DIY and Crafts — clay

The warmer weather this time of year makes me want to hang out with friends and eat and drink and just have fun. But of course I always have to add a little DIY element. These DIY colorful modern cheese knives are so cute and perfect for a summer charcuterie board! I love how the little colorful balls look with all the food on the cheese board, don’t you?! Materials to make your own DIY colorful modern cheese knives: FIMO polymer clay in an assortment of colors Cheese knive blanks Toothpicks Baking sheet Gloss varnish (optional) Oven Begin by working 1/4...

Did you see the clay ball cheese knives I made last week here on the blog? Well, after making them I had a bit of clay leftover and had the idea to try covering the handle of a few gold forks I had laying on my work table from a previous photoshoot. And you know what?! It worked and made the cutest patterned forks ever! Follow along with my tutorial below to learn how to make patterned forks with clay for yourself. Are you not dying right now over their beauty?! I couldn’t decide on one pattern for all the forks, so...

With school starting this week and September right around the corner, I can’t help but hang on to the last little bits of summer before fall and pumpkins start rolling in. These DIY marble handled marshmallow roasting sticks are perfect for those last few summer s’mores out by the firepit. A few colors of clay and some basic roasting sticks and you too can make your own roasting sticks to take your s’more time up a notch. Aren’t they so pretty?! Fancy s’mores here I come! Ha! Materials to make your own DIY Marble Handled Marshmallow Roasting Sticks: Polymer clay in...

There are literally thousands of ways how to use polymer clay to make everything from magnets to jewelry to home decor. Today I am focusing on one of my favorite uses for polymer clay. Making serveware handles! This method can be used to cover the handles of utensils, serving spoons, and even marshmallow roasting sticks. But today I am sharing two ways to use oven bake polymer clay to cover large serving spoons with two completely different looks. One more natural and boho with terra cotta clay and one more colorful and vibrant with colorful marbled clay. Materials to Make Serveware Handles...

The post, DIY Sculpey Liquid Clay Lace Flower Vases, is sponsored by Sculpey. All ideas and opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that keep the crafty coming! As an avid crafter, there really isn’t a medium I haven’t experimented with at some point or another. So I am always looking for the next big craft supply that I can play around with. Then came Sculpey liquid and I just had to give it a try! It has all the awesomeness you love about polymer clay, but this thinner liquid version is perfect for using with molds to...