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Overlapping Planes Canes
Wow, I love it when ideas spread through the clay world even when we don’t know it! This morning, when I checked into Polymer Clay Daily I was amazed to see that an artist had beautifully executed an idea that … Continue reading
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Polymer Clay Rose and Morning Glory Cane with no Backgound
Backgroundless canes allow for many possibilities. Believe it or not, they can be imbedded right into the clay and even sanded. If you look very carefully you may see where I sanded a little too much, but for the most … Continue reading
One Way to Cover an Egg with Polymer Clay
Every year I try to find new ways to cover eggs with clay. These are the exact canes made in the blue tile tutorial. However, you could use any square kaleidoscope cane. Step 1: Poke a very small hole in … Continue reading
Miniature Blue China Tea Set in Polymer Clay
When I looked at the blue scrollwork pattern in the March 2014 issue of Cane Builder, it immediately reminded me of a china tea set! This etsy tutorial shows you how to make tea sets from any round kaleidoscope cane, … Continue reading
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Polymer clay Sakura Tree Cane Tutorial
This technique incorporates the use of negative space. I added blue flecks of clay in the mix of cherry blossoms to make it look like sky behind the tree. I didn’t like the original tree because I didn’t think the … Continue reading
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Tagged blossoms, cane, cherry tree, flowers, millefiori, polymer clay, sakura, turorial
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Polymer Clay Demonstrations During the Tucson Gem a Mineral Show
If you know anyone visiting the Gem and Mineral Show this week in Tucson, AZ, tell them to come visit me The Tucson Artist’s Colony near Grant and Oracle! You can find me at my studio’s Facebook page (TheBirdsNestTucson), or e-mail … Continue reading
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Polymer Clay Canework Lizards
I’ve been making lots of lizards for Christmas presents, so I’ve had plenty of time to take more pictures. The first steps to this lizard can be seen in the original post about seahorses. Put an indentation in it’s underside … Continue reading
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Tagged cane, craft, decoration, DIY, free tutorial, Lizard, millefiori, polymer clay, wall hanging
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Flow and Creativity
I like to say “my favorite technique is the one I haven’t discovered yet”. This past weekend was a eureka moment for me when I stumbled upon a new canework technique. If it’s been done like this before, for this … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, Clay, creatvity, DIY, Eureka effect, fall, flow, halloween, leaves, millefiori, october, polymer clay cane, Spider web
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Polymer Clay Nesting Boxes
Canework is perfect for making nesting boxes! I love the way the pattern reduces down to the tiniest box! I’ve wanted to make nesting boxes for years, but if I covered pre-made boxes, then they didn’t fit together anymore. One … Continue reading
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Tagged boxes, Card stock, craft, DIY, nesting boxes, polymer clay, Polymer clay canes
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Student work
Today I received a wonderful surprise! One of my “students” (a lady whom I’ve never met but who works with my tutorials) sent me pictures of her creations. I was absolutely delighted to see how well they turned out. It’s … Continue reading
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