Do you think Rod Stewart is still performing Tonight’s the Night live at this point in his career? If so, I have one word for that: Ick! Does anyone really want to watch an old guy sing about deflowering a young innocent? Bleck, ew, ick. And that’s what I was thinking about while driving today. […]
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Polka Dot Cottage, RIP
[edited: This post refers not to the current Polka Dot Cottage that you are reading, but to a message board I had, which was called Polka Dot Cottage. At the time, this blog and shop were still under the Polka Dot Creations umbrella. Confused? Sorry about that!] Well, I closed the doors on The Polka […]
Read More: Polka Dot Cottage, RIPA little random fun
For those of you who enjoy a little randomness in life, have you checked out the Close Your Eyes and Point link in the Polka Dot Creations book store? Every time you click it, you get a different, random, list of 50 polymer clay books, videos, magazines, tutorials, whatever. I amuse myself for minutes at […]
Read More: A little random funWirework
I’ve always thought that I could improve my finished polymer clay jewelry by learning some wireworking techniques. These videos are a good start for absolute beginners. I already know how to do most of these things, so I’m hoping they produce a few more advanced tutorials sometime. I found this link via Cyndi Lavin’s bead […]
Read More: WireworkSherri Haab on Craftcast
Alison Lee of Craftcast has another interview with an interesting artist – Sherri Haab. I haven’t listened to the podcast yet, but I plan to as soon as I can get a few quiet moments alone (last time I had a podcast I wanted to hear, I loaded it onto my mp3 player and listened […]
Read More: Sherri Haab on CraftcastOooh, pretty!
I don’t usually encourage unsolicited email trying to sell me things, but these just made me go oooooooooh, when I saw them. I’m a sucker for polymer clay and silver together, and I’ve always wanted to learn to make my own bezels. Since 11+ years into this obsession I have yet to get around to […]
Read More: Oooh, pretty!Tantalizing Crayons
How you seen today’s Polymer Clay Daily post? If not, go ahead. I’ll wait. Ok? It brought to mind Lindly’s first video, Tantalizing Translucents. The entire video is dedicated to translucent clay and includes projects that take advantage of the see-through nature of the clay (like Mokume Gane) and projects that encourage you to play […]
Read More: Tantalizing CrayonsLuann Udell on Crafting Voices podcast
Got another interview for ya – Luann Udell was recently featured on the Crafting Voices podcast. This podcast is new to me, and I plan to listen to it sometime this morning. I found the link on Luann’s blog. I find it so interesting to listen to the artists themselves discuss their work and their […]
Read More: Luann Udell on Crafting Voices podcastFlickr
Can anybody explain to me the Flickr thing as it pertains to polymer clay? I realize it’s a photo-sharing website, but I’m starting to get the feeling there’s a lot more to it. I poked around in there today and found a lot of polymer clay groups and artists, so now I’m wondering if there’s […]
Read More: FlickrCane reduction
One of the things that I got out of this past weekend’s Arabesque Caning workshop was an opportunity to learn a method of cane-reduction that I hadn’t employed before. My canes are normally 6-8 ounces and I can get away with a pressing/turning/stroking routine to reduce them. This weekend I reduced a cane more than […]
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