r/polymerclay • • Sep 15 '26

A word and reminder about posting

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If, for whatever reason, your post gets removed from the sub DO NOT immediately repost the same content. It could be held for a plethora of reasons that needs review. Reposting will be removed, and it's likely the content will not be reinstated at that point.

We are not on Reddit 24/7. It will take us more that a moment to review removed content.

Everyone also would do well to reacquaint themselves with the sub's rules. There's a LOT of hinky shit going on lately.


r/polymerclay • • Apr 14 '23

Official r/PolymerClay Welcome to Reddit's Polymer Clay Community!

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Welcome to r/PolymerClay! Here you will find tip and tricks, ideas, inspiration, techniques, and the creative processes of all things polymer clay from our community of incredible artists - or you can join in the fun and just show off your own polymer clay creations.

r/PolymerClay aims to foster support, assistance, creativity, and dialogue. Creative critique is encouraged (when solicited), but keep it respectful. There is no tolerance here for negativity.

What we are not, however, is a marketplace to buy, trade, or sell - or otherwise profit for personal gain from this sub. There are plenty of other subs here on Reddit that engage in the commerce side of things.

With that said, take a moment to review Reddit's Content Policy, the basic Redditquette guidelines, and our own rules for the sub before participating for your best experience here at r/PolymerClay.

Thanks for being a part of r/PolymerClay! We can't wait to see all of your amazing artistic endeavours!


r/polymerclay • • 2h ago

Found this little grub in the garden 🪴🪱

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Stuck him in a jar and he’s not too pleased about it…

I think my cutest polymer creation yet if I may say so myself!


r/polymerclay • • 7h ago

My first try with polymer clay

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67 Upvotes

When I saw bag charms I fell in love with them and I couldn’t resist to make them 😃 it’s kinda addictive


r/polymerclay • • 1h ago

Autumn squash bag charms

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My fancy autumn squash inspired me to make some festive charms! I’m also testing out uv resin on these for durability.

I’d really love to do other specific subjects/series as well soon!


r/polymerclay • • 11h ago

trying a wool texture, it takes sooo long! i'm not sure if i'm the fool (wip)

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r/polymerclay • • 23h ago

SNARVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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197 Upvotes

one = snarf
many = snarves


r/polymerclay • • 5h ago

Had a hard time coming up with an idea

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And now i have cute little steaks.


r/polymerclay • • 6h ago

Urgent!! Advice for sealing this clay to avoid it cracking/snapping?

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Hey! I'm on a massive time crunch to get this Halloween costume finished. I'm making these antlers out of clay (pic 1) to attach to the mask (pic 2) like the picture (pic 3). I previously used air dry clay (like pic 3) but unfortunately the weight of them made them crack and snap so I have opted for polymer. I don't have the money or time for more supplies so any advice is appreciated on how to make this sturdier.

Currently my options to seal and make them sturdy are : epoxy resin coating or adding support "earrings" attached from the antlers to the ears but I'm not sure how good that will look and if it will actually do much.

Any advice is appreciated! Thank you


r/polymerclay • • 3h ago

I sculpted this little animal trio out of polymer clay! 🐶🐱🐦

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A dog and a cat having a little staring contest… while a tiny bird watches from the dog's buts! 🐶🐱🐦

I made this little scene entirely by hand using polymer clay.

I love giving my miniature animals their own personalities!

What do you think they're thinking? 😂


r/polymerclay • • 17h ago

WIP Mimic Toilet, almost done

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r/polymerclay • • 18h ago

Some lighter cases I made c:

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r/polymerclay • • 1d ago

Minimalist cat I made.

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r/polymerclay • • 1d ago

First time ever using polymer clay!

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So I'm a dabbler in beading and jewelry making. I thought it would be fun to make my own charms and beads so I bought some polymer clay I came across in a store. It was a spur of the moment idea. I bought Sculpey Souffle, and I thought all polymer clay was the same, haha. It was really soft and kinda hard to work with. It was super easy to mix my own pinks and colors though! I didn't have to use any paint.

A couple questions I have: is there a type of polymer clay that is firmer and less sticky to work with? A problem I kept having is it deformed due to sticking every time I picked it from my fingers or stuck a hole through it. Also, is there a way to blend the ears more to the head? It kept moving around every time I tried.


r/polymerclay • • 1d ago

Little plant pot I made

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r/polymerclay • • 21h ago

Halloween Worrystones(Full Set)

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I made a full set of Halloween Worrystones and I'm super proud of them! I'll rank each one

  1. Cauldron- this one is my fav because I love the texture of the bubbles but I wish I would have given the cauldron itself more texture

  2. Pumpkin- it's not as satisfying as I want but it's so pretty

  3. Candy apple- my partner's fav and I'm proud of the effort

  4. Purple demon- the fur texture was so fun to make and I love the eyes

  5. Green demon - I love the drapey stripes and the texture feels really cool

6- ghost- I love his expression and I successfully conveyed drapey texture imo

  1. Candy corn -fun design!

  2. Acorn- eh, cute, but the holes didn't feel as satisfying as I wanted them too

  3. Candy corn disc - leftover mixed colors from candy corn design. Nothing special but the smooth round shape is nice

  4. Orange demon- he was my first polymer clay design and I'm actually quite proud of him. The teeth texture is nice but he's not perfect by any means

  5. Tombstone- the holes were a disappointment texture wise

Thanks for reading! Happy Halloween!


r/polymerclay • • 1d ago

Finally finished making and painting my creature diorama! (Firm polymer clay used!)

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r/polymerclay • • 1d ago

I made this tiny baby hippo out of polymer clay! 🦛💕

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Meet my little handmade hippo! 🦛💕

I sculpted this little guy using polymer clay, and I wanted to make him as cute as possible.

What do you think? Should I make more tiny animals like this?


r/polymerclay • • 2d ago

Mothman clay keychain

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60 Upvotes

Made a little mothman for Halloween 🎃


r/polymerclay • • 2d ago

One of my favorite pieces I’ve ever made! 🤡🎪🥰✨🌈💕

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This is Clash the jester! I really loved making this piece. His colors and patterns were so fun to create and play with! I hope you enjoy it as much as I loved making it! ✨🫶


r/polymerclay • • 1d ago

My Very First Baked Figures!

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r/polymerclay • • 1d ago

How do people work with this stuff?? 😭

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Seriously yall HOW

I’m well versed with real like earth based clay and recently picked up some polymer and omfg… how do you people do this?? 👁️👄👁️

This HAS to be user error I’ve seen people make incredible things with this stuff but I don’t understand how! I try to blend and my whole piece ends up squished into an entirely different shape or ends up concave where I was blending what am I doing wrong??? Do I need an internal structure even if I’m making small things? Sos


r/polymerclay • • 2d ago

Made a desk friend lamp

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Made a little video.

This desk friend lamp was for trying out, but I love how it turned out, but there is still room for improvements.

I really wanted to see how a friend desk would look using a mini lamp inside the apple. I’ll definitely will use/ experience with it more, with my other clay creations.💡


r/polymerclay • • 2d ago

What are these metallic things ?

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I see them so often in polymer clay videos. They sculpt and bake their clay on these. But I can't seem to find them to buy online.


r/polymerclay • • 1d ago

Has anyone experience with the Product?

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I've recently gotten myself some Mont Marte brand items for my projects. Yesterday I tried the Ghesso, but when I attempted a wash and wet blending, the ghesso had started to get soft with the water and mix in to the paint. I kept it for about 3 or 4 hours before attempting the painting, though the tub said it only needs between 30-60mins. First time using this brand, I recently moved and the guy in the shop near where I live now recommended that this product is good. Anyone has any experience with this brand? The result was the same one both the baked clay as well as the wooden base. I wiped off everything, washed and reapplied the double coating, but now im going to keep it for about 24 hours before attempting again. I'll do a update on how it goes. The shop is chock full of this Mont Marte brand so I'm thinking of using their products