Advanced Metal Clay Tutorials and Guides on a Web Page
This page has links to websites that have information about metal clay for advanced users. All links open in a new window.
PMC covered bisque beads
Useful tutorial from Whole Lotta Whimsy about how to use bisque bead blanks to make metal clay covered beads. Includes firing instructions and useful tips.
Delphi - innovative tools
Nice page with some basic and not so basic tools for use with metal clay. Includes links to where you can buy them on the Delphi website.
Jen Lowe Designs
This website has some interesting examples of using paper type or sheet clay with die cutting tools like the Wizard and Spellbinders dies. The artist has used them with fused glass and also to make a cover for a scrapbook. This shows the potential of paper or scrapbooking embossing tools for use with paper clay. Some of the pictures are slow to load but it's worth the wait to see what the artist has done with these.
Metal Clay Connections - Metal Clay Cold Connections and Hinges
Spring 2008 newsletter focusing on cold connections and hinges. Highlights include comprehensive and informative articles about hinges and cold connections hints and tips from Alice Alper-Rein, combining clay forms and traditional wirework from Mary Ann and Ken Devos and PMC hinges from Martha Ann Reading. There's also a project showing how to make a hinged pendant. This free newsletter is well worth subscribing to, click here to go to sign up page.
Metal Clay Connections - Dry Construction and Hollow Forms
Winter 2008 newsletter focusing on dry construction and hollow forms. Highlights include comprehensive and informative articles about dry construction, hollow forms, vessels and more from Alice Alper-Rein, dry form construction by Linda Kline and a surprise ring project from Sherry Fotopoulos. This free newsletter is well worth subscribing to, click here to go to sign up page.
Metal Clay Connections - Inclusions, Extrusions and More
Fall 2007 newsletter focusing on inclusions, extrusions and more. Highlights include comprehensive and informative articles about using an extruder, PMC with recycled gold inclusions and an introduction to Hattie Sanderson's Bloom Mesh. This free newsletter is well worth subscribing to, click here to go to sign up page.
Metal Clay Connections - Oil Paste, Veneer and Flexible Clay
Summer 2008 newsletter focusing on oil paste, metal clay veneer and flexible clay. Highlights include comprehensive and informative articles about the differences between flexible clay, veneer and oil paste from Alice Alper-Rein, metal clay veneer from Jay Humphreys and flexible clay from Hadar Jacobson. There's also article about direct casting. This free newsletter is well worth subscribing to, click here to go to sign up page.
PMC Supply - Hatties® Maglettes™
Great product for creating your own magnetic clasps. You can buy these from PMC Supply. This page links to general instructions for using Hatties® Maglettes™ as well as three clasp projects written by Hattie Sanderson.
Ringmaker - How to make a Half Round Ring
Picture and text tutorial on how to use the Ringmaker that's available from PMC Connection.
Ringmaker - How to make a Flat Ring
Picture and text tutorial on how to use the Ringmaker that's available from PMC Connection.
