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
We’re excited to announce the launch of our new oven bake clay colors! Whether you’re looking to create beautiful jewelry, home décor, or school projects, our oven bake clay colors are perfect for any project. These vibrant and on-trend colors offer so much versatility and will help round out your current color palette. With these… Continue reading Our Newest Oven Bake Clay Colors – Perfect for Any Project!
This post is coming from Sculpey Teacher Ambassador, Betsy Madson, in Minneapolis Minnesota. A few ideas for projects I have created over the years during the winter months through St. Patrick’s Day, will be what I am sharing in this post. I always explain tell the students their hands are their best and worst clay… Continue reading Winter Classroom Projects Using Sculpey III® Clay
What is scrap clay anyway? On social media you can not help but notice that there are a lot people wondering about what to do with scrap clay and asking for new ideas for what to do with it. Since this is a topic of interest I would like to get a bit deeper into… Continue reading Transforming Your Scraps Into Pieces That You Love
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. For my “bonus” 5th week mixes, I decided to mix… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ Glacier 1:1 Mixes -Pt 5
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. Okay, let’s look at some of the red/purple palettes this… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ Glacier 1:1 Mixes -Pt 4
I mentioned in my previous blog that many of our best and most favorite tools come from around our house, so I thought I would share some of my most favorite “home found” tools. Some of these have some obvious uses: Now let’s see what some of these other goodies can do for you! The… Continue reading Polymer Clay Tool Treasures from Around our Home
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. Last week I featured neutrals as the mixers, so this… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ Glacier 1:1 Mixes -Pt 3
Sculpey Teacher Ambassador, Robyn Crawford, loves using metallic mica powders in her Sculpey clay creations to give it some shimmer and bling. She says, “There is no wrong way to play with these powders, but here a few things to try.” You can mix in mica powders directly into the clay. You can see in… Continue reading Suggestions for Using Mica Powders with Sculpey 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. Okay, I’m mixing with my beloved Sculpey Soufflé™ this week.… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ Glacier 1:1 Mixes – Pt 2
Well, as usual, I couldn’t WAIT!! Sculpey is releasing a brand new Sculpey Soufflé™ 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… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ Glacier 1:1 Mixes -Pt 1
by Sculpey Teacher Ambassador Katherine Steiner To begin, take equal amounts of Sculpey in two or more colors. Start with two, then build up to more as you get better at twisting the clay. Then roll each piece of clay into a rope with your hands, making them the same length. Begin to twist the… Continue reading Techniques to Try – Twists and Spirals
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. My jaw just dropped AGAIN when I saw this photo… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ French Pink 1:1 Mixes – Pt 5
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. Now, these 3 Premo colors are probably my most favorite… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ French Pink 1:1Mixes with Sculpey Premo™ – Pt 4
To save you time! Creating and using silicone molds for your clay projects helps speed up your process by not having to hand sculpt multiple of the same pieces over and over. Keep reading to learn how you can make your very own molds at home. Step 1: Gather Your Supplies Step 2: Create Your… Continue reading Make Your Own Silicone Mold
Betsy Madson, Sculpey Teacher Ambassador It is a challenge to create non-denominational clay projects keeping the wintery season in mind I am sharing a few past projects that have been favorites by my students for our winter crafting. My number 1 piece of advice is to convince the students that the less they touch the… Continue reading Sculpey Clay Holiday Classroom Crafts
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. Okay, first off I am ALL ABOUT that Canary Yellow/French… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ French Pink 1:1 Mixes – Pt 3
Six Great Gifts For Giving This Year We all want to give (and perhaps receive!) great gifts, but sometimes *finding* JUST the right thing can be a challenge. Well, have no fear, dear reader! We’ve come up with six gift ideas that will have the people on your list saying “Wow, you really “get” me!”… Continue reading 2022 Holiday Gift Guide
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. What can I say? I love all these color combinations… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ French Pink 1:1 Mixes – 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. Since I was a little red haired girl, my Mom… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Soufflé™ French Pink 1:1 Mixes – Pt 1
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. Oh, this week’s colors are MOODY, cool colors! The Shamrock/Khaki… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Soufflé™ Khaki Green- Pt 4
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. Okay, I love me some greens and this weeks mixes… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Soufflé™ Khaki Green- 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. Well, of course I had to see how this new… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Soufflé™ Khaki Green- 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. Okay, what can this color do beside be an EXCELLENT… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Soufflé™ Khaki Green- Pt 1
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. Okay, I’m going light and glittery this week. I wanted… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Premo™ Blackberry Pearl 1:1 Mixes-Pt 4
I have never really painted on clay a lot in my career. I guess I’ve always tried to achieve the end goal through the colors of the clay itself. With that said, I have called upon a couple of my claying friends to shore me up in the areas of clay painting where I am… Continue reading How to Paint on 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. Okay, I am ALL ABOUT that 18k/Blackberry Pearl 1:1 mix!… Continue reading New Color Tuesday! Introducing Sculpey Premo™ Blackberry Pearl 1:1 Mixes-Pt 3 Extended
There are lots of ways to bond finished oven baked clay projects to jewelry findings and other smooth surfaces with silicone glues and even instant drying glues. However, for clay-to-clay adhesion and clay to porous surfaces adhesion, I prefer to use Oven Bake Clay Adhesive (formerly known as Bake ‘n Bond). Unbaked Clay to Unbaked… Continue reading How to Effectively Use Oven Bake Clay Adhesive
