It’s not often that a patterns leaves me scratching my head. And when it does, I’m often not sure if the problem is the pattern, or me over-thinking it. In this case I was making a teeny-tiny zipper pouch, a free pattern available on Craftsy. The pattern instructions don’t have much in the way of […]
Read MoreAfter watching Donna Kato’s video on image transfers I decided to give it another shot. The key seems to be to use a really really light touch once you start getting close to the clay. I had some moderate success this time around. This oroborus only smudged on one edge, with is doing pretty good. However these […]
Read MoreThese jellyfish charms are super cute and I’ve been eager to try this out for a while. The biggest change I made is that the tentacles and the top (body?) of mine are separate, allowing for some movement. But do you notice that one at the end? That blue one that looks a little lonely?
Read MoreI’ve come across numerous tutorials describing how to transfer toner images to polymer clay using only water or rubbing alcohol. It’s probably the most frequently cited technique I’ve found, even more common than the liquid clay technique. So of course I’ve tried it—and I must be missing something. The first thing I learned—which I’ve only […]
Read MoreI can’t do much hand knitting. So when I wanted to make my own socks, I went looking to see if there was any way to knit socks on the machine. Many of the tutorials I found require a machine with a ribber, which I would love to own but don’t. This technique has some […]
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