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How To Stencil On Polymer Clay Using Parchment and Pearl Ex Powder

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 in Supplies, Techniques | Comments (9)

Stencil on Polymer Clay

Crafters Have Been Stenciling On Stuff For Many Decades. Today, Let’s Try It On Clay:

Do you ever get into a groove where one creative idea just naturally seems to tie in with other techniques you’ve been recently working on? Well this Read More→

Is Your Polymer Clay Oven Making Your Beads All Dirty & Discolored?

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, January 10th, 2009 in Feature Guests, Finishing | Comments (14)

Polymer Clay Bleach Cleaning Technique

Now There Is Simple Solution. Martha Aleo of Ornamento Says To Use Bleach:

This morning while surfing (blog’s that is, not waves), I came across a simple polymer clay technique that I’ve never seen before. So simple in fact that it falls under Read More→

Craft Parchment Paper Image Transfer Technique for Polymer Clay

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Friday, January 9th, 2009 in Feature Guests, Supplies, Techniques | Comments (37)

Chef Select Parchment Paper

Testing Valerie Aharoni’s New Photo Transfer Ideas:

A few days ago I wrote about a fellow polymer clay artist, Valerie Aharoni, and her parchment paper method for doing photo image transfers onto polymer clay. Here’s a link to the article if you Read More→

New Polymer Clay Image Transfer Technique That Works with InkJets

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Friday, January 2nd, 2009 in Feature Guests, Techniques | Comments (42)

2009 New Years Resolutions

Credit to Valerie Aharoni For Sharing This Cool Photo Transfer Technique:

As you may already know, I am a big fan of polymer clay techniques that are inexpensive, easy to do and that use supplies which are commonly available. That Read More→

Toner Photo Transfer Tutorial for Polymer Clay – Mistakes to Avoid

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 in Bead Shapes, Techniques | Comments (19)

Photo Transfer Onto Polymer Clay

Vid #78: Four Things NOT To Do With Your Image Transfer, Pendant Jewelry Projects:

Toner image transfers are fun and fairly easy to do if you follow the right steps. This inexpensive photo transfer method is done using regular photocopies or laser Read More→

Art Teachers Resources: 10 Tips for Polymer Clay Kids Craft Projects

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, September 1st, 2008 in Bead Projects, Handling, Supplies | Comments (17)

Sculpey Club Penguin Sculpture

No need to “dumb down” polymer clay instructions for children. You’ll be amazed how quick they learn:

Q: Hello Cindy – Next week I begin teaching middle schoolers different craft techniques & I’m starting with Fimo Clay. Read More→

Sculpey Polymer Clay Tutorials – Baking Sculpey Clay Without Burning

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, August 30th, 2008 in Feature Guests, Finishing, Tools | Comments (50)

Baking Sculpey Without Burning

Vid #76: How to avoid burnt clay projects by using ceramic tiles to bake polymer clay instead of cookie sheets:

Today’s article is a perfect example of how you can learn from my mistakes. The burned clay shown in the photo Read More→

Best Craft Storage Boxes for Your Fimo Clay, Premo and Jewelry Beads

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 in Handling, Supplies | Comments (5)

Polymer Clay Storage Box Idea

A plastic fish tackle box is perfect for storing polymer clay and jewellry findings:

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How to Bake Sculpey, Premo and Fimo Polymer Clay in a Toaster Oven

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, June 23rd, 2008 in Finishing, Tools | Comments (76)

Baking Sculpey Using a Parchment Paper Tent

The only time to use a full size kitchen oven for baking polymer clay, would be if you make enormous dinosaur beads :-)

There are so many reasons why a toaster oven is the preferred polymer clay tool for baking Read More→

How to Bake Polymer Clay so that Your Whites Stay White

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, June 2nd, 2008 in Finishing, Handling, Tools | Comments (38)

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→

Baking Flat Polymer Clay Sheets – Avoiding Common Problems

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, May 31st, 2008 in Bead Projects, Finishing | Comments (52)

Polymer Clay Gingerbread Cookies

Photo shows baked polymer clay gingerbread cookies with unwanted texture caused by uneven heat:

The other day a reader submitted this question: "Hey Cindy – Attached is a photo showing the texture of the baked Read More→

Baking Polymer Clay Pendants in a Ceramic Tile Sandwich

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 in Finishing | Comments (28)

Baking Polymer Clay Pendants

Vid #40: How To Bake Polymer Clay Pendants So You Don’t Have To Spend As Much Time Sanding and Finishing:

Some of the first pendants I made with polymer clay ended up looking horrible because no one showed me how to Read More→

Polymer Clay Image Transfers – Some Mistakes To Avoid

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, March 31st, 2008 in Bead Projects, Feature Guests, Musings-News | Comments (11)

Polymer Clay Image Transfer

Vid #79: Special Feature (Plus Transcript) About the Toner Method for Transferring Photos onto Polymer Clay:

Probably one of my biggest strengths as a teacher is what a lot of people would consider to be a weakness. And that Read More→

Polymer Clay Baking Instructions

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Friday, March 14th, 2008 in Finishing, Supplies, Tools | Comments (42)

Polymer Clay Baking Instructions

Vid #38: Baking Polymer Clay – Keep Your Oven Clean and Your Beads Tented:

Dirty ovens can often yellow your polymer clay, especially with the lighter colors.

To help prevent this Read More→

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