UK based Fiona Abel-Smith of PolyOriginals is an award winning polymer clay artist and instructor. I raved about her in this past feature.
This recent polymer clay tutorial on her Youtube channel shows us how she creates her Christmas baubles using polymer clay sections and embellishes them with a bit of paint and glitter. The final effect is so lovely.
Fiona lists all the supplies in the info part of the videos. She actually uses biodegradable glitter - a good thing because the regular stuff is just bits of tiny plastic which isn't good for the environment or the food chain if it is flushed down the drain. As most of us are on the opposite side of the pond from Fiona, I have found there are alternative North American based suppliers of biodegradable glitter.
She also has another design tutorial shown here. This one has a spiral style.
H/T to Aims of BigBlueBarnDesigns for this find.
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Original Post by THE BEADING GEM
Fiona's Christmas decorations are gorgeous! The versatility of polymer clay is mind boggling.
ReplyDeleteThe ornaments look just like the glass ones from my childhood! It's good to know that there is biodegradable glitter!
ReplyDeleteThis is something I have to try. Great video. The ornaments are simply lovely.
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