When it comes to polymer clay, I want to keep it as simple as possible. I always spend a ton of time researching products before making any purchases and I am happy to share my recommend list of supplies for polymer clay artists like yourself.
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Featured Products
MARCATO Atlas 150 Pasta Machine
This is the pasta machine I use! Clay runs through super smoothly. Works great for blending colors of clay and has 9 different thickness settings.
Sculpey Clay Blades 3 Set Pack
These are my go-to clay blades. Comes with a stiff, flexible and wavy blade. Stiff blades are great for all-purpose cutting. Flexible is good for making curved cuts. The handles make it easier to cut larger chunks of clay without pinching your fingers.
Tissue Blades
These are thin and sharp blade which are perfect for cane slicing or projects where you need clean cuts with reduced blade drag.
Sculpey Satin Glaze
Sculpey Satin Glaze is great for sealing surface treatments such as paints, gold leaf, pastels or mica powder. You can also use it to add a bit of sheen finish to your projects.
Polymer Clay Tools
Acrylic Roller and Tiny Hole Cutter Set
An acrylic roller is essential for polymer clay artist. Great for fine tuning and smoothing out texture in clay. An alternative to a pasta machine if you’re not ready to purchase one. Occasionally, I still use it to subtly exert pressure or level the sides of a cane before it’s thin enough to fit into a pasta machine. A Tiny Hole Cutter is what I use to make clean holes for jewelry making without distorting the clay.
Translucent Liquid Sculpey:
Translucent Liquid Sculpey is great for creating multi-layered effects you see in gemstones and for image transfers. You can also use it to condition clay, bond pieces of clay together, seal media or use as a glaze (just be sure to bake to cure it).
Clear Liquid Sculpey:
Clear Liquid Sculpey is one of the clearest liquid clays available. You can use it to create glass-like objects and encase things as if it were resin. As with most clays, you can also use it to seal media, laminate paper and condition clay.
Jewelry Making Supplies
Large Circle Cutters:
These are great for beginner polymer clay jewelry artist. You can make so many different designs out of differently sized circle cutters. Create circles, geometrical/non-geometrical half-moons, symmetrical loops and asymmetrical loops.
Cute Earring Clay Cutters:
These are sharp, durable and high-quality cutters if you’re looking to really up your jewelry game!
Earring Ball Post with KC Gold
These are simple, but elegant earring posts that are extremely versatile because they go with everything. These are definitely my go-to supplies when making earrings and I don’t have to think too hard about what to use and still want a nice put-together look.
Liquid Gold Leaf
This is the liquid gold leaf I use to paint my polymer clay earrings or to glaze the edges of my polymer clay ring dishes.