and then just plated by turning the 2 lengths together in my fingers.
Petal Fairy House on a Cork – A Little Disaster
Yesterday I attempted to make a lovely little petal fairy house, using a cork from a bottle of wine, it all seemed to go well until……… ……I baked it this morning. Sadly it has cracked in several places, I think it could be salvageable, it gives it character I think. I may try filling in …
Green Fairy Door
The other day I thought I would have another go at making another fairy door, hobbit style. It turned out better than I thought. I found that my butterfly cane looked really effective but once it baked it seemed to have lost its brightness. Maybe a touch of matt/gloss varnish will bring it to life.
Painting with Polymer Clay Part 2
I thought I would show you my finished result of my first attempt at painting with Polymer Clay. I have now added the backing with allows for a slight trim all the way round the design to give it a framed look. I am pleased with the outcome, it isn’t perfect by any means but …
Painting with Polymer Clay
I’m speechless 🙊 that, doesn’t happen often 😲 that I’ve made this myself out of clay. I just need to try and get the dimple out of the sun. Then bake. Then add a slight frame around it. 😲😲😲❤❤❤ I followed Fiona Abel-Smith tutorial see link below. https://youtu.be/DjrEI7KyvQI
Fairy House Needle Bottle
I’ve been playing around with an idea to use little bottles for storage of my cross stitch needles. This is prototype number one, so it isn’t perfect in anyway at all. I have used mainly white polymer clay by Fimo and coloured the clay with soft pastel chalks. The door and windows were green coloured …
Twelve Ways To Use Your Polymer Clay Extruder
I recently got an extruder for polymer clay and really didn’t know how useful it can be, till I watched this video this morning. I thought I’d share it, so if you have one sat around and didn’t know what to do with it, grab a brew and watch it, it may give you some …
Anyone for a Chocolate Tart
I am having a go at making a chocolate tart, but the heat in my attic room is making the clay too soft so I’ve stopped for a little while.
New Tool Holder
I needed to stop my tools rolling across my table, so I’ve made a little anti roll tool holder. Let’s see how this preforms, I’m forever picking up things off the floor. Doesn’t that look tidy.
How to Clean your Polymer Clay Pasta Machine
I would highly recommend getting a pasta machine if you wanted to really get into polymer clay. I have a very basic cheap one, but I do hope in the future to purchase a better quality one. I have found it a life saver when conditioning your clay to start working with it, which you …