Resource List of Where to Buy Polymer Clay

Hi Cindy!
Your link to Munro crafts has an “e” in it and it does not go to the munrocrafts.com site. Thanks for all the resources!

Creative Wholesale has a lot of Sculpey products based in the US I’ve ordered from before.

I would LOVE to buy locally, but a 6-hour round trip to the nearest craft store makes that difficult. I buy 90% of my clay (Kato) from Shades of Clay. If you buy the larger blocks (354g), there are additional discounts 10-20%, you just have to ask. Here in Canada they ship by Purolator, which is super fast and reasonably priced. I noticed they had recently added some Premo, unfortunately not the Pearl colours, which is the only Premo I buy these days (LOVE those mica colours). I have also ordered Kato from FMG and PCE, which both gave great service. Thanks for this exhaustive list, Cindy and Doug!

Dick Blick’s does have a program for teachers, Maria. And I am quite disappointed with Michael’s and JoAnn’s here…but then I am in a Polymer Clay backwards area of the country, LOL. I myself would have never know what it was but for Fire Mountain catalog last year. By the way, Fire Mountain has Kato as their only brand of clay.

Several of us get together and place an order from Munro Crafts. They have wonderful discounts based on your total order. We get our clay and other products for 50% off and free shipping with a $200 (retail total) order. Smaller orders receive smaller discounts.

Here in the UK I normally buy on line from Penny (spend £50 for free postage) so buy the big blocks of Premo. There are also shops listed on Amazon UK and ebayy but I have crossed a couple off my list that sell clay that was old.,hard and crumbly but quite reasonably priced and again postal charges are fair
But mostly I read about a new product and have to buy online from Canada or US which puts the price of postage way up. I also have had to pay unexpected customs duty.

There were three small businesses that carried FIMO but in the kiddies section and again not well displayed and a woefully small selection.The nearest Art shop in my town closed down, he was very good and always gave me a 10% discount. We have a chain hobby store but it’s too far for me to get to but it is quite expensive there, last time I looked they carried FIMO
Our town is known for all the artists who live there’ but mostly work in oils’ water colors and Acrylics. So that side is well catered for

In the summer we have an Art trail” if your work is accepted it is displayed in all manner of different shops that take part in the main Broadway and it is a tourist attraction that was started a few years ago and now (like Topsy) it has grown.

So you see’ all you peeps that live across the pond’ when it comes to your PC new products and supplies’ they are much cheaper than here’ you have so many choices and REAL shops to visit and browse. Buying online is OK’ but if you want something NOW’ you canget it. To keep postal costs down it can sometimes take a couple of weeks for stuff to arrive. To get it next day or !st class post (usually three days) you can treble the postal charges. I think a lot of online companies wait till you put your order in and pay them before THEY order your stuff from their supplier. I cannot blame them is they work from a shed or garage at their home’ who wants to store tons of PC in a hot shed in the summer months

Sorry, the phone has been red hot in the last couple of hours (never knew I was so in demand!) You must excuse the typos as was again in the middle of editing. What, oh no not again, but good news as DH should be back home from hospital after the weekend so had better tidy up. The ending to the above post should have said, If I win the lottery I would open a craft shop in town, stock all the hard to get stuff, hold free workshops and get the local people as passionate about this medium as I am…………cheers xx……………….

Wow! Now that is an informative list of suppliers and supplies, thanks Cindy! Would also like to have folks continue to add to this thread if they hear about sales or discounts in the future.

I would love to order on line but I prefer to test the clay I am getting because sometimes its a brick!! How do I work with hard clay? So I like to test the corner and if i can squeeze it then I will buy it! Thank you, the video was so cute!! I love your enthusiasm about this craft!! You get so excited!! Love that!!

Hi, All!

Great freebie tutorial, Cindy, as per usual. Michael’s and Jo Ann’s and Pat Catan’s are too far out of the way for me and when I’ve tried shopping there the stock was minimal, very few colors and you could tell it was already getting old. Also, most of them had more Sculpey III because of it being geared towards youngsters. I couldn’t find the tools or miscellaneous things I wanted either. So I wait for sales on line and love shopping that way. It is extremely convenient and I can buy whatever I want at the time without having to wait. Polymer Clay Superstore is awesome and are not all that far away in my own state, so I end up buying local anyway. They accumulate points on your account so it adds up to a hefty savings. Polymer Clay Superstore has hundreds of tools, etc.. and they are the only ones I know of that have tissue blades. Their service is impeccable. Dick Blick is awesome if I need the more art supply kind of thing. The other day I wanted armature mesh and their clay was on sale, too, so I was very lucky, plus they have free shipping on anything over $100 and they had an extra 15% off entire order. I was able to get some cutters I’d been wanting because of the discount.

I tried Amazon sometime back as that is my very favorite place to shop for ANYTHING (I go thru your site for the clay tools, etc.), but when I first searched for clay last year I saw their prices were all skewed…a 2 oz. bar was showing up as $15! So I never got clay there. I will look again as maybe they fixed the problem.

I recommend all these folks. It is so convenient for me to have them online. I wouldn’t be able to get supplies any other way.

Andrea

Thanks for the list. Very helpful. I would like to add Shipwreck Beads. They have a store and online for everyone. I love their retail store. I get lost there for hours.
Elaine hope hubby is well soon glad he gets to return home in a couple of days.

In the Cincinnati area, Lynda’s Artistic Haven. It is Lynda’s studio, as well, and she teaches classes and give excellent advice, the personal touch you just can’t find online or at the big box stores.

metalclaysupply.com carries Premo and Sculpey III and frequently has good deals on shipping. They also have a plan whereby you get points for what you spend and then you can spend the points on buying more stuff.

misterart.com also carries Premo and Sculpey III and the prices are lower if you purchase a membership to the site.

Binky

Great list of resources. Thanks Cindy.

I have a Michael’s, Hobby Lobby and Joann’s all within about 10 to 15 minutes from home. However, I like using Fimo and have better luck finding the big packages online (my local Joann’s does stock large blocks of basics [black/white, etc.] so that’s handy).

I often use Jerry’s Artarama. They carry all the colors of Fimo Classic and Effect at comparable prices and sometimes you can get very good deals. They also have a brick and mortar shop here in town.

By the way, 1 lb blocks of Premo! black, white or transluscent are on sale today at Jerry’s for 11.23 if anyone uses those.

Another place to purchase Pardo clay is Creative Journey Studios located in Buford, Georgia – that’s just outside of Atlanta. This is an awesome store/gallery that was on the bus tour during the lead-up to Synergy in March. They tell me they just got a huge shipment of Pardo.

i live in Astralier and i cant fined eny clay

Hi Abbie,

There are very few options for buying clay in person here in Australia (I’m in Sydney). I buy practically all my polymer clay and jewellery-making supplies online, mainly from overseas as the locally-available range is relatively limited even for Australian online sellers.

For online sellers located in Australia, I can recommend:

 
The Whimsical Bead

This is my current first choice of supplier… even though they don’t stock my preferred Kato clay! :D

The Whimsical Bead has really excellent service, with a decent range of core polymer clay and related items, branching out a bit now into things like bench tools. They also run regular workshops on polymer clay and other materials, and while I haven’t attended any because I live in a different state, they sound like they’d be fun. The owner, Dani Rapinett, is a really lovely person to deal with.

The Whimsical Bead stocks the following clays: Premo (basic colours and Accents); liquid polymer clays by Sculpey, Kato and Fimo; Sculpey III Glow in the Dark; Sculpey Ultralight; various related products.

 
Metal Clay Australasia
NB: Shipping to Australia only

Metal Clay Australasia focuses on metal clay (surprise, eh?! :D) but they also carry polymer clay (Premo) and many of the supplies can be used for both types of clay. They have probably the best “regular” (long-running sale) prices for large Premo blocks out of the Australian suppliers I’ve found, and their service has always been excellent when I’ve bought from them although it’s been a little while now. I’ll be ordering some metal clay supplies from them shortly, however, and they’re my first choice of supplier for those.

Metal Clay Australasia stocks the following clays: Premo (basic colours and Accents); liquid clays by Sculpey and Kato; Sculpey Living Doll; also, their main focus, an excellent range of metal clays and related products, including large items like kilns (metal clay is on my “to do” list! :D).

 
Over the Rainbow

Over the Rainbow is probably the best Australian source for polymer clay and related products in terms of range, which is the most extensive by far that I’ve found amongst Australian sellers. I’ve always had good service from them, although they are definitely slower than the two suppliers that I’ve already mentioned. They also run workshops, which I haven’t attended because I live in a different state, but they sound fun.

Over the Rainbow’s clay ranges include: Kato (standard clays and concentrates, which I *love*!), Fimo (Soft and Effect ranges), Premo (basic colours and Accents), Sculpey Pluffy, Sculpey Bake & Bend, Sculpey Eraser Clay, Sculpey Living Doll, Sculpey III, Super Sculpey, Sculpey Mold Maker, Original Sculpey, Sculpey Ultra Light, Cernit Doll Collection, Cernit Granite, liquid polymer clays by Kato (including their coloured liquid clays), Sculpey and Fimo. There’s a variety of other clays (e.g. epoxy clay, which I haven’t tried yet), and an awesome range of clay-related items and general jewellery-making supplies.

 
Lastly, I mentioned above that Kato is my preferred clay — the regulars here know it and are probably sick of me going on about it! ;D — and my first choice for buying that is actually the US online seller Fire Mountain Gems. They have a great mix-and-match multiple item discount structure and a truly awe-inspiring product range, so that *all* my orders seem to end up in the 200+ item bracket. The service is excellent too… when I’ve ordered from them on a Friday night or Saturday morning Australian time I’ve usually received my items by mid afternoon Monday (FedEx), which is much faster than I’d be able to get them from any Australian supplier.

 
I hope that helps,

Sue

In Québec we also have Omer De Serre, which carries Sculpey and Fimo. They have an online store and do ship to other Canadian provinces and territories :)

Nice to hear from you ofelia… all the way from Peru!

There is a company in Brazil (your neighbour :-), that manufactures a brand of Polymer Clay under the name of PVClay.

It is Edinho Juliotti that runs the company. If you look him up, be sure to let him know that I sent you. He has been a good friend to us over hear at the PcT Community for several years now… and is my “go-to-guy” for all things Polymer Clay in South America.

By the way, Edinho’s original brand was Bozzi Clay… but that company has since been dissolved… and he is now marketing his products and services under the PVClay name.

Hi Casey, maybe you should try and contact the owner Edinjo Juliotti on Facebook? Perhaps he will be able to help you out?

Boy, nothing but canned responses in Portuguese. I have a Brazilian friend so I am asking her to try.

I seem to be spending a fortune on Fimo. I noticed in a product comparison you did that Fimo was the strongest but Sculpey also came out high. It seems most online stores (in Canada) don’t offer Fimo products and Michael’s or Deserres is quite expensive. So can I mix my products? Can I buy Fimo, Sculpey or another and mix them together? Or do you suggest I change to sculpey? (I live in Vancouver, BC)

Hi Cindy,

I have tried all the links you supply for purchasing online, and not one of them ships to South Africa which is where I am from.

Even Amazon had issues with some of the products I tried to puchase online. I can buy polymer clay locally but it is wicked expensive and also not available in blocks bigger than 62g.

Any suggestions?

I love your website by the way:)

Hi Brenda, There is an online jewelry making channel out of the UK. They list South Africa as a place they ship to, and their shipping to the US is fairly inexpensive and quick. I have not ordered clay because their price is still not as good as the US sale prices, though they will ship it to the US, but I have ordered things that are hard to find here. They can’t ship everything they stock overseas, and they keep a limited stock since they are primarily a gemstone and bead company but it sounds like they may be as good an option as you can find for some places.

Here is a link to their JewelleryMaker Website and they are Jewellery Maker on YouTube. Tip: the best times to get good deals is on days when they are demoing polymer techniques. (Which they did this morning, so check the 25 May Live Morning video on YouTube for examples.) Save the sale items to your wish list and you can do one big order, presuming the items are still in stock. Even if you can’t get everything you’d like they are fun to watch.

Hi Rebecca, to be honest I have no idea. I do have some Bake Shop clay but haven’t had the chance to work with it yet to be able to give you a decent answer. Maybe someone else here knows what it is like?

Hello!

Does anyone know if sculpeyproducts.com is a good online seller?

Hi Cindy and Doug, and the polymer community !

I’m here to ask you where can I find Sculpey Premo Accent Opal clay which could be ship to France.
As you may know in Europe we have to wait months again before being able to buy it, and I would like to have it before, it’s seems a so beautiful clay !
After long hours of research I’m desesperate to see $10 or more of shipping cost every time. May someone knows a good adress for me ?

Thanks and sorry for my English mistakes ;)

Emeline

Welcome Sergent!

Googled it, and the best source seems to be online at Polymer Clay Superstore – a great source, reliable, and been around for years. I have them ship me stuff all the time.

This opal is great, but be sure to check out Cindy’s Faux Opal Tute here as well. You’ll need to find a source for the Buffalo brand iridescent flakes to add to the clay, but the tute gives you alternatives too.

Best of luck.

FYI – it’s 9/22/15 and I just happened to check out Creative Wholesale and they are selling 2 oz blocks of Premo for $1.58. 8 ounce White, Black and Translucent are $5.57 – other items on sale too but this is an excellent price for premo – at least from where I usually can find it. I don’t see anything that indicates how long the prices will be this cheap but I’m going to order now and hope some of you Cindy-ettes see this and get to take advantage of this sale as well.

I checked this source out, sure it is cheaper, who knows how fresh the clay is. Also I see no shipping prices even though they title the shipping page like it will show you, but only tells you what other circumstances might cause you to pay more money. So now you are back to paying more for it anyways. I don’t trust anyone who cannot show me up front the shipping fees. AND THEY ONLY SELL SCULPEY. I see they want you to go through the whole trouble of choosing items before finding out what you will pay in shipping. I hate that.

Thanks Jocelyn for sharing this info with everyone!

Thank you very very much!!

I buy mine (Sculpey and Premo) from sculpeyproducts.com. its cheaper than in the stores.

Cindy please be aware that the resource list for Cernit Clay needs to be updated? I went to all of them and only 1 or 2 actually have Cernit Clay and sell it. If they don’t have it, why list it in what kinds of clay they carry/sell. I for one don’t do business with a company that lies to me. Example: Amazon- I was using their Prime mailing service and watched a few of their movies. When it came time to renew, I couldn’t afford it anymore so cancelled it. A couple of days latter I received an email stating that I had not used any other part of their Amazon Prime I was going to get a refund of my membership in Amazon Prime (I’ve kept a copy of this email, so they can’t deny it). So now I and a couple of dozen friends have stopped using or even going to their site. I do not like dealing with liars. Sorry for going on like that, but I thought you might like to know. If you already did know forgive me for interfering.

Love Your tutorials by the way, especially the one on Press and Seal. I was afraid of using any plastic on my clay.

Thanks again.

Sincerely
Mike

I’ve been searching for a site to buy Cernit from for at least a week, what I can tell you about the sites listed above that have Cernit listed as a product they sell.

polymerclayexpress – Doing a search here for Cernit, will give a list of several colors, but when clicking on the product, you receive an error, ERROR: This product cannot be viewed as it does not belong to any catalogues. That error occurs for ever Cernit product on that site.

hobbylobby – Doing a search here for Cernit yields no results. “We couldn’t find any results for “cernit” in Products. ”

clayaround – Doing a search here for Cernit yields no results, either. “Sorry, no products were found matching your search term”

munrocrafts – This site carries Cernit Doll only, and in 3 colors.

dickblick – Searching this site for Cernit gives zero results, and a “Sorry, no products were returned for your search” message.

clayalley – This site has Cernit, but like another site, only in Cernit Doll and only in 4 colors.

clayfactory – This site is the most annoying. There is a ton of Cernit clay listed, dozens of colors and sizes, however, I ordered here a week ago, was charged and have yet to receive any type of shipping or oder confirmation.

Finding Cernit is so difficult, I’ve decided to give up trying to get it. Amazon has it in the 500g blocks, but I’m not paying 30$ for clay.

Good Morning, Cindy!

I thought I would update some information. My order from clayfactory has been shipped. I contacted the seller and he was super fast to respond and explain that there had been technical difficulties. So my Cernit is on the way!

I also found another USA based website that sells Cernit.

MDecorPremium is the site. They have a great selection of Cernit. I have not purchased any from here as of yet, but I did contact the seller asking about Cernit, and received a speedy response saying that Yes they do sell Cernit and Darwi clays.

Just thought that I would give an update on the Cernit situation. Happy claying!

Where is your favourite place to buy clay from?

Darn, I assumed and was hoping to find somewhere online I can get it for less than Michael’s. So far I have found the product for less but with shipping it ends up working out to the same :/

Hi Donita, I have noticed that there hasn’t been a sale at Michaels on polymer clay in quite awhile. Try Googling sculpeyproducts dot com (I’d put a real link but I am not at my computer and the link will make my comment go to spam.) Their online store has some pretty good sales.

ACK! I left a word out! “cap1515” sells the one-pound bars on eBay.