Posts Tagged ‘polymer clay’

Sunflower-Emma Gordon

Last week we announced an official stockist in the UK for the Woodland Chic Texture Sheet Here is a little bit about Emma of Bluebell Design Studio and a couple of photos of her work. If you are in the UK you can save on shipping by ordering from Emma. About Emma Emma Gordon is

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Janelle Delicata

This weeks featured artist is Janelle Delicata. Janelle shows us that simple designs can be as stunning as complex ones. She took the classic lentil shape and used the Woodland Chic Texture Sheet in an creative way. By orienting the faux bois texture horizontally, she turned wood grain into ocean waves! I love that she

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Woodland Chic Official Stockist

I’d like to welcome Emma Gordon of BlueBell Design Studio in Scotland as a new stockist in the UK. Residents of the UK can save on shipping by ordering from a local source. To learn more about Emma here is a blurb from her website. To order the Woodland Chic Texture Sheet from Emma here

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Use an inexpensive artists palette to organize and transport gemstones in the studio.

Here’s a handy little tip for the studio. In my recent www.craftcast.com class Renaissance Replay, the project called for LOTS and LOTS of gemstones. I used to keep gemstones organized by using  triangular bead trays. The problem is that if you have a lot of gemstones you used a lot of trays. To make thing

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Hollow Forms in Metal Clay

  Just to let everyone know that my Florida Workshops are almost full. Check the Florida Guild website.

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I so thrilled to announce the Woodland Chic Texture Sheet officially is available at Rio! It seems like it’s been forever that Candace Gates of Dynasty Stamps asked me to be part of her Artisan Series. She’s asked a handful of artists to participate by designing texture sheets. Wonderful artists like Gordon Uyehara, Wanaree Tanner,

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My facebook friend and fellow CraftCast Intructor ( check out her fab tutorial ) Melanie Muir entered some pieces in the Bead Dreams Competition at the Bead and Button Show. Turns out she was in the same display case that I was in! Of course she WON! What place did she win?… drum roll please……….wait

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The past couple of months have seemed like non-stop traveling with hardly time to change my clothes, let alone clean the studio. ( or answer emails properly ) Don’t get me wrong, I love what I do, I feel like the luckiest guy in the world to be doing what I do, meet the people

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Patrik Kusek in Art Jewelry Magazine

If you are looking for an interesting way to set stones in metal clay and if you are a subscriber to Art Jewelry Magazine check my article. It’s a this link http://art.jewelrymakingmagazines.com/Projects/Subscriber%20Projects/2011/09/Frame%20stones%20in%20Metal%20Clay%20Bezels.aspx Also I still have room in my classes at the Bead and Button Show. Sign up today. Intro to PMC, Nest Rings, Shrine

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By request of Kathleen at Chain Weavers. If you have ever wanted to make your own custom texture stamps for metal clay or polymer clay here is an inexpensive, yet perfect solution! If this looks familiar it’s the same eraser that we use in the Rio Rewards PMC Certification Course. Carves smoothly, is compact and

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