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Persia Lou

Creative. Crafty. Fun.

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DIY Window Clings: Make Stained Glass Inspired Butterflies!

Three butterfly shaped DIY window clings in shades of translucent purple and amber on a window with foliage in the background.

Learn how to make DIY window clings using liquid polymer clay! This simple technique makes it easy to create beautiful, stained glass inspired decorations for your windows. Thank you to Sculpey for sponsoring this project! Did you know that you can make your own DIY window clings?? It's true! And probably a lot easier than you think. Today we are going to be making these beautiful stained glass inspired butterfly window clings! They are really fun to make and incredibly easy to customize and make your own. The secret ingredient for DIY window clings is liquid polymer clay. Liquid Sculpey is perfect for this project and comes in lots of beautiful colors including the beautiful new Multi-Chromatic Purple, which is a beautiful, sparkly shade with a purple-blue ... [Read More]

May 12, 2022 10:47 am Alexis Middleton Leave a Comment Filed Under: Craft

How to Make Clay Hoop Earrings

handmade pink clay hoop earrings lay on white background

Learn how to make clay hoop earrings with this step-by-step video tutorial. This simple technique makes it easy to create beautiful, unique earrings you will love to wear! Thank you to Sculpey for sponsoring this project! I have some new DIY earrings to share with you all today! I have shared quite a few different earring projects here on the blog in the past, but I think this is actually my first DIY hoop earring, which is pretty exciting. Today, we are making our own beautiful clay hoop earrings! I always enjoy making clay jewelry, but I have to say these clay earrings were especially fun. This technique is just so easy! (Spoiler Alert: If you can roll out a clay rope, you can make these earrings!) Okay! Let's get crafting! DIY Clay Hoop Earrings You ... [Read More]

April 26, 2022 7:15 am Alexis Middleton 2 Comments Filed Under: Craft

DIY Embossed Clay Earrings with Cricut & Silhouette

Learn how to create embossed clay earrings using stencils made with your Cricut or Silhouette machine. This simple technique allows you to easily make beautifully textured clay projects. I will walk you through the process with my step-by-step video tutorial. A big thank you to Sculpey for sponsoring this project! You guys know I love using my cutting machines. Of course, cutting paper and vinyl is always great, but maybe the thing I love most is finding new ways to create with my Cricut and Silhouette machines. And that's exactly what we are doing here today - bringing the power of Cricut to the world of polymer clay with some really beautiful results. In this post (with video tutorial!), I will walk you through the process of creating intricately embossed clay earrings using ... [Read More]

August 18, 2021 9:55 am Alexis Middleton 2 Comments Filed Under: Craft

DIY Faux Bone Inlay Box

Learn how to get the look of beautiful bone inlay using Oven Bake Clay and Liquid Sculpey! Use this fun technique to create beautifully intricate designs. I will walk you through the process with my step-by-step video tutorial. A big thank you to Sculpey for sponsoring this project! I am really excited to share this project with you all today! I have been playing around with a new-to-me product and just having a lot of fun with it. Liquid Sculpey is a liquid version of bakeable polymer clay that is super versatile and opens up so many crafting possibilities! You can bake Liquid Sculpey in silicone molds to create custom shapes and cabochons, or use it to create colorful window clings, and accents for other clay projects. When I saw that Liquid Sculpey can be used as grout in ... [Read More]

September 24, 2020 6:05 am Alexis Middleton Leave a Comment Filed Under: Craft

How to Cut and Emboss Clay with Silhouette Curio: DIY Clay Earrings

close up of finished diy clay earrings

Learn how to cut and emboss clay with the Silhouette Curio to make your own amazing DIY clay earrings! A big thank you to Silhouette for sponsoring this post! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you.  You guys know that I love my Silhouette machines. My first Silhouette was a Cameo, and while it's still the machine I use the most, I love all of my Silhouette babies. Today I'm focusing on the Silhouette Curio and all of it's amazing abilities. The Curio gives you the ability to stipple, etch, and emboss, plus it has a higher clearance than the Cameo, which makes it perfect for working with thicker materials and surfaces. All of that just means that the Curio is an excellent tool for clay crafters! Today, I'm diving into the ... [Read More]

June 27, 2019 12:04 pm Alexis Middleton 4 Comments Filed Under: Craft

DIY Terrazzo Planter with Oven Bake Clay

diy terrazzo planter

Loving the terrazzo trend? You can easily add some modern style to your home with this simple DIY clay terrazzo planter! This simple project is a lot of fun to make and has a beautiful, luxe look. My video tutorial will walk you through each step to make your own clay terrazzo planter. A big thank you to Sculpey for sponsoring this post! You guys. I am so excited with the way this little project turned out, and I can't wait to share it with you all! Are you guys on board with the terrazzo trend? I'm still not sure if I'm sold on it for flooring yet (it still kind of makes me think of institutional buildings from the 80's), but I love it in smaller doses like on a coffee table or on my awesome new little planters. Aren't they cute?? It is actually really easy to get the look ... [Read More]

September 5, 2018 6:14 am Alexis Middleton 5 Comments Filed Under: Craft

Modern Tassel DIY Necklace – Clay and Crochet Jewelry

make your own modern tassel DIY necklace using clay and crochet

This Modern Tassel DIY Necklace combines marbled clay and a little bit of thread crochet for a really unique piece of jewelry. So much fun to make and easy to customize - you can make a whole bunch in an afternoon! This post was originally shared at Crafts Unleashed and contains affiliate links, which help to support this blog. Thank you!  I have been wanting to try to combine clay and thread with maybe a little crochet thrown in too for a while now, and these modern tassel necklaces are what I ended up with. These babies were really so much fun to make! You get to do some clay marbling, some crocheting, make a tassel - it's like all of my favorite things rolled into one. I really kind of dig them and now I want to make all kinds of things with clay. So much fun, you guys! ... [Read More]

August 1, 2016 12:47 pm Alexis Middleton 1 Comment Filed Under: Craft, Crochet

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