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Making an armature for polymer clay sculptures
This week, I wanted to take it back to basics. I quite often get questions about whether or not I use an armature in my sculptures, and the answer is yes! My very first sculptures did not contain armature, and you can see the horrible effect it had on the neck of my...
Polymer clay blueberries tutorial
This week, I'll show you how to make some super cute polymer clay blueberries using the color recipe we created last week! If you missed that blog post, you can learn about how to mix up your own blueberry color in that post. I made so many blueberries for this...
Blueberry polymer clay recipe
On my quest to create a series of dragons revolving around some adorable thrift shop bowls, my momma gave me some really fun ideas. While this series will be debuting at my summer art show (Moscow Artwalk), I recently finished the first bowl and thought it would be...
Cow dragon on barn multimedia project
Edit: I wasn't sure when I was going to be able to share this project, if chosen, or when I would find out, so I wrote this blog post as I was working on the piece (late December, early January). I found out last month, however, that my piece wasn't chosen for...
Princess-inspired multimedia dragon project
Last year, while perusing the wood bits at Michaels, my husband saw some unfinished birdhouses that he thought would be fun to add themed dragons to. There were a few different styles in the size we were looking at, but we picked out a little barn and a little...
Polymer clay gradient horns
I recently was invited to be a guest vendor for Handmade Haven, an auction/sale group of some wonderful makers on Facebook. When they told me their upcoming theme was Game of Thrones, I just knew I needed to get involved. The dragons from the series have...
