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Polymer Clay Tile Box

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Materials used: Cricut explore Wooden box Black and translucent polymer clay Alcohol inks Alcohol ink blotter Gold foil/leaf Exacto knife The finished product: First, I found a free stained glass pattern that I liked. I uploaded it to Adobe Illustrator and used the Image Trace option. I had to trace the lines because Cricut's design space didn't recognize the image when I tried to upload it as is. I kept ending up with a blank upload.  Then you can go to Cricut's design space to upload it. Make sure to save it as soon as you upload it. Cricut's design space seems a little error prone, and if you don't save it, you lose all your work. I customized it to the size of the box I had. But when I went to cut it, the elements of the image had all separated. The box wasn't quite squared off, so that's why there are gaps around the edge. I used gold foil on black polymer clay with different colored alcohol inks.
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Tutorial: Make Your Own Stencils for Polymer Clay

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Materials used: Stencil material Stencil cutter Black polymer clay Acrylic roller Pearl Ex powders 305 Authentic Art Nouveau Jewelry Designs Tiffany Masterworks Gold acrylic paint Nail brushes Resin I started with a book of Art Nouveau jewelry designs for inspiration.  I traced the design on the stencil material with a sharpie and then went over it with the stencil cutter.  I used an acrylic roller to imprint the stencil on the clay,and then I painted it with the pearl ex powders and nail brushes.  I went over the lines with gold acrylic paint.  And then I put a layer of resin on top to protect it.  I made a second stencil using a Tiffany stained glass window as inspiration.  It had a lot of small pieces, which kept falling out of the stencil, so I glued it to a piece of card stock.  Here it is imprinted on the clay:              Again, I painted it with the pearl ex powd
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Polymer Clay Cane with Ripple Blade Tutorial

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Materials used: AMACO Craft Clay Machine Sculpey Acrylic Clay Roller, 8-Inch Sculpey Polymer Clay, 2-Ounce, Translucent Sculpey Polymer Clay 2 Ounces-Silver Martha Stewart Pearl & Metallic Acrylic Craft Paint Set-10 Colors Silver Leaf Sheets Sculpey Super Slicer Kemper Klay Kutters Circle Set Jewelry setting  of your choice Bead Baking Rack Kato Liquid Polyclay 8 Oz clear Jacquard Pearl EX Powder Pigments (32-Color Set) Resin The Polymer Clay Artist's Guide: A Directory of Mixes, Colors, Textures, Faux Finishes, and Surface Effects  contains a wealth of information about polymer clay techniques. I adapted one of the techniques found here to create the following cane, although mine doesn't look as nice as the one in the book. I'll have to play around with this technique. First, I rolled out some sheets of translucent Sculpey and silver Sculpey using the pasta machine. I applied the pearl acrylic paints to the translucent sheets and the silver leaf to
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