Archive for conditioning

Learn How to Make Polymer Clay Beads & Canes From Your Own Home

Winter Twigs

No Need To Go Out Into The Cold When You Can Learn All About Making Polymer Clay Beads Via The Web:

Look at the frost on these branches! Baby it’s cold outside! So why freeze your butt off driving to a class, when you can be Read More→

Make Polymer Clay Pendants and Flat Beads Smooth and Bubble Free

Trapped Air Bubbles in Polymer Clay

Trapped Air in Your Polymer Clay Beads or Pendants Can Quickly Ruin a Piece of Jewelry:

There are a few tricks that you can do to prevent air from getting into your clay. Here are a few of them along with some tips for Read More→

Conditioning How To – Polymer Clay Tools, Techniques and Instructions

Conditioning Polymer Clay By Hand

Several different ways to condition Fimo clay?

Q:
I don’t have a pasta machine. Is there another way to condition the clay? I didn’t realize the amount of work involved when I bought the clay. Can I use a roller instead of a pasta machine? Read More→

Mosaic Crafts for Polymer Clay Artists – Mixed Media Projects

Mixed Media Projects Book By Laurie Mika

Book recommendations on how to make polymer clay mosaics:

When I was teaching night school craft classes, one of my most popular course offerings was titled, "How to Make a Mosaic Using Ceramic 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→

A Super Handy Polymer Clay Tool – The Food Processor

Food Processor for Polymer Clay

Vid #62: Conditioning polymer clay is easy when your tools have muscles:

Do you have some hard clay that’s tough to condition? Or do you have an arthritic condition that sometimes makes it difficult to work with polymer clay by Read More→