Polymer Clay Tutorials

Start off the New Year creatively, experiment with a new technique for Polymer Clay. You'll never know until you try! I have an assortment of different tutorials to satisfy your creative spirit.

Everybody has it within themselves to be creative, all it takes is the ability to let your imagination dominate your own self criticism. There is no right or wrong in Art....SK

Here are some jewelry pieces I've created using my tutorials

Polymer Clay Tutorial: Mica Shift Swirl

Introducing my newest tutorial "How to Create Mica Shift Swirl Pendants".  This is the 5th tutorial I have written about Polymer Clay techniques. It contains 51 photos & step-by-step instructions (30 pages) that guide you through the process. The tutorial also includes a bonus section, explaining how to make the matching earrings, and how to add the earring/pendant findings.Below are a few different variations on the same technique. If you are interested in my tutorial it is available in my Etsy Shop: Beadazzle Me
 

Polymer Clay Tutorial: Mica Shift Pendants

                                    Mica Shift Tutorial


 My New PDF File Tutorial is finally complete! 
Click on the link above to view it. 
This is 4th Polymer Clay tutorial 
that I have made available in my 
Etsy Shop, Beadazzle Me.
This tutorial will guide you step by step, 
how-to create Polymer Clay Mica Shift Striped Pendants, it includes 30 pages of easy to understand instructions, and 53 color images.


Directions are also printed right on the photos,
so you may choose to follow the photos only,
for an easy, photo by photo version of the tute..
Suitable for use by Beginner's, Intermediate to
Advanced level clay artists, will also enjoy it.


Here are a few examples of my 
completed Mica Shift jewelry

Mica Shift Technique Earrings

Gray/Silver/Gunmetal Pendant

Sea-breeze Pendant

Mica Shift 1" Pendants

The Resin tutorial below is a companion tutorial to this one
How to Apply Resin to Polymer Clay Pendants

Mica Shift Revisted

Mica Shift Caramel Stripes

I'm bringing back my old mica shift striped pendants for 2012, in new colors and styles! I made so many of these back in 2008. I changed these a bit by adding a nice thick coating of resin.

 

Misty Moon Pendants

New Misty Moon pendants made with Premo Clay in a soft Heather shade.  I used a Mica Shift striae technique to give the Moon dimension.  The back of the pendant is a Mica Shift flower pattern done in a Grape/Purple color. I made my own Bezel setting out of silver clay with a carved Mica Shift design.

Polymer Clay Discoveries in Mokume Gane & Mica Shift Techniques

I'm currently working on a series of cabochon pendants using the mokume gane and mica shift techniques. These are 2 of my favorite techniques to explore, the combination's and color palettes are limitless. Of course, I love working with Premo Metallic clay, I really think it performs the best, especially with mica shift applications. I'm also experimenting with Pardo Translucent Art Clay, it has a crystal-like clarity that I haven't found in other brands. Using extremely thin layers of the Pardo Translucent, silver leaf, and some of my unique Mica Shift canes to create a cabochon with more depth & sheen. I must admit I have this terrible habit of not writing down the different techniques I create and then wondering how in the world I did it!

 Below are a few pics of the process, making up my metallic color blends, the impressed mokume gane sheet.