I love making pens. I love putting coordinating pens in a mason jar. I love it when I have even more than six coordinating pens in a mason jar. Maybe I’ll make more pens this week Am I being a tease with all of this stuff? All of these in-progress shots? I hope you’re not […]
Read More: More fun than a jar full of pensCategory: polymer clay
Welcome, former Polka Dot Creations customers!
I closed that book shop in 2012, but I have not given up polymer clay. There are a few things here you may enjoy:
- Free polymer clay tutorials
- Downloadable polymer clay tutorials for sale
- My blog posts about polymer clay (listed below)
Looking for something in particular?
Enjoy your visit!
–Lisa
Evolution of a color scheme – step six
We’re in the home stretch now. If there are any steps you have missed, you can view them all here. Once we have determined our final three base colors, it is time to make some canes. I consider this to be the fun part. I have a handful of standard cane designs that I make. […]
Read More: Evolution of a color scheme – step sixClay day
I was beginning to wonder if I would ever get back to the Evolution of a Color Scheme series. The good news is that I have been making canes today, and that I know what the prize will be for the winner of my color scheme naming contest. The bad news is that I can’t […]
Read More: Clay dayIt seemed like a good idea at the time
Ever set out to make a small change that you think will be a Good Thing, only to discover once the deed is done, that there are repercussions you hadn’t taken into account? It took me all of five minutes to use flickr’s organizer to take 200 or so photos and change one property about […]
Read More: It seemed like a good idea at the timeAll buttoned up
New buttons on Etsy. And new buttons at Polka Dot Creations. And lots of fog out the window. It’s been a day of catching up. I only got half of the orders out today (*sigh*) but the rest will definitely be done by tomorrow. Some batches just take longer than others. This particular one was […]
Read More: All buttoned upNatural Crafting and the Plastic Addiction
An unsolicited copy of a new magazine appeared in my mailbox this weekend, and it has brought to the forefront an issue that I have been batting around for a few months. The focus of the magazine is on crafting with natural materials. I flipped through it and saw things like felt, wool, cotton, natural […]
Read More: Natural Crafting and the Plastic AddictionThink you can stand looking at a few more scarves?
Or are you about ready to gouge your eyes out by now? These are for the boys. The one on the left goes with Aidan’s orange vest, and the one on the right goes with Eamonn’s blue vest. They’re both made in my usual way, with flannel backing, polymer clay buttons, and a few patches […]
Read More: Think you can stand looking at a few more scarves?Scarves and Buttons
I’m making scarves for the boys. They’re going to be the two columns on the left, made to match their blue and orange vests. The other three will go in my etsy shop. I had to make coordinating buttons, of course… Here’s another series of scarves I’ll be working on. The one on the left […]
Read More: Scarves and ButtonsMatchy-matchy
See? Told ya my Swamp color scheme and the Bleeker Street fabric belonged together! It practically looks like I custom-mixed those clay colors to match, doesn’t it? I think this combination is just yummy. And what is interesting to note is that there is no actual aqua in the Swamp scheme. The light blue and […]
Read More: Matchy-matchyEvolution of a color scheme – step five
In our quest to build a color scheme from the mosaic pictured above, we have developed three color recipes and added some white so that we have six colors. Now we have to decide if we are happy with these hues. We’ve managed to match these colors pretty closely with those that we originally picked […]
Read More: Evolution of a color scheme – step five