Polymer Clay Antiquing 101

Here's a quick tutorial with a few tips & tricks on how to Antique your polymer clay pieces using an antiquing gel or acrylic paint. I couldn't live without these simple steps & they bring such life to a piece, so give it a try!
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Polymer clay How I create the look of Flowing Hair

   I posted this tutorial to my YT channel today, It was a request form one of my subbies but I thought it was super important to share. I used a combo of Premo colors in summer tones to get this look. A knitting needle does the trick with it's smooth tip you can achieve the long smooth line of hair. Just follow your design & start at the scalp. It's really simple!

Here's the finished piece, perfect for Summer! The Spirit of the Sea!
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It's all in the Face

I've been into faces lately again. I haven't done any since the "Just Face It" video I did on YT a couple of years ago. So clay in hand I spent the weekend(long weekend because of all the snow we've had) playing with my clay & here are the results...

Spring cuff bracelet

Spring & The Lost Tranquility pendants

Wood Spirit wall hanging

First Place at the Rodeo

Hawaiian Vacation

Winter Moon Goddess

Spirit of the Rose Bud

Still WIP on my desk

Well I said I been playing...lol. More on these projects later...Till Next Time!

Polymer Clay Dragon's Eye tutorial

                                             Here's the tutorial & a few of the Dragon's eye pendants I've created lately. They're so much fun! I love the way the glass pebbles/stones reflect the light & just make the eye sparkle. They're so beautiful in a way.

Again Premo by Sculpey with some metallic & pearl acrylic paints, Inka Gold & even some Pearl-ex powders.
So fun to make, try them for yourself!
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Polymer Clay Steampunk Mica Shift Collar style necklace

I haven't done any Mica Shift work in a while so I thought since I was still in a Steampunk frame of mind I would do a little playing around. Well for me playing around often leads to some serious work. Again some Premo & SculpeyIII clay, a set of Hero Arts Stamps & the Industrial set of Mod Molds & here's he result...

Not only is there a lovely ombre effect of the 2 colors of gold clay but the wonderful effect of the Mica Shift as well. It's actually 3 layers of clay, the thin layer of Mica Shift backed with another thin layer of gold clay is baked/cured on the back a large stoneware dinner plate. Then I added another thicker layer of gold clay, embossed with a texture sheet, to the back of the piece using some bake-n-bond. Again baked/cured on the dinner plate. Sanded & buffed then sealed with Rustoleum Ultimate Polyurethane(water based) it has a silky smooth finish. The gears are also textured gold clay painted with a raw umber acrylic paint using a stencil brush then a layer of black acrylic paint was rubbed on here & there to give them an aged look, these have also been sealed.
Soft but rugged, this is a fun piece.
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A bit of Polymer Clay here, a bit of Steampunk there!

Ok I admit it...I love steampunk! I may be a bit too "mature" but I don't care...lol. I was challenged by my friend Lisa to create a Pirate ship & well...I took it a bit further. Some Premo Sculpey clay & some Mona Lisa Metal powders, a few recycled bits & pieces & a 300 watt shop light bulb...& a bit of imagination later and...

The wings & sails are made from brown paper sack that I coated with Liquid Sculpey(TLS) that was colored with Mica Powders. The propeller actually turns. There are cannons sticking out of the portholes with the doors open. The large portholes on the side where the Captains quarters would be, have resin in them for the glass. Ok the front sail rigging doesn't hang straight but all in all I'm quite proud of this piece! It's all from my "crazy" imagination, so welcome to my world!
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The Music Lover

My next polymer clay journal cover is The Music Lover & I have a tutorial on my YT channel for this one. Again using Premo clay I created the background using some of my stamps. I then created a keyboard that winds it's way down the front of the journal. I used Inka Golds on the background while leaving the keyboard stark white it contrast. I love the effect!

The Music Lover

A polymer clay music sheet charm & small keyboard bead complete the look! What a great project & it's only 3''x4 1/2''!
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