These are absolutely (yep, I’m gonna say it, too) …ADORABLE! These little purse beads are so cute, and the charm bracelet you made with them would look pretty on any wrist! Love the Pandora-style purse bead, and the cool way the handles end up looking “beaded”. Another wonderful video tutorial. Hmmm…do you get tired of hearing how wonderful you are, Cindy? ;D Well, I never tire of your greatness, that’s for sure. ~Phaedrakat >> This comment was originally posted here: Purse Shaped Beads

This was very cool! To make canes so you can have even more control over it was a nice surprise. I think this will work when trying to make  faux wood. Just use “wood” colors. I think this will be easier for me to make little tables and chairs for my doll house (which by the way was the first reason I got into polymer clay) I ended up becoming very distracted by your videos!! So many ideas so little time!! ~Catalina >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Tutorials

I didn’t get to watch this video last week, so I saw it yesterday after watching the spider ornament tutorial. I love these little snow people!  I’m going to be very busy making spiders and snowmen for Christmas decorations this year. ~Linda-K >> This comment was originally posted here: Snowman Beads for Christmas

The Irises are just so beautiful. I love sculpted flowers. I’ve made sculpted paper flowers and tried a bit with wax too and plasticine. ~Cherie-H >> This comment was originally posted here: Sculpted Iris Flower Video

Cindy, this is another great tutorial, and those parrot tulips look as lifelike and rain kissed as if you just brought them in from the garden. ~Joceyln-C >> This comment was originally posted here: Sculpted Parrot Tulip Beads

Love the birdhouses… I am going to do some with the little sculpted flowers from the mushroom bead tutorial… I think it will be pretty!  Here I am wanting to clay when I have a huge dinner to cook tomorrow. ~Laura-R >> This comment was originally posted here: Sculptural Birdhouse Beads

Linda, I also thought of fireworks, and, since I do mostly fantasy sculpts, magic stars or similar effects. Or, if you only do the first part of the cane… a webbing effect? The possibilities with this cane have my head spinning! ~Mitzi-B >> This comment was originally posted here: Dandelion Ghost Cane

Cindy, first of all, thank you for responding so quickly about where I could find a list of the tutes I had already purchased. But you went the extra mile and even wrote down for me the ones I needed! Thank you so much for that. I just finished purchasing 5 more tutorials that I will be viewing shortly. I wanted to also let you know that even though I don’t make jewelry (at the moment) I do other things where I can use the information from your classes. I make fantasy sculptures of dragons and plan on using the raku technique on one very soon. I will send you a picture when I get it done. I also wanted to thank you for all the marvelous work you and your husband put into these videos. ~Maria-K >> This comment was originally posted here: Faux Raku Polymer Clay Techniques

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You have made my day!! I love birdhouses and I love making little charm type items. I know I’ll end up making these by the dozens. I have a pile of little teapots and flip flops sitting in front of me right now and would love to see you make tutes on those. Your ideas continue to amaze me and bring a smile to my face. ~Fran-R >> This comment was originally posted here: Sculptural Birdhouse Beads

Dear Cindy, I wanted to say thanks for the tips in your videos, I’ve been working with Polymer Clay for years, I make my own custom cake toppers. I do caricatures of real people from photos, cartoons and even animals, cartoon and real. I really enjoy it and have gotten quite good at it, but I didn’t know how much of a difference sanding and polishing my pieces could make, and I now make sure I work my clay completely before I start. Thanks again. ~Kelly-K >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Caricatures

Recently, I’ve been trying to finish up another project, a sculpture, and have not had my hands in my beads, but am still reading and saving videos. Be back soon. Keep up the good work. Always enjoy reading you, Cindy. You are so filled with ideas. You amaze me!! Hugs. ~Lynda-D >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Beads and Canes

I have to let you know that right now making miniature food is great fun!!! Though I do not have a dollhouse, my 13-year-old daughter and her friends LOVE my mini food jewelry! And it’s not just the kids… I know of many people that look forward to my latest “recipes”.  It’s probably not something you wear everyday but great fun!!! ~Betty-B >> This comment was originally posted here: Miniature Polymer Clay Cheese Platter

These are awesome! I love glow in the dark creations…especially these flower shaped ones! ~Lupe-M >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Pod Beads

Cindy, I love this bead technique. After I get back from grocery shopping this afternoon I’m going to be making some Pod Beads. Yipee!! Thanks for another great tute Cindy!!! Peace, Love, and Clay. ~Lisa-W >> This comment was originally posted here: Cane Slice Pod Beads

I’ve bought aluminum cuff blanks before and was not crazy about the size I got them in. Making them in all kinds of widths will make me much happier. Now the wheels are turning. I’m thinking of ways to make the cuffs a little more sculptural. ~Katie-C >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Tutorials

These are really pretty Cindy, and I do indeed love lilac and most other purple colours. You must have read my mind, I was just thinking recently about using slices of a simple flower cane to make sculptural beads. Guess this will help me with the sculptural part of that! Oh and yay for another colour recipe as well… I made up a batch of pearl colour chips for my magnetic board yesterday (yeah I know, I’m obsessed with it at the moment, lol) and it reminded me of how lovely mica clays look, even when they’re not sanded. I’m looking forward to this one. … Oh yeah, and the larger open flowers remind me of crocuses, so I guess you could adapt the technique to make those very easily. Or hang them upside down, as snowdrops. ~Silverleaf >> This comment was originally posted here: Lilac Blossom Flower Bead Shape

This is super! This is what I need to complete my Snowmen! I have a couple of unfinished wooden nutcracker Snowmen that needs scarfs!! I was wondering how I was going to do this. But, as usual, you beat me to it, Cindy!! Thanks for saving me time!! ~Catalina >> This comment was originally posted here: Faux Knit Technique

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Somehow or another I have never come across your website before Cindy. Until last night! I finally decided to give myself an early holiday present and subscribe today. I just watched my very first video, the feather cane, incredible! And you make it look so easy! I have been hand sculpting little clay animals and such for years. But lately I have found myself drawn to the beautiful clay beads that I see. I desperately want to broaden my knowledge of polymer clay art. I know the basics, and I know how to put balls of clay together to make animals and flowers, but I want to know the techniques to make the fancy looking stuff too. None of the books I have looked at really give great instructions or a wide variety of projects. Thank you so much for offering such wonderful tutorials, such a wide variety of project ideas, and at such a great price. ~Anita-M >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Tutorials

How interesting! Just looking at the pictures opens up many ideas. I think a video would be great. Just to let you know I tried one of your recommendations, PYM II spray. I love it! And have a matte spray ordered to use on my sculptures because I don’t want any shine. It makes the bead and chains feel and look so good. After putting them through the rock tumbler, etc. and then with the spray, they are just like satin. I’ve used it for other things also. Thanks for letting us know about it. I have so much catching up to do! Love your site and your videos! Hugs. ~Lynda-D >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Techniques

That is beautiful… and I have all the stuff I need to proceed… what will I do with it when completed??? Don’t know, but will find a way to incorporate into my work… maybe a base for my figures. You are a genius Cindy. ~Bonnie-J >> This comment was originally posted here: Alcohol Ink Effects on Crackled Gold Leaf

The thing that I want to say about this article is THANKS for the recipes, I am so so tired to mud brown (luckily it does make OK dragons :) ~Angela-M >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Colors

These book beads are too cute! I want to make a stack of books for an art doll and this will be perfect! Thank you! ~Shannon-L >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Book Bead Tutorial

Love your ivy leaf charms Cindy, that was a great video. Wish I had some of the beautiful leaves that I left back in Wisconsin. I really like the Studio by Sculpey for those types of pieces. ~Bonnie-K >> This comment was originally posted here: Mushroom Jewelry

Nice tut, I too was unaware mushrooms are the in thing, I really liked how you put the flower, leaves and vines together! Thanks again Cindy! ~Tina-A >> This comment was originally posted here: Sculpted Mushroom Bead Shape

Thanks so much Cindy on the shading idea using chalk pastels! I have tried many ways to shade my miniature food, but to no avail. So glad I found your website, VERY HELPFUL!!! ~Betty-B >> This comment was originally posted here: Making Polymer Clay Miniature Food

How much fun – and you can carve too! Been scurrying around the house looking for stuff to use as textures – stripping bark off trees, robbing onions of their bag, etc – how crazy is that? Love the video – good advise and lots of ideas — thanks “Team”, another top notch video. ~Patt-W >> This comment was originally posted here: Texture Plates Video

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Cindy – I love to use your ideas and transpose them to my work. I just made some clothes for a fairy with fimo coloring with the inks. I ended up putting gold leaf on top of the clay, but it gave a good back ground for the gold. ~Bonnie-J >> This comment was originally posted here: Fimo Clay

Hi Cindy. I really enjoy your videos and the way you explain things. You have inspired me to try different things. I am new to polymer clay so really appreciate that there is some online teaching available as there is very little in New Zealand. I have attached a couple of pictures of things I have made from polymer clay as I feel more confident thanks to you.  I started making miniatures just for fun and enjoy that too. I think it is amazing that you answer emails to you as you must be so busy. Thanks again. ~Jo-S >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Success Stories

Wow!!! Those are simply stunning (as well as inspiring)! It really makes me want to take my clay out again. I’ve had several weeks where for some reason I just haven’t felt motivated to get my pc out, but I feel motivated now! ~Julia-B >> This comment was originally posted here: Sculpted Polymer Clay Roses

Good Morning Cindy, I don’t have a story to tell but I couldn’t let this go by without a comment on Jon Anderson. TRULY AWESOME! I would never have thought that his animals were made from polymer clay. That just shows what a newbie I am. It makes me feel like I’d like to be twenty years younger with time on my hands. This will really be something to share with Becca and Linda when they arrive in two weeks. Thanks for the post. ~Joyce-M >> This comment was originally posted here: Fimo Clay

Cindy your owl and HP book are adorable. Yes, I am a huge Harry Potter fan. … I enjoy hand sculpting, although I am not great at it. I think movies very much so inspire us to create. I recently made pendants for all my nieces that love Twilight. Also each had to have their own pair of fangs. (Made with dental acrylic). They are a scary bunch…lol. ~Nancy-R >> This comment was originally posted here: Harry Potter Polymer Clay Jewelry

Hi Cindy, I sculpt representational figures with polymer clay; Santa and historical characters are my favorites, work in progress going on now with Wyatt Earp on my blog and also have a website. I’ve recently become fascinated with bead making! When this happens, I have to explore everything I can find on the subject like a hungry wolf going after dinner! Your videos are food for my soul; cant’ get enough of them. Thanks for being here for people like me… crazed beginner bead makers! ~Lynda-D >> This comment was originally posted here: Making Polymer Clay Beads

Nina, I’ll be odd too! lol I got into making dollhouse miniatures about 6 months ago.  I had seen picture after picture of the fabulous mini cakes and thought I would give it a try.  I made 2 layer cakes, a pizza, some fruit tarts and ooh candles! I still make larger items but I have really enjoyed the challenge of making tiny things.  As a matter of fact I just finished a set of miniature ‘stuffed’ animals that are barely 3/4 of an inch tall! I really enjoy seeing what you do with clay regardless of what it is!  I hardly make beads any more, but love seeing them!  Keep up the great work Cindy! ~Deborah-S >> This comment was originally posted here: Miniature Polymer Clay

Hello, Cindy. I saw the web page you had linked (right after posting here!) so I went and purchased a few different types from my local craft store. Premo and Fimo (a couple classic and soft) are the ones I’m going to try out this week on some test dolls. I’m excited to see how durable they can get. Thank you very much for your help and I just love your website. It is just full of wonderful advice. ~Shandara-M >> This comment was originally posted here: Sculpey III Polymer Clay

Thanks Cindy, I´ll give it a try. My hometown is north of Hamburg, called Nortorf. It´s my 1st try with sculpting and it´s huge fun :) So I guess future work will come. Do you have a gallery, where works can be shown? ~Faber-D >> This comment was originally posted here: Baking Polymer Clay

Hi Cindy, my name is Josh, and I’m probably one of the most unlikely persons that you’d guess might be contacting you… I’m a 29-year-old male, an entertainment journalist by trade, and a big video game and rock music fan. ;)   I started doing some Googling on the subject of FIMO and Sculpey modeling after seeing some really nice-looking mini sculptures and keychains, and I’m at the beginning stage of considering it as a hobby.  Right now I’m just doing research to find out what kind of clay to buy that would suit my needs best (for making simple, mini-models or keychains of various video game/pop culture nostalgia).   I just wanted to let you know that I really like some of your work that I’ve seen on your site, and I’ve gotten some good info from some of your blogs, like your suggestion that beginners use Sculpey’s Premo instead of III. I’m sure this info will help me make the right choice when I finally make that first order… and undoubtedly mess up the entire stock on my first attempt. ;) Anyway, thanks for the site! Cheers. ~Josh-B >> This comment was originally posted here: Claymation

Cindy, I love the Calla Lilly Beads…You are fantastic. ~Julie-J >> This comment was originally posted here: Making Calla Sculptural Lily Beads

That is the hardest part for me just starting out in PC is what clay to get. I made my first dragon with Premo and I didn’t like it. Even after cooling it his little head kept drooping. It was hard to handle and floppy. I tried both Femo and Sculpy III for dragon 2 and 3. I read that Sculpy III was the best for beginners. I still haven’t decided which clay I like best. The Premo dragon turned out OK but he was a baby and didn’t have much detail. I would have hated to work on the other dragons with the clay being so floppy. ~Marianne-H >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Beginners

Thank you Cindy! I did ask about making these a little while ago. I too just love Calla Lilies and I’m really going to enjoy making these! ~Aims >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Tutorial

Cindy, Did my time with the nieces and made all the goodies for the 18 inch American Girl doll series. We made Native American Indian food, Colonial food, Mexican food, turn of the century food, etc., etc. It was amazing to see how quickly they mastered both the scale and the “search the house and grounds to find anything that worked” philosophy. To finish the details, just used acrylic paint after the clay was baked, then added a layer of Future/Pledge Floor Wax to keep it in place.  I think they liked the final dipping process the best…. lots of ooooohs and ahhhhs. It was so much fun, and sure made those hot summer days go by quickly. ~Jocelyn-C >> This comment was originally posted here: Making Polymer Clay Miniature Food

Dear Cindy, I’m Darren Carrington an Artist in Brighton. … I’ve found your site really interesting, and people like me really appreciate your time and efforts. I’m a Puppeteer my puppets heads, arms and legs are made of the old ‘Sculpey’ but you see I created my main characters of my Comedy TV series ‘Thatch Close’ way back in 2005, it wasn’t until last year that I noticed a few puppets had got slightly worn and so I began to re-create the main cast of my series, it was then that I was horrified to find none of the clay was working for me and I was nearly convinced I’d lost my marbles and couldn’t continue my aim. … However Cindy you’ve been a great help and I’m sure I’m not the only one who thinks so, so I thought I’d throw some light from my point of view. ~Darren-C >> This comment was originally posted here: Best Polymer Clay

Hello Cindy, I love making beads from polymer clay more than I have ever enjoyed sculpting and making miniatures with it. I seem to be good at it and I can produce many of them in a short amount of time compared to sculpting which can take me hours to sculpt just one baby or fairy. I love working on new ideas and shapes I make by hand. Then once they are all shiny I just love the weight and feel they have to them especially in bunches. The beautiful colors and the possibilities are just endless to me. Oh and lets not mention lentil swirl beads…can you say addicting LOL. ~Andrea-R >> This comment was originally posted here: Making Polymer Clay Beads

For me, the more ideas you provide, the better! Not that I don’t think of a bazillion things to do anyway, but seeing lots of different possibilities can trigger the imagination and also get you to consider something which you might otherwise ignore. For example, the gerbera cane is totally not my kind of thing, but later seeing the calla lily bead made from a gerbera petal cane made me decide to try the technique anyway (but not in pink ;D), including for long, sword-like leaves which are a logical extension. ~Sue-F >> This comment was originally posted here: Holly Berry Canes

Yes, yes, a big yes for the poppy beads! Please show us how to make them! I just saw the bracelet in this week’s [Beaded S-Hook] video and the poppies look spectacular. I love every new technique you come up with and this kind of video would be so helpful. Modeling is not my forte and seeing how you make sculptural beads just pushes me to go beyond my abilities. I also enjoyed the calla lily beads and the roses. Thank you, Cindy! ~Squash >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Flower Beads

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Cindy, I am so honored to have a talented artist such as yourself take the time to write about my art dolls. Making the bases for my dolls is as much fun as sculpting the dolls and I am glad I could offer some tips to other artists.  There are so many wonderful mediums out there for us all to experiment with; it definitely keeps our art exciting and certainly not boring. Thanks again and so glad we met. ~Bonnie >> This comment was originally posted here: Meet Polymer Clay Doll Artist Bonnie Jones

My impetus to learn how to effectively use polymer clay came from my interest in multi-media collage. It’s wonderful that polymer clay is so versatile. My hope in learning different methods of using polymer clay is to be able to create handmade, unique embellishments. As a photographer, I wanted to learn how to transfer photos to polymer clay. I would also like to learn to make molds of objects so I can create replicas in polymer clay. However, a bonus is that I’ve been inspired to make some handmade pieces for my new interest in making my own jewelry! ~Karen >> This comment was originally posted here: Mixed Media Polymer Clay Projects

I’ve been working with clay since I was a little kid (I’m now 21). I haven’t tried making beads or jewelery yet… I mostly enjoy creating little figurines. I just got a job with a weekly magazine creating projects!! Of course, all gifts to friends (and family) were handmade. And let me tell you, everyone I know appreciates gifts that are really from the heart, made with love! ~Hin >> This comment was originally posted here: Why Make Polymer Clay Beads

I love all these suggestions! (especially the “send it to me!” lol). Some sculptures I have made were created from left over clay because I had accumulated such a large amount. After baking, I gessoed and then applied a couple of coats of acrylic paint. I also found that mica powders could cover raw clay really well, so a molded piece of a yucky color could end up with a beautiful metallic finish. I just do not think there is such a thing as scrap clay! ~Shannon >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Projects

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Beautiful work. It’s amazing the things you can do with polymer clay. I am learning from you guys all the time – so small and intricate. ~Peter @ Jewelry Making Classes

Pain in the “clay” is right! Even as a sculpter of dragons, this new clay is troublesome. I once left a dragon to sit for a couple of days to return to it and find his arms had melted off and fused with legs, and his head went somewhere else also :) (I guess it could be a new breed). Leaching is a pain, but it does work. THANKS for letting us all know. ~Angela @ Premo Polymer Clay

Definitely SAND. I have not made any beads yet. Just a newbie and I started with an animal. The pictures of the beads you made are gorgeous, they shine like glass beads, which was all I needed to convince me to sand. ~Marianne @ Polymer Clay Sanding Tips

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