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Plaques Can Be a Design Feature
I don’t know a sure-fire way of preventing plaques. Why not use them as a feature?
Storing Silkscreens with Ease
When I bought my first few silkscreens, I stored them stacked in a pile inside a large ziploc bag. It was easy enough to pull out the pile and sort
Keep Your Oven Out of Drafts
Drafts while curing polymer clay can cause unwanted temperature spikes, resulting in ruined pieces.
Use These Products to Soften Polymer Clay
All of these products can be used to soften polymer clay
Help! Polymer Clay is Stuck in my Texture Sheet!
What do you do when your polymer clay is stuck in your texture sheet?
Does Gold Polymer Clay Look Like Real Gold?
Looking for a great gold polymer clay? Here’s what you need to know.
What Kind of Brushes for Polymer Clay?
What kind of brushes should you use for your polymer clay work?
Traveling with Polymer Clay
Whether you’re flying to a polymer clay retreat or just going to visit relatives and want to bring your clay, it’s easy to wonder what you need to know about
Super Sculpey Ultralight
This lightweight white polymer clay from Sculpey has many uses in your studio.
How to Store Polymer Clay Scrap
Once you’ve opened your package, how do you store your polymer clay?
Sharpening a Polymer Clay Blade
Rather than sharpen my polymer clay blade, I like to use this strategy. No more sliced fingers, too.
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