The latvian designerartist, working under the name mandarin duck, specializes in creating dragon, animal, bird, fantasy, and natureinspired polymer journals. Under the sea will make sculpting with polymer clay more fun, no matter. Once you know how to make a basic book, you can use different techniques to produce any kind of faux cover book youd like. The easiest way to marble clay is to create 2 ropes of colored clay.
You could obviously alter the paint work to make a night scene or differently dressed character. I want to make a pure polymer clay cover baseless and bind my own book with coptic stitching. I have a few art journals that woudl look great with. You dont have to coat the cardboard with anything you could cover it as is, but it may be hard to do as the clay doesnt grip the cardboards texture very well. This means that, when centered on the journal cover, there will be a slight margin, around the outer edge of my clay, where the book cover will show. This cute little book is simple to make, and looks cute in a book or planner. Make your writing utensils beautiful by covering them with polymer clay. I have had good success with sculpey premo clay, but the directions work for any brand of polymer clay. With thirty projects readers will learn how to create natural shapes from metal, sketch. You can make a small book with the covers from any of your favorite books that are close to your heart or make them for a bookworm friend.
I had the best results coating the cardboard with sobo glue or acrylic paint, then letting that dry before covering with clay. Bored panda helped me quit my day job to make fantasy book covers for a living. Fantastic no cost polymer clay crafts dragon eye strategies dragon eye journal. Oceans of fun are in store for you in the pages of under the sea, the third book in christi friesens beyond projects polymer clay series. This book is more geared towards those who make jewelry with their polymer clay, and if you like me are the sort who makes figurines, the resources here might not be the best toolkit for you. Today im sharing this cute polymer clay bookmark tutorial. Fairytale book covers by latvian artist aniko kolesnikova. Going by the nomdeplume mandarinduck, she molds, twists, turns, presses and prods clumps of this synthetic clay until it takes on glorious shapes and forms. Here is a tutorial on how to make a diy journal cover using polymer clay.
You can make them any size you want and they can be a keychain, necklace, or just a bookshelf decoration. I recently joined a group on facebook, called the polymer clay swap 2017 edit. To find out how to craft your own polymer clay covers, aniko has helpfully created her own video tutorials. Polymer clay is a modeling clay that hardens after you bake it. They give a theme and then you sign up if you want to participate. I make a lot of polymer books and there are lots of ways to make them.
Subscribe for more fantasy and gothic polymer claycraft tutorials. Polymer clay is an easy to use oven baked clay that is incredibly versatile. For a pretty cover for your journal or notebook, you can mold polymer clay decorations, bake them in your oven and then glue them to your journal. This unique cover made with polymer clay is not only fun and easy to make, but it will make your journal all the more unique to you. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Cute polymer clay book charm tutorial jessama tutorials. Im horrible at following instructions but the polymer clay techniques was extremely easy to follow and i am creating late into the night. Polymer clay journal cover tutorial leafy nature fantasy diy. In this video, i walk you through the process of creating an altered book, mixed media project, with a theme that i call make time.
It can be used to create not only book covers, but ornaments, jewelry, art and much more. How to make a harry potter book out of polymer clay. Definitely great for newbies as well as experienced crafters. Crafting the most beautiful journals, book covers and kindle cases her work is so unique and precious it can never be relegated to the charity. Making a journaldiary cover with polymer clay and creating watercolor effect with alcohol based marker. Polymer clay can be used to make beads, pendants, bracelets, and neck pieces. In this tutorial we will be making some cute little polymer clay book charms.
They are really versatile, quick and simple to make and loads of fun. Polymer clay information for beginners polymer clay. This is an easy bookish craft for a mini polymer clay book. You can make marbled polymer clay earrings by mixing white clay with a solid hue through the following steps. The beginners guide to polymer clay the curiously creative. Display item frog journal secret diary by mymandarinducky on etsy i need to make one of these. What to do with polymer clay besides making jewelry. This is why you shouldnt handle any polymer clay creations until after its had plenty of time. Polymer clay mokume gane, or more accurately, polymer clay mokume is an extremely popular polymer clay technique that creates elegant and sophisticated patterns yet is surprisingly easy to do. Learn how to make a harry potter book out of polymer clay. Artistic polymer clay journal covers are trending the. Incredibly detailed journal covers crafted entirely from. Jun 23, 2014 this pin was discovered by annie wizel. Polymer clay tutor make what you love love what you make.
It has a rustic distressed looking polymer clay cover, that. Incredibly detailed journal covers crafted entirely from polymer clay. Create these tiny books with polymer clay and start a collection by inserting different leaves or butterflies to adorn each book cover. Bored panda helped me quit my day job to make fantasy book covers for a. It can be used to create not only book covers, but ornaments, jewelry. You can use these as pendants, bookmark ends, key rings or anything else you can think of. Ideas book cover fantasy polymer clay for 2019 book cover by tim baker most interesting is this clasp metal or polymer i sooo want to make book art. I have been asked by one of my subscribers to share the way that i make polymer clay books.
She gave me the idea of making a site with fimo polymer clay tutorials she asked me in return to make a special cover for. To be more precise, the hardening actually occurs after the clay is taken out of the oven and cools down. After baking, polymer clay can be sanded, buffed, glazed, or painted. I have used fimo soft polymer clay for this project and baked it on a bath of corn starch to prevent it from.
Learn how to use polymer clay with this tutorial on polymer clay sculpture. Youll want your clay sheet to be slightly smaller than the book cover. Make gemstonelike polymer clay mokume gane cabochons for. Cox from redhandled scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a crossstitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. With map from lotr handmade grimoire surface elf holds rare level nine spells constricted acess ideas for book cover creative polymer clay this polymer clay journal cover, if enlarged, would make a gorgeous cabinet door. Cardboard items to cover with clay craftygoats notes. This is a howto book with moremore photos, more descriptions, more tips, more inspiring hints to help stir up your creativity. She loves green me too, so i made her a green and positiv one. Making a faux book from polymer clay is easier than you might think. It was developed in the 1930s by fifi kruse rehbinder, a german doll artist who used polymer clay to make doll heads.
In the polymer clay book tutorial, i am going to show you how to make a. When i start working with fimo it was difficult to find tutorial and i was constantly complaining to her. See more ideas about polymer clay, clay and journal covers. The book block consists of eight, three page signatures which are sewn to a leather spine with 4ply waxed irish linen. If you havent worked with polymer clay before, check out my introduction to polymer clay for the basics. Fimo has a variety of polymer clay products including fimo classic, fimo soft, fimo kids, fimo effect and fimo professional. Creating a polymer clay journal cover by mandarinmoon on. Elaborate book covers have been aniko kolesnikovas passion since 2009. It is an adaptation of mokume gane, a very beautiful and difficult 17thcentury japanese decorative metal working technique. It has a rustic distressed looking polymer clay cover, thats made using alcohol inks, rubber stamps, embossing powders, powdered pigments, metal embellishments and reclaimed watch parts. I also experimented a bit with some silver powder that i recently bought from a local craft store. Diy polymer clay journal cover polymer clay tutorial, polymer.
Dont push the cover right in as we dont want it to stick. Polymer clay sounds like what cyborg golems are made from, but its actually the material aniko kolesnikova uses to make fantastic book covers. Hello welcome to the tutorial of diy polymer clay fantasy fairy door journal cover. Bored panda helped me quit my day job to make fantasy book. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. How to work with polymer clay for beginners wonderhowto. Polymer clay journal cover tutorial leafy nature fantasy diy book.
Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. To create your own colors, polymer clay can be formulated like paint, or colored with powders, chalk, ink, glitter, colored pencils, powdered makeup and paint. Once the polymer clay formula was sold to ebrehard faber in the 60s, the brand fimo was born. Fantasy door journal cover diy polymer clay tutorial. Polymer clay button tutorial on the trail creations. Polymer clay tutor bead and jewelry making tutorials. The edition of this that i read is a newer one than this, but its not listed on here. You may use soft epoxy resin to make a softcover book, hard epoxy resin to make a hardback book clear color so you can check the buttom when process project for clay and epoxy resin crafting jewelry projects etc. Beautiful elements, is a mixedmaterials jewelrymaking project and technique book that teaches simple techniques using wire, metal, and polymer clay to enhance and personalize beaded jewelry. Im a newbie with polymer clay and this book is my polymer clay bible. Pretty peacock journal cover easy diy with free pattern. Making a journaldiary cover with polymer clay and creating watercolor effect with alcohol.
Ammonite fossils used for mold in hand made cover by timfromcali see more. A couple of days after the movie an idea for a new book started to form and after tinkering a bit with some polymer clay, the book of altaria was born. Polymer journal biscuit deviant art custom journals clay fairies journal covers blank journal book covers polymer clay miniatures. Sculpting an alien monster sketchbook cover from polymer clay with a glow in the dark eye duration. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Fantasy book covers by latvian artist come alive with.
Clay can be used to cover anything that wont burn during firing, such as wood, frames, pens, and mirrors. The journal cover has a lovely watercolour effect painted in and the tutorial covers how to construct the cover. I love it, but it kind of reminds me of those macaroni art projects we made in bible school. Via direct submission all images courtesy of the artist.
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