Polymer Clay Canes for Beginners

27 videos, step by step, beginner cane workshop beginner Cane Tutorial What people are saying about this tutorial. jennifer rose Just finished this first workshop on how to make canes, and I must say I learned so much. This is exactly what I have been looking for, someone who could explain cane making in a step by step that process that I could replicate. I watched the videos, went into my studio and began to create all of the canes Alice showed. I finally have results I can be proud of, and I say thank you so much for doing this workshop. My only question now is when do we get more workshops. If you are only going to take one online class let it be this workshop. Thank you Alice for your hard work, and your dedication to helping others learn the joys of polymer clay.

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Zelda – Polymer Clay Face Cane Bracelet

ZeldaAnother face bracelet made with black and white Zentangle canes. She’s for sale…in my Etsy Shop.

Hat

I need to make so more of these canes. When I do, I’ll try to make a video. They’re easy to make and very effective.

Thanks for stopping by.

Salt and Pepper Girls – Polymer Clay

Salt and Pepper Girls - Polymer Clay

Salt and Pepper Girls - Polymer Clay

Hot and spicy, cool and sassy, that what these girl are. It’s so much fun to watch the same face cane take on such different personalities with just a different hair color and style.

Hat side 1Then to add different colors to represent salt and pepper, and make sure someone can tell the difference, that’s the truly fun part.

Side 2The next thing is to decide how to cover the shakers all the way around. It uses tons of cane slices and time, but it’s worth it. I have several sets that I use everyday and enjoy them very much. As always, they make me laugh.

side 3I hope looking at these girls today brought a smile to your face. Thanks for stopping by.

Diane – Polymer Clay Cuff Bracelet

DianeI’m kind of liking these girls with dresses. Working hard to make plenty of bracelet to sell at Orlando Fandango next month. Feather HatI’m listing most of them in my Etsy Shop until I’m ready to go. If they sell, I’ll make more. If you want to have this girl to wear on your arm, just click here or look to your right here on this page and you’ll see my Etsy shop feed. Click on the item you want to buy or learn more about.

Dress

I’m working on mini masks for the exchange they have each year at Fandango. I’ll show you what I came up with and the ones I traded for when I get back. Should be fun!

Skirt

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by my blog.

She’s a Lady – Polymer Clay Bracelet

I’m excited to say that the bracelet in the last post is on it’s way to Germany! How cool is that, my girls are becoming international.

Here’s another girl going to my Etsy shop. And I’ll have another one to share with you tomorrow.

I meeting with one of my very good customers on Friday. She winters in Florida about an hour and a half from me, so we’re going to get together and play with clay. How fun is that.


This girl has collar to match her hat band a blouse and tidy belt and a funky skirt. And naturally, a hat full of feathers.


Thanks for stopping by.

Surprise – Polymer Clay Face Bracelet

Polymer Clay Face Bracelet

Polymer Clay Face Bracelet

This girl is a little bit different.  A Full face on a 1  1/8″ bracelet. This time my girl has a colorful blouse.

Blouse

Blouse

And  as always, a hat.

Hat

Hat

She’s going to join her sisters in my Esty Shop. Thanks for stopping by….

Polymer Clay Cuff Bracelet – More Girls

Girls, Girls, Girls - polymer clay bracelet

Girls, Girls, Girls - polymer clay bracelet

Another bracelet full of girls going to my Etsy Shop. Still great fun and still making me laugh, what more can you ask for?

Girls, Girls. Girls - polymer clay bracelet side view 1

Girls, Girls. Girls - polymer clay bracelet side view 1

A color for just about any outfit. It’s really alive and fun to wear. You can see this bracelet and other items in my Etsy Shop on the right hand side of this page under my welcome video.

Girls, Girls, Girls - polymer clay bracelet - side 2

Girls, Girls, Girls - polymer clay bracelet - side 2

All my pieces come in a cloth drawstring bag with a small gift card enclosed. Ready to become that perfect gift.

I’m shutting down the One World, One Heart giveaway tomight ( 8:00 EST) to get ready for the big giveaway tomorrow. I’m giving away one of my profile face bracelets to a fellow blog owner.

Check back tomorrow for the winner. If if happens to be you….don’t worry, I’ll email you. 🙂

Polymer Clay Cuff Bracelet Added to Etsy Shop

This is the bracelet I talked about on a previous post. It was made from slices of canes that were meant for other projects but weren’t used. I saved them instead of throwing them in the scrap pile. When I had enough to make this bracelet, I put them all together and this is the result.

I’m putting in my etsy shop today. It’s fun and colorful and I think with a pair of jeans and a white shirt, it would look pretty good. In fact this bracelet will probably go with whatever you wanted to wear.I’m starting to work on things to go with me to the Orlando Fandango. Masks and donations for their auction etc.

Plus I’m rearranging my work space. My husband is getting a new desk and I’m adding his old one to my work spaces. I know that all of you know what that means. Not looking forward to the moving and cleaning and “un-earthing” of things that I will now have to decide what to do with. Treasures you know, too good to just throw away.

After seeing all the fabulous “found art” being produce while I was flying around the blogs with One World One Heart, I think we need an exchange blog. I have things I know you would just love to have, maybe you have something to trade. I’d love to give all these buttons and ribbons and old books and just stuff I’ve collected over the years to someone who would use it.

Lots of Girls – Polymer Clay Cuff Bracelets

Lot of Girls - Polymer Clay Bracelet

Tomorrow I’m taking stock to The Creative Native Gallery in Tampa. I sell quite a few of my bracelet there, so I’m running low. Always a fun trip, plus my friend Alice is going with me to put some of her work in the gallery too.

The large “lots of girls” bracelet above is going to my Etsy shop. So go take a look at what else I have for sale there.

If you haven’t entered your comment for the One World One Heart giveaway, Scroll down and enter your blog address, or click here.

Polymer Clay – Talk About Using It All!!

Orange and Purple Polymer Clay

Orange and Purple Polymer Clay

This should be added to my Don’t Waste That Little Bit of Skinner Blend video. I had some old skinner blend sheets that I made a couple of months ago and was going to get back to them right away. So instead of storing them in the loose leaf binder under the protective sheets, I just put them between sheet of deli sheets. After all I was going to get right back to them. Right?

I “found” them today and decided to finish them up, make some canes from them. Well, they were pretty dry. The deli sheets had leached them pretty badly.

I worked with them and turned them into plugs and logs. When I trimmed the ends, because they were so dry, I ended up with these fluffy little flower shapes. I started to smash them, but if you know me at all, you know I had to save them some how. So I added this one to the bracelet above.

I also added the first cut from either side of a skinner plug. It won’t win a prize, but it’s interesting, full of texture, and kind of funky.

Made me start to think of ways to create texture in my work that’s different from using a texture sheet or pressing things into the clay. More organic….hmmm…

More Polymer Clay Cuff Bracelets

Polymer Clay Bracelets

Polymer Clay Bracelets

More bracelets. The crazy one is made from scrap slices that I cut and didn’t use on other projects. Maybe I cut too many or maybe I decided that cane just didn’t work.

I can never bear to smash perfectly good slices of cane, so I just put them on a piece of deli paper in one of my clay drawers. (See this video for clay drawer ideas)

When I have enough, I make something crazy out of them. Not everyone’s cup of tea, but if you have an adventurous spirit, maybe you should try it. If nothing else it’s kind of a record of your canes.