Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts

2014-09-24

Making iPhone Case for a Shoe Lover


For this project you will need:

1. clear iPhone case (on eBay $0.99 + free shipping)
2. black polymer clay
3. acrylic paint (I used turquoise, gold and silver)
4. distress embossing powder (optional)
5. glue (super glue gel or Crafter's Pick The Ultimate!)
6. Faber Castell black permanent marker
7. pasta machine 
8. craft knife
9. small ball tool
10. cocktail straw
11. paint brush
12. hairdryer or heat gun


1. Roll out black clay on the thickest setting on your pasta machine
2. Apply a thin coat of the gold acrylic paint and dry with a hairdryer or a heat gun. Do not overheat!
3. Dab over the silver paint, dry, then turquoise paint and dry completely
4. Roll out on your pasta machine on settings 1-2-3-4-5 and 6 (thickest to thinner)


5. Roll out another sheet of black clay on a very thin setting (on the Atlas machine it's 7 or even 8)
6. Cover the black clay with a sheet of colored clay. Avoid air bubbles! 


7. Flip the clay sheet to the other side and put on the plastic iPhone case upside down


8. Cut out the shape


9. Turn it around and draw a silhouette of a shoe with a very small ball tool 


10. Take a cocktail straw and make some circles


11. Sprinkle a little of black and grey distress embossing powder over the clay. This step is optional
12. Put it into the oven and fire for 30 min

 

13. Attach some color on the shoe to pop up a little


14. When the color is dry, take a marker and draw around the lines
15. Glue your creation on the plastic iPhone case

ENJOY!

2014-07-26

TUTORIAL How to Make Polymer Clay Mango Calla Lilies



Make and use these tiny calla lily pins for your jewelry creations! Make loops and attach them to a necklace or bracelet... or make a brooch. I am going to show you how to make a beautiful brooch, but next time :) Stay tuned!

2014-07-24

TUTORIAL How to Make Polymer Clay Owl Brooch Pin


 $10.00

The Tutorial includes: 

• List of materials and tools needed to finish the project 
• 50 step-by-step instructions from start to finish 
• Colorful pictures in front of the each step instruction 
• Useful suggestions 

 Skill level: beginner 

 It will be sent to your PayPal email address within 24 hours from the time of purchase and payment.  

Copyright ©2014 by Lagoa Design Studio. For personal use only.

2014-07-15

TUTORIAL how to make polymer clay SWEET PEAS


$6.50

The Tutorial includes: 
• List of materials and tools needed to finish the project 
• 19 step-by-step instructions from start to finish 
• Colorful pictures in front of the each step instruction 
• Useful suggestions 

 Skill level: beginner 

 It will be sent to your PayPal email address within 24 hours from the time of purchase and payment. 

Copyright ©2014 by Lagoa Design Studio. For personal use only.

2014-07-14

TUTORIAL How to Make Polymer Clay Chrysanthemum Beads


$6.50
The Tutorial includes:
 • List of materials and tools needed to finish the project
• 17 step-by-step instructions from start to finish
• Colorful pictures in front of the each step instruction
• Useful suggestions

 Skill level: beginner

 It will be sent to your PayPal email address within 24 hours from the time of purchase and payment. 

Copyright ©2014 by Lagoa Design Studio. For personal use only.

TUTORIAL How to make polymer clay Daffodils


$7.50

The Tutorial includes:
 • List of materials and tools needed to finish the project
• 25 step-by-step instructions from start to finish
• Colorful pictures in front of the each step instruction
• Useful suggestions

Skill level: beginner

It will be sent to your PayPal email address within 24 hours from the time of purchase and payment. 

Copyright ©2014 by Lagoa Design Studio. For personal use only.

2013-06-13

TUTORIAL How to make Red Poppy Polymer Clay Focal Bead


$9.50

The Tutorial includes:

• List of materials and tools needed to finish the project
• 45 step-by-step instructions from start to finish
• Colorful pictures in front of the each step instruction
• Tips and useful suggestions

Here you can learn how to make lifelike Poppy beads - petals, a pod, stamens and how to arrange the flower. The Tutorial is detailed so it’s very easy to follow even if you are a beginner in the polymer clay world.

It will be sent to your PayPal email address within 24 hours from the time of purchase and payment.

Copyright ©2013 by Lagoa Design Studio. For personal use only.

Enjoy!

2013-05-26

Lagoa Design Studio Facebook Fan Freebie


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TUTORIAL How to make Polymer Clay Jasmine Flower Wrapped Loop Charms or Beads


The Tutorial includes:

• List of materials and tools needed to finish the project
• 33 step-by-step instructions from start to finish
• Colorful pictures in front of the each step instruction
• Useful suggestions

This tutorial does require some familiarity with polymer clay, skill level: beginner to intermediate.

The tutorial will be sent to your PayPal email address within 24 hours from the time of purchase and payment.

Copyright ©2013 by Lagoa Design Studio. For personal use only.


$8.50


2011-05-18

TUTORIAL How to make polymer clay Cymbidium Orchid Flower Beads



This 14 page Tutorial includes:

• List of materials and tools needed to finish the project
• 33 step-by-step instructions from start to finish
• Colorful pictures in front of the each step instruction
• Useful suggestions

Skill level: beginner to intermediate.

The tutorial (PDF file) will be sent to your PayPal email address within 24 hours from the time of purchase and payment.

Copyright ©2011 by Lagoa Design Studio. For personal use only.

$8.50




Enjoy!

2011-04-25

TUTORIAL How to make Polymer Clay Gerbera Flower Focal Bead DIY Guide




This 12 page Tutorial includes:

• List of materials and tools needed to finish the project
• 26 step-by-step instructions from start to finish
• Colorful pictures in front of the each step instruction
• Useful suggestions

Skill level: beginner to intermediate.

The tutorial (PDF file) will be sent to your PayPal email address within 24 hours from the time of purchase and payment.

Copyright ©2011 by Lagoa Design Studio. For personal use only.


$7.50


2011-04-14

TUTORIAL How to make your own Vintage Statement Necklace?


Learn all secrets how to create your own Vintage Statement Necklace!

The 11 page Tutorial includes:

• List of materials and tools needed to finish the project
• Step-by-step instructions from start to finish
• Colorful pictures in front of the each step instruction
• Useful suggestions

The tutorial (PDF file) will be sent to your PayPal email address within 24 hours from the time of purchase and payment.

Copyright ©2011 by Lagoa Design Studio. For personal use only.

$10.00


Enjoy your projects!

2011-04-05

TUTORIAL How to make polymer clay Sakura Cherry Blossom Beads


According to some requests I've received in my e-mail, I've decided to share my experience in making lifelike flowers, so I wrote a tutorial.

This 12 page Tutorial includes:

• List of materials and tools needed to finish the project
• 27 step-by-step instructions from start to finish
• Colorful pictures in front of the each step instruction
• Useful suggestions

Skill level: beginner to intermediate.

The tutorial (PDF file) will be sent to your PayPal email address within 24 hours from the time of purchase and payment.

Copyright ©2011 by Lagoa Design Studio. For personal use only.

$7.50


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Enjoy your projects!

2010-02-15

Vintage Floral Brooch and Crackled Cabochon DIY Guide


Sometimes it's very difficult to find nice cabochons (or other kind of supplies) in the market. Most of them are Made in China and you can see them everywhere. That's because I make many trinkets for jewelry creations by myself. Sure it takes a huge part of daily time, but at least I know that it will be exactly I wish to see.
I adore polymer clay and to create beads is one of my favorite hobbies. Usually I make sculpted flowers, but also work with Millefiori technique for my beads. I like to use stamps, inks, mica powders, acrylic paints etc. to model beads and charms. One of my last time favorite finish is crackle sealer. A crackle finish gives to the piece really nice Vintage look. As you see on the picture, I've used it here.
I'll tell you a bit about the cabochon creating process...

It is necessary to have metal or plastic shape cutter to make the correct shape, without it will be free-form piece, no cabochon. There are two ways to make cabochon: 1. at first you have to cut the cabochon shape from a white (or black, or ...) polymer clay sheet. You may spend a lot of your precious time to use the fingers to make the bulb and refine the edges or 2. you operate with absolutely unique Yettas Cabochon Technique. I found it time ago and I'm so happy to know!! It's really quick and effective method.

Next step is curing (about 30 min). While your cabochon stay in the oven, you choose your favorite picture, resize it to desired size and print out. Then take your scissors and cut out the form.

After the curing time ends let your cabochon to cool in the oven.

Now is coming the most boring and the most important part - sanding. You may skip it, but... the piece will be unfinished and will have a pretty cheap look. Usually I sand at first with coarse sandpaper, after medium, last - very fine sandpaper. Sometimes I start with medium, it depends of how even (smooth) is your creation.

When it's done, glue the picture on the sanded cabochon and leave it for a time. I like to use E-6000 for projects like that and it takes about 1-2 hours to dry before a finish glaze.

After applying the crackle finish leave it drying overnight.

And the last step - if you like, the cabochon can be antiqued with matching stain. Here I've used Renaissance Gold Wax.

Voilá! The Vintage style cabochon is ready to use.

As the picture shows, my cabochon became the element of pinky, feminine Vintage Brooch with organza ruffles...

Flowers on the picture are courtesy from Vintage Catnip. Also great free images you can find at The Graphics Fairy and Shabby Chic Papirskatter.