How to use your polymer clay molds in new ways- create a butterfly and a pendant

In today's video, Kira uses 3 molds from the shop at PolymerClayTV to create 2 completely different projects. The trick is to see your molds in new ways. Sometimes when you lay them out on the table, and really look at them, you can see connections. The connection here is that all of these molds feature symmetry- they are the same on both sides. So they can be used together to make things that are the same on both sides such as earrings, butterflies, angels and fairies, and things that are round like today's amulet pendant. Think outside the box and get inspired by your tools and you never know what you might come up with!

Announcing- New Sculpting tools at Polymer Clay TV!

We are so excited to show you the first of many technique videos demonstrating how fabulous our new sculpting tools are. This week, meet the Blue-Handle Ball Stylus and Red-Handle sculpting set!

The handles on these are soft non-slip silicone and they are so fun to use.  Find them right here in the shop, sold as a set in a fun bag!

Learn how to make polymer clay jewelry links and decorate with Pebeo Prisme Fantasy paint

Hello and welcome to this week's free tutorial! Watch as Kira makes pretty floral jewelry links you can add to a necklace or earring set. Using just a few simple tools and Pebeo Prisme paint for special effects, these links can be made in just a short time!

Beautiful Bollywood plaque

Using molds to create can be so much fun. Use your imagination to flip things around- for example, when you look at this mold you may see "jewelry" but I saw something else! I saw a crown for an Indian princess, and it felt very zen to me. So I flipped it over and added a face. Then I created my own background using punchinella and ink. Enjoy!

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How to create angel tassel doll with polymer clay

So I pulled a bunch of supplies out and laid them on the desk. They were mainly from Combo Deal # 2,  and I was trying to inspire myself to use a limited number of supplies. I love the Sari Ribbon I purchased on Etsy a while back and wanted to incorporate it somehow and use it to give me a color palette. And my Face mold from Sculpey is always on my table, I love faces and they find their way into my artwork a lot.

The Frilled Carnation cutters looked like a halo or flower to me and a face in a flower sent me on my way... And then of course I usually make a pair of earrings no matter what I'm doing, it's a fun habit- to push the edges of what I'm doing and make something simple and symmetrical at the same time. Plus it gives me LOADS of earrings to wear, I love earrings! Watch the tutorial below-

How To Make your own texture plates for polymer clay art and jewelry making

Check out how easy it is to make your own texture plates, and then make a piece of pretty art jewelry- a boho ring! Get the mini cutters at our shop, and have fun!

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Ideas for how to use Magic Transfer Paper image transfer with polymer clay

 Today Kira does a little project called a cord keeper to wind up those loose electronic chargers and headphones floating around your purse and house! Watch how easy it is to apply images using Magic Transfer Paper with raw polymer clay.

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How to make polymer clay floral buttons

Making buttons, beads, or even light switch covers using this technique is so easy and fun! 

Check out how Kira uses our Floral Round stamp set, Flower Burst and Plum Blossom cutters, (all available in the Shop) and PanPastels to make something pretty and quick!

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How to make a pretty holiday gift- floral napkin rings with polymer clay

Today join us as Kira makes a napkin ring in no time using simple tools, such as our awesome clay plunger cutters, to pattern and cut out clay! What a fantastic gift idea, or make them to coordinate perfectly with your tableware!

How to change molds with polymer clay to make your own objects

In today's video, you can learn a couple of interesting ways to use a mold with polymer clay to make an interesting object. You don't have to use a whole mold, you can use part of one, and combine it in different ways. Watch Kira make a little mermaid and dolphin ring catcher.

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How to make a pretty wobble ring trinket bowl with polymer clay

These little bowls make a great gift and a wonderful spot to put small items, earrings, paper clips and more! They are water resistant too, so you could even put one by the sink to keep your rings safe when you do the dishes :)

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Learn how to embellish a mixed media canvas with your own 3d elements made from polymer clay

Learn how fun it is to add dimension to your mixed media artwork by making your own polymer clay elements to glue on using hot glue or gel medium. There are so many possibilities to make unique are when you create your own parts and pieces. Get the cutters and molds at in the shop!

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22 Days of Teachers at the PCA Retreat - Meet Linda Hess

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Meet Linda!
I have been working with polymer clay since 1994, when I bought a piece from an artist and she allowed me to "pick her brain" about the stuff. I went to the craft shop, bought some, and started on my polymer journey!

Currently I teach polymer clay classes to children in after-school groups and to adults through local bead shops. Their abilities never cease to amaze! I never feel I am going to "work" because I have such fun. I sell my work at craft shows, online, and through local shops. Others have described my work as not fitting into any one niche. I can safely describe my style as multi media/multi-dimensional. I sculpt, cane, quilt, paint, sew, work in paper and scrapbooking...pretty much anything that is asked (Can you??? is a popular question that has only once or twice been answered to the negative).

I am married and have 3 beautiful children.

22 Days of Teachers at the PCA Retreat- Meet Suzanne Ivester

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Meet Suzanne!
Suzanne Ivester has been a familiar name and face in the polymer community for several years. She served as president of the International Polymer Clay Association from 2009 to 2010 and has authored the popular “Polymer Chef” column in PolymerCAFÉ magazine since early 2012. She has also written instructional and curatorial magazine articles for The Polymer Arts, GreenCraft, and Step by Step Beads, as well as PolymerCAFÉ, and has contributed online tutorials to the IPCA and Polyform websites. Her artwork has appeared in several published books. Suzanne has taught at Clay Quest, Ravensdale, and Fandango conferences and has offered guild workshops in several states. Suzanne’s teaching style emphasizes the joy of personal expression. Her goal is for participants to leave the workshop with new skills, techniques, and a finished project that not only conforms to the goals of the class but which reflects the artist’s own tastes and point of view.

22 Days of Teachers at the PCA Retreat 2015- Meet Tammy Durham

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Meet Tammy!
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Meet Tammy:
Tammy Durham has an intense love for clay art and the constant need to push boundaries of the imagination. This desire compels her to infuse life experiences with the innocence of childhood memories to create works of art that inspires and delights the soul. She graduated from The Atlanta College of Art  in 1993 and aquired a Bachelors of Fine arts degree. Her first love was painting in oils and acrylics but over the past decade, discovered the wonders of Polymer clay.  She resided in the lovely town of Rousette located in the South of France with her family and visited the many small villages and art galleries throughout the region.  This passionate artist has learned the value of traveling and its importance for the creative soul.

Tammy currently resides in Colorado but while in the South of France, she traveled throughout visiting, Paris, Normandy, Rouen, Honfleur, Madrid, Seville, Cadiz, San Tropez, Cannes, Aix-en-Provence, Northern Italy, Montreal, and Aruba.

She continues to use these experiences as a source of inspiration.  She is a strong believer in charity work and participated in the Atlanta International School's Spring Benefit which brought in over 330,000 setting a new record for the school.  Tammy's latest work is inspired by space and time as she explores this in her new work called "Space Girl on a Mission."  

Taking a long sabbatical for family, Tammy has emerged to combine her passion for Polymer clay with a unique illustrative approach, focusing on form, color, and texture.  She hopes to continue to inspire other clay artist to follow their imagination and creativity.

22 Days of Teachers at the PCA Retreat 2015- Meet Lisa Renner

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Lisa Renner is a mixed-media artist who enjoys making art on many levels. Her interests include art dolls, bookmaking, jewelry, encaustic, and working  with polymer clay, particularly creating figurative sculpture. She teaches workshops and enjoys sharing her techniques and creations with others.

One of her handmade Faux-Ivory polymer clay books is part of the permanent exhibit at The Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut. Her work has been featured in publications such as Art Doll Quarterly, Polymer Café, and Somerset Studios. She has been published in several books, most recently: “The International Contemporary Artists, Volume V”, and “Incite: Dreams Realized, The Best of Mixed Media” by Northlight Books.

Lisa is a member of both the International Polymer Clay Association, and the International Encaustic Association. When she’s not working at her “day-job” where she has been for 23 years, she loves cooking, entertaining with her family and friends, and spending as much time as possible in her studio designing new workshops and creating art.

22 Days of Teachers at the PCA Retreat- Meet Katie Oskin of Kater'sAcres

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Meet Katie:
I have been working with polymer clay for over four years. From the very first time polymer clay touched my fingers, I was in love!  I adore the way a solid block of clay goes from hard and rigid to soft and pliable in my fingers; and then to see the image in my head come to real life amazes me to this day. I love to create joy, happiness, & smiles in clay.  It is truly my passion, my hobby, and my art form.  From the first time the clay hit my hands, to my early finished pieces, I was in love. And I haven’t stopped playing with clay since…and don’t plan to, any time soon.

22 Days of Teachers at the PCA Retreat- Meet Christi Friesen

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Meet Christi!
She is an award-winning artist, specializing in polymer and multi-media.  Her work has been showcased in Ornament, Belle Armoire Jewelry, Stringing and Polymer Cafe magazines, has graced the cover of Fire Mountain Gems catalog, and has been featured in numerous books, magazine articles, shows, exhibits and galleries.

Her work has been honored with awards in the Wearable Expression International juried show, Bead Dream contest, Bead Arts contest, Best Of America: Jewelry Artists, American Women Artists Annual Juried Competition, and more.

Christi is the author of ten how-to books, and her articles have appeared in Bead and Button, Art Jewelry, Belle Armoire, Ornament, Bead Unique, Bead Design Studio, Metal Clay Artist, The Polymer Arts, Polymer Cafe, From Polymer to Art, Creative Beading (Australia), Beadwork, Hand-Crafted Jewelry, Step By Step, Bead (UK), Bead Polska (Poland) magazines and more.

She teaches throughout the world, using humor and positive energy to encourage her students to stretch their creativity, technical skills and artistic confidence.

Christi will be teaching a new workshop featuring all of her amazing sculpting techniques! Come check out Polymer Clay Adventure.com!

22 Days of Teachers at the PCA Retreat- Meet Sarajane Helm

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Sarajane Helm began making dolls and dressing them when she was a very young girl…the skills learned in drawing and sewing for dolls translated into a love of character and costume. She studied theater arts at Barat College of the Sacred Heart and theatrical design at Ohio State University. She recently graduated summa cum laude from Front Range Community College with a degree in Media Graphic Design (print/web) Since 1978, she has designed and sold dolls and wearable art in many forms, utilizing her skills with fabric and fibers, polymer clay, paper and multimedia works. She designs rubber stamps and textile prints, dyes and hand embellishes fabrics, draws paper doll art, coloring books. Sarajane also designs web sites and publishes books for herself and for other artists through her company PolyMarket Press.

22 Days of Teachers at the PCA Retreat - Meet Teresa Pandora Salgado

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About Her: Teresa Salgado (widely known as Pandora due to her rapacious curiosity) has been creating three dimensional objects since the age of five. She began her artistic quest by combining rocks, wasps' nests and leaves with salt dough to create jewelry and sculptures based on her vivid dreams. Fast forward 50 years: After making thousands of art pieces in over five decades, Polymer clay has become the answer to her need for an art medium with  endless possibility. Pandora teaches her signature technique known as  "Scayning" (sculpture plus caning) to students around the world.