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Video 028-1: Polymer Clay Art Sheets

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Recipe 028-1A: Fresh Turned Soil

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Member Benefits 028-1: Video Learning

I am a member of Cindy’s Polymer Clay Tutor site. I stumbled on her accidentally while looking for a way to make poly clay faces for a beading project. She is not only responsive and amazingly generous with her information, but a fantastic teacher. I finally “get” some of the techniques I had been reading about and trying to grasp for a long time. I am a subscriber to her site and videos and feel her $3.32 charge per month to be a small price to pay for all the information available there. ~Ritzs >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Jewelry Business

Regarding the monthly membership, it’s very low – I barely notice the $9.95 after 90 days (and 12 tutes!) The tutorials end up costing around 80 cents each, which is lower than any video tutorial out there! Especially when you consider the quality of Cindy’s videos – so very good! The only thing I regretted when I joined was waiting – I missed out on paying the low price as the videos I’d seen them discussing at the blog got put into the back issue library! Hope you decide to join us! ~Phaedrakat >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Color Recipes

I just enjoy watching your videos Cindy! Not only are they instructive and helpful. They are also “real”. I love that you don’t edit out the little oopses or have an elaborate set, in a dream studio, like some videos I have watched. For most of us who do or have done, the majority of our crafting at the kitchen table or less. Its nice to see you work in a simple setting and with tools that most of us probably have too. And to see you dealing with the clay, even when it doesn’t always cooperate, the same as we do. Although, (evil grin) I’d love to see if you have the same untidy creative effect on the rest of your studio, as most of us probably do. LOL, I know mine is a wreck when I get done with a major idea storm. Any chance of a peek at the rest of your clay haven?  XOXO ~Jamie-H >> This comment was originally posted here: Making a Basic Leaf Cane

Love it, Cindy! Thanks for bringing that out again. You are so comfortable in front of the camera it amazes me (you tend to amaze me quite often, actually!). And Doug’s video techniques and special touches are top notch. There’s no way I’d ever be able to learn every thing you teach us without you guys. ~Tanya-L >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Artists

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Video 027-4: Cookie Cutter Canes

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Recipe 027-4A: Cranberry Bog

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Member Benefits 027-4: Tutoring Support

Cindy. You give so much of yourself, and you deserve so much praise and kudos!!!  Your blog is so very helpful and inspiring to me. YOU, are the reason I am so interested in polymer clay, because you let me see that I really can do it too! Thank YOU a million times over! ~Cindy-E >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Jewelry

Hi Cindy, I just recently discovered your web site and I couldn’t be more excited. I have always dabbled in artistic projects but just discovered polymer clay a few years ago and fell in love with the medium. I bought a few books, which I’m crazy about but nothing compares to your wonderful tutorials. What an incredible way to learn and what a generous soul you are for sharing your wisdom and incredible talent. I get so excited every time I get your emails and almost get overwhelmed because there are so many techniques and projects I want to experiment with!! LOL. Again, thank you for all that you do and share with the rest of the artists in the world. It is greatly appreciated. All the best. ~Jonathon-W >> This comment was originally posted here: Image Transfer To Polymer Clay

Hey Cindy (otherwise known as the mother theresa of polymer clay…lol!) wow… how great to find your website!! I have been stumbling around in the dark… excited yet frustrated. Now I will just be excited with all this info and help on your very high quality site! THANK YOU!! ~Peggie-F >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Finishes

Thank you for your help, I really like your website; it is one of the only helpful online resources for artistic-typed polymer (no phony baloney stuff). ~Laura-M >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Tools Techniques Instructions

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Video 027-3: Wire Wrapped Rings

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Recipe 027-3A: Mossy Pathway

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Member Benefits 027-3: Fun Contests

Wow! This is soooooo cool! Cindy, I can hardly wait to get your beads – I’m in a slight state of shock of winning these – I always hope to win, but until now I never have … I recognize most of these beads from the tutorials. It is going to be extra great to have the ‘real’ finished product to guide me in my attempts … I still get butterflies in my stomach when I realize that I actually won this fabulous collection of beads! ~Carolyn-F >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Tutor Beads

Thank you once again Cindy! I have been playing around with the idea of posting images on the internet for some time, but have been fiddling around and felt no great urge to work out how to set something up since I wanted to dedicate all my free time to polymer… then along came “Phase 3″ of your bead give away contest!  I am now the proud owner of a little blog and have also learnt how to do links thanks to your helpful input. This is great fun! ~Susan-B >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Tutor Bead Giveaway (Phase 3)

I wouldn’t have tried the watercolour beads if it hadn’t been for the competition, and I love those now. ~Silverleaf >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Bead Give Away

If you decide you want to become a member at Cindy’s polymer clay tutor library, it’s only $9.95 for 3 months! You get 12 brand-new videos, and even more color recipes. It’s an incredible deal. I used to wander around this blog, looking and reading, but I didn’t join. Once I finally did, though, I was so mad at myself for waiting! I missed out on a lot of tut’s that I could’ve seen for less than a buck! Anyway, at least I’m a member now, and it’s really cool. Members can participate in contests like the one going on now, where you can submit photos of your work. Cindy spotlights the photos and members are eligible to win a set of beads made by Cindy! ~Phaedrakat >> This comment was originally posted here: CraftSmart Polymer Clay

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Video 027-2: Embedded Links

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Recipe 027-2A: Buttercup

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Member Benefits 027-2: Color Mixing

Your recipes for different colors are priceless and such a time saver. I took index cards, printed the color and recipe on them then glued a baked sample on the card. Now when I need that just so color, I can just find it on my index card and whip it up with out the waste and mistakes of finding just what one I need. Fantastic!! Thanks. ~Yvonne-B >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Colors

Cindy, Here you are inspiring me and boosting my confidence again! I admire how you can take us through your thought process and break down what you see in the photo. For example you describe the Skinner blend-like color transitions and how the black slashes “bridge” the colors. I feel like you’re teaching me to “paint” with clay. Having never taken any art classes, I imagine that this is the way an art teacher engages students in beginning to see the world in a more nuanced way – a way in which recreating nature in art becomes a possibility through understanding and being able to dissect what one is seeing! ~Kimberlee-J >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Cane Designs

An interesting thing has gradually been happening to me over the past 6 months, since I joined Cindy’s group. I’m beginning to appreciate colors that I always disliked before. This is something that never happened to me in over 20 years of decorative painting! I think it’s because of the way that Cindy groups the four colors together in such a pleasing combination. This palette is a good example. I’ve always preferred greens with less yellow and more blue in them, and brown has never moved me. Yet here are four of the colors I would not have used in the past, yet I’m thinking about how I can use them in my jewelry. Wow. ~Linda-K >> This comment was originally posted here: Marsh Reeds Palette

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Video 027-1: Blend and Switch

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Recipe 027-1A: Snapdragon

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Member Benefits 027-1: Sand Buff Shine

Cool!!!! I’m going to order the micromesh pads right after leaving this comment. Thank you Cindy and Doug for being our research department for new products, just as you’ve made the mistakes so we don’t have to, which saves us money on clay, your researching of anything new that could be beneficial to us and make our projects easier is SO much appreciated. Thank you SO very much. ~Ken-H >> This comment was originally posted here: Micro Mesh Abrasives

I just got my Lortone this evening. I popped my beads in with the smallest river rock I could find at the store (sorted for light color and smoothness), threw in a few squares of wet/dry sandpaper, and maybe like 1/4 to 1/2 cup of water for about 4 hours. I know you guys keep saying nothing beats a hand-sanding but I know MY hand-sanded beads never looked half this amazing. 20 seconds of polishing with my dremel and I have the nicest looking bead I’ve ever created. I used to spend 15 minutes to a half hour on a focal bead. I just cut that time down to 30 seconds of hands-on work. THANK YOU LORTONE and thank all you guys for your excellent tips and suggestions. ~Vladeska >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Beads

I love looking at all the pretty beads people have made. Before I even started making beads and before I became interested in polymer clay I LOVED looking at beads and feeling beads and playing with beads. I didn’t make jewelry, I didn’t even wear jewelry but I loved beads. I would go looking at beads with my mom and I couldn’t wait to get home and start touching the beads. Now I just want to touch these beads that you and your site inspired! You let your light shine on us and I am so grateful! ~Melinda-H >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Bead Photos

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Video 026-4: Micromesh Abrasives

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Recipe 026-4A: Cattails

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Member Benefits 026-4: Cane Making

Cindy, you are a saint! I don’t know what it is about your teaching methods, but watching you just makes things click in my head! Don’t think I’ll get much sleep this weekend but I sure will have a lot of canes!! ~Carrie-W >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Flower Cane Tutorial

I just finished watching part 2 of your leaf cane video. You did a very nice job of making it look as simple as it really is. Lots of clayers are intimidated by the thought of cane work because it looks so complex. But you explained it very nicely. I liked that you mentioned about saving some of the cane in the larger size. I didn’t get that idea for some time, much to my regret more than once! I especially liked that you showed how to make a more complicated cane by using the simple one that you made. For some reason this idea seems to escape some beginners who think they can only use the cane in the original form. And I also liked the idea with the lentil bead. Another example of thinking outside the “mold” as it were, that might not occur to those just starting out. I cant wait for the next one! XOXO ~Jamie-H >> This comment was originally posted here: Making a Basic Leaf Cane

No matter how hard you try with polymer there is something different in every piece of art you make and that is what makes it art. I love polymer clay but now that I have found Cindy I truely have to say she is the best thing about polymer clay. I too let out a sigh when I heard you had 10 years plus of lessons. You help me to be a better clayer in a as you said earlier, a doable way. The dream machine yep I use to dream and wish for it all the time. Then I realized I never use that much clay at one time. One of the great things I love about Cindy small canes go a long way. Every other teacher make enormous canes. So I will stick with my smaller sized atlas and I do have the machine motor due to my painful hands and that is more than enough for me. But for those of you still dreaming I hope Santa is in your dreams also. Uuuuuuggggs for everyone! ~Peggy-B >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Beads and Canes

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Video 026-3: Faux Dichroic Glass

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