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A fresh initiative from Clayaround motivated by the visit this weekend from Helen Cruickshank.Helen is President of the British Polymer Clay Guild and she came to Clayaround to buy  large quantities of clay!  It is not the first time she has travelled to mid Wales to buy clay but this time she was also picking…

I have something rather different to tell you about this month.  It has nothing to do with making although it is to do with creating. When I was a child, my father made me 17 cards. He was an artist and cartoonist, and the cards were his own cartoon illustrations, each accompanied by a story…

Cernit, alongside Premo is by far the most popular of the reputable clays. Others have never tried it, or perhaps picked up a block years ago and returned to their usual favourite.  For some makers it’s their clay of choice. Like all polymer clays, it has its own personality. It isn’t trying to be the…

Why have I only just discovered how useful these Nuvo drops are? I bought Nuvo drops with polymer clay makers in mind, primarily as, despite being enamel, they are great to create dots as part of designs on the surfaces of jewellery that is being created. Howeveer, the more I explored them, the more I…

The polymer clay that doesn’t need to shine Polymer clay trends come and go.  New colours appear, new techniques and clays become fashionable, yet so often we find ourselves going back to our trusted favourite clay.   I wonder if that’s what’s happened to Soufflé? From conversations with customers I have heard these comments:“I didn’t really…