Back in July of this year I quit smoking. (Yea me!) I've always enjoyed creating and crafting so in an effort to find something to keep my hands occupied I began to look for some sort of craft and I discovered polymer clay.
Thinking clay might be fun, I bought a package of assorted colors of Sculpey III. Fortunately Sculpey III is soft enough to condition by hand because a rolling pin, my hands and the two little tools that came in the package were all I had to use as I began my polymer clay adventure.:)
I decided to learn a little more about working with clay and found Polymer Clay Central which offers lots of information. I tried some of the tutorials and had lots of fun trying my hand at canework. Most of what I tried was not very good, but I found this tutorial and turned my messy canes into pretty hearts.
I also made some beads and put together a necklace and bracelet that looked nice enough to wear! By this time I had gathered enough knowledge about working with polymer clay to know it was something I enjoyed and I made a trip to my local Hobby Lobby for some equipment and supplies. I bought an Amaco clay/pasta machine, a clay blade and some different brands of clay to try and have been happily playing with clay ever since.
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