Check out this quick episode to show you what we've got going on now!

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Learn this easy polymer clay and stenciling technique. You will keep people guessing how you made it! All you need is some metal leaf a blade and a stencil.

Find the stencil at:
Trellis stencil: https://goo.gl/wfqIxQ

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Come make some polymer clay Mandala pendants with Ilysa. These fun and easy pendants will be a hit for sure. You can change it up into a bunch of different designs, add paint, liquid clay and more! Color Me Magic Transfer paper is available in our shop. The one used on this show is Lotus Mandalas and can be found at this link. 
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http://www.createalong.com With so many keys it can be hard to figure out which is for which. So I decided to make some simple but useful key covers to help me distinguish which key is for which door. You can embellish them any way you want after you learn the basics of making them.

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Learn how to make these beautiful new style of beads called Magic Opal Beads. They are so pretty and easy to make! Create Along with Ilysa as she shows you step by step how to make Magic Opal Beads.

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Today on Polymer Clay TV Ilysa shares her experience with Swellegant dyes and metal coatings from Christi Friesen's line of products.

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See what you can do when you combine a bunch of different leaf molds. Create a long with Ilysa as she shows you a fun way to make a fall pendant out of polymer clay

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Halloween is coming! Create along with Ilysa and make this fun pumpkin plaque. See our other videos for the silkscreen technique. 

Tools used:
Fancy Frill cutter
pumpkin mold
Happy Fall silkscreen
Premo polymer clay
Tools are available in our shop at http://www.polymerclaytv.indiemade.com

 http://www.polymerclaytv.com In this polymer clay tutorial since summer is on the way we thought it would be fun to make a beach themed plaque with seashells, mermaids, dolphins and more. 

http://www.polymerclaytv.com Visit link to shop. Sometimes when you look at a mold it is hard to see ways to use it, we discuss and show different ways to think outside the box. Molds that have negative space open up a world of other possibilities.

http://www.polymerclaytv.com In this episode of Polymer Clay TV Ilysa shows you how to create a really pretty lacey design in polymer clay using molds.

Today Kira will show you how easy it can be to make texture plates for yourself to impart your very own designs to your clay pieces. Mini shape cutters are the trick!

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Learn how to use 2 molds together with polymer clay to make a super cute bird and Fleur pendant.

http://www.polymerclaytv.com Learn how to create with polymer clay, Pan Pastels and punchinella sequin waste stencils. Punchinella is fun to work with and there are so many possibilities. Create pendants, jewelry, housewares and more with this fun and easy technique. You can find a set of punchinella in our shop under stamp n molds at this link. http://bit.ly/1Bgv2bb

http://www.polymerclaytv.com Learn how to use polymer clay, pearlescent Pan Pastels and our flower petal cutters to create fun flowers with ease. You can find the cutters in our shop at Polymer Clay TV. Have fun!

http://www.polymerclaytv.com  Join Ilysa as she creates polymer clay plum blossom earrings on Polymer Clay TV. These fun earrings are easy to make yet so cute and they make great gifts too! Find out how you can win your very own pair.

http://www.polymerclaytv.com Learn to use floral rubber stamps with polymer clay and carnation cutters to make some pretty floral designs. Come join the adventure of a lifetime at www.PolymerClayAdventure.com the first ever all inclusive, year long virtual polymer clay and mixed media retreat. You can attend from anywhere in the world.

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Want to learn a beautiful overlay technique with polymer clay and our Lattice Lace Mold N Stamp. This creates the most beautiful designs, join Ilysa as she shows you how to embellish a glass jar.

This video will show you how to very easily create and remember a specific color in polymer clay, so you can use that color again later.

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Learn how to create an easy checkerboard and checkerboard cane in this Polymer Clay TV tutorial using our square clay cutters. It is so easy to do!

http://www.polymerclaytv.com Want to learn how to make some easy flowers with lots of depth? Join Ilysa on Polymer Clay TV where she will show you how to take oval  clay cutters and turn them into unique flowers with lots of texture and interest.

http://www.polymerclaytv.com Polymer clay textured beads and jewelry are easy and fun to make. Join Ilysa as she shows how to make polymer clay beads, earrings and a ring too! You will love this cool technique and won't believe just how easy it is.

http://www.polymerclaytv.com Polymer clay tutorial, learn how to make this fun flaming heart picture frame on Polymer Clay TV. Follow along step by step as Ilysa shows you how to make a cool picture frame. These make great Fathers day Gifts!

 

http://www.polymerclaytv.com In this episode of Polymer Clay TV we show how to create beautiful silkscreen designs on your polymer clay that you can create jewelry, home decor and more with! We demonstrate the new Sculpey clay called Souffle. 
**Find out how you can win a multi pack of the new Souffle clay.**

Learn how quick and easy it can be to customize your own jewelry! These bezels are available at PolymerClayTV in our Bezel kits.

Watch as Kira demonstrates why she loves Souffle Clay! And see how fun it is to create projects using flower power and fancy scallop cutters from PolymerClayTv.com

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Follow along as Ilysa shares how she made this fun flying resin bird canvas. Add some polymer clay transfers, resin and wood embellishments and some rubber stamp designs and make it your own. 
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Use our Digital Image Kit to create beautiful art jewelry. Watch as Ilysa shows the steps to create a heart framed by two molded wings to create an iconic necklace.

http://polymerclaytv.com We've got a new image transfer kit for you this month, with pretty lovey designs and featuring a detail from a William Waterhouse painting. Show your love with a beautiful quote about love, and use the digital download in so many ways! We used Magic Transfer Paper on polymer clay and a paper mache heart shaped wall plaque to make a beautiful giftable piece of art.

Ilysa explains the best way to get permanent color onto a metal tin, and shows a fun way to use the January 2014 digital download offered by PolymerClayTV as a tin cover. 

Use a beautiful kit, available at CraftyLink.com (and if you own our App, it was attached to last week's episode as a bonus for you) and create this pretty pendant with a butterfly and the word Dream. 

In the first episode of 2014, we will show you how to create your own butterfly earrings. Butterfies are a symbol of change, perfect for the transition of the old year to the new. With this episode, you get to download the pdf we used for the transfer as a free gift for app users!

Join us for a nice long video interview with the blogger Cynthia Tinapple from Polymer Clay Daily, as she discusses her new book Polymer Clay: Global Perspectives.

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Learn how to create custom purse handles or any polymer clay project using a simple technique for adding beautiful, undisturbed texture to both sides of the clay! Shirley also shares inspirational felted, fabric and upcycled purse designs with complimenting purse handles from her Craft E-Book "Polymer Clay Purse Handles". She has also put together a CD kit which includes two hard-to-find materials so you can get started right away making your purse handles.

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Join Shirley Rufener http://www.ShirleyRufener.com on Polymer Clay TV as she shows you how to create a faux ceramic pendant using polymer clay and soft pastel chalks.

Polymer Clay TV update, Christi Friesen Flourish Book review and create-a-long, Keira Chapman shows you how to make a fabulous simple hand scrub to clean clay off your hands after a claying session! How to clean up polymer clay.

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New Sculpey Products on Wondrous Wednesday at PolymerClayTV
On today's episode of Polymer Clay TV we share some of the new products from Polyform the makers of Sculpey and Premo clay. They have some awesome new accessories to use for the Mokume Gane technique, for stamping and adding texture to polymer clay. So many cool things to create with. Enjoy!

Do you have decorative edge scissors and polymer clay in your craft room? Check out what you can make with them! Never thought of cutting your clay with scissors? Then you’re missing out. The technique shown in today’s video was used on some beautiful and unique art jewelry in our new book, too: Polymer Clay Art Jewelry, How to make polymer clay jewelry using new techniques, which is available on Amazon.com!

http://www.polymerclaytv.com Where to buy polymer clay? So have you wondered where you can go to start creating with polymer clay. Ilysa & Kira share their tips and tricks for where to get the best deals.

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In this episode of Polymer Clay TV we talk about adding texture and ways to use it with the clay and Kira does a demo on antiquing a textured piece. We also announce the 2 Pinterest contest winners.

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In this episode of Polymer Clay TV we share how to create fun pendants using rubber stamps, ink and Impress art metal stamps.

In this episode of Polymer Clay TV we share a neat technique that gives acrylic paint and baked polymer clay a fun look.

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In this episode of Polymer Clay TV we show you how to carve into polymer clay and then backfill it with raw clay for a unique look. Have fun!

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In this episode of Polymer Clay TV we show you how to create your own one of a kind texture plates. You can make them easily and can use them over and over again. You will never look at texture the same after you see this video. Enjoy!

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In this episode we show you how to do a crackle technique with Jones Tones Foils, http://www.jonestones.com

The crackle you get from Jones Tones is completely different from using leaf. Enjoy!

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In this episode of Polymer Clay TV we show you how to create a unique crackle using a Liquitex product called Iridescent Medium. Use this technique for all kinds of projects. happy Thanksgiving to our American viewers!

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In this episode we show you how to create your own bezel cup using polymer clay and powdered pigments. This fun and easy technique will help you expand your jewelry design skills. Have fun! Don't forget to check out our other online show at http://www.thingscrafty.com for more tutorials, demos and books reviews.

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In this episode we show you how to create faux raku polymer clay beads, this technique creates beautiful one of a kind beads that look just like raku pottery beads. A mixture of Micaceous Iron Oxide and Jones Tones is the perfect combination to create faux raku beads. This is a fun and easy project to do. have fun creating!

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In this video we show how to add unique texture to baked polymer clay. We take you step by step in this instructional how to video. This is a super easy technique that looks amazing!

We just got a bunch of Angelina in every single color to play with! Thanks to Embellishment Village for this incredible product. These fibers are so fun- they are heat compatible, plastic compatible, they change colors when you look at them from different angles, they can be embedded, included, ironed into "fabric", put inside of resin...what's not to like? Be sure to visit next time for Polymer Clay TV and we'll show you more about them.

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In this episode of Polymer Clay TV we share with you some of the new colors available in the Premo brand & Sculpey 111 brand. Many of these new colors have unique inclusions in them, get a closer look.

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In this episode we show how to add Jones Tones glitter and crystals into 2 colors of polymer clay. You can create totally different looks just by adding different colors to different colors of clay. In this video we show the same colors in Premo pearl clay and in black clay to demonstrate just how different the same colors can look depending on the color of clay you use. Have fun playing around with different combinations.

We are playing with Jones Tones again- we've found several new ways to use it on polymer clay both baked and unbaked, and we've got a pile of glitter and inclusions to play with! Be sure to watch Polymer Clay TV this month to see some free color recipes we're creating with Jones Tones Glitter and Polymer Clay!

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Were challenging you to be creative with Magic Transfer Paper or magic Transfer Cling and you could win some awesome prizes, see details on video.

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In this video we share a little about whats going on at Polymer Clay Productions. We have DVD's by Lynne Ann Schwarzenberg and Jane Zhou, we have a polymer clay mixed media course and polymer clay video library. We also have some new DVD releases this year, so stay tuned!

Watch as Kira shows you a couple of ideas on how you can use designs from http://karenthomas.us. Easily decorate and personalize lots of stainless steel blanks, such as pens, corks, letter openers...with your own sturdy polymer clay beads! It's fun and easy. Learn a candy making technique with a swirl, too.

KarenThomas.us has some fantastic blank items for beading! Wine corks, purse hooks, pens, serving ware, and lots of other functional objects are available, and many at bulk pricing if you sell your stuff at fairs. Next week we will show you some ideas of how you can finish these items off and make gorgeous items to keep, gift, or sell!

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In this episode we show you an amazing new product called Magic Transfer Cling, unlike Magic Transfer Paper that is only for raw clay, you can add Magic Transfer Cling to already baked clay, resin, metal, paper, the sky is the limit. We show you how to use Magic Transfer Cling and some of its uses in this video. This product will be available in our shop starting next week. It will be available with pre printed designs or blank sheets. Have fun creating!

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In this episode we share a great find! Have you ever wanted a great way to display your earrings, pendants and beads? Well we found the perfect way to get a professional look inexpensively. Easy Earring Cards is the answer! http://www.easyearringcards.com

These amazing punches make it easy to get that professional look for displaying and gift giving of your handmade creations. They are easy to use and are small enough to pack with you for last minute shows or events. We demonstrate how they work and share some tips and tricks in this episode. Enjoy!

This is a little about Lynne Ann Schwarzenberg's JUST RELEASED New DVD using polymer clay flowers and metal filigree. Order your copy today at http://www.polymerclaytv.com

http://www.polymerclaytv.com In this epsiode of Polymer Clay TV we show you how to take hollow copper pipe, polymer clay and Magic Transfer Paper and make hollow beads with a transfer all the way around them. One of the advantages of using Magic Transfer Paper is that you can bend the paper around something and it won't crack. This is a great technique to make a continous design. We will also show you how to cut the pipe into sizes good for making beads. Have fun!

In this epsiode of Polymer Clay TV we show a few online places to sell your artwork and give lots of tips to help you sell better and get noticed.

In this episode we show you how fun Magic Glos can be to use with polymer clay and mixed media. Learn how to add Magic Glos to paper items as well as to fill in recessed areas of your clay designs. We also show you the UV lamp that works so easily to cure the Magic Glos resin.

We've decided to carry wonderful Magic Glos- a UV curing resin. It's the perfect companion for your Magic Transfers, since they really should be sealed with something that will bring out the colors in your designs. All you need to cure Magic Glos is the sun- or a small UV light (the kind you see at nail salons.) If you choose to get a light, you can get it from Lisa Pavelka's site for about $36. Come back for PolymerClayTV, where we will show you how to do this!

In these green days, when we are all looking to conserve, reuse, and recycle, why not make something beautiful out of something totally mundane? There must be an economic advantage to putting beer in decorative aluminum bottles. Whatever the reason, it leaves us with great raw material to decorate with clay! Think of the possibilities. The bottles are lightweight enough to use tin snips to change the shape of the top, or put a decorative hole in the side. Be sure to cover the entire thing, or you may experience cracking of the clay or sharp edges- you don't want to hurt anyone! So find your beer-guzzling friends, and next time a bottle is headed for the trash, ask for it so you can purposefully recycle it into art.

This week, we tried out our new Walnut Hollow Embossing sets, which you can get at Michael's. Our verdict? Some great fun tools, worth having, and a really great little storage box comes with it, but try to use a coupon- the retail price seemed high to us. And try using the letter makers freehand for a fun effect! Be sure to come back next week to see it in action on Polymer Clay TV. And, we're releasing a new ezine soon- so if you are not currently subscribing to our newsletter, or even if you ARE- be sure to visit our newly designed site and sign up on the sidebar for the ezine. It's going to be project oriented now, not just "news!"

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In this episode we show you how to use the Walnut Hollow Clay Extruder Set and also how to clean it.

Today, Kira will show her new Daylight Craft Lamp, the swingarm model with magnifying glass- as well as some alternative uses for our new Polymer Clay Productions Silkscreens. Be sure to check out www.daylightcompany.com for the lamps, which really shed new light on your craft area! And of course, check out our shop (Shop Here- on the top bar of our site) over at PolymerClayTV.com.

Kira and Ilysa have new Daylight lamps, from www.daylightcompany.com. They really make a big difference in your workspace. It helps to see what you are doing- from a color and brightness point of view! Especially if you are like many home crafters and you use a corner of your living or dining room or kitchen :) On our next video, we'll show you Kira's workspace under Daylight!

Check out three new Polyclay-friendly craft tote bags from Creative Options.com! The hardbody one is great for demos, retreats, or clay play dates. The little bead box is awesome and looks like a purse! And the soft-body Project Tote is so pretty and has room for your tools, books, and transfer paper. Enjoy!

Ilysa and Kira are so excited to have gotten some new bags by Creative Options. We love these bags!!! We showed you the large French Tote in the past, and how we can fit everything but the kitchen sink inside. Just wait, our new ones are even better. 

Cocktail Rings are a popular, fun and fashionable way to wear some clay. They are popular sellers on Etsy, since they can show off a lot of color and flair for a reasonable amount of money, time and effort spent making them. Check out what Ilysa did with our new silver-plated adjustable ring blanks- available soon in our shop at PolymerClayProductions.com.

Ilysa and I talk about making rings with Polymer Clay elements, and we review this months Bead Style Magazine, which featured articles about choosing bails, and using various kinds of resin. We will explore both topics further in future episodes. Next time visit us on Polymer Clay TV, where we'll demonstrate creating rings with adjustable finger rings and polymer clay tops.

In this video installment of how to work with polymer clay, Ilysa will show you some great ideas for Valentine Gifts. Valentines is a holiday all about love- what better way to show it than with a handmade gift?

Listen as Ilysa and I tell you about some great ebooks to grow your business, plus ideas for Valentine's day and Polymer Clay! There are so many fun handmade gifts you can make, and since it's a holiday all about love, handmade gifts make a great impression. Enjoy, and come back in 2 weeks for the video!

Well, Ilysa decided to show the incense burner idea this week! They are fun to make in clay, since you can either just make a tray to catch the ashes, or if you want to burn the cone kind, you can actually embed a small tile of glass to burn it on and that way you won't damage your clay. This is a great way to try out different surface decorations, including canework, since the whole point is just to make something pretty.

This is the coolest stuff since Premo! Watch as Ilysa shows you what Sukuruken Resin clay is capable of. I'm also going to do some tests soon, because I want to know if I can cure a piece, combine it with polymer, and then bake the whole thing. It's very interesting polymer clay that air drys almost crystal clear, even at a great thickness. EXTREMELY translucent stuff, and flexible.

We received this interesting clay from the company that distributes it, and boy is it fun to work with! It is a moist, heavy waterbased clay with very interesting working properties. We really liked it, so much that we talked about it for almost 7 minutes straight! Check out what we have to say about it...and come back next week to see it on Polymer Clay TV!

Today, learn the easy way to make a Rainbow Skinner blend in the 7 colors of the rainbow. You can learn to make a Rainbow JellyRoll cane and a pretty menorah using hardware like simple, inexpensive hex-nuts at PolymerClayClassroom.com in the full-length video.

Who would've thought that the hardware store would hold so many treasures? Much hardware is metal, which can be embedded and baked right into your clay. Listen as we discuss the many ways to use nuts, bolts, fish hooks? In your polymer clay creations.

Last week we discussed using polymer clay to make all kinds of mosaic artwork. This week, Ilysa shows you what that looks like! Enjoy.

Polymer Clay is such a fun medium to use for your own mosaics. You can use it cured, partially cured, or fully cured! Do soft on soft, bake your tiles and push them into soft clay, or bake your tiles and use them like a traditional mosaic with grout and everything. You can even use them in the kitchen or bath, as long as you seal them with a resin to make them easier to de-germify (polymer clay is porous, so it can harbor germs if not sealed.) Ilysa's mom is not well, so it's a short podcast this week while Ilysa hangs with her. See you next week on PCTV!

Check out this week's video demonstration, where Ilysa shows you more about mixing polymer clay colors. It's important to learn about color- better color produces more interesting designs for your jewelry, accessories, and home decor items!

Ilysa and Kira discuss the advantages of knowing how to mix colors, and how to learn more! Your designs will almost always look better if you don't use the clay directly out of the package, but learn to create your own variations. Be sure to visit next week, when you can see some ideas on how to mix your own clay colors.

If you love Halloween like we do, there's almost no better time to enjoy the various and sundry ways to use clay- to imitate surfaces, to decorate, to scare up a good time! Check it out as we take you on a tour of fun things to make with polymer clay for this spooky holiday.

This week, I'll show you how easy it is to use a silicone mold, UV resin, and polymer clay to make a beautiful pendant. You can use any silicone mold that is not too deep- the UV light from the sun or a special lamp has to be able to penetrate all areas of the mold. You can also layer the resin in a deeper mold, it will stick to itself. And you can bake it! We used Magic Glos, a Lisa Pavelka product.

Listen as Ilysa and Kira discuss what's going on this week in polymer clay. Kira has a special technique to share with you, making a mold with Amazing Mold Putty and then layering UV curing resin to create her own molded clear beads! Next week she'll show you on Polymer Clay TV. If you are new to clay, or even an old hat, be sure to check out our workshop on www.CreativeWorkshops.ning.com. With over 2 hours of video, 10 videos on techniques and 2 project videos, plus direct interaction with us in a private forum, it's well worth it, and it will be fun! Also check out the challenge at www.PCAGOE.com this week, you could win a prize just for voting!

Clay characters are fun to make. Thanks to Owen, who was interviewed last week on our show and has the website address www.FiendishThingies.com, we have taken a fresh new look at the category of funky polymer clay characters and monsters. Enjoy this little tour through Etsy and Flickr!

Owen, who makes awesome polymer clay character sculptures, contacted us this summer about somehow getting involved with our website. So we asked him for two things- an interview, and a portrait of us in polymer clay! Of course, we pressured him to do the "glamour shots" version. We'll see what he comes up with! Enjoy the interview, and visit Owen's site: www.fiendishthingies.com.

Watch as Ilysa does a demo on how to hand sew on raw polymer clay! She also shows off an eyeglass case, ready for embellishment, that she baked, then sewed. Polymer clay is so versatile, you can do anything with it- even turn it into an emroidery project. Have fun!

Why not trying sewing on polymer clay? Cured or pre-cure, there are lots of ways to do it. You'll see some next week.

The company sent us some to try, so Ilysa will tell you all about it in today's video. It's a spray, and lots of sprays do pose a problem with polymer clay. I suspect it's something in the propellant, although I'm not a chemist. But most sprays stay sticky and never dry on cured clay. I learned that the hard way long ago when I spray-sealed something with a Krylon fixative and ruined a large, important piece. The stickyness often doesn't show up until later- sometimes months later, so be warned- when trying a new sealer, use test pieces and give them time to age. But PYMII appears to test well with the clay. We suggest sealing your pigment powder and Magic Transfer pieces with it for longevity of the finish. Enjoy!

Next week, we'll be showing PYMII- Preserve Your Memories II, as a sealer. It is a spray that was sent to us by Precision-Blue.com, and some folks in the polymer clay community have been mentioning that it works great as a sealer, so we're going to test the theory! We also reviewed this month's Art Jewelry mag, so have a listen!

Check it out- Ilysa playing with the "new" Pardo clay from Viva-Decor. We got some from them at CHA this summer, and we'll be showing it and talking about it some more soon. We even have some to give away, so if you want to win, just send us a nice email to polymerclaypodcast@yahoo.com.

Sorry folks, a little late due to the fact that we have Lynne Ann Schwarzenberg in the studio filming her first DVDs, as well as Tommie Howell doing some video with us on his area of expertise- figure sculpting. Their videos will be released in time for the Holiday shopping season- so stay tuned for that! Well, the CHA show was a blast as usual- although the only clay company in attendance was Viva-Decor, who gave us lots of Pardo, as well as a couple other products, to try out. The one I am most excited about is actually an air-dry clay that can be reconstituted with water. I am imagining the possibilities right now. Next week we think we'll show our tests with Pardo clay, so be sure to come back for Polymer Clay TV.

Thanks to Lisa Pavelka and Viva-Decor, who discussed and showed off the new Pardo Clay from Germany. By the way, Viva-Decor has WAY more than just the clay. I am very interested in some of their paint products, and plan to try them out on some mixed-media projects I have coming up. We got lots of Pardo to try out, and we'll be doing a PCTV on the clay in the next month or so, so stay tuned!

Today, let's take a tour of flickr. I searched for "polymer clay food" and these are some of the wonderful artists that came up. Shay Aaron appears to be a pro- creating a prolific variety of perfectly executed miniature food items in dollhouse scale. Other artists, such as FilthyFox and Weggart, create food novelty item jewelry with realistic pizza, desserts, donuts and other sundries! Check them out, all their names are in the video so you can find them on flickr. We've created a fun project related to faux food, over at Polymer Clay Classroom-learn a citrus cane and make a fun dessert!

We decided to talk about faux food this week. Polymer Clay can mimic almost anything, and many artists are using it to make very convincing food. You could make miniature food, for say, earrings or a dollhouse...and you can also make food intended to trick the eye. I have seen faux chocolates made from pc that I would pick up and try to take a bite out of! Just google faux food or do a search on youtube, and you can find lots of ways to try this technique. We'll show some next week on PCTV.

Amaco sent us some bead rollers and bead baking racks to try out. I must say, I never tried using them before, and there is a learning curve, at least for me. I'll show you next week on Polymer Clay TV. Enjoy the show! Ilysa and I are going to CHA at the end of July, so remember to drop us an email if you'll be there and you want to meet us!

Last week we talked about how even a 15 year old boy loved the new polyform Bake Shop clay, which is really economical at 99 cents per 2 oz pack, very soft and smooth out of the package, comes in 12 colors, and is just fun to work with. We didn't feel that this is a "professional" grade clay, as it remained pretty soft and spongy after baking and we're not sure about it's strength- but we don't think that's the point. It was just plain fun. Watch Ilysa's demo and see!