Archive for Premo – Page 3

How to Make Fimo Clay (Sculpey Clay) Mixes for Purple Jewelry Beads

Purple Bead Jewelry Inspiration

The perfect color for making polymer clay jewelry or a simple fimo bead… Purples bring peaceful beauty and majesty to all they grace:

Think Lavender water sprinkled on linens; Violet colored petals on a petite pansy flower; Read More→

Premo Sculpey Clay and Kato Clay Recipes for Blue Beads and Jewelry

Blue Bead Jewelry Inspiration

Whether you’re just learning how to make polymer clay beads or you are a seasoned Fimo artist, these blue jewelry bead color ideas are for you!

Think of a crisp bright sky, smooth rolling ocean waves, the Read More→

Yellow Fimo Clay Color Recipes for Making Polymer Clay Jewelry

Yellow Fimo Clay Recipes

Make yourself some beautiful pendant jewelry in the warm summer colors of Yellow with these seasonal color recipes:

Ranging from lively and bold to warm and old are the colors in this post. Think of the warmth of sunshine, tart lemons Read More→

Green Beads For Polymer Clay Faux Fashion Jewelry – Fimo Colors

Green Beads - Gone Camping

Forests, leaves, grass, emerald colored mountain lakes… OK that’s it… I’m going camping!

Production of my polymer clay jewelry making classes and cane design courses is going to come to a grinding halt for the next Read More→

New Premo Formula a Problem for Beginners Making Polymer Clay Canes

Beginner Cane Design

Some newbies even giving up on canework altogether and selling off their Sculpey polymer clay supplies on Ebay. Don’t do that!

Lately, many clayers have been blaming their cane making woes on the recent phthalate-free Read More→

Buffing Polymer Clay Beads with a Dremel Multipro Rotary Tool

Buffing Polymer Clay With a Dremel Tool

Vid #65: Are you still polishing polymer clay by hand? Kick it up a notch and learn how to use the Dremel power tool:

There is nothing like using a power rotary machine to really bring a shine to your beads. Although polishing can Read More→

More About Mixing Polymer Clay Colors with a Summer Sunflower Theme

Polymer Clay Summer Palette

Understanding how to mix Primo / Fimo / Sculpey colors so they flow together, is a big part of creating great polymer clay beads and jewelry!

In today’s post I’m going to talk about choosing clay colors for creating palettes, as well Read More→

Learning About Polymer Clay Color Mixing – Maggie Maggio Style

Maggie Maggio Color Scales

Having trouble figuring out how to mix polymer clay to get the colors you want? You’re not alone!

One of the most difficult skills to master when it comes to making polymer clay beads, is learning how to mix colors. In fact, my Read More→

Summer Sunflower Fun – Polymer Clay Color Mixing Recipes

Summer Sunflower Polymer Clay Colors

Let this polymer clay sunflower color palette inspire your jewelry bead making creativity:

The photo was taken from our garden last year and it inspired me to create a mix of Premo recipes just for you. With a pinch Read More→

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

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→

Part 3 – Making Polymer Clay Beads from a Spring Color Palette

Springtime Polymer Clay Pendant

Go Figure… It’s Not Until the First Official Day of Summer that You Finally Get to See My Springtime Fuchsia Bead Collection:

Even though my seasonal clock is a bit off, I wanted to show you what I’ve been up to Read More→

Some Polymer Clay Canes Made from a Spring Color Palette

Polymer Clay Canes from Spring Color Palette

How to make polymer clay canes inspired by every day beauty:

The other day I wrote about mixing up a palette of spring clay colors inspired by the rhododendron flowers in my garden. Read More→

No Need for Ebay Polymer Clay when Michaels has their $1 Sale

Michaels Polymer Clay Sale

Premo, Fimo Classic, Fimo Soft and Sculpey III, all for a buck a block:

Yesterday was my lucky day… Michael’s had their 2oz polymer clay blocks on sale for less than what you can usually find them for on eBay. And the ebay Read More→

How to Make Rose Petal Beads from Polymer Clay and Dried Flowers

Beads From FLower Petals

If you ask, you may just get exactly what you want… Flower petal inclusion video, a full tutorial:

The following dialog is is from an email conversation I recently had with a subscriber about how to make beads from flower Read More→

Memorial Jewelry from Polymer Clay Flower Petal Beads

Bead One Pray Too Book Title

Dried Flower Inclusions Can Help To Bring Healing to Sad Situations of Loss:

I received a sad email from a subscriber the other day. She told me about the unexpected loss of a friend and was looking for ideas about memorial jewelry. I Read More→

Mixing a Polymer Clay Spring Color Palette

Mixing Polymer Clay Spring Colors

A Rho-do inspired polymer clay color palette for making some pretty Spring jewelry:

Today I was inspired to create a new spring color palette by a photo my husband Doug took of the Rhododendrons and Ferns in our garden. Read More→

Color Mixing Polymer Clay – Leaf Green Recipe Ideas

Leaf Green Polymer Clay Color Inspiration

More abundant that any other color on this great planet, Green represents all things healthy, peaceful and tropical:

Think exotic rain forest, newly sprouted seedlings, fresh mown grass and tall vase of lush Read More→