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Take a Picture!

Whenever you are working at your clay table, I HIGHLY recommend that you photograph each step. You never know when a design is going to be a “hit” and a magazine or company will want your project.  Not your thing? … Continue reading

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A nifty trick with the new comb tool

 So this comb tool (bottom right) in the new Sculpey Technique  DesignTools set is great for creating bargello.  All you need is a sheet of striped clay and drag the tool perpendicular THROUGH the stripes.  Easy right?  Except how do … Continue reading

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Tears of joy from the land of mildew and rust

I was extremely fortunate to be able to go to Synergy this year, kind of last moment.  I really had no idea what to expect, I figured I would just hang out at the Sculpey table and help hand out … Continue reading

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So I’ve seen a lot of chatter lately about how to achieve the soft, even lighting we all prefer for photographs of our work.  The top image here is taken in full sun.  Bottom image is taken with my Fancy … Continue reading

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It’s a pile o bracelets!~

I taught a private class today for some of my fellow UCSD peoples and we made bracelets using the Sculpey bracelet blank.  Check out how different they all are! We had a blast doing faux leather and faux raku and … Continue reading

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One of my new favorites!

When Sculpey asked me to create a multimedia project using one of the stretched canvases, I immediately knew that I wanted to do my favorite distressed metal around the edge.  But what to do to make the clay the STAR … Continue reading

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I’ve got a fun new challenge game for myself!

I call it… Lost and Found Day When my boys went to visit their Dad on Christmas Day, I found myself, well by myself.. so I headed to the clay table like any self-respecting clay addict would do.  Then it … Continue reading

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I got carried away AGAIN

Sooo, Michaels had their stretched canvases on sale last weekend and I got really carried away on Sunday.  Granted it was a BLAST, but I had paint and glue all over my hands.  I figured, :what the heck?  I’m only … Continue reading

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It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot like CHA Time!

The business cards are printed, the projects are finished and packed with care… The holidays are almost over and it’s beginning to feel a lot like CHA time! CHA is the Craft and Hobby Association annual tradeshow.  While it’s not … Continue reading

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Oh we are going to have so much fun!

So I was just finishing my little step workout (which I don’t know why I thought I needed it after wrestling with the Christmas decorations AGAIN this weekend!) and I looked over at my dresser and saw my stack of … Continue reading

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