Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

Friday, November 9, 2012

Polymeri Online 9.11.12 | Need 4 speed polymer, No calories donuts, Texturing with a pen, Waffle tutorial and Christmas ornaments inspiration



Polymer clay fish on a wooden base
Dawn Stubitsch is a polymer clay artist who specializes in unique wedding cake toppers made from photos and in the image of the customers.  She is also a talented sculpture and is using carved wood block, covering it with clay to create amazing pieces. This fish car is hollow to allow for the weight of the clay. Take a look at the rest of her car collection, her flickr is so colorful and fun - http://www.flickr.com/photos/7192684@N04/

Polymer clay donuts / Hannuka Sufganiot
Hanukah is coming and it's time for donuts or as we call it in Hebrew - "Sufganiot". This treat is offered only in this holiday and isn't available in my country at the rest of the year. Here is a cute tutorial for making it, without the calories.

Texturing with a pen
Texture with a pen? In this tutorial kalin kapolinka is creating a texture by tracing a drawing with a pen onto the clay, this way creating an indentation in the clay to create a texture - Cool! Tutorial in Russian but photos are self explanatory

polymer clay waffle tutorial
A metal tool is all that you will need to create a polymer clay waffle!
In this devianart tutorial Kyandi-charms is creating a simple and fast waffle ornament you can use in your jewelry (earrings?) or any other collection

Polymer clay Christmas tree ornaments
Pinterest is wonderful place to get into but probably not possible to get out! So much inspiration and ideas!
Here is a cute photo for tree ornaments. The original link was directed to etsy, now it's gone so I can't credit the artist.
Just peek here if you dare (and have the rest of the day!) - Endless Christmas inspiration by curator Rouba Mikail

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Polymeri Online 15.4.12 | Abstract face brooch, White vase tutorial, Finger food jewelry, Trolls & goblins

Finally home! Feels great to be back home, sleep in my own bed, peek inside my studio, pack some orders and even stand in the kitchen and cook! :)The trip was fabulous and I found great stores for you tourists, visitors and US shoppers, crafts & polymer clay related items, I will gather them all and post them soon.


Back to the weekly inspiration - "Tramps & Glams" is the result of creative collaboration that started between Milena Babić & Miloš Samardžić since 2008. The pair create bold, unusual and surreal polymer clay jewelry. Silent film ladies,charming tramps, whimsical and surreal creatures.



Take a look at this delicate and "zen-like" tutorial by Busy-Mom, After seeing a unique vase in the store, she decided to try and re-create a similar effect with a bottle, acrylic paint and white polymer clay. Simple and elegant.


Finger food Jewelry is another pair (or more?) artists creating dellicious art, they are not promising to bring luck or improve Chakra energies - just to keep people smile.
You can see a close up on their behind the scenes in this link


Kathy Davis is playing with felt and polymer clay and creating trolls and goblins that are both cute and scary :) She is a pro in doll making and her creations are so detailed and beautiful.
You can find one of her old featured articles in PCPolyzine magazine here

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Polymeri Online 7.3.12 | Curled polymer clay spoons, Funky food, Portrait stamps and Coil beads

First I have to apologize for neglecting my weekly posts, a nasty virus has caught my son and then had to pay me a visit... Mid-seasons are the worst for catching viruses! Now I am recovering and back to my duties! :)

The first polymeri link is by PolymerSpoon. Marie Laure is a french artist who works mostly in Millefiori. You can find curly spoons and various colorful creations in her flickr along with several photos of her canning process.


Bistro Bling is a menu of funky food jewelry made from polymer clay. The "chef" is Jane Lubin, a mixed media artist. She created her fun and funky jewelry for personal use but was soon being stopped everywhere by curious people who wanted some quirky jewelry of their own. Her website, designed as a menu is cool!


Not polymer but a wonderful way to stamp your art! Portrait stamps! isn't this the most original "signature stamp"? I loved it! You can use Lise Grossmann services to create your own hand writing stamp. brilliant.




leeleebeads' photostream is full of snakes, coils, strips, curls all made of polymer clay. Leah Hagan is a clay artist and a beadmaker. She even created special themed sets for the holidays. They look like small colorful candy to me.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Polymeri Online 4.10.11 | Grumpy pumpkin, Computer-game polymer, Polymer toilets, Dripping coffee cup tutorial and wicked witch legs bookmark

Tina goodrich always carries a notepad and favorite pencil or pen. She has this need to create everyday. She says good thing that includes cooking or her family would probably starve to death. :) She has no formal art education, just a hunger for learning all things artsy crafty by reading anything she can get her hands on and then doing it!
Don't miss her "Beware of the Graveyard" necklace in Etsy!

and speaking of creepy/thingies, look at Angela Pyke's polymer clay Creeper from the PC game Minecraft, It took her over 10 hours to make! :)

Don't kill me for posting this link. Polymer clay toilets?
Well, polymer clay looks great any where - even on the toilets - right?
Take a look at Moebelkunst - Mareike Scharmer's (I think it's her name) bathroom design using polymer clay canes and pieces along with traditional mosaic.
What a celebration of colors!
You can see more of her work in progress in YouTube, in this video she is creating her mosaics -

shellony (olga gunkina) posted a tutorial for coffee cup dripping, isn't this cool?

and also, the girls from the russian forum took Kira Nichols's wicked witch legs bookmark and turned into their own tutorial version -

Perfect for Halloween!

Tomorrow I will be posting about a special StudioFair sale I am doing -
Stay tuned!

Monday, September 5, 2011

Polymeri Online 5.9.11 | Santa is near, Neon jewelry, Candy pails and Happy weddings

How do we feel that Christmas is close? Santa canes! this time it's Deb Tuchsen's cane sending some cool air to my direction :) It's still too hot in Israel!

Italian Ilaria Anselmi has a wonderful collection of polymer clay designs in her blog and flickr gallery (mostly delicious looking), she also works with resin and created 'neon' colored designs.

Jessica Hamilton's Halloween doll candy pails are SO cute! Made of polymer clay and 1.5" wide - perfect for small treats!
When Jessica was a girl, she wished her dolls would come to life so she could feed them tiny bread, sew them teeny socks and make their tiny beds. With the exception of the bread, she quickly realized she could do those things without the whole semi-creepy ‘coming to life’ part. Her dolls are amazing.


What better way to end this post with love? These bride and groom by Dorothée Vantorre looks as if they were taken from fairy tales. Dorothée is a French polymer clay artist, a former student of art history and graduated in architecture and the creator of Mad Marquesas, creates jewelry and other designs. She is currently working on her first polymer book! I'm curious to know which tales she will tell us!

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Polymeri Online 5.2.11


Isabelle d'Hauterive is from Québec Canada, when she was twelve, a neighbor ceramist introduced her to the art of modeling clay. Creating, giving life has enchanted her, thus giving rise to her passion for sculpture. Years has passed and she paralleled her work as a ceramist with obtaining a degree in teaching. For years she left the arts behind, until the discovery of polymer clay, and her creativity has since been reanimated along with her passion.

ClayCenter / Berit Hines has worked many years in ceramics. She has moved from Holland to the US in 1999, and retired from Ceramics, after having sold her studio and most of her work in order to be able to immigrate. After just doing some water coloring she couldn't stay away from clay forever, and now indulging herself in the art of polymer clay and window paints.

ArtWen / Ainhoa is originally from Barcelona but now living in Avellino, Italy, her smiling figures, lovely eggplants and cute carrots are so sweet!

Tampinha from Portugal started her polymer clay work in 2007 as a joke according to her flickr profile (and google translate) and since then it has taken shape, she is considering herself a perfectionist and her polymer clay art looks not less than perfect with her tiny designs and delicious miniatures :)

Friday, December 31, 2010

Polymeri Online 31.12.10


Alice (from wonderland) is a designer from St-Petersburg, Russia, she has a wonderful sense of color and her jewelry made me smile, their color combination is beautiful.

DeliciousHobo is addicted to crafting. She (i'm guessing) makes wearable art and her passion for painting, sculpting, and accessories has given birth to her one-of-a-kind jewelry. Many of her pieces are made over the course of several days – clay molding, baking, sometimes sanding and/or painting, sealing, and assembling.

Check out these cool colorful millefiori frogs by Nancy Welch, and her Picassa is full of goodies as well!

creastefy / stefania published a sweet tort cake tutorial, she works with various materials and polymer clay is one of them :)

Last day of 2010 - wishing every one a happy (and healthy) new year!

Monday, December 13, 2010

Polymeri Online 13.12.10

Alessandro Marco from Italy is a long time cyber-friend, He was one of the first customers in my Etsy shop back in 2007.

He always thought that polymer clay is a magical material and his passion hasn't stopped since.
These days he is working on a Lamp collection made of polymer clay and glass. According to his process, he uses lamps with glass base , He attaches glass tiles to the base, wait a day, clean it all with some oily materials, and then place neon "fimo" or liquid "fimo" between the different pieces of colored glasses.


After that, the lamp will be sent for oven curing in not more than 100/120 Celsius for 20 minutes, when it is cooled it is cleaned up. Marco always gives a name to all his creations before going on sale! :)
Take a look at this Picasa gallery to see more photos -

And one sweet desert -
BlingAndPink's etsy store makes me wanna open the fridge looking for something sweet! :) Her macarons & whip cream looks so real!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Polymeri Online 11.11.10

Elise's blog (france) has a great collection of her own polymer clay creations and even wedding invitations and polymer clay hair decorations she made as a bride - wonderful! she tells about herself that she loves every art form - painting, pottery, beads, collage paper towels, candles and recently polymer clay!

Macaroon tutorial on youtube by CheilyStuffz, with a simple trick of using a tooth pick she makes this cute desert out of clay - check her other tutorials, some of them are real cool!

Candy like beads tutorial from "madmoizelle" site -

I found a nice demonstration of glass window art using liquid polymer clay and polymer clay - Designed and presented by Shirley Rufener - although the camera is a bit far, i am sure you can get the general idea -

Thursday, September 23, 2010

I'm Back and some new Polymeri Online

I'm back after almost 2 weeks i didn't post, now i feel a bit better.

Just after Rosh Hashana holiday when getting back from my son's swim class we were both hit in a traffic accident, thanks god we are ok, nothing broken, only pains and bruises that hopefully will heal soon.
Nothing prepares you to this experience, even when seeing and hearing about it over and over on TV and radio, I didn't understand what this means.
I lost my consciousness, my head was hit, parts of those moments i don't remember very well. Funny, but the only thing i was thinking about before i got into the CT scan is my artistic skills when checking my memory. Sounds totally out of place but i did think of my clay that moment. I know it's not a joke & i am not a religious person, but i feel that someone, up there, was keeping us safe and saved us that day. The car was totally ruined.

So, again, sorry for being away, i promise to be back on track and in my dear studio,
i am sure that this is the best cure for me.

I got some nice links for you this week, Just look at these beautiful mushrooms and tiny creatures in Cade's store, made of polymer clay, paper clay, sculpey & stamps

another wonderful crafted and customizable scented jewelry made by tinyhands, sweets and more sweets!

Sylvia's blog is full of great projects and a demo on how to twist a earring wire.

take care and please, drive carefully.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Polymeri Online 27.8.10

Look at this dragon eye magnet, It is made with polymer clay and a glass gem. Chris Kapono says it Looks like he may blink at any moment :) doesn't he? oooohhh

Sarajane Helm has uploaded a useful tutorial on how to perfect your photos, check her Digital photography tutorial posted in her site

Lolly Polly is making cute little ornaments, rings, pendants & pins which make you smile (or want to taste them)

Polymer clay by artist Alex Schwartz is sirxela. He takes piles and bits of clay that forms a unique sculpture, some kind of animal? monster? just look and try to guess :) He is also making cute animals which have their own special charachter

Summer vacation is coming to an end in Israel (i believe that the hot weather will stay for a while), and i am preparing some goodies - stay tuned!

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Polymeri Online 28.7.10

Little mermaid? here is a Fish tail (Siren) in a shell tutorial (dated 27 oct 2008) from the french blog: crearti -

Recycleart site has lot's of wonderful ideas for recycling, one of them is Jewelry organizers for rings, bracelets and necklaces, made from two shoe shapes, a teak shelf and some drawer handles! don't miss the other treasures in this site.

Grant diffendaffer has a flickr gallery -

Allie Lakin is a miniaturist & specializes in miniature food and beautiful food jewelry, she is doing a COOL give away till 29th! so hurry and join, you may win!

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Polymeri Online 8.7.10

Alkhymeia / Daniela D'Uva is from Italy, her jewelry and art looks like a facinating maze of polymer clay and wire, balanced and beautifully presented - leaf, heart, abstracts, i love it :)

Thsese miniature peeled tangerines on Oiseau deNim flickr site are so adorable! her name means Like a bird (oiseau in French), she lives in the South of France.
Since May 2008, she started simulating mini food for her dolls and likes to sculpt more details on her mini food for Doll & Doll House collectors.
Le Petit Monde d'Oiseau:

Take a bead, add some antiquing and it looks totally different! sativastudios / Nicole Wilson started Making Jewelry eight years ago just as a hobby. Soon her passion compelled her to want to share my work with everyone. Over the years she worked with many mediums in creating jewelry but her true love hass always been with clay.

Christel Jensen from Norway is an artist making food, flowers and other small items in 1/12 scale. she uses polymer clay to make the little art objects & also like to reconstruct furnitures and make small interior designs in a trendy vintage style.

I will be leaving for a short Vacation in Europe on Sunday, hoping to post from there or will tell you all about it when i return :)

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Polymeri Online 26.5.10 - Miniature food # 2

linsminis is a Mad miniaturist who specialises in OOAK foods & lives with 3 dogs, hens, pheasants & her husband, in the cold North East of England. Just by looking at her beauties i gained 2 pounds!
you may want to visit her etsy site and site as well

Daoine / Noelia from Spain is a well known polymer clay artist (which i personally met when i was teaching in England), she specializes in so many techniques and her perfect finishes are wonderful.
you can see more of her delights in this link -

Creative Abubot / Jara S loves crafting, along with making miniature food she is also making real food that looks delicious!

Snowfern - Ciny Teh is a very organized lady, she document her process, technique and tools in her blog - http://snowfern-clover.blogspot.com/ and shares lot's of information. She uses air dry clay & paper to make some of her miniature food.

Not really food but related :) this spaghetti bangle is made by SandrART / Sandra, she is from Croatia.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Polymeri Online 8.5.10 - Miniature Food #1

The next 2 posts on polymeri online will be about miniature food which becomes very popular, these miniatures from polymer clays or other air dry clays gathers a large group of fans & artists which uses them for decorations in doll houses, collections, jewelry and fun projects with kids.

I found some great artists making amazing miniature art on the web, look at this international collection of artists from all over the world!
I am sure that there are many more, this post is the 1st one and next week i will be posting more links showing these wonderful delights.

RiS_RiStudio / Ri S from Japan started to make miniature items & practicing writing english in her blog. she wishes to open her online shop some day and meanwhile you can enjoy her treats on flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ris_ristudio/
http://ristoybox.blogspot.com/

Cookieland / Claudia Martelloni (photo on right) from Italy is also an expert with the little foods, her flickr gallery is not for the hungry ones!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cookieland/

Here is a sample of tiny delights made into rings! Tiny delights from Lisbon Portugal, according to her story she like miniatures because her husband one day decided to offer her a dollhouse. As she's always painted and enjoyed crafts, it was easy to get passionate about this hobby.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/watusirv/sets/72157623515611929/
http://tinydelights.blogspot.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TinyDelights

PetitPlat by sk_ / Stéphanie Kilgast from France is a 24 years old food miniaturist.
She loves doing creative stuff, like miniatures, but also knitting, painting, drawing and well...
Miniatures are her actual passion.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/_sk/
http://www.petitplat.fr/
http://petitplatbysk.blogspot.com/

Miniature-Chef / Hanna Lindroth from Sweden, is a lifelong crafter who always have loved to create art. she loves creating miniature food and tries to give it a realistic look as possible, she makes them thorough research on each piece.
All her creations are handmade in polymer clay as well as artist materials to add extra detail.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/miniature-chef/
http://miniature-chef.blogspot.com/

Now you go and have your breakfast/lunch/dinner! :)

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Polymeri Online 25.3.10 and a Survey

When i saw Beadpassion cupcakes i couldn't believe they were clay, her cupcakes looks 100% real! she lives in the Philippines, started working with pc in 2008 and is a full time mom as long as her toddler is awake :) When he's asleep, thats when she enjoyes her quality time in creating.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/beadpassion
http://www.flickr.com/photos/accetera/

Beautiful movie on a wire making it's own sculpturing :) so cute! thank you pnina for sending the link!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ejiw5e-fOs&feature=related

Tristizzle makes cute figures such as clay army of bunnies and other animals
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tristizzle/4406581277/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Tristizzle

Rubber stamp mosaic - stunning use of materials to create a mosaic-type portrait. Artist, Reena Saini Kallat, uses rubber stamps to create these works of art.
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/03/rubber_stamp_portraits.html

Make your own cookie cutters - a useful guide to make your own cutters!
http://rootsandwingsco.blogspot.com/2010/03/cookie-cutter-101.html

Last, i am doing a small survey on your tutorial requests and wishlist :)
what are the 2 things in polymer clay you wanted to know how to make and didn't know who to ask? a technique? final product? basic how-to? anything you can think of!
Please fill out this 2 questions survey and who knows, i may do a tutorial from your request!http://www.polypediaonline.com/133688/tutorialssurvey


thank you for your time!

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Polymeri Online 3.1.10

Check this step by step flickr tutorial of a matrioska tutorial by Gálago / Fátima Fontúrbel Val
http://www.flickr.com/photos/galagoartis/2949362943/

matsutake's idea for a quickie, handmade gift, a holiday fruitcake made of polymer clay
http://matsutakeblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/tutorial.html
http://www.etsy.com/shop/matsutake

What a cool idea by Li'L Specs, make your own magnetic glasses hanger and you'll never have to remember where you put them :)
http://www.lilspecs.com/

And this cute bus cane made by ChamaNavarro's students
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chamari/4219819966/

Monday, November 2, 2009

The polymer clay cookbook - be your own chef!

If there would be something i could ask is food that has no calories!! really! if only i could eat those yummy cakes, burgers & pizza's featured in "The polymer clay cookbook" i would be so happy!

Jessica Partain and her sister Susan wrote the cutest book in polymer clay miniatures, (my 1st book on that subject) it's all about that tiny food jewelry you can wear, use in doll houses, let your daughter play with barbie dolls, enjoy making with friends or use it any way you like!

It's a comprehensive guide to the polymer clay food world you always wanted to know how to make and didn't know how, including basic shapes, jewelry tips, color mixing and working with liquid clay - fruits, cakes, pie, cookies, ice-cream, sushi, bakcon & eegs and more. Of course, from all these ideas you can make so many other delicacy, just look closely at your "models" and "polymer clay it".

The book is diveded into few chapters, all of them include a "full meal", from appetizers to deserts to holiday favorites and the polymer clay reciepes are seasoned with real reciepes of real food from the personal kitchen of Susan and Jessica - You can see they LOVE the kitchen!

This wonderful niche of miniatures and food charms is so appealing, so cute and so easy, every one can master it thanks to Susan and Jessica, just make it, wear it or give it for gifts on holidays, these cute tiny charms are sure to make every one "wow"!

just be carful someone won't bite you ;)

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Book Review - CLAY SO CUTE: 25 Polymer Clay Projects for Cool Charms, Itty-Bitty Animals, and Tiny Treasures

Sherri Haab is coming out with a new Polymer Clay book called CLAY SO CUTE: 25 Polymer Clay Projects for Cool Charms, Itty-Bitty Animals, and Tiny Treasures. (Watson Guptill, July 2009) - and i enjoyed every minute reading it!

The book teaches tweens and their friends and family how to make fun and fashionable accessories and gifts: Dandy Candy Bracelets or Bubble Rings that can hold photos of pets, friends or wannabe boyfriends!

Author Sherri Haab shows crafters how to make tiny cupcakes that can be turned into necklaces or Polka-Dot Ponytail Holders which add instant style and Where’s My Luggage??? Tags which will make this summer the most fashionable season ever. From jewels to collectible critters, this polymer clay guide is perfect for a girls’ night! Sherri uses step-by step illustrated instructions, few tools and updated colors to make tween-friendly projects like robot key chains, Japanese style animals and a wide assortment of necklaces, bracelets and earrings.

Clay So Cute! is a celebration to all you girls! (young and less young LOL), perfect fun workshop to those summer vacation days! a sweet discovery for creative polymer clay enthusiasts of all ages! i will definitly get some ideas from this book to sit with my sweet daughter and friends!
You can find it in Lisa's site -http://www.polkadotcreations.com/books/detail_0823098990.html and in other sites!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Polymeri Online 19.3.09

How To Make An Alligator Shoe - by Katherine Dewey - amazing!http://pub18.bravenet.com/forum/1505510207/fetch/1473422/
http://pub18.bravenet.com/forum/1505510207/fetch/1477450


Linda's earing farm! cute sheep, pigs and chicken!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lgdesigns_by_linda/3366545630/

I am all over with preperation to the passover craft fairs here in Israel, as you know (or may not) in Passover we do not eat bread, only Matza. Matza (unleavened bread) is the primary symbol of the holiday. My friend Shay Aaron made a cute and yummy looking matza with Chocolate :)

camille Young posted some of her sculpturing steps, she is using a core of aluminum and Super Sculpey.
http://camilleart.com/2009/01/29/figurine-sculpting-process/

Sanding polymer clay basics by Desire - Pluses vs. Minuses, interesting to read and learn.
http://desiredcreations.com/howTo_TLSanding.htm