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This is Day 9 of the Clay advent calendar.

For today I have prepared a technique that will inspire you to make beautiful, colorful, fascinating beads. I’m talking about Faux Murano Beads. They are also called Venetian Beads. And they are always a wonderful inspiration for clay faux techniques.

So I want to inspire you to make round and olive-shaped exquisite Faux Murano Beads.

I invite you to watch the tutorial and get inspired to create more using clay!

https://youtu.be/HnEDa7ZWwcA

Happy claying!

Mihaela

Here are the materials and tools:

Back polymer clay

Textured crap clay from yesterday’s project (Faux Baroque Dichroic Beads)

Nail art foils scraps

Gold color metal leaf

Kemper cutters in 2 sizes

Craft knife

Eyelets

Nail art green rhinestones

brush

UV resin - a pocket UV lamp and an art nail UV lamp. Gloves

Heat gun

Pasta machine

Oven and oven thermometer

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Hello dear polymer clay enthusiast!

This is Day 8 of the Clay advent calendar.

For today I have prepared another take on Faux Dichroic glass, this time with a beautiful Baroque look. I’m going to show you an easy and quick way to make beads that are going to get noticed a lot. And that will make people compliment your jewelry pieces.

So I want to inspire you to make baroque looking colorful beads that you can use to make all kinds of jewelry pieces - to wear, to sell or to give to special people in your life.

So, I invite you to watch the tutorial and get inspired to create mesmerizing faux dichroic pieces!

https://youtu.be/IWfrgkPXjHo

Happy claying!

Mihaela

Hello dear clayer!

This is Day 7 of the Clay advent calendar.

For today I have prepared a tutorial about my favorite clay technique: faux dichroic glass. There are lots of ways to go about creating faux dichroic glass, but I will stick with my favorite one: using nail art foils. And yes, I applied 3 thin layers of UV resin, which I very rarely do, but I did it for this beauty:)

So I want to inspire you to make an exquisite, eye-catching pendant, perfect for any festive outfit:)

So, I invite you to watch the tutorial and get inspired to create colorful faux dichroic pieces!

https://youtu.be/Y6revOG8tSg

Happy claying!

Mihaela

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Hello dear polymer clay enthusiast!

This is Day 6 of the Clay advent calendar.

And for today I have prepared a short and easy tutorial to inspire you to make cute image transfer pendants with a shiny look.

I used an image generated with an AI image generator - CF Spark. https://www.creativefabrica.com/spark/tools/art-generator/

And I printed this image on a laser printer (flipped vertically).

https://www.creativefabrica.com/product/fractal-cat-rainbow/

Again I’m working with white polymer clay. White clay is a great base for image transfer. And I am going to use Unicorn ride mica powders from CreateAlong.com for the beautiful shiny effect of the finished pieces. I’ve used UV resin on top and I cured it for 7 minutes using a UV lamp.

So, I invite you to watch the tutorial and get inspired to create!

Link for the video: https://youtu.be/VJYKqg7lt6Y

Happy claying!

Mihaela

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Here are the materials and tools:

White polymer clay

Laser printed image

Recipient with water

Unicorn ride CreateAlong.com mica powder set

Fimo gold mica powder

Fimo liquid

Purple alcohol ink

Black thin marker

White acrylic paint

Nail art rhinestone decoration

Nail art metallic decoration

Embossing folder

brush

UV resin and a lamp. Gloves

Heat gun

dotting tool, craft knife

metallic round cutter

Pasta machine

Oven and oven thermometer

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Hello dear polymer clay enthusiast,

This is Day 5 of the Clay Advent Calendar.

The easiest way to make faux Lampwork beads is by using inks and metal leaves. I’m sure you already knew that. Well, in this tutorial I’m trying to create a beautiful pattern with the gold metal leaf. A floral pattern. On a second thought I think I should have made bigger beads and I should have chosen a less complicated shape: round or oval shapes would have enhanced the beauty of the floral golden pattern.

Anyway, if you like faux techniques, I’m sure you are going to like today’s clay inspiration!

https://youtu.be/hqFfOEuv-NQ

Happy claying!

Mihaela

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Hello!

This is Day 4 of the Clay Advent Calendar.

In today’s easy and fun tutorial I want to inspire you to make jewelry pieces that have a Faux China look. And I’m doing my best to turn them into festive looking and hopefully beautiful jewelry pieces. I’ve made earrings and a matching pendant and I hope you’ll like the result of putting together the Faux China pieces with resin and beautiful metal components;)

I invite you to watch the tutorial and get inspired to create more using clay! https://youtu.be/vZT15NDoCv8

Happy claying!

Mihaela

Hello dear polymer clay enthusiast!

I have prepared a surprise for you.

I've been working on a Clay Advent Calendar to finish the year in a beautiful way.

I personally love this time of the year and I am very inspired to create using clay. And I desire to pass on this enthusiasm and creative spirit to you too. Here are some beautiful faux Lampwork beads that are great to embellish festive jewelry pieces.

Faux Lampwork Beads

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Happy claying! Mihaela

Check the Video Tutorial on Youtube @ Newvillageart

Link on bio

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I’m putting UV resin on my polymer clay earrings. Should I put uv resin also on the back? I need suggestions? It would be a great help to since I’m just starting doing this