About Polymer Clay

5 Ways to Make Resin and Polymer Clay Pieces into Jewelry

Here are five common ways to turn a polymer clay or cast resin piece into a jewelry component, based on whether it is undrilled, half-drilled or fully drilled.

What is Polymer Clay?

Want to know more about polymer clay? Read on to learn what it’s made of, what it can be used for and how to cure clay designs.

Miniatures

Dive into the trend of miniatures with this inspirational article. Discover the techniques and materials to incorporate tiny pieces into your designs.

Get Cozy with Knit Polymer Clay

Take your polymer clay skills to cozy new levels with this knit trend. Learn how to incorporate knit clay techniques into your jewelry lines and more with this article.

Incredible Inedibles: Mini Polymer Clay Food

Feast your eyes on the "Incredible Inedible" trend where mini polymer clay food takes center stage in jewelry designs—fun, quirky and absolutely adorable! Just don't eat it.

Polymer Clay Succulents

Capitalize on the growing popularity of succulents' eye-catching aesthetic by using sculpted polymer clay to form plants sans soil.

Polymer Clay Tools

Working with polymer clay can be a hassle without the right tools. This article discusses the most important tools for polymer clay and the design possibilities they provide.

Blending Colors in Polymer

Mixing your own polymer clay colors can make it difficult to match shades. This article by Tammy Honaman shows a new, easy way to blend the right colors every time.

Americana Accessories

Showing patriotic pride isn't just for Memorial Day or the 4th of July. Tribute the red, white and blue any day by wearing jewelry inspired by Old Glory.

Caring for Rubber Texture Stamps

Rubber texture stamps can be used for a range of projects and medium types—if they're cleaned and maintained properly to avoid contamination. Watch world-renowned mixed-media artist Lisa Pavelka share tips on how to care for stamps. Written instructions included below the video.

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Fire Mountain Fix: Scrap Clay

In this Fire Mountain Fix tutorial hosted by world-renowned artist Lisa Pavelka, she explains how to use leftover polymer clay scraps from your jewelry clay projects to create all kinds of fun designs.

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Fimo® Professional - True Colours

Lisa Pavelka, award-winning mixed-media artist, explains why she loves the Fimo® Professional artist-quality polymer clay line.

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Polymer Clay Tips - Why Aren't My Stripes Like Her Stripes?

Learn the basics of how to make stripes with polymer clay in this step-by-step jewelry-making tutorial hosted by award-winning mixed media artist Lisa Pavelka.

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How to Clean, Condition and Sharpen Your Clay Blades

Keep your jewelry clay blades from getting dull and rusty by following these tips from renowned mixed media artist Lisa Pavelka for cleaning, conditioning and cleaning your polymer clay blades the right way.

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How to Use the Tri-Bead Roller™

Make use of scrap clay or match polymer clay focals using this handy roller tool to create identical round, oval and bicone bead shapes. Polymer clay guru Christi Friesen shows it works and offers tips from her experience. Follow along with her or use the written instructions below the video.

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How to Make Gemstones "Pop" in Polymer Clay

If a rhinestone doesn't have a foil back, then the stone can lose shine when set in polymer clay. Christi Friesen, award-winning jewelry artist, shows a trick for ensuring rhinestones stay sparkly no matter what they're set in.

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How to Make Silicone Molds

Christi Friesen, polymer clay artist and guru, is here to teach a simple trick of how to make a silicone mold out of a two-part molding material for creating consistent jewelry components from found objects.

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Product Spotlight: Metal Clay

Get to know metal clay and the tools you'll need to make your own one-of-a-kind jewelry designs.

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