Meet Lil Pumpkin! Standing at about one inch tall, this little guy makes for a perfect addition to any desk, workspace, bookshelf, or any other surface he can fit on! Each figure is lovingly hand sculpted using high quality polymer clay. Please note that the handmade nature of this item means there can be slight variations between each piece!
Beastie recently found an old completed project and asked if we could make her a necklace. I said, "SURE!" and decided to share it with you too. Here are the full instructions on how to create segmented fish from STAEDTLER Fimo Materials needed to create this project: 2 STAEDTLER Fimo colors of your choice, plus a scrap of black Fimo for the eyes Scrap Fimo to make the molds (about a quarter block) Metal leaf Size (adhesive) for gold leaf STAEDTLER Fimo gloss varnish Heavy beading elastic Crimp beads that fit the elastic and match your metallic powders 4mm spacer beads that match your clay colors (2 or 3 for each body segment) Jump rings Eye pins Fine chain 4mm facetted glass bead Tools needed to create this project: Clay rolling tool or (exclusively used for clay) pasta machine Toothpicks Corn starch (to use as a release agent) Round clay cutters varying from .5in to 1in (or a craft knife to cut circles) Parchment paper A selection of soft, small paintbrushes Flat and round nose jewelry pliers and wire cutter to assemble piece STAEDTLER fine tip permanent black marker Step #1. Making the Molds Make a 1/2 in thick worm of scrap clay and cut 5 segments that are each 1/4in longer than the segment before it. Roll these segments into balls and form them into flattened teardrop shapes. Insert a toothpick into the flat end of each teardrop shape and bake on a parchment lined baking sheet for 30 minutes in a preheated 230 degree oven. Let the molds cool before using. Step #2. Blending the Clay Create a Skinner blend by rolling out two clay colors to 1/8th inch thick sheets. Cut the sheets diagonally and stack, match the wide end of one color stack to the thin end of another. Fold the clay over (Long way every time) and re roll to a 1/8th inch thick sheet. Repeat this process rolling and folding (always in the same direction) until the clay colors blend in the center of the sheet. Keep the blending sheet neat and tight, by pushing the side edges straight after every fold. Step #3. Making the Body Segments Roll the blended clay sheet out to 1/16th in or setting 5 on a pasta machine. Use the circle cutters or a craft knife to cut out circles that will cover each of the mold pieces. My largest cutter is 1in and my smallest is 1/2in. I cut my circles where the colors met on my flattened clay sheet. Dip the molds in corn starch and tap off the excess before you form the body shapes. The cornstarch will help the clay come off the mold. You may have to re apply the cornstarch during molding by removing the sheet if it starts to stick to the mold and re dipping in cornstarch. I added small flattened balls of matching clay just on top of the tip of each mold before covering with the clay discs to form the body segments. The flattened ball of clay will reinforce the tip of each segment and strengthen the hole for beading later. Form these flat, two color discs over the molds to create five body shapes. Make a tail piece that will fit into the smallest body segment. Each body segment needs a hole in the center for stringing the pieces together. The tail hole should go from top to bottom on the tail end that fits inside the smallest segment. Stand the tooth pick based molds up in a worm of scrap clay for baking. The tail piece can be baked on a pile of cornstarch to keep it from flattening on the baking sheet. Bake these pieces and the tail on a parchment paper lined baking sheet in a preheated 230 degree oven for 20 minutes. Allow the pieces and molds to cool before unmolding. Using only the largest and second largest molds, make two new body segments. The largest segment will be the head of the fish and will need two small black clay eyes and some gills. The second largest segment needs two triangular side fins. Use a toothpick to add some fin texture. Bake all pieces on a parchment lined baking sheet in a preheated 230 degree oven for 30 minutes. Step #4. Gilding and Varnishing Mount each of the body pieces onto the end of a tooth pick with the cup of each segment facing up and stand each tooth pick up in a piece of Styrofoam. Paint the inside and edges of each body segment with two coats of size for metal leaf. Let the coats dry between layers. When the size is clear but still tacky, apply gold leaf over the sized areas and burnish it into the size with a dry brush. Dust off any extra leafing. Coat each piece with at least three coats of varnish, letting each coat dry before applying the next coat. Step #5. Assembling the Pieces Start with the tail section and work toward the head. Thread a crimp bead onto the beading elastic and then add the tailpiece. Thread the elastic back through the crimp and tighten the elastic up to the tail. Crush the crimp bead in place and trim the tail end of the elastic leaving the working end to thread more pieces. Add the smallest body segment next. Then comes two or three spacer seed beads depending on how deep your body segments are. Add the next body segment, more spacers, and then the next segment until all segments but the head are loaded onto the elastic. After the body segment before the head is added, thread on another crimp bead, then an eye pin. Feed the elastic back through the crimp and tighten everything up to the body. Crush the crimp bead into place and trim the tail of elastic. Put one or two spacer beads onto the head pin and add the head segment. Add a decorative 4mm facetted glass bead and turn an eye tight to the bead with the round nose pliers being careful not to crush the nose of the fish. Add a jump ring to the nose loop to hang the piece. Alternate color: Koi Roll out a sheet of translucent clay 1/8th in thick and press black and orange balls of clay onto the surface. Flatten these sheets slightly by rolling with a clay roller. Stack the sheets with the color sides both up and put through the pasta machine or clay roller until it is 1/16th in thick. Just before we put the clay through the rollers the last time we sprinkled it with heat safe glitter for some sparkle. The glitter looks like fish scales. We added 4mm doll eyes to these fish and secured them with clay eyelids. Our doll eyes are made of Fimo clay using the technique shown HERE .
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W-w-whoa... it a sea bunbun. He is having a great time?! The Jorunna parva, or the sea bunny as the Internet deemed it, is a lil sea dude of the dorid nudibranch variety. Kikutaro Baba was the original sea slug enthusiast to observe this tiny critter, and I am so happy he did because now the slug can become my muse. ART IMITATES LIFE, YES. Sculpted out of transparent polymer clay, shaded with soft chalk and sealed with UV resin for durability and shine.
My rainbow sundae critter series was so fun to make! All figures are a swirl of vanilla-colored clay with pink, blue, and green ribbons, topped with a rainbow ice cream scoop, star sprinkles, whipped topping, and strawberry wafer sticks! Everything is 100% polymer clay and inedible!!! - This listing is for the one (1) sculpture shown in the photos - Dimensions are estimates; please contact me if you need specifics. - Domestic ships free - 5% donated to charity! All of my clay creations are individually made and unique. As with all handmade art, there always is the chance of tiny imperfections, though my personal standards are very high and I work hard to correct any obvious flaws! I hope you will consider any imperfections you might find an indication of the piece’s original, special, and unique nature! Follow @incendiaryangel on Instagram and tag me in any photos you take of my art in its new home! :)
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When was the last time you created something with your hands? Like a cake, a painting, or a pair of socks? Do you remember the feeling you had after finishing it, the satisfaction you got even if it wasn't "perfect"?
• handmade polymer clay bear keychains with acrylic star beads • both are approximately 2-3cm in height!!
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Spruce up your home decor with this faux coral that you can make in 2 easy steps.
Oh! sorry it’s been a while again since I last posted, as you can probably gather I’m not someone who posts anything and everything, I tend to post only when I have something to say and…
W-w-whoa... it a sea bunbun. He is having a great time?! The Jorunna parva, or the sea bunny as the Internet deemed it, is a lil sea dude of the dorid nudibranch variety. Kikutaro Baba was the original sea slug enthusiast to observe this tiny critter, and I am so happy he did because now the slug can become my muse. ART IMITATES LIFE, YES. Sculpted out of transparent polymer clay, shaded with soft chalk and sealed with UV resin for durability and shine.
Create miniature cactus from polymer clay for your fairy garden, doll house or miniature collection. You can make them simply because they are adorable. These tiny succulents can easily be recreated with a little patience and lot of fun. My mini fairy gardens has never looked so great!
Here to make you smile is the adorable, new Mr. Frog himself: Glep. A custom, handmade piece made from polymer clay and coated in a gloss glaze, this pays homage to the gibbering critter. Approx. 3 inches tall. For international buyers, please contact me at fillbartoys [!at] gmail.com
Polymer Clay and Marble Snails Etsy Shop Orange Hound has come up with a super cute idea you can try for your garden. By using polymer clay you can make the body of a snail and top it with a glass marble to mimic a shell. Then make the antennae with metal wires. You can make as many as you want and put these critters in different parts of your home’s outdoor area. Baked Marble Pendants Hopeful Night Owl has shared a super creative way to make pendants out of baked marbles. The term baked marbles means a process of baking marbles in oven for about 20 minutes and then immediately adding them to ice cold water so that they develop cracks internally. Then you can attach caps and rings to string them for making necklaces. A Wire and Glass Marble Mobile Image via: kobunecraft at flickr A Pair of Earrings Creative Thriftiness has also shared a tutorial of making earrings from cracked single colored marbles. Glass Marble Fence Decor Image via: Wendy @ Pinterest , Rachel Stewart @ Pinterest A Colorful Wreath Spring is almost here and if you want to make a wreath for your door then grab the collection of your old marbles and make a wreath like Celia Larimer at Pinterest has shared. Miniature Glass Floats Sharon Ojala at Homemade Obsessions combined the skills of macrame with glass marbles and created these adorably cute miniature glass floats. Glass Marble Mosaic Fishbowl Lanterns Image via: Artistic Junkie A Rainbow Suncatcher Image via: Jen Sneddon Holden at flickr Candle Holder Fillers Frou Frugal blog has shared a way to make a candle holder. Simply put a votive candle in a vase of bigger size and fill the space between the two with marbles. When you will light the candle the marbles will look just heavenly. A Garden Sphere TaDahpdx at Etsy has shared a garden globe idea. Simply hot glue marbles to an old bowling ball and see what a masterpiece like this will come into existence. A Marble Tree Image via: Garden Web Cute Mini Teapots Thoughts on Life, Clay, and Other Stuff Blog has created these sweet mini teapots using glass marbles and metal parts.
Check out this polymer clay owl tutorial with step by step instruction. Learn how to create a clay owl by following the instructions.
Enjoy our new and free polymer clay slab tutorial this time it is a honeycomb with sweet little bees earrings. Aren’t bees lovely creatures? They absolutely are. Few months ago, when we have made VIDEO: 5 Textures for Polymer Clay...
Polymer clay is not actually a natural clay material but a man made non-toxic sculpting material. here are some sclupt tutorial of polymer clay.
How is this for absolute genius? 3 Cheers for Alice Stroppel - the creator of the Stroppel Cane. You can see more of her artwork at: alicestroppelsstudio215.com Enjoy
Polymer Clay Book Tutorial: Instructions, Photographs, & More Materials: Scrap Clay Premo! White Clay – 1/8 block Foil Tissue Blade Needle Tool Pasta Machine Polymer Clay Dedicated Oven
Author: Bernadette CuxartBrand: B.E.S. PublishingGenre: JUVENILE NONFICTIONNumber Of Pages: 96Publisher: B.E.S. PublishingRelease Date: 01-09-2016Details: Teachers, parents, and kids will adore this funny, step-by-step guide to creating more than 40 adorable animals. With three basic shapes (ball, worm, and teardrop),
Brrrrrr.... it is soooo cold here...... like minus 7 degrees! and there is a foot of snow outside. I will be staying in today. I haven't been able to clay much the last couple weeks what with the holiday festivities, my sons visit plus two baby showers for my soon to arrive great granddaughters. Both babies are due in February. I rested up for a couple days and now I am ready to clay. I made a big pot of chili yesterday, that should keep the guys fed and I can clay all day. My studio has big windows so it is a little chilly but I think I can manage. First I want to show you my inchies. I love swaps, I love making pieces to share and I get a big kick out of opening the packages filled with all the little treasures. I signed up for 4 groups, here are the ones I made. Click on the photos for a closer look The first set is little birds. I used PearlEx to add a little shimmer. Second set is little fans. I used wire for the handles and PearlEx for the shimmer. Fly a kite is my theme for the third set. I decided to try mini scenes for the last set.... half are country scenes and the other 6 are sailing scenes. And here are the sets I received Interesting assortment in the first set, I especially like the dainty flowers. Check out the textures in this set..... isn't that little owl cute? This is an interesting group with lots of variety.... another little owl and a cute little duck, what fun!! And the last group is fun too..... check out that snowman.... perfect for the season!! Close-up of the snowman.... he's pretty cool! I am going to use most of the inchies on containers for my tools so I can see them everyday. One of my favorites was made by the swap host, Jael, I am going to put it in a bezel so I can wear it as a pendant. It was a fun swap. Now I need to get the hearts for Kim's heart swap mailed.... I will show you those next month. I am going to go clay now.... my goal is to make several pairs of earrings but that may change when I get started...... my muse doesn't always follow my plans. I have been admiring Alice's large wall pieces and am tempted to try one myself, a theme with textures has been rattling around in my head...... Wishing you all a Happy, Healthy, Peaceful and Prosperous New Year. Stay warm and thanks for stopping by.
Today I decided to share with you my passion for the sea with this Polymer clay Seahorse DIY step by step tutorial. Ever since I was a child I was always fascinated about the sea and the sea creatures, especially the seahorses which are so majestic and intriguingly beautiful. I have always viewed them as little unicorns from
This was our second year participating in scarecrow contest in Ligonier. If you were around last year, you might remember our Day of the Dead-thremed scarecrow, Beadora Strands. She was decked out in Breast Cancer Awareness pink. For this year, I wanted to make a dragon. It was named "Allegory the Bead Hoarder". (I know, the name is lame. I had to come up with it on the spot way far in advance and I had a mental block. It's not the most clever thing I've ever come up with.) Here are some of the process pictures: Since I have never actually seen a dragon in real life – at least not that I know of – I used a deer skull for reference. I formed aluminum foil roughly in the size and shape of the skull. Of course, I added some more reptilian and bird-like attributes to make it less deer-like. After I created the armature, I conditioned pounds of polymer clay and formed the eyes. They're actually hollow and were molded around two light-weight beads. I then started applying the clay to the armature. I placed the eyes in the sockets, smoothed out the clay and blocked out the general contours of the head. At this point, I also had to make sure that there was a way to attach the head to the body. I had formed the aluminum foil around a PVC pipe and had to make sure not to close up the hole. I then added more detail and used a texture tool to add scales. Once I had finished detailing it, I baked it. After the head had been baked, I started working on the ear fans. I don't know if that's the technical term, but I used wire to form an armature and then covered them in clay. I baked the ear-fan-skeleton-armature. Once they were cured and cooled, I rolled out thin sheets of polymer and laid them over the understructure. I pressed the sheets of clay down until they were adhered and shaped them to create the webbed fan look. I baked them again. After they had cooled, I added them to the head with two-part epoxy clay. I didn't have too much time to work on the dragon, so I had to figure out a way to fake the body. Originally I was going to do great big wings and and have a twisting body made out of chicken wire and papier-mache. I had an idea of creating scales by gluing on plastic cabochons and encrusting the belly with rhinestones like Smaug. That would have taken days, if not weeks worth of work and I just couldn't invest that much time into this project. I came up with the idea that the body would be a nondescript bulky shape and the head, hands and wings would be tiny in comparison, but the only things showing. I sculpted the hands faster than I think I have ever sculpted anything before. They took less than ten minutes to make. I embedded hooks in the tops of the hands and in the palms so that they could be hung from the body and hold the bag of beads with the Allegory Gallery sticker on it. I started blocking out the shape of the body with trash bags. We recently cleaned out our back room where we store excess packing supplies, so I didn't have as many as I would have liked to. Going against the clock, I ended up blowing up some of the bags with air and stuff the garbage bags to give it more volume. I also had to weight the bottom down so that it wouldn't fall over or blow down. According to the quick sketches I did, the body was supposed to be all in black. I found a graduation gown at the thrift store for a few dollars and an oversized black dress that was stretchy. I dressed the plastic bags and taped the dress to the bottom of the stand, so that it wouldn't fly up or shift over the weeks the scarecrow is supposed to be up. I painted the head, hands, and some store-bought wings in record time. I used a PVC pipe and elbow connection to attach the head. And then I stood back and took a look. It looked like it was wearing a burka. I did not make the mental connection that nondescrip-bulky-black-flowy-fabric = burka. This was not my intention, but I didn't have enough time to make it to the thrift store before the deadline to get a new dress or to paint the graduation gown. To make it less "dragon wearing a burka", I found a big piece of red fabric and wrapped it around the neck and artfully pinned it down the back. I wanted to give her the appearance of being a Hollywood starlet in disguise. If I would have had a bit of time, I would have picked up a pair of oversized sunglasses to complete the look. Here she is in the shop wearing a bunch of necklaces. And here she is out on the Diamond. I positioned her next to the column to give her the look of being a shopper passing by, walking along with her recent acquisitions from Allegory Gallery. The nice thing about this spot is that there is a covered awning and it protects her from high winds, rain, and even snow! Even though she didn't turn out quite the way I thought and it was an adventure getting her ready by the deadline, I think she turned out pretty nice. I really enjoyed sculpting on a larger scale. I usually work on much smaller things, so it was kind of nice to work bigger. Throughout the process, I kept thinking of how nice it would have been to have access to the materials, tools, and workspace on FaceOff. I think it'd be a dream to just play there one day, vacuu-forming plastic sheet and pouring foam. After seeing some of the other scarecrows and the elaborate set-ups with multiple characters, lights and props... I don't know if she'll take home a prize, but at least I'll have a pretty cool dragon head.
