I’ve been working with polymer clay since 2016 and there are a ton of things I learned in the process. You figure out what works for you, your style, favorite clay tools, and whatever else you adapt to your routine. As a beginner I wanted all the answers and ways I can become a better… Continue reading What I Wish I Knew When I First Started Using Polymer Clay
The top row of the large photo contains the 3 colors that I’m mixing with the featured color on the far right. The bottom 3 colors are the colors mixes created by mixing the color directly above with equal portions (1:1) of the featured color. I decided to play with some of the Sculpey Premo™ … Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Premo™ Ice Blue Pearl Pt 3
The top row of the large photo contains the 3 colors that I’m mixing with the featured color on the far right. The bottom 3 colors are the colors mixes created by mixing the color directly above with equal portions (1:1) of the featured color. Sooo, this new Sculpey Premo™ was full of surprises as… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Premo Ice Blue Pearl Pt 2
The top row of the large photo contains the 3 colors that I’m mixing with the featured color on the far right. The bottom 3 colors are the colors mixes created by mixing the color directly above with equal portions (1:1) of the featured color. This Sculpey Premo™ Ice Blue Pearl continues to surprise me! … Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Premo™ Ice Blue Pearl – Pt 3
The top row of the large photo contains the 3 colors that I’m mixing with the featured color on the far right. The bottom 3 colors are the colors mixes created by mixing the color directly above with equal portions (1:1) of the featured color. I continue to be surprised by how much this new… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Premo™ Ice Blue Pearl Pt 2
Yay! I can reveal the Mystery Color now! Sculpey Premo™ Ice Blue Pearl is such an elegant color that not only plays well with the other Sculpey Premo™ pearls, but I’ve found working excellent in Mokume Ganes as well! Okay, I love the way that the Sculpey Premo™ Ice Blue Pearl 1:1 mixes above tone… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Premo™ Ice Blue Pearl Pt 1
Keeping your clay clean is easily one of the most difficult things when working with clay. You have such a pretty piece then you find a pesky dust particle, annoying right? Your workspace can be spotless but still you find dust in your clay. I’m going to share a few tips and tricks that can… Continue reading Keeping Your Clay Clean
I couldn’t WAIT!! Sculpey is releasing a brand new Sculpey Premo™ color this month and I just HAD to mix my NCTs for this month with it. But, until the color is released, I’ve called it a “mystery color” and greyed it out. I will edit the blogs after the color is released to show… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Sculpey Premo™ ??? Mystery NEW 1:1 Color Mixes
The top row of the large photo contains the 3 colors that I’m mixing with the featured color on the far right. The bottom 3 colors are the colors mixes created by mixing the color directly above with equal portions (1:1) of the featured color. So, I had to try out this new Sculpey… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ Lilac Mist 1:1 Mixes- Pt 4
Materials and tools used: Liquid Sculpey® Primary Colors Set and White Sculpey Premo™ or Soufflé™ (White/Igloo or light color) Sculpey Tools™ Etch ‘n Pearl Sculpey Tools™ Mold or similar mold to create the embossed pattern (NOTE: A stamp can also be used) A needle tool if your design includes intricate lines and spaces Empty paint… Continue reading Sculpey Design Squad Challenge: Painting with Sculpey Liquid clay
Most crafters are savers; and, if you’re like me, you feel a little guilty about all the pretty little leftovers lying about. For one thing, even though they’re still perfectly good, they’re odd and small and they take up way too much valuable crafting space. That’s why I’ve stared a new plan. One day a… Continue reading The Joy of Odd Bits and Extra Pieces
The top row of the large photo contains the 3 colors that I’m mixing with the featured color on the far right. The bottom 3 colors are the colors mixes created by mixing the color directly above with equal portions (1:1) of the featured color. Not only does this Sculpey Soufflé™ Lilac Mist function as… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ Lilac Mist 1:1 Mixes- Pt 3
Hi Clay Friends, my name is Amy Tanner I teach Middle School Art in Farmington NM. I use Sculpey in and out of my classroom. My students and I really enjoy blending colors together to create gradations to use on their own and to use in cane. Over the winter months we love to create bright, bold cane… Continue reading Breaking Winter Blues with Sculpey
The top row of the large photo contains the 3 colors that I’m mixing with the featured color on the far right. The bottom 3 colors are the colors mixes created by mixing the color directly above with equal portions (1:1) of the featured color. Well, this new color, Soufflé™ Lilac Mist is not only… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ Lilac Mist 1:1 Mixes- Pt 2
Polymer clay didn’t enter my world until I was 55 years old; but, when it DID, it hit me like a tidal wave. I first saw a millefiori cane on the cover of a craft book. (I’d love to know which book that was; but I’ve never seen it since.) I was at a friend’s… Continue reading Exploring the Humble Cane
The top row of the large photo contains the 3 colors that I’m mixing with the featured color on the far right. The bottom 3 colors are the colors mixes created by mixing the color directly above with equal portions (1:1) of the featured color. I figured that I would start with 3 of… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ Lilac Mist – Pt 1
Wow! I get to introduce a NEW color every week this month! (And I’m doing 4 mixes instead of the usual 3). YAY! We have a Terra Cotta color in Premo™ finally. Let the bowl making begin..or the slab making..or the faux leather making.. I decided to team this new Terra Cotta up with the… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Premo™ Terra Cotta 1:1 Mixes
Wow! I get to introduce a NEW color every week this month! (And I’m doing 4 mixes instead of the usual 3). Well, I don’t need to describe this color to you – the name says it all! Like its liquid namesake, this color is deep, rich and slightly wicked… First up, I teamed the… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ Cabernet 1:1 Mixes
Wow! I get to introduce a NEW color every week this month! This week I’m mixing with Sculpey Premo™ Light Pink, a delicate, but warm-toned pastel. The first mix I created was with my beloved Premo™ Copper. I really, really like how the Light Pink actually created a slightly deeper, richer Copper color but with… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Premo™ Light Pink 1:1 Mixes
Wow! I get to introduce a NEW color every week this month! (And I’m doing 4 mixes instead of the usual 3). So, I’m starting with the newest member of my beloved Sculpey Soufflé™ family. This is Sculpey Soufflé™ Sedona, a deep, rich terra cotta color that is destined to be one of my favorite… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ Sedona 1:1 Mixes