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Keeping polymer clay clean
A few weeks ago, I asked you guys over on Instagram to find out what you'd like to see on my blog. @alpha_bianca suggested I talk about keeping polymer clay clean, and I thought that was a great idea! Today, I'm going to show you 5 methods I've implemented at various...
Shading polymer clay petals
This tutorial is kind of a build off of my hibiscus flower tutorial from last year. I found myself making another hibiscus-themed piece, and I wanted to try a different way of achieving the gradient look I went for originally by mixing a clay gradient. Clay gradients...
Customizing chalk pastel colors
I imagine artists who use chalk pastels on paper do quite a bit of blending to get the colors they want, and I wanted to see if it would work for coloring clay. When I was working on my Dragon-inspired sculpture a few weeks ago, I was finding that I needed a deeper...
Squishy Kawaii Craft Kits box April 2019
It's been a little while since I've gone through a craft kit, and today I'm excited to bring you a new one. It's both new-to-me and fairly new on the market itself (I believe the first one was December 2018). I came across this Kawaii Craft Kits earlier...
Shrek Pure Art Collab Recap
I spent the last few weeks working on a super secret personal project, one of which I will share on my social media soon! Because of it, I wasn't able to fully participate in the most recent round of Pure Art Collab, but I *did* manage to create something for...
My sculpting process
One of the #marchmeetthemaker prompts from last month inspired me to share a more in depth look at my sculpting process. While there may be some variations from sculpt to sculpt, for the most part, this is process I go through for each creation. Please note: I have...
