DIY Unique Polymer Clay Gift Ideas (that people actually want!)

Happy Holidays! Here are four different techniques to use polymer clay to create gifts this holiday season!
In this video, you will see me make a wall hanging, rings, a mushroom candleholder, and a bobcat skull plaque. I hope you enjoy!
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[@irinavoicu3412]

THE MUSHROOMS PROJECT IS SOOOOOOO COOOOOLLLLL

[@InThisEssayIWill...]

Oooh... With the mushrooms holder you could probably just pick up a cheap little glass candle holder from your local Goodwill for a dollar and use it as a base/frame for the sculpture that way you get the weight (and some easy bulk) too

[@ystreetstudio]

Amazing idea!!

[@AbbyStackhouse]

Very cool! I love polymer clay, been working with it for 10 years on and off and there’s really so much you can do with it. Appreciate the creativity with those gift ideas and they really came out awesome, especially the mushroom candle holder!

[@ystreetstudio]

Thank you so much!! That means a lot coming from a pro❤️

[@AbbyStackhouse]

@@ystreetstudio hahahah aww not a pro, you’re the pro from the looks of those creations! ♥️💓

[@AnnikaVictoria24]

You're my new favourite maker!

[@attheendoftheday8969]

Great gift ideas! I plan on recreating this picture in our bathroom of an older yellow cast iron bathtub with 2 or 3 daisies standing up in it as a birthday gift for my fiancée coming up this week. This vid helped boost ideas, thank you!

[@marigeobrien]

Besides using the skull design for a lot of other things, you could also do different sculptures that were mounted. Like, what about a really detailed flower? Or a butterfly. I think the essence of this is the 3 dimensional aspect when you mount it. OR-- you could design a flat model and put little hooks at the bottom to make a key holder or a leash holder (think dogs), sort of like a small version of a coat rack. ?? Also, I loved the mushroom candle holder. But the tree stump alone looked really neat, too. Or, if you want to do something for Christmas, you could make them in the shape of a bunch of little Christmas trees, standing around the candle, maybe poking holes (or star-shapes?) through it so the lite of the candle peeps through. ?? How does that sound? Just off the top of my head, other good gift ideas would be personalized key chains -- even something simple, like an initial or using molds for their favorite animal would be so neat. I love boxes so here come my box-like ideas: A phone stand, a pencil/what-not holder, a jewelry box, change jar.... the list is endless. I get tons of ideas. I only wish I had the energy to try them all.

[@ystreetstudio]

Absolutely love your ideas!! Thank you so much for sharing!❤️

[@marigeobrien]

@@ystreetstudio Hi! Follow up. I went with the idea of making the tree stump into a candle holder and did one for a Christmas present. Now I'm hooked on polymer. LOL! Didn't have much time to do anything else before Christmas (cookies are a standard and I just finished those last Thursday.) But I hope to do some more polymer sculptures next year. We'll see. (If you like, look me up on Facebook where I posted pics of my candle holder.. and my cookies.)

[@TahtahmesDiary]

@@marigeobrien Love the idea of mounting other 3D things! 💜

[@theianyx6394]

that mushroom candle holder is brilliant ✨

[@ystreetstudio]

Thank you!!❤️

[@carlycharlesworth1497]

I am getting some sculpey three soon and I fully intend to replicate the items you made because they were amazing. You are so gifted. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@ystreetstudio]

Thank you so much!❤️ I’m so glad you like them!

[@cyndiisme4185]

New subscriber! I'm always looking for polymer clay artists. These ideas were fabulous! You could have used wire for stability and strength in the mushrooms stems. I try and use it when I can. For a super flexible clay that is strong and you can make thin things try Cosclay 🤗 can't wait to take a dive into your other videos!

[@Cocktail.witch.newhaven]

Ummm Fantastic! I’m definitely doing the mushroom candle holder and skull hanging!

[@issxe]

Love what you made! And the scull base might’ve burned if you used tin foil under it while baking, I know a lot of polymer clay artists use printer paper to place the clay on while it’s in the oven ☺️

[@ystreetstudio]

Thanks for the tip! I'll have to try that out next time!

[@emilymulcahy]

@@ystreetstudio Actually you'll have to Google what kind but poly fill (not paper) is what you use under stuff so you don't have flat or misshapen parts, and it burned because you bake it 15 minutes for every quarter inch of thickness so I think you might have had a hotspot or baked too long, get an oven thermometer because ovens are not exact on temperature and foil is good for a base but it will leave texture on the inside, just don't ball it too tight or you'll break your sculpt taking it out

[@artsylady1747]

Yesss thank you. Candle holder is a great idea ❤

[@analog_wav]

Ooh that faux skull thing is my jam, It's gorgeous!!

[@deloresdevictoria3598]

There is a liquid sculpey that helps to attach two pieces of clay. It is kind of like glue to bond them together

[@pennywollett3953]

Yes!!

[@YARNBARF]

New subbie here! I also enjoy working with polymer clay and TurtleSoupBeads is who got me started. I also crochet, so my channel name reflects that. I used to be an OTR trucker and my channel content was more about trucking , of course. But I am finally off the road and now I have the time to indulge in my favorite creative endeavors. I will enjoy seeing your projects, you are naturally gifted and talented!! Merry Christmas to you and your family! ♡

[@aoleonlola6499]

Love these ideas 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@kfitz192]

Most excellent! Loved them all

[@neenah7376]

I love these! I got some great idea for gifts! Subscribed.

[@lesleyh.9321]

Found this video(and subscribed) because I searched for polymer clay boho inspiration. Wonderful video, would love to see more 😍👏🏻👏🏻

[@ystreetstudio]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@_alanawalker]

These are great! Thanks for the gift ideas😊

[@vonnersify]

I love the mushroom candle holder!

[@amyburleson9302]

Loved the mushroom candle holder super cute

[@YvonneCeramics]

These are great love how simple it could be.

[@ystreetstudio]

Thank you!!

[@yikes268]

I love your videos! ❤

[@TosaNewsense]

Great ideas here! Love that you've used polymer clay differently than the other makers the KZbin algorithm picks for me. I'll subscribe, hoping for more fresh ideas :)

[@COEXIST-ny4db]

GORGEOUS!!

[@xhannahmcintosh]

Love this!!

[@2degucitas]

So much macrame back in the 70's, along with mushrooms.

[@greenvirgo26vert38]

I work with clay too. Been meaning to do a plant holder, would love to see what you could come up with for that

[@TahtahmesDiary]

I’ve never thought to make rings before! I’m gonna pull out my terracotta and see if it works…I’ll have to make something else up for the center because I don’t have broken glass and don’t want to go out 🥰

[@breblizz4321]

Awesome

[@bigfoot8085]

I use sculpt 3 and org to make what I call blanks. What these are is something I need multiples of. For example I like to make food items. I would sculpt the cupcakes base and make a mold of it.

[@barbaraness4507]

I have a dental too that is also great for texturing clay.

[@julierochforte7174]

I'm just looking up ideas for Principal's (headmaster's) Day here in Australia and I've come across your clip. Thanks for sharing these great ideas! The wall hanging was so creative as were the others. I'm keeping my eye out for your videos from now on. Julie R.🙂

[@dragicazupancic6293]

Great idea, nice 🤩

[@MarlinRectory]

I am currently making rosary beads out of crushed funeral flowers from my grandpas funeral and was wondering, how would you suggest applying polyurethane to them to seal them?

[@EnydWest]

Try Super Sculpey Original ;) Easier to use then Sculpey III and hardens really nicely after baking.

[@giraffe1219]

I’m not sure if you know this but many glues are not compatible with polymer clay, and I’ve heard e6000 is one of them. E6000 is already not the best for plastics, and polymer clay is literally plastic. Before baking, clay can “melt” certain types of solid plastic if you leave it sitting on it long enough. Many glazes and paints (such as spray paint) end up sticky over time for the same reason. I cant explain the chemistry, but I kind of have given up on glue with clay. Physical attachment is best for longevity. You gotta get creative, but it’s worth it imo. (Acrylic paint is totally safe with polymer clay) Liquid sculpey would be a better solution, I think PVA glue *might* work (like white Elmer’s glue, for example. If I made the ring I’d probably make and bake the ring band, making it slightly bigger and then wrapping the stone with fresh clay, place it on the band and blend fresh clay going behind the band onto the wrapped gem to secure it.

[@ATouchofLiz]

It looks great but I am going to use wire and also foil to make it stronger.

[@Dustinlove102]

7:49 🌱🍄🌿

[@littlelizm329]

What's the purpose of using both hot glue and e6000 on the mushroom one?

[@cerachaos]

I'm only 2 projects in and i honestly wouldn't want to gift these to other people.... But i do think they were super fun and creative crafts

[@ystreetstudio]

I totally respect that! These are definitely for a very specific type of person.

[@joyceparkes2678]

💖🙏🏽

[@yelena86]

👍✌️🙏❤️

[@RoseannMcCabe]

lol... got distracted for a moment writing notes and attention was caught again by the line "I used an exacto knife to cut out my eyes"... Hearing it out of context a bit of a flashback moment from the horror movie 'May'... not going to say i recommend it...

[@brookep8799]

👍😁

[@kellyyllek1160]

Mejor usar miniatura qué muestren imágenes reales del proyecto terminado

[@janmontarsi.-blendangles7960]

A little research go along way. Your polymer clay ring will not last it is not strong enough and how thin you made it it will definitely break all glues fail on polymer clay including E 6000 so at some point your stove will fall off. Rust oleum spray paint will eventually get all sticky may take a week or a month but as it sits on the polymer clay it will slowly react and become a sticky mess.

[@ystreetstudio]

I’ve been doing this technique since 2019 and my clay is still fine three years later! It definitely fades a little but I still love all of the pieces I have made!

[@danielscott1749]

two Minutes in and your still talking Have not even show the Pieces You Lost me Video is the Show Me medium