Podcast # 156 – cover aluminum beer bottles with polymer clay!

Kira — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:29:41 +0000

In these green days, when we are all looking to conserve, reuse, and recycle, why not make something beautiful out of something totally mundane? There must be an economic advantage to putting beer in decorative aluminum bottles. Whatever the reason, it leaves us with great raw material to decorate with clay! Think of the possibilities. The bottles are lightweight enough to use tin snips to change the shape of the top, or put a decorative hole in the side. Be sure to cover the entire thing, or you may experience cracking of the clay or sharp edges- you don’t want to hurt anyone! So find your beer-guzzling friends, and next time a bottle is headed for the trash, ask for it so you can purposefully recycle it into art.

Podcast # 154- Walnut Hollow’s new Embossing set

Kira — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:05:52 +0000

This week, we tried out our new Walnut Hollow Embossing sets, which you can get at Michael’s. Our verdict? Some great fun tools, worth having, and a really great little storage box comes with it, but try to use a coupon- the retail price seemed high to us. And try using the letter makers freehand for a fun effect! Be sure to come back next week to see it in action on Polymer Clay TV. And, we’re releasing a new ezine soon- so if you are not currently subscribing to our newsletter, or even if you ARE- be sure to visit our newly designed site and sign up on the sidebar for the ezine. It’s going to be project oriented now, not just “news!”

Podcast 152- Walnut Hollow extruder for polymer clay

Kira — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:18:14 +0000

Walnut Hollow has made a commitment to polymer clay, and their new products are being shown right along side the new Sculpey display- at least at our local Michaels! We got the new extruder, which is like other extruders except for the folding heavy duty handle with turn-crank! It makes it much easier to squeeze out your clay. Check out polymer clay TV for our upcoming demo. Also be sure to check out our sponsor, Audible audiobooks, where you can sign up for a free, no-strings-attached 2 week trial and download a FREE book! just use this link: http://audiblepodcast.com/polymerclaytv, and have fun!

Podcast # 150 – polymer clay under Daylight full spectrum lamps

Kira — Fri, 07 May 2010 02:17:58 +0000

Check out www.daylightcompany.com to see how wonderful these lamps are!

Podcast 148- Ilysa in Connecticut!

Kira — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:48:05 +0000

Well, Ilysa has completed her move to the North. She’ll be going to a big bead show this weekend, the Innovative Bead Expo. She is going as press, so next time you’ll see what she saw- on Polymer Clay TV. Be sure to contact us quick if you plan on attending so she can meet you! We love to meet our fans Who knows, you might end up on PCTV or on our blog!

New bags from Creative Options! Podcast 144

Kira — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:59:31 +0000

We got some new Creative Options bags by Plano recently and they are so cool!

Making polymer clay rings

Kira — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:12:45 +0000

Ilysa and I talk about making rings with Polymer Clay elements, and we review this months Bead Style Magazine, which featured articles about choosing bails, and using various kinds of resin. We will explore both topics further in future episodes. Next time visit us on Polymer Clay TV, where we’ll demonstrate creating rings with adjustable finger rings and polymer clay tops.

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Podcast 140- Clay and Valentines

Kira — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:17:48 +0000

Listen as Ilysa and I tell you about some great ebooks to grow your business, plus ideas for Valentine’s day and Polymer Clay! There are so many fun handmade gifts you can make, and since it’s a holiday all about love, handmade gifts make a great impression. Enjoy, and come back in 2 weeks for the video!

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Podcast 138- Happy Clay Holidays, 2009!

Kira — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:02:11 +0000

This is our last show of 2009. We hope you all enjoy the Holidays with your families, and have a Happy New Year. See you in 2010!

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Podcast 136- Japanese resin clay

Kira — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:02:26 +0000

We received this interesting clay from the company that distributes it, and boy is it fun to work with! It is a moist, heavy waterbased clay with very interesting working properties. We really liked it, so much that we talked about it for almost 7 minutes straight! Check out what we have to say about it…and come back next week to see it on Polymer Clay TV!

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