October 16, 2008

40 Texture Ideas for Polymer Clay Projects and Sculpey Bead Making

Polymer Clay Texture Ideas

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Today I found this neat photo that my husband (Doug) took of some wonderfully textured bark. It got me to thinking about all the wonderful textures that can be added to polymer clay. This article picks up from another one I just posted a few days ago: How To Think Creatively About Polymer Clay Bead Surfaces

Here are 40 texture ideas that randomly popped into my head. A peak into how my brain works… Scary!!

  • velcro
  • vinyl wallpaper
  • guitar case
  • leather suitcase
  • old type writer case
  • soles of shoes
  • basketball
  • cantelope skin
  • orange peel
  • gourds and squashes
  • avocado skin
  • belt buckles
  • denim
  • corn
  • baskets
  • toy car wheels
  • zippers
  • nutshells
  • tracing wheel
  • kitchen rubber gloves
  • doll parts
  • micro beads
  • paper towel
  • coiled wire
  • organza fabric
  • bug screen
  • legos
  • corks
  • feathers
  • rope
  • cording
  • jump rings
  • speaker covers
  • pipe cleaners
  • sugar
  • craft foam
  • bike tire
  • cut glass platters
  • etched glass
  • plastic canvas

I know many of you are very creative. So let's see what other unique texture ideas you can add to this list. Come on I dare you to come up with ones I never thought of!

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October 17, 2008

Cindy Lietz from Fimo Tutorial Cane Slice Beads @ 6:22 pm

Here are ten more! vintage jewelry, barn wood, dried peas, paper clips, patterned ceramic tile, plastic dinosaurs, coiled string, pine cones, carved eraser, rattan place mat.

October 19, 2008

Elsa @ 6:28 am

Card making rubber stamps, wax seal stamps, dried lentils, starry pasta shapes, playdoh moulds, ridged plastic bottle lids, baby's toes, relief beads, kitchen foil etc…

Genevieve @ 1:06 pm

Scrunched aluminium foil, coarse sandpaper, buttons (especially metallic ones with filigree or other textures), doilies, lace, metallic mesh, washers.

October 21, 2008

Cindy Lietz from Clay Texture Sheets @ 11:53 am

@Elsa: Great ideas! Smiled when I got to the baby toes… how sweet!

@Genevieve: Great additions! The filigree stuff is all the rage now!

October 26, 2008

DARINDA BRADEN @ 12:59 am

Vases,glassware, door knobs & drawer pulls. DE

October 28, 2008

Cindy Lietz from Fimo Soft Polymer Clay @ 9:11 am

Those are great additions Darinda! Thank you!

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