Polymer Clay Yahoo Group

I just joined an interesting Yahoo group that is focused on making Polymer Clay items. My specialty is jewelry, but you will find all kinds of interesting items made of this versital product.

If you are interested in joining this group submit your application to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clay-polymer. There are interesting discussions of product, color, design, techniques, and lots of pictures of the finished products.

Many Artists on this site have their own blog, website or Etsy store. Great place to shop for that special gift. Check them out

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Cindy Lietz - Polymer Clay Tutor

If any of you are wanting to learn the craft of making Polymer Clay beads then be sure to visit the blog of Cindy Lietz, Polymer Clay Tutor. She has weekly online video classes on making beautiful clay beads. You will find this information and how to sign up for the classes at www.beadsandbeading.com/blog. Here is a picture of just one of the classes that she will be offering in the coming weeks. I love this butterfly pendant and really look forward to learning the technique. How about you?

Working Polymer Clay in Hot Weather

I was so excited when I got another new Polymer Clay Book yesterday. "The Art of Polymer Clay Millefiori Techniques" by Donna Kato. I'm all ready to learn to make some of these fun canes to use in my beads, so I start to condition the clay and then carefully form the inner part of the cane, nice round dots. I add the outer layer of clay and start rolling to shrink it down. My clay is getting softer and softer. Needless to say my round dots are now squashed ovals. At some point it dawned on me that maybe I need to put the first rounds in the refrigerator to set up a little before I add the outside sheet. Oh, did I tell you, we are having a heatwave here in my Desert City of California. Friday was 118, Saturday 114 and today 115. Do you think that might be why I have soft clay? :)