The Witch Doctor - from our Pinterest Board

Have you visited our Makin's Clay® Pinterest board lately?  It is full of amazing Makin's Clay® projects to inspire crafters at any skill level - and a variety of how-to videos too!   This amazing Witch Doctor is another design by one of our favorite artists - Lex Sorrentino!  See more of her work at originalartdollsbylex.com.

Makin's Clay® Fall Picture Frame

Here is a perfect example of the versatility of Makin's Clay®...

 

This frame looks just like leather when in reality it is Makin's Clay® which has been textured and placed onto the frame....with added clay embellishments created using the Makin's Clay Leaves Push Mold....get complete instructions on the Ben Franklin Web Site.

Skeleton Box Topper - A How-To Project From The Makin's Clay® Website

Halloween is one of my favorite times of year for crafting - and Makin's Clay® is a great medium to add to your projects!  Did you know that they offered a Glow in the Dark clay?  It's perfect for adding a spooky glow!   Instructions on how to make this fun Skeleton Box Topper, and lots of other spooky Halloween projects, can be found here on the Makin's Clay® website!

Makin's Clay® Textured Journal Cover

Are you ready to blend some colors and add some texture to Makin's Clay®?

Here is a journal cover created by designer Sue Kelsey...for a workshop we did a few years ago...check out how easy it is to create a texture journal cover here!

Makin's Clay® Featured At 62nd Annual FAEA Conference

Makin's Clay® products will be featured at the 2014 Florida Art Education Association Conference in Daytona Beach Florida, October 2nd-5th, 2014.  

Makin's Clay® products and Makin's® tools will be demonstrated exclusively in the Nasco Arts & Crafts and Triarco Arts & Crafts booths.  Art educators are invited 

to stop by and experience the wonderful world of Makin's Clay® and learn how Makin's Clay® is ideally suited 

for your visual art programs.  

FREE Makin's Clay® Tote Bags with product catalog, lesson plans and clay samples will be available to booth visitors during exhibiting hours while supplies last.

Makin's Clay® Textured Bracelet

If you have been following our blog for a while you must know how easy it is to work with Makin's Clay® and have stunning results quickly and easily....that is one of the reason I love Makin's Clay® so much!

In this project...

designer Jen Goode created a stunning bracelet...check out her blog for complete instructions!

Mixing Paint with Makin's Clay®

Designer Jen Goode shows how easy it is to mix paint with the white Makin's Clay

to create any color you want....check it out on her blog!

Makin's Clay® Faux Stone Heart Pendant

This is one of the projects I taught to a group of students recently at New Port Sales/Avanti in Puerto Rico.  I've seen the technique before with oven bake clays - this Pin on Pinterest was what inspired me - but wanted to try it with Makin's Clay® and I was really pleased with the results.   It's a fairly simple technique but there are lots of options for altering these faux stone beads, and lots of shapes you could create from basic beads to obelisks, hearts, arrowheads and more. 

- Cindi

Materials: 

Makin’s Clay® - White, Black 

Makin’s® Professional™ clay tools 

Dryer lint 

Leather cording, jewelry closure, jewelry pliers, toothpick

Westcott® Craft Titanium Non-Stick Scissors, Self-Healing Mat  

Instructions: 

Step 1 - 3:  Mix approximately 3 parts white Makin’s Clay®, one part black Makin’s Clay® clay, and a small amount of fine dryer lint until lint is mixed with clay and clay is a variated gray shade with touches of white and black still showing.  Tip:  Place unused clay in a zip lock bag with a damp paper towel to keep fresh. 

The dryer lint adds a subtle texture to your finished faux stones. You can add more or less as desired.  Experiment with adding a touch of brown or tan clay from the Vineyard Tones or Earth Tones to create stones of various colors. 

Step 4:  Create desired shape beads, gently scratch surface of bead with clay tool, then use finger to rub over scratched areas to blend an soften any edges.  The result will be a slightly distressed surface to your faux stones.  

Step 5:  Make hole through beads with toothpick.  Allow to dry 24 hours.

Step 6:  String onto leather cording, add jewelry closure.

New Halloween Cutter Set

The Makin's Clay® new Halloween cutter set features 12 cutters approximately 1.5" H x 1.25" W x .80" high - Turkey, Witch, Maple Leaf, Cat, Pumpkin A, Pumpkin B, Pumpkin C, Owl, Hat, Moon, Ghost, Bat and Cat.   Now is the perfect time to begin Halloween crafting with this set and Makin's Clay®!

WCK Wine Tasting Party Part 2 - How-To Video Featuring Makin's Clay®

In this week's episode of the WCK All-Star Designers' Summer Series, Part 2 of the Wine Tasting Party, Marisa Pawelko, Ana Araujo and Judi Watanabe share projects and some great ideas for Makin's Clay®!  View the episode here.

Makin's Clay® Monogrammed Necklace

Check out this Quick and Easy Monogrammed Makin's Clay® Necklace....

This was created by Beth Watson using white Makin's Clay®...check out Beth's complete step by step instructions and see how quick and easy this is to make !

Back to School - Locker Magnet with Makin's Clay®

It's time for the kids to go back to school!  Find the instructions for this cute locker magnet on the Makin's Clay® website.  These would also make cute zipper pulls for backpacks! - Cindi

Happy Labor Day

Everyone here at Makin's Clay® would like to wish everyone a Happy Labor Day!  We hope you enjoy the day with family and friend!