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Managing Your Time to Create Multiples and Special Orders

Managing Your Time to Create Multiples and Special Orders

Effective time management is critical for anyone involved in crafts, design or custom manufacturing. Creating differentiated orders at the same time requires precise organization and a well-defined workflow to ensure...

Managing Your Time to Create Multiples and Special Orders

Effective time management is critical for anyone involved in crafts, design or custom manufacturing. Creating differentiated orders at the same...

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How to Sand/Clean Up Your Pieces Post Bake

How to Sand/Clean Up Your Pieces Post Bake

You’ve done it, you’ve created the perfect piece, and it looks gorgeous and is ALMOST ready to be assembled but now it’s time to clean them up! Where do you...

How to Sand/Clean Up Your Pieces Post Bake

You’ve done it, you’ve created the perfect piece, and it looks gorgeous and is ALMOST ready to be assembled but...

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Quick Photo Tips to Help Your Clay POP of Your Viewers Screens

Quick Photo Tips to Help Your Clay POP of Your Viewers Screens

POP! Want to make your photos of your clay creations POP and grab your viewers eye? Here are some quick photo tips to help you get the the OOOOHS and...

Quick Photo Tips to Help Your Clay POP of Your Viewers Screens

POP! Want to make your photos of your clay creations POP and grab your viewers eye? Here are some quick...

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Using Clay Scraps

Using Clay Scraps

One of the more commonly asked questions I receive as a maker is what I do with these leftover clay scraps from my projects? I have come up with a...

Using Clay Scraps

One of the more commonly asked questions I receive as a maker is what I do with these leftover clay...

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Tips and Tricks for Elevating Your Clay Work

Tips and Tricks for Elevating Your Clay Work

Makers are always seeking growth. This is at the heart of the allure of making! How can we make our work stand out amongst the crowd? How can we make...

Tips and Tricks for Elevating Your Clay Work

Makers are always seeking growth. This is at the heart of the allure of making! How can we make our...

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Mica Powder vs. Glitter

If your clay project needs a little bit of shine and sparkle, glitter or mica powder will do the trick. However, though they may look the same, there is a difference...

Mica Powder vs. Glitter

If your clay project needs a little bit of shine and sparkle, glitter or mica powder will do the trick....

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Baking Polymer Clay in Cornstarch or Baking Soda

You’ve got your polymer clay creation finally perfected. You smoothed out the edges and got that swirl to sit just right. It’s finally time for the oven. You know that...

Baking Polymer Clay in Cornstarch or Baking Soda

You’ve got your polymer clay creation finally perfected. You smoothed out the edges and got that swirl to sit just...

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Understanding Liquid Clay: Clear vs. Translucent

Understanding Liquid Clay: Clear vs. Translucent

If you’re wondering what the difference is between clear and translucent polymer clay, you’re not alone. First, let’s talk about the meaning of liquid clay.  Liquid polymer clay is what...

Understanding Liquid Clay: Clear vs. Translucent

If you’re wondering what the difference is between clear and translucent polymer clay, you’re not alone. First, let’s talk about...

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Avoiding Fingerprints in Your Polymer Clay

If you’ve ever been working in your polymer clay studio and realize you’ve gotten fingerprints on your finished clay, you’re not alone. Fingerprints on polymer clay is a common mistake...

Avoiding Fingerprints in Your Polymer Clay

If you’ve ever been working in your polymer clay studio and realize you’ve gotten fingerprints on your finished clay, you’re...

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Finishing Polymer Clay Pieces

Finishing Polymer Clay Pieces

This is Krithika, and today I want to talk to you about the different ways I like to finish my pieces once they’re cured. I use a variety of techniques...

Finishing Polymer Clay Pieces

This is Krithika, and today I want to talk to you about the different ways I like to finish my...

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Understanding Terracotta Clay

Understanding Terracotta Clay

It doesn’t matter if you’re new to clay or you’ve been working with this medium for many years. With so many types of clay out there, it can be hard...

Understanding Terracotta Clay

It doesn’t matter if you’re new to clay or you’ve been working with this medium for many years. With so...

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Common Polymer Clay Questions

Common Polymer Clay Questions

Table of Contents: What Is Polymer Clay Made out Of? How Is Polymer Clay Used? What Can You Make With Polymer Clay? Are Modeling Clay and Polymer Clay the Same...

Common Polymer Clay Questions

Table of Contents: What Is Polymer Clay Made out Of? How Is Polymer Clay Used? What Can You Make With...