Tag Archives: polymer clay jewelry

MORE Scrap Play! Scrap Rings

Posted on January 25, 2024 by synclay

(THANKS to my guild-mate Kathy Hepburn for the gorgeous polymer clay bowl!) I think I have more fun playing with scrap than I do with a fresh bar of clay! One of my most favorite things to do is to make … Continue reading →

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February is the Month for Hearts

Posted on February 3, 2022 by synclay

Abstract shapes, mid-century modern shapes are more my style, but I do occasionally use a heart shape and I seem to have created several heart-themed projects for Sculpey. And I think we all need a little more heart this year, … Continue reading →

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A New Creative Map!

Posted on July 30, 2017 by synclay

Map #5 was “drawn” yesterday.. I made these blue pieces in an excellent Jana Roberts Benson class at Fandango last May and promptly lost them in the chaos of my worktable.  I was forced to clean the table so I … Continue reading →

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The Mother of Invention: A New Creative Map

Posted on July 24, 2016 by synclay

Sometimes I  sit down at my clay table with a specific goal in mind, but no idea really how I’m going to do it.  Then I document each and every step of the design process to create what I call … Continue reading →

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The Advantages of a Disadvantage

Posted on April 18, 2016 by synclay

So most of you know that I’m currently sporting a non-walking cast and using a knee scooter (2).  Looking at the advantages of being a little less moveable, I have been wanting to create some more transfer patterns of my … Continue reading →

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The Creative Map to the Teal Rabbit Hole

Posted on December 5, 2014 by synclay

This is what happens when I have a nice little pile of pretty colored scraps left over from the New Color Tuesday mix (http://www.sculpey.com/new-color-tuesday-down-the-rabbit-hole-again/).  I HAD to see how far I could go with these scraps (scraps to scraps, so … Continue reading →

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The Fall Colors of the Beach

Posted on November 4, 2014 by synclay

I’ve been posting the photos of our annual kelp shed here at out beach, but I wanted to share a couple of things with you.  First, there are several kinds of seaweeds that appear on our beach this time of year. … Continue reading →

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syns Pick for Top 10 Tools

Posted on September 23, 2014 by synclay

I’m helping out a fellow “Tower of Power” while she recooperates from surgery to keep up with her blog posts: My Top Ten Tool Picks. “It’s an ageless question (or 3 a.m. at a clay retreat) – why do we … Continue reading →

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What can YOU do with stripes?

Posted on April 6, 2014 by synclay

I’m building on my black and white swap post from a couple of days ago.  Black and white is still trending for Spring and Summer, so  I challenged myself to see what I could make with a block of black and … Continue reading →

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) The Beginning

Posted on March 27, 2014 by synclay

Here is the very first necklace that I created about 24 years ago.  My babysitter and I had got our hands on a small (self-printed, I think) book by David Edwards on polymer clay and millifiori.  It’s not too bad, … Continue reading →

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