‘Tools’ Category

Polymer Clay Lessons – Condition Your Clay Using a Food Processor

This polymer clay conditioning technique works especially well for hard clay brands such as Fimo Classic: The free tutorial video that I’m sending… 3

Tips on How to Make Polymer Clay Beads – Piercing the Bead Hole

So you’re learning all about polymer clay. That’s Super! Making holes in beads is an important part of the process: This article will… 17

Cool Tools for Polymer Clay – The Alphadisc Lettering Tool

A polymer clay letter tool that will make a positive impression on your beads and pendants: Recently I was searching online for a… 15

Polymer Clay Techniques – The Skinner Blend Plug

Vid #54: A beginner cane with many uses, the Skinner Blend Plug is a ‘must learn’ polymer clay technique: For those of you… 21

The Polymer Clay Dremel Tool Makes Buffing Beads Fun

Vid #66: Ladies, there’s a reason whey guys love power tools: A perfect polymer clay tool for buffing, drilling, carving and a variety… 33

How to Bake Polymer Clay so that Your Whites Stay White

Having Problems Keeping White Polymer Clay Beads from Getting Tarnished During the Baking Process? Has this ever happened to you? You put some… 68

Polymer Clay Tools for Softening Clay Quickly

Vid #63: This polymer clay food processor technique makes dealing with hard clay a breeze: As described in a previous post, an old… 17

A Super Handy Polymer Clay Tool – The Food Processor

Vid #62: Conditioning polymer clay is easy when your tools have muscles: Do you have some hard clay that’s tough to condition? Or… 5

How to Make a Bead Baking Rack with Folded Card Stock

Need to bake some polymer clay beads but don’t have a professional bead rack yet? You can make a handy dandy rack for… 5

How to Make Polymer Clay Pendants with a Silver Spoon

Were you born with a Silver Spoon in your mouth? How about one around your neck? A long time ago, I made wind… 46

Conditioning Polymer Clay without Trapping Air Bubbles

Air bubbles will show as lumps on your beads.. So be careful not to trap them in your clay: Nothing is more frustrating… 21

Rubber Stamping Polymer Clay – A Popular Topic

Just yesterday, I received yet another question about rubber stamping techniques for polymer clay: One of my email subscribers said, “One thing I… 9

Cool Substitute Tool for Making Lentil Beads

Don’t Have a Piece of Acrylic for Rolling Lentil Beads? Use an Old CD Case: My favorite tool for making lentil beads is… 3

Creative Techniques for Polymer Clay Inclusions

Vid #042: Shavings From Crayola Crayons Can be Mixed Into Polymer Clay For A Very Cool Effect: The basic definition of a polymer… 32

Slicing Polymer Clay Canes With A Dull Knife Sucks

Vid #041: Here’s How to Keep Your Polymer Clay Cutting Blade Sharp: First of all, the reason why it sucks to use a… 18

How To Store Polymer Clay Canes Using Plastic Wrap

Vid #040: Don’t Trust Just Any Plastic Wrap When it Comes to Storing Your Polymer Clay Canes: Plastic wrap works great to help… 31

Tools for Polymer Clay Bead Making You Can Personalize

Vid #011: How To Make Custom Handles for Your Polymer Clay Drill Bits: The best way to enlarge holes in your beads is… 12

Condition Polymer Clay Properly, Using A Pasta Machine

Vid #002: Trapped Air Bubbles is a Common Problem That Can Happen From Improper Use of the Polymer Clay Pasta Machine: Most polymer… 24

To Make Beads, You will Need a Wet-dry Sanding Kit

Vid #013: Bet You Never Thought That Making Beads Would Have You Looking Forward To Visiting the Auto Supply Store: OK… so the… 10

Clay Texture Sheets and Other Cool Tools for Polymer Clay

Vid #010: For Every Polymer Clay Technique, There’s Usually An Exciting Polymer Clay Tool To Discover As Well: And this discovery process can… 15

Mokume Gane Polymer Clay Jewelry – Hard to Say But Easy to Make

Vid #56: Want to Really Impress Your Friends? Then You’ll Definitely Want To Master this Cool Jewelry Making Technique: Pronounced “moe-koo-may GAHN-ay” >>… 32

Making Polymer Clay Beads all the Same Size or in Graduated Sets

Vid #025: Beads for Jewelry Making Must Often Be Sized Consistently for Bracelet or Necklace Projects: The size of a bead is determined… 7

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