I am instaddicted these days, so it was only a matter of time before that leaked into my 50+ roundups! Are you with me on the Instagram obsession? Once I found Bubbleframes, I was off and running. If you haven’t played with that app, it is fabulous for jazzing up your Instagram photos with cool
Shaunte at Crafts Unleashed created these cool faux pewter pendants using polymer clay. This is a great project for novice to experienced clayers. If you have never used polymer clay before, and you like the idea of creating faux looks of all kinds, give it a shot. It is a medium that is inexpensive and
Check out these fun, simple to whip up, woven paracord bracelets from Remarkably Domestic! I picked up some fun cord last week at Lowe’s and this tutorial is the perfect project for it. What great colors she chose, and the chunkiness is what a wrist needs for the fall. Stay tuned for several Saved By
As a child of the 80′s, this collection takes me back! I was resistant to the huge neon comeback at first, but now I am running with it. I especially love the look of the bright colors with neutrals, like canvas and burlap. Here are over 50 ideas to get you in neon without having
If you have never used polymer clay, this is a great project to get your feet wet. I love the stuff, and was inspired recently to create these necklaces by the popular Anthropologie ball beaded piece. I added my own twist of ombre color gradation and bead size gradation. I also went for a simple
Today, I thought I would share some more polymer clay + Sizzix creations. For this piece, I baked a very thin (6 on my pasta machine) sheet of polymer clay (white fimo) for 45 min at 275°. I let it cool, then embossed with Sizzix using a Tim Holtz clock embossing folder. Then I
Have you seen the polymer clay/Sizzix kick going on here at SBLC? Well, I didn’t have a die to cut the exact circle I needed for these bracelet blanks, so I used a paper punch for a circle that fit perfectly. You can easily make this beautiful custom word bracelet at home. Here is how…
Today, I thought I would share with you another stamped polymer clay pendant. I recently signed up with Cindy Lietz’s polymer clay library, and was reminded about how fun it is to make bezel pendants with clay. The Polymer Clay Tutor video on stamped bezels inspired me to dive into these word pendants. If you
Here is my first experiment with sizzix and polymer clay. I conditioned the clay and rolled it out in my pasta machine to a thickness of 4 (1 being thickest and 9 thinnest). I baked it for about 10 minutes, then removed it from the oven and let it cool. Next I ran it through
I picked up a new polymer clay book, , and am excited to share with you my first project from it. This is super handy if you want a specific word or shape in a specific size for your clay pieces. In my case, there are about five spiritual/inspirational words that I use over and
