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The making of…New polymer clay designs made with ultrafine glitter

This month I have finally got back to my bench (or rather craft table) and tried out a new type of glitter I bought a while ago. I have never worked with glitter before – only Mica powders which you...

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Do you observe Lent?

Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, when Christians start to fast. Lent  lasts about 6 weeks until Easter and commemorates the 40 days Jesus Christ spent fasting in the desert...

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Thoughts about Mother’s Day

It’s that time of year again when businesses are gearing up for Mother’s Day. In the UK it falls on the 15th of March this year, while in countries like America or Germany it’s on the 10th of May. It’s...

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Polymania 2015, Day 1

Two weeks (13-15.3.2015) ago I took part in the polymer clay event Polymania at the Mercure hotel in Bristol. The event lasted three days and was meticulously planned and organised by my friend and...

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Polymania 2015, Day 2

This is the second part of a three-part review of the Polymania event in Bristol (13-15 March 2015). On Saturday we managed to get to the hotel in time and on this day our group was taught by Bettina...

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Polymania 2015, Day 3

In the final part of my Polymania blog post I share with you my experience of learning from polymer clay artist Donna Kato. Sunday was the final day and the workshop started at 9 am instead of 10 am –...

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And the winner is…..

In my last post I announced my giveaway of  this Agate bracelet and earring set. In total I had 12 qualifying entries. Fantasy Agate bracelet and earrings – Copyright Helen White   Competition entries...

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Tools I use: The LC Slicer

First of all apologies to my readers. I just realised that I have written my last post in May!  And it’s August now! I am normally not that slack with keeping my blog up-to-date and aim for 1 or 2...

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Website relaunch 2015

It’s finally live – my brand new website and blog. This year I decided to create a completely new website and rebrand my business, and after many months of hard work you can now finally enjoy shopping...

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Why I support Lend with Care.

I often get asked for charitable donations – and yes in the past I have donated jewellery to all sorts of charities – mostly though animal charities. As you might have guessed I love animals and so...

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Competition: Win this cute cat pendant.

It’s coming up to Christmas and I haven’t done a competition in a while. So this month I am giving away this cute cat pendant – made with polymer clay, mica powders and varnish.   What have you got to...

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Polymer clay sculptures: part 1

I have recently started teaching myself how to sculpt with polymer clay. It makes a welcome change from designing jewellery – I also find it way more challenging. To teach myself the basics I have used...

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And the winner is…

A month ago I posted a competition where you could win this cute polymer clay  cat pendant. Today I have chosen the winner – this time without the help of our cat Bobby. She was snoozing in her basket....

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Polymer clay sculptures: part 2

In this second part of my two part series I share with you how I made the sculptures you can buy in the shop. One of the first sculptures I made was this gecko sculpture – the body was created first...

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New Year, new plans: welcome to 2016

The first post for this year is – yes you  guessed it right – a review of 2015. I also want to share with you my new plans for 2016. I prefer plans to resolutions. For most people 2015 was a horrendous...

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The making of these Mokume Gane polymer clay pendants

In today’s post I am sharing with you how I created these beautiful Mokume Gane polymer clay pendants. For these I used polymer clay in the colours black, blue (can’t remember which one, I think...

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The making of these organic beads

Organic beads in various colour combinations. Up until now I haven’t really made any polymer clay beads, but next month I am attending the Polymania 2016 workshop in Bristol, where I am taking part in...

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The making of my sheep sculptures

In today’s post I am sharing with you how I made my sheep sculptures. Wales is well known for its castles and of course its sheep, so it was only a question of time that I eventually decided to make...

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Polymania 2016

In today’s post I am writing about the Polymania 2016 event which took place from 18-20 of March 2016 at the Mercure Hotel in Bristol. My name badge It’s the second time my friend Clara Jane Hayman...

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The making of this FIMO tile for the FIMO 50 World Project

FIMO is celebrating its 50th birthday this year and has asked polymer clay enthusiasts to contribute 10x10cm tiles with a design of their choice for their Fimo 50 World Project. The idea is to create a...

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