You know what’s better than wandering through a mall in December, dodging perfume spritzers and wondering if your sister-in-law really wants another candle? Making your own gifts. With polymer clay. At home. In pajamas. (But skip the fuzzy robe because lint.) This roundup is for my fellow makers who love giving gifts that feel personal,…
When the last of the garden has been gathered and the air smells faintly of woodsmoke, After the Harvest polymer clay color recipes capture that golden lull before winter arrives. It’s the quiet satisfaction of full cupboards, drying herbs, and the first night you pull on wool socks again. Creamy ivory and soft sand recall…
In this tutorial, we’ll turn an oak leaf and acorn graphic into a layered, textured polymer clay autumn brooch using techniques like mica shift and mokume gane. I’ll be honest with you, my sketching skills leave much to be desired. I rarely sketch designs beforehand because I get frustrated with not being able to set…
Fall has arrived and along with it, spiced beverage season. Now that the sandals have been put away, it’s time to bring out your scarves and and cozy sweaters and contemplate which overpriced seasonal latte best matches your aesthetic. (It’s the one with the whipped cream mountain and a sprinkle of cinnamon.) This Autumn Brew…
This final tutorial in the Shadowroot Garden series is all about assembling the seamless repeat pattern mix cane that brings together every bloom, berry, and leaf in the garden. We’ll walk through layout, arrangement, and tips for reduction, so your final cane is bold, balanced, and ready to slice. We’ve wandered through petals and stems,…
If the rest of the Shadowroot Garden is moonlit and mossy, this bloom is a flicker of flame in the underbrush, textured, bold, and impossible to ignore. With layered petals that shift from ember red to marmalade orange and ivory dots tucked into the folds, this textured flower cane is all about contrast, movement, and…
The Shadowroot Garden is full of blooms and colorful foliage, but every enchanted garden needs fruit to feed its magic. These berries aren’t your average forest harvest, they’re pale gold with glowing red hearts, clustered along shadowy branches like sparks in the dark. In this tutorial, we’ll create a polymer clay berries cane that complements…
Under the glow of the harvest moon, the fields are heavy with color and promise. Baskets brim with golden squash, cider warms in the kitchen, and the air carries the scent of sage and woodsmoke. Harvest Moon Bounty gathers all those shades into one rustic palette — soft Apple Blossom Cream, rosy Cider Blush, golden Butternut Gold,…
Every garden needs foliage, but the Shadowroot Garden doesn’t do “plain.” Forget basic green leaves, these are as enchanting as the blooms they grow beside. Think freckles, veins, and layers of shifting color that play tricks with the light when you slice through the cane. In this tutorial, I show you how to create two…
