Twistedkneads of polymer clay

Polymer Clay Ambitions and
Twisted Kneads

WELCOME!

My name is Michele, a.k.a. 'luny'. I twist and knead

polymer

clay

into all kinds of fun and interesting

things

and hope to

pass on this crazy obsession to

any one

looking for a new

and exciting way to

expand their

creativity.

WHAT IT IS

It is a clay that is similar in feeling to the

model

ing

clay

you

played with as a kid

but

it

can be carved,

shaped,

rolled,

flattened,

painted, sculpted, sanded

and so much

more.

Then it can be hardened and

saved by curing

(baking) in a

regular home oven. It

is

non-toxic

and

when used

properly,

it is safe for

anyone to

use. It is an

inexpensive

way to

open up

a

whole new world of fun

and creativity for

anyone.

ON THE OTHER HAND

Let me be open and honest about this right

from the start.

You will hoard

toilet

paper

cores, bottle

caps, recycled tinfoil,

broken watches, old keys,

tins,

broken

cups

and popsicle stick

s will never

be

doomed to the trash bin

again

. You'll have

a crick in your

neck from always

looking

down in hopes you'll find some little

treasure you can add to

your

stash of "stuff" that you

"might" need for some

project . . . someday.

If you have issues with dust bunnies under the

bed, tend

to stress about

having dinner

on the

table

promptly a 5:00

and shudder at the

thought

of

staying up past midnight,

then you

might want to think

twice before

you pick up

that

first piece of clay. You will bond

with those

bunnies, heat

up

some

soup for

dinner and

the clock on the wall just

becomes

a

circle with

numbers on it. It is a

very addicting and

fascinating

medium so it's very

possible

that

these things

could happen to you.

If it does, then you're one of the lucky ones! ; )

Odds and ends from
around the house

Made into some nifty
little tools for claying

An old eyeglass case
covered with clay and used
as a mini tool case

This Site is for you

Any project, tutorial, ideas, tips or tricks that

you find here

are

free for you to use in any

way

you choose. If

you make

something you find

here and then sell it and make a billion

bucks

with it, I don't have any

problems with that. I

would

be plumb

tickled if it worked

out that way

for you. I love

working with

polymer

clay and

feel that sharing what I

have

learned from so

many artists and also my own

experiments

and

adventures will

help to

continue the

spirit

of

generosity

and sharing that is so

prevalent in

the

polymer clay

community today.

Please note that this applies ONLY to my own

tutorials and

ideas here on this site and

not to

any of the

links that

send

you

to another

artist's site. Many artists support

themselves

by

working with polymer clay

and

are

copyrighted

. Copying their

work or

ideas

to make

money,

without their permission, is

unethical so please

respect

their

wishes.

Thank

you.

To see examples of some of the things that can be done

with

polymer

clay,

please visit

this online

Photo Album

f

or some of

the things

I've kneaded and twisted

.

Questions, comments, need some help . . . ?

If you are just beginning, want to learn more about polymer clay or looking for ideas or
tutorials I would be more than happy to help in any way I can.

Send your questions to Just ask "Luny"
Please be sure to include "Just ask Luny" in the subject line so I will know to get right
back to you.

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2006, 2007,2008

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Whether you are interested in making your own jewelry (including custom beads),

miniature

food, furniture and/or dolls for doll houses, picture frames, covered boxes,

faux wood, stone,

fairy wings or many other things, polymer clay is a tremendous tool

that can and will tweak and

spark your imagination.

THE "STUFF" YOU NEED

E

very craft brings its' own special baggage of

'

must have

'

equipment and supplies. No

special

tools are

required for

polymer clay other than

your hands. However, there are

those among

us

that become

obsessed with this clay and

begin to gather tools for no

other reason than

we

"gotta

have it".

You can, however, make wonderful things

without all that

"stuff". Start simple ... a few

things

found

around the

house will be all you

need ... sharp knife, toothpicks,

skewers,

large

needles,

rolling pin,

popsicle sticks, maybe

a

single edge razor blade ... well, you

get the

picture.

Over

the years, I have added

to my

stuff on an "as

needed" basis.

When all is said

and done I still

end up

using popsicle sticks and

needles more than all

the other

stuff!

When I was convinced that I would ALMOST sell

my soul

just to hug my clay every day, I

bought

a few

choice things

... a pasta machine, some

clay shapers, a tissue blade and

my first clay

book by

-

"How to Make Clay

. Since then I

have added more

books, a clear

acrylic brayer

(roller), a few basic

sets of Kemper

cutters

and one clay video, by

- "Making

Landscape

Canes".

He is no

longer doing polymer clay and

has

moved on to follow his love of music. When you

go to

his site, be sure to o read his

"

IMHO

"

story!

He is a funny,

funny guy!

It's not always about
the destination