I was looking at my bookshelf last night and noticed a book called 365 Gifts for Every Special Occasion. Then I started thinking, Could we possibly think up 365 items to make from polymer clay as gifts? That will be my next challenge- note to self, create list of 365 gift ideas from polymer clay. You know, the best thing about polymer clay is that no matter what you make- whether it’s a candle holder, a pen, earrings, whatever- there are at least 10 different ways to make it. So you will never ever run out of ideas. This week we are going to talk about rubber stamps and texture sheets- but you are free to take the idea and run with it. Anything that can make an impression in clay is a possible texture tool. And after you texture the clay, there are several more things you can do to it. I just love to get ahead of myself, but I will practice restraint right now. Let’s say I can’t wait until the moment when we tell you to just go nuts and use every technique you’ve learned to do it your way.
A couple of quick gift ideas- how about a light switch plate cover as a housewarming gift? Or a decorated terra cotta pot with a little packet of basil seeds? Everyone needs a little fresh basil!
Archive for June, 2007
This week we are excited to share with you some ways to work with polymer clay and texture sheets. Texture sheets are plastic sheets that have a design on both sides of them that create either a raised design or impressed design. There are so many things you can do with the texture sheets and each set comes with 6 unique sheets. We will be using the texture sheets for several of the upcoming projects so you will get to see just how versatile they are. We also will be discussing different release agents to use with them to avoid having your clay stick.
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We enjoy demonstrating many ways to use tools with your polymer clay. We are using Premo Sculpey in this demo. Tools used include cutting blades, acrylic rod roller, fondant roller, rubber stamps, plastic texture plates for scrapbooking and plastic double sided texture sheets, rubber molds, pasta machine, knitting needle, bamboo skewer, tile, cornstarch, pigment powders, water, and I’m sure I missed some. We look forward to our future episodes when we will concentrate on one tool at a time, but for now enjoy learning all about the basics.
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Well the count down is on and in 2 days Polymer Clay TV videocast Episode #1 is debuting. We are trying to get the video compressed and ready for the internet. In episode 1 we show you the different tools you can use to create with polymer clay. Hope you will tune in this Friday June 8th and watch.
