I’m doing my first jewelry show on March first. Any tips or tricks for me? How much product should I bring, do I have to seal all of the earrings (I don’t love the way the sculpey glaze looks). Any advice is welcome!

Thanks!

My best friend gave me a fimo pendant that she created, I would love to carry it with me all the time but I'm too afraid of it getting damaged. It is very detailed with rather thin and fragile parts, I would like to know if there is a kind of resin or transparent varnish that could solidify and protect it?

Does life ever get in your way and make it feel hard to create?

I wanted to celebrate with some people who may understand… I’m a full time working mom with a small clay jewelry business on the side. I had my best sales ever the past couple months with my Christmas designs. Was planning on riding that high into Valentines… then was hit with some very disappointing life circumstances that took the wind out of my sails. I didn’t make anything the past few weeks. Kept beating myself up that I didn’t make anything for Valentine’s Day and feeling too behind to start now. I decided to just forget that and get “back to basics” instead.

I’m planning on doing a basic neutrals collection instead, that way I have no release deadline and I can just make what I feel like making. Tonight I made these and I’m just proud of myself for getting back on track. Here’s to keeping that momentum going!

Hi :)

I just started making polymer jewelry and I’m debating whether to varnish my pieces or not. I have the Cernit transparent varnish and I’m not sure if I like it. Some of my jewelry have kind of a film left on them?

I’m wondering if everyone varnished their jewelry or if its not necessary?

I’m also doing keychains and cellphone lanyards so I’d like to don’t get dirty too fast if that’s possible. Is there a trick to make white polymer don’t turn yellow with time and use ?

Also, I’m not sure what temperature cook certain pieces cause I mixed different colors that have different cooking heat 🥴

Thanks a lot ! 🫶🌸

Hello. I am a ham-fisted mid-40’s man who teaches high school students with intellectual disabilities, and I have essentially zero experience with jewelry. I run several class based businesses to help my students learn global work skills. After doing a polymer clay craft year, we decided to pursue making clay jewelry that we can sell through the school store. We have tried a few different techniques, but I have some questions. Any and all help is appreciated. 1- orientation - when using hook shaped findings, how should the clay hang - perpendicular to or in line with the direction of the hook? 2- holes - do you recommend making holes in the clay with a punch before baking, or with a dremel/drill after it has been baked?

It's been a while since I did a floral earring design since I've been trying out other techniques. But wanted to show you one of my favorite floral earrings I've made. I'm no expert, but I'm still happy with how they turned out. What do you guys think?

https://preview.redd.it/z1h53lf9460e1.jpg?width=2302&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d4ff22d2041de1f7c84a85185bb4b3f9a745ef91

I made these dragon earrings and I'm super happy how they turned out. I bet this community can appreciate the craft. Whatcha think? 🥰

(see my comment below for all the info)

Hello fellow artists, I just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself and lay out some ideas going forth for growing this community. 💭

I recently requested this sub as there was no recent activity and no current moderator and I’d love for it to become an active community that is dedicated to the wonderful craft of polymer clay jewelry.

If you would like, please take a moment to say hi, introduce yourself or share some of your work! Looking forward to seeing the awesome projects and ideas everyone has, and turning this sub into a space where people feel welcome.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the sub rules, there will likely be some changes/additions in the coming days as we try to build up this community.

A little about me: I’ve been making polymer clay jewelry for many years, my specialty has always been food jewelry. Since becoming a mom I’ve had much less time to devote to crafting/jewelry making but I’m looking forward to easing my way back into it.

I’m by no means an expert, and I’m hoping there will be lots of room for people to share their expertise and help each other out. There’s so many talented artists out there, so drop by and say hi in the comments if you’d like to introduce yourself! 😊

Hey all! So I'm not new with using Pardo clays, but I've never had this problem until recently. For those who don't know, Pardo polymer clays have been wax mixed in to them. If you don't bake your pieces long enough at a high enough temp, there will be a waxy coating on the top after its cooled and set. As I said, this is my first time making this mistake. I'd like to ask anyone who knows of a way to safely remove the waxy residue from my pieces. I have ideas, but I don't want to ruin these beautiful earrings that I took forever on! Should I just bake it at a higher temp and maybe check on it every 7 to 10 mins? Should I try the heat from an open flame, such as a lighter? Scraping it off isn't an option on these particular pieces, as they have an Embossed feature on them. Thanks to anyone who can help!

And we’re having a sale! Come take a look 😊😊

I'm a beginner with polymer clay, im trying to make clay canes but they keep distorting the shape so I decided to bake then cut. The problem I'm having is that the color or the clay looks weird when I cut it. The color is lighter and kind of rough looking . Anyone know how to fix this? The brand I'm using is Crafters collection from hobby lobby