I’ve been watching the hell out of YouTube Christmas craft tutorials lately. My poor husband has been subjected to HOURS upon HOURS of them. Somewhere along my binge I saw a video of image transfers onto polymer clay.
Hold. The. Freaking. Boat.
IMMEDIATELY I tried my hand at them using the video instructions and the results were just sort of ok. I did a deeper dive and… I’m obsessed! I became so obsessed I created a new collage sheet specifically of images I wanted to slap on every bit of polymer clay in my stash!
There are a few little wrinkles I want to iron out, so I’m not quite ready to share a tutorial yet. But you can jump right in by visiting the Sculpty website where they share image transfer techniques.
While these first samples are imperfect and wonky… I am so excited by the possibilities!
In addition to the image transfer, these pieces were antiqued with a bit of paint and have been gold leafed on the back, with a smattering of gold flakes on the front.
They’re like beautiful old objects that have been worn by time and love.
Acorn caps and twine and ribbons <3
The only problem with these gorgeous wee trinkets is that I know they’re going to distract me from my holiday making, which I am totally behind on.
Ah well, I’ll just have to call in a favour from Father Christmas to pick up my slack. Hopefully the promise of his favourite cookies (ginger spice) and an Irish coffee will do the trick.