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polymer clay split ring necklace
This New Jersey Polymer Clay Guild’s May workshop was an exciting one. Everyone seemed to have a demo to try. Joyce should some professional techniques for sanding and buffing. Her work always has the mark of a professional with her glossy surfaces from her expert sanding and buffing techniques. Joyce should how she rigged up a Black and Decker cleaner to use for sanding and her large grinder.

Robin demoed skinner blends and some ways to her them. She showed a rolled and a new trick for me, rolling the blend lengthwise, then pushing in into a gradient plug, much each than the usual fold plug.

Susan, demoed Maggie Maggio’s polymer clay split rings. Joyce has had a lot of experience with them so she showed a slight variation on the shape that she came up with. The rings are closer to actual split rings. In fact the necklace show is made by Joyce using split rings. It is of course highly polished, just about anything Joyce does is.

check out the great items people brought to show off on Facebook. Our next workshop is June 5, I’m already forward to it!

Polymer clay wrap vessel

Today in our workshop, we all made Christi Friesen inspired wrap vessels. Everyone had a different take on this project. The vessel is made by wrapping a sheet of clay around a wet ball of toilet paper. After that anything goes! This vessel is just one example- there were vessels with fish, parrots , branches, everyone had a different idea of how to do this. Once you make the vessel, you can add beads, colors, powders, anything. Check out here for more pictures.

Polymer Clay Dragon
Do you live in New Jersey, do you like polymer clay, would you like to learn more? Then the NJ Polymer Clay Guild is for you. The guild meets once a month on the first Sunday of the month, perfect for those with a day job like me. It is a create way to meet fellow clayers, learn, clay, and just enjoy the day.

Membership is only 30 dollars a year and the guild meets all year long. There is also an extensive library of books, magazine, DVDs and videos to borrow and take home to enjoy at your leisure. Clayers at all levels are welcome. Demos and workshop are given frequently but members are encouraged to bring supplies to work on projects or follow along.

Meetings are in Thompson Park in Lincroft- it’s right off exit 109 on the Parkway. It’s just 1 right hand turn of exit 109 on the Parkway so it’s easy to find. A big plus for those of us not familiar with the area.

Have I got you interested? want to be part of this vibrant group? You can check out our Yahoo group or email Robin for more information.

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