Halloween is just around the corner meaning I need to start making some Halloween items. I have been concentrating on Christmas that I completely forgot about my favorite time of year. Since I am on the Paperclay Design Team and part of my job as a design team member is to experiment with new methods … Continue reading
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Paperclay Owls How To
I have officially started on my Christmas Ornaments for my Etsy Store. I decided that I wanted to make hollow ornaments this year and maybe a couple of flat ornaments as well. I will say this tutorial is a little more advance that most of the ones I do but with a little practice I … Continue reading
Paperclay Princess Gift Tag/Ornament
My daughter was invited to a “Princess Themed” Birthday Party a couple of weekends ago. I always try and do something handmade for the kids. I honestly don’t know how many people really appreciate this but I know if my child got something like this I would cherish it. My daughter has a Princess stencil … Continue reading
Daisy Hair Comb – Paperclay
Many of you remember my Poppy Hair comb from the last project I did. I really wanted to do a daisy for this project. Shasta Daisies are my favorite flowers and I really wanted to make a daisy hair comb. Since the technique is very different than the poppy hair comb I thought it would … Continue reading
Poppy Hair Comb – Paperclay
I had been thinking about this project ever since Memorial Day when I was given a “Buddy” Poppy for my donation to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. I remember growing up going to the local VFW with my grandma and helping make paper poppies for Memorial Day. Every year I try to go somewhere on … Continue reading
JEFF DON’T READ – Father’s Day Picture Cube With Paperclay
Creative Paperclay Project 3 – Waffle Cone Earrings
My grandmother owns an ice cream shop in Michigan and loves earrings. For Christmas I made her a set of earrings out of polymer clay. They were really heavy (in my opinion, she loves them) so I decided to make her a new set out of the Paperclay. Materials Needed:Creative PaperclayFondant Roller1″ Square Clay CutterWater(2) … Continue reading
Paperclay Design Team Project 2–Necklace and Earrings
I love dangle earrings and I have made jewelry in the past but for me I have to be in the mood to do it. I decided I really wanted to make a set of earrings and a matching necklace. My original idea was to just to make pendants and chose my own beads. The … Continue reading
Paperclay Design Team Project 1 – Forget-Me-Nots Album
Recently (four years ago) I went through and started redoing my baby books because all my photos were on the old magnetic, acid filled pages. In scrapbook years I am 4 almost 5 – I guess that is better than my own kids in scrapbooking years. I found an 8″x8″ blank photo album that has … Continue reading
Work in Progress Wednesday!
Despite being grounded (i.e. butt on the couch) I have been able to complete quite a bit. I got some new markers BIC Mark-Its on the advice of Leslie Rahye she informed me they worked very similar to Prismacolor Markers. I picked a pack of four up at Wal-Mart (that was all I could find) … Continue reading
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 