The first time I glazed a polymer clay piece, I grabbed whatever clear nail polish was sitting in my bathroom drawer and brushed it straight onto a set of earrings I’d just baked. Within a week, the polish had yellowed, gone tacky in the humidity, and started peeling at the edges. I learned the hard…
I’ve made a lot of clay in my kitchen at this point, and cornstarch clay is the one I keep coming back to when I want something that just works, no fuss, no waiting around for the right humidity, no watching a batch crack apart while I sleep. If you’ve tried my Coffee Clay recipe…
When I first started working with air dry clay, I was focused almost entirely on shaping and painting my projects. I wanted to make little dishes, ornaments, trays, and decorative pieces that looked smooth and polished. What I didn’t understand at first was that the project isn’t necessarily finished when the clay dries. A suitable…