Archive for December, 2007

Learn about making Holiday Ornaments with polymer clay

// December 21st, 2007 // 1 Comment » //

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This week, Ilysa went-it alone for our video. I am studying for the Florida teacher’s exams, and felt a little stressed about meeting for a weekend to film our next episodes before the test which is in early January. We hope you enjoy the show, and later next month we’ll be filming the next series.

Ornaments are fun- you can cover glass, or just use clay. Use all the techniques you have learned so far- texture them with texture plates or stamps, run pigment powders and inks on them for sparkle and color, embed things into them- I wonder how much cinnamon you would have to put into the clay to make it smell like cinnamon even after curing? If someone wants to do an experiment and share the results with us, drop an email to polymerclaypodcast@yahoo.com- Ilysa and I will randomly pick a winner and I’ll send you a New Year’s gift. Here are the links from the PCAGOE swap ornaments:

http://www.peggers.etsy.com

http://www.nkdesigns.etsy.com


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Polymer Clay TV & Classroom Tomorrow & Studio By Sculpey Polymer Clay News

// December 20th, 2007 // No Comments » //

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We will be releasing a new episode of Polymer Clay TV and Polymer Clay Classroom tomorrow. You can always watch the show here at our website, on ITunes, You Tube, Google Video, Yahoo Video, Veoh, Myspace, Blip TV and a ton of other places. I share some of the ornaments I have made over the years as well as a few ornaments I received from a swap we did in the PCAGOE.
I also share how to get started covering those clear glass ornaments you see in the craft stores. They are a fun and easy project to make. If you waited for last minute to find a gift, these ornaments will be the perfect thing to make that everyone is sure to enjoy. I have made, given away and sold many of these ornaments and they are always a big hit.

In Polymer Clay Classroom, which can be found in our shop I share how to make your own solid clay tree ornaments and how to add a little bling to them by using Swarovsky crystals. These are fun to make and don’t take a lot of time to make but they look like you spent a lot of time creating them. WARNING, these ornaments are addictive and you will be making them for everyone, trust me I have made ornaments for every season. LOL Have fun!

I received an e-mail from Iris of Polyform the makers of Premo & Sculpey products and she said that the Studio by Sculpey clay will be available at Joann’s the first of the year with a MSRP of $2.99 for a 2.8 ounce bar. Kira thought that it was an expensive price but compared to what Michaels regular price of Premo is at $2.69 for a 2 ounce bar, I don’t think it is out of line at $2.99 for 2.8 ounces. I am sure everyone will have their opinions on the subject so feel free to send in any comments. Iris said she would keep us posted on the new clay so we will let you know when we have any more info.

I just wanted to welcome all of our new visitors to the site. We have had so many different countries visit us lately. We are thrilled you have found us and we look forward to sharing with you. It is so nice to see that people around the world love working with polymer clay as much as I do. We have lots of great things in store for the new year and lots of goodies to giveaway. Make sure to sign up for our newsletter so you don’t miss anything, plus all of our newsletter subscribers are automatically entered to win our monthly prizes. Good luck!

Make sure to come back tomorrow to watch Polymer Clay TV and for our subscribers to Polymer Clay Classroom there will be a new video as well. If you would like to subscribe to our complete project videos you can check them out in the shop. We recently changed to a new service that should work out better than our last one. The way our subscriptions to Polymer Clay Classroom will work is if you buy a 6 month subscription you will get the next 12 epsiodes of Polymer Clay Classroom plus ALL of our past episodes of Polymer Clay Classroom, it is a pretty good deal if I do say so myself. If you buy a year subscription you will get the next 24 epsiodes plus all our past shows as well. If you enjoy the show and you want to see and learn more this is a great way to support us and get some great ideas and learn some new techniques. There are many ways you can support the show, you can visit the forum and share, you can click on our links in the sidebar, you can order from our shop, you can subscribe in Itunes and leave us a review on the show. If you are looking to purchase a book if you go through one of our links, we will get credit for it. These are jut some small ways you can help support the show. We really appreciate all the support you have given us over the last 6 months and we promise there are a lot more great things in store!

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A Little Slow But Polymer Clay Productions Monthly Winners Are… PCTV Friday

// December 18th, 2007 // No Comments » //

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As the title says we are a little behind this month but better late then never. This month we are giving away a copy of Judy  and a copy of her book. The lucky winners are: pianomaker (DVD)  &  lanevins (Book)    We will be contacting you shortly to claim your prizes. Congrats!!!  We have lots more goodies to give away next month, so make sure to sign up for our newsletter to automatically be entered to win. Good luck!

Make sure to come back on Friday to see a new episode of Polymer Clay TV. I share some tips for creating your own ornaments and share some of the ones I have made over the years. These fast and easy ornaments can be made last minute and will look like they took hours and the bonus is they are really fun to make! I plan to give a bunch of them away this year. I like to carry extras with me in my purse so I can give them out to friends and family. I have been known to just share them with nice people I meet at the store or wherever and they always bring a smile to their faces. I am all about spreading the good cheer. I wish all of you and your families a happy holiday!  See you on Friday.

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New Episode of Polymer Clay TV & Polymer Clay Classroom, Looking For Salesperson & BOH Awards Are A Go

// December 17th, 2007 // 1 Comment » //

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Hope everyone had a nice weekend! This Friday we have a new episode of Polymer Clay TV and a new episode of Polymer Clay Classroom which can be found in our shop. This week I will be sharing a variety of ornaments that I have made over the years. There are a variety of techniques that I think add a lot to your ornaments so tune in to see some of my favorites. Ornaments can be made for a variety of holidays and they work great as hang tags for packages or just hanging over your kitchen sink. They don’t have to be just Christmas themed, why not make some hearts for Valentines Day or some shaped like four leaf clovers for St. Patricks Day, just improvise and have fun. I have made ornaments to just hang around the house and to give as gifts and they are always appreciated. It doesn’t take long to make some really cool ornaments, so why not give it a try.
We have decided to step it up a notch and get in gear for the new year. We are looking for a salesperson to help us sell sponsorships and ads for the website and shows. We are looking for someone who enjoys selling and wants a flexible stay at home opportunity. This position can be done at home on the computer or phone and you can make your own hours. If this sounds like something for you, please send us an e-mail to : polymerclaypodcast@yahoo.com We will contact you back to discuss the position. We look forward to hearing from you.

I found out some info recently, which I am happy to share and that is that Amaco & Staedtler have joined forces to bring the Bottle Of Hope award ceremony to the Craft & Hobby Association show in Feb. in Anaheim, CA. If you check out Amaco’s website there are more details about it. I am glad they have decided to continue their support of this great program. We hope to bring you some footage from this years award ceremony at CHA.

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Polymer Clay Podcast#22- about making ornaments, Studio by Sculpey clay

// December 14th, 2007 // No Comments » // , Podcasts

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Ornament making can be great fun- to do with your family, for your family as gifts, to create gift tags for presents, or for you to just make a pretty bauble to hang in your space. When I had a kitchen window (sadly I don’t now because I have gone back to apartment life for a while) I used to hang ornaments I liked in the window so I would see them often. You can cover traditional glass balls with clay, or you can make ornaments entirely from clay. Be sure to come back next week for our video demo.

We also discussed Donna Kato’s book – My favorite things in polymer clay – given to us by Design Originals. It’s a great book and worth the read.

And, we talk about the new Studio by Sculpey clay. Jane Zhao is my area’s regional trainer, and she met with some of us who are interested in talking about the clay last Saturday at Michaels. Also, strangely, Michael’s stores won’t be carrying it! But Joann’s and AC Moore will have it, if all remains on schedule, in January. It was a frustrating discussion- not because of Jane, who is wonderful, but because Sculpey won’t let the trainers talk about anything. Everything is a secret- the projects, the tools, and the price. Oh well, I guess we’ll all have to wait. Which I don’t like to do!

Enjoy, and come back next week to watch the video on making ornaments.
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