Makin's Clay® Box by Candice Windham

Are you ready for another stunning Makin's Clay® project.....

Candice Windham is so talented and we love this box she created using Makin's Clay® in a variety of colors and Makin's Clay® Texture Sheets.....for complete instructions visit Candice's blog!

WCK All-Star Designers' Summer Series - Garden Gift Basket - How-To Video featuring Makin's Clay®

In this week's episode of the WCK All-Star Designers' Summer Series, Cindi Bisson shares a Garden Gift Basket project complete with plant label sticks accented with Makin's Clay® embellishments -

http://whencreativityknocks.com/mycraftspace/m/videos/view/All-Star-Designers-Summer-Series-Garden-Gift-Basket

Here's a closer look!

Makin's Clay® Leaves Necklace

Here is a stunning necklace created by Suzann Sladick

 

Using Makin's Clay® Earth Tones Clay and the Floral Push Mold.

You can find complete instructions on Suzann's blog!

Mermaid Birthday Party How-To Video Part 2

Today we are sharing Part 2 of a When Creativity Knock All-Star Designers' Summer Series how-to video!  Designers Elena Lai Etcheverry, Judi Watanabe, and Cindi Bisson share projects for a Mermaid Birthday Party - many of which include Makin's Clay® and Makin's Brand®
tools!

Journal with Makin's Clay®

Here is a wonderful project created by Madeline Arendt 

for complete instructions on how she created the journal with Makin's Clay® check out her blog here!

Makin's Clay® Bracelet

Makin's Clay is the perfect product to create stunning jewelry.....

 

 Ava Gavloski created the beautiful bracelet shown above and was featured in the British magazine called Scrap 365. The project combines Makin's Clay® in white, stamped with Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilting Stamps by Unity Stamp Company and cut with a Makin's Clay® square cutter.  Ann Butler Colorbox Crafters Ink by Clearsnap was used to color the clay. Core'dinations cardstock was used as a base and and May Arts Ribbon was used to put the bracelet together.

It is simply stunning.....thank you Ava for sharing this beautiful bracelet!

WCK Mermaid Birthday Party How-To Video

The second video in the When Creativity Knocks All-Star Designer Summer Series is now live.  This week is Part 1 of a Mermaid Birthday - Designers Marisa Pawelko and Ana Araujo share their projects, and Ana uses Makin's Clay on her projects in some clever ways!  See the video here:

http://whencreativityknocks.com/mycraftspace/m/videos/view/All-Star-Designers-Summer-Series-Mermaid-Party-Part-1

Family Reunion Photo-Op Frame - How-To VIdeo

Makin's Clay® is a proud sponsor of the When Creativity Knocks All-Star Designers' Summer Series and the first episode is now live!  Designer Elena Lai Etcheverry is sharing a family reunion photo-op frame featuring Makin's Clay® embellishments!   View the episode here via this link:

http://whencreativityknocks.com/mycraftspace/m/videos/view/All-Star-Designers-Summer-Series-Family-Reunion-Photo-Frame

Makin's Clay® Changable Sun Glasses with VELCRO® Brand

Last week I shared a pair of sun glasses that I created for my grand daughter for the 4th of July....

and today I want to show you how to make these sun glasses changeable for the rest of the summer!

When I made these I knew that I wanted to make the changeable so

 I added a small piece of VELCRO® Sticky Back Adhesive to the frames (the loop side).

Then I gathered the rest of my supplies:
Makin's Clay® in assorted colors
Makin's Clay® Cutters, assorted
Makin's Clay® Texture Sheets, assorted
Makin's Clay® Roller (not shown in photo)
Faux Quilting Rubber Stamps, assorted
VELCRO® Brand Sticky Back Adhesive
Beacon Adhesive Tacky Glue
Westcott Brand Non Stick Scissor (not shown in photo)

I rolled out the clay to about 1/4" thick then placed a texture sheet (or rubber stamp) onto it and rolled until I had a nice impression.

 I used the cutters to create my designs and set them aside for a few minutes.

 I rolled out white clay as thin as I could get it and attached the hook side of the VELCRO® Sticky Back Adhesive onto it, then trimmed around it.  The reason for this is so that I could glue clay to clay for a better adhesion for the changeable pieces.

 I cut the VELCRO® Sticky Back Adhesive to fit the back side of the clay pieces....

 and glued them into place, let dry.

 The you are ready to change out the clay pieces on your sun glasses....quickly and easily!

Make several of these and change them to go with every outfit.....

to last through the summer!

Pinterest Inspiration with Makin's Clay®

Our Makin's Clay® Pinterest Board continues to grow monthly - we've got 278 project samples & videos from a wide variety of amazing artists to inspire your clay creativity - like this beautiful card from Lisa Rojas.  Check us out today and be sure to follow our board to see the amazing pieces we continuously add to inspire you!

Happy 4th of July

Everyone at Makin's Clay® 

is wishing you and your family 

a Wonderful and Safe 4th of July!

4th of July Sun Glasses

 Here is a great way to get into the spirit of the 4th of July.....

 

Buy an inexpensive pair of sunglasses and embellish them with Makin's Clay®!

 I used red clay, a texture sheet and the star cutter to create this star!

and the blue clay for this star.

Next week I will show you how to make these changeable.....

so they can be worn all summer long!

Bugs Cutter Set

Summer is here and it's a perfect time for creating something unique with Makin's Clay®!  This adorable Makin's Brand® Bugs Cutter Set would be a great way to have kids create fun summer magnets, embellishments for barrettes, and more!