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Aurora Technique (Northern Lights) | Polymer Clay Tutorial [Video]

Backgroundless Shaded Rose CaneVid #190: “Sure
would like to see
someone tackle a bead
or clay fabric mimic-ing
the Aurora Borealis.”
~Jocelyn-C

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Clay Extruder Cleaning and Maintenance Tips… Plus Project Ideas

Polymer Clay Extruder

“The extruder in my studio will now live next to the pasta machine.” ~Illaya

If you want your polymer clay tools to last, you will need to keep them maintained properly. This is certainly the case when it comes to your polymer clay extruder Read More→

Use a Clay Extruder to Fill in Polymer Cane Background Spaces

Polymer Clay Flower Cane

Make Your Flower Canes Stand Out With Translucent Polymer Clay Packing:

Today’s topic is about using a Makins Professional Polymer Clay Extruder Gun to pack the spaces between the petals in a flower cane. Once filled, these Read More→

Polymer Clay Tutorial | Make a Mod Cane Using a Clay Extruder Tool

Extruder Mod Cane

Vid #93: A Polymer Clay Cane Anyone Can Make… Even If You Have Never Made Any Canes Before:

Many of you have been asking me to do some step by step videos on how to make polymer clay canes. So the first in a series of Read More→

Instructions For Making A Mod Cane Using a Polymer Clay Extruder

Mod Cane And Bead

Mod Canes; Retro Canes; Dot Canes; Lazy Woman’s Mokume Gane… All Different Names for the Same Cool Cane!

From the research I’ve done, it appears that Nan Roche was the first polymer clayer to make the mod cane… though I think Read More→

Make Polymer Clay Canes with Blue Gingham Pattern Using An Extruder

Blue Gingham Polymer Clay Cane

This Polymer Cane May Look Complex, But It’s Easy To Make With the Right Tools:

Pictured here is a gingham polymer clay cane. It can be made fairly easily with some help from a clay extruder tool fitted with a square shaped die piece. As you can Read More→

Beading Classes Prep | Polymer Pasta Machine | Sculpey Baking Oven

Polymer Pasta Machine

With Fall comes many new crafting and bead classes to choose from. Time to get prepared:

Q: Hello, thank you for your site. I am about to start my first class in Polymer and I am puzzled. What is the best Pasta Machine to
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