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Old Polymer Clay Canes – Revive Hardened Fimo Canes for Bead Making

Cracked Polymer Clay Cane

Just Because Your Millefiori Canes Have Gone Hard and Brittle, Does Not Mean They Have To Be Thrown Out:

Maybe you stored your polymer clay canes improperly. Or perhaps they have been sitting around for a long time, and now they’re Read More→

How to Bake Polymer Clay so that Your Whites Stay White

Baking Polymer Clay - Tenting

Having Problems Keeping White Polymer Clay Beads from Getting Tarnished During the Baking Process?

Has this ever happened to you? You put some crisp white beads in the oven to bake, and out comes some grey-brown-purple Read More→

Polymer Clay Tools for Softening Clay Quickly

How To Soften Polymer Clay with a Food Processor

Vid #63: This polymer clay food processor technique makes dealing with hard clay a breeze:

As described in a previous post, an old food processor makes an excellent polymer clay tool for conditioning, mixing, and Read More→

7 Tips To Avoid Leaving Finger Prints on Polymer Clay Beads

Polymer Clay Beads - Fingerprints

The enemy of all polymer clay bead makers… the dreaded fingerprint:

Finger prints on your finished beads really look unprofessional. Although you can always sand them out after baking, the fewer prints Read More→