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Understanding contrast and value is very important in making blends.  Sometimes you will want a dark to light blend that goes almost to white.  Sometimes, you will want subtle, rich color blends that go from light to dark without losing … Continue reading →

Here are the stencils for four different green color blends. These blends are all a bright, pure greens. I came up with these arched cuts because I was tired of obvious lines in the blends when I wanted them to … Continue reading →

Here is a nice warm color blend.  I’ve added the pdf here in case you want to print it out and cut out the stencils for the colors.Polymer clay sunset blend printable Above is an example of what this blend … Continue reading →

Polymer clay cane slices can be added and baked onto many different surfaces.  I’m not good at making jewelry, but I do love to go treasure hunting.  I found these inexpensive stone beads and earrings to cover with mandala canes. … Continue reading →

I’ve always loved nesting boxes!  I’ve found nesting box patterns online, but they are too big for polymer clay and they don’t leave space for the lids to fit when the boxes are covered with clay.  Here I’ve designed a … Continue reading →

Here are two of countless ways to use marbled ink canes to cover eggs. These canes are made from the bonus tutorial that comes with a subscription to Cane Builder. One of the eggs is tiled with square canes.  I … Continue reading →

As a painter, I love the way these blended eggs make the perfect “canvas” for countless designs.  It’s amazingly easy to press canes flat into the colored background.  This video shows how I cover the eggs with clay.  I also … Continue reading →

This weekend I’m headed up to Phoenix to teach a class for the Arizona Polymer Clay Guild!  I am teaching this tutorial and I’ve been busy making lots of example eggs.  Just like the ornaments in this post, some of … Continue reading →