Polymer Clay Expectations vs Reality

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This video was just for fun- don't take it too seriously! I filmed this back on the school holidays (8 weeks ago now) and completely forgot to upload it/what I even included in the video 😂
Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!
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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions):
What camera do you use to film?
I use a Canon 70D with and 18-135mm lens.
What program do you edit your videos with?
2012-2017: Windows Movie Maker
2017-current: iMovie
What brand of polymer clay do you use/what is your favourite?
I mainly use Sculpey, Fimo and Premo, just because that is what is available to me. I don’t really have a particular favourite; they all have different things I like about each one.
What do you use to glaze your charms?
I currently use UV resin. You can check out my video on how I glaze my charms here- • How I Glaze My Polymer...
I’ve also used Sculpey Gloss Glaze, Triple Thick, and polyurethane in the past, but UV resin Is definitely my favourite.
How long have you been doing clay?
I started polymer clay in 2012. It is just my hobby that I do in my spare time as I also have a full-time job :)
Do you sell your charms?
Yes, the link to my shop is in every video description. I usually post a shop update video to announce when I am having a large restock and charms will be available. Otherwise, I recommend following me on Instagram (@rachyh96) to keep up with any other news!
What cupcake base mold do you use?
I use the 14mm mold from MiniatureSweet which you can find here: goo.gl/fcNWjW
I also have a no mold cupcake base tutorial which you can watch here: • NO MOLD Cupcake Base│P...
I just started polymer clay; do you have any tips or advice?
Don’t compare yourself to others, practise and always experiment with methods and techniques yourself to learn! You can also watch my tips and tricks video for beginners here: • 20 Polymer Clay Tips a...
And my second edition here: • 20 Polymer Clay Tips a...

[@halley6903]

The dropping clay thing is less “hard to find” and more “how dirty is it gonna get and am I gonna have to start over”

[@richardavila2951]

Yeah I was waiting for her to show how dirty it got but she didn't

[@Oliviabbeets]

Omg yes!! U know if it touches the ground it's gonna have fluff all over it.

[@creativerachy]

Richard Avila maybe a part 2? 😂😂

[@carolegeckle2126]

Yes, and how I will step on it and mash it into the rug before I find it!

[@roohibhutto5915]

@@creativerachy yes please

[@Bunillabeans]

This video is such a mood! Especially dropping the clay on the floor. I HAVE RUN OVER SO MUCH CLAY WITH MY COMPUTER CHAIR

[@natalia2392]

Akisej me

[@elizabeths4371]

ME Too! :D

[@nefariousvii5255]

Thats really sad.

[@starrgazer7287]

Ha!! Me too!!! Then it gets stuck in on the rollers of my chair and in the rug I have placed for my chair.

[@offsetukulele8130]

YES

[@animallover6487]

lol i relate to the posture, dropping clay, watching youtube, making even sections,following a tutorial, and liquid clay.

[@margotvelthoen6934]

me too

[@darkrudy4458]

Same dude

[@animallover6487]

Chandravathi Poojary Oh dang thanks for reminding me about this comment, I didn’t know I got this many likes xd. I barely even use clay anymore

[@darkrudy4458]

Omg

[@nadia-yx6re]

@@animallover6487 aww, no! :( You should!

[@christinastarink7143]

The tiny mouths and eyes I totally relate too! When I drop my clay it’s got to pick up lint or cat hair!

[@starrgazer7287]

This is exactly how working with polymer clay can be! I’ve been a clay artist for 14 years now, while I love creating clay pieces for my craft store- it can take soooo long. People that order my creations think it’s fun, but when I have orders for a creation I’ve never created it can take so many long hours. Worth it, but not as easy as many think it is. I admire videos here on KZbin and all the creativeness with clay. My biggest issue would be small pieces and how it affects my eyes. I will have twitching in one eye from straining them working with a small clay pieces all day. Cute video, loved it!

[@ameliaevans6201]

Girl, you are literally the expectation of every one of these things!

[@creativerachy]

I could only wish!

[@leighisee]

Eeee! So excited for this one, I just started polymer!

[@melluwa]

leigh ryan yay congrats! It’s so much fun! :D

[@bookwormbon482]

Now it's been 8 months do you relate a lot more to the video? XD

[@Benisbenis]

hi we have similar names :P

[@PCdandelion]

I can't stop laughing! Feel like seeing myself in all of the reality. 😂 😂 Well, can anyone tells me what should I do if my clay be broken? Sometimes I put liquid clay on it, but I'm not sure if I do it right or wrong... and I fear I put it too much. 😂😂😂

[@methelcarroll7062]

I chop it ino very fine pieces, add liquid clay, knead for an hour, wad it up and toss in trash !

[@PCdandelion]

@@methelcarroll7062 ohhh, I'll try to do so! Thank you so much!

[@ellyettepaige]

Darlin @Methel Carroll was making a joke with their comment. Meaning they try to fix it, but in the end can't, so they throw it away .

[@skye162]

Cecilia Dandeliona I just add water

[@bookwormbon482]

Just knead and knead and knead xD

[@carla8478]

Oh my gosh! Best video ever!!!! Thank you sooooo much. Made me laugh so hard and helped resolve some of the overly perfectionistic criticisms I have toward myself when claying. Thanks for sharing that you guys have human struggles too. Feel very encouraged in the craft. You are the best! :)

[@davaneyoverton5526]

By far one of my fave videos that you have done! I honestly relate to each one of these so much 😂 please do a part 2!

[@creativerachy]

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@Wendy2178]

i literally relate to all of the realities.

[@abigaildivo6804]

Love you Rachel!!!

[@SandraGarcia-hl6fm]

That’s so relatable omg 😅 oh and you should make a part 2

[@mandypandy-mi5ju]

Ok Rachel you’re literally adorable stoppp 😂😂😂

[@margotvelthoen6934]

The kawaii face reality is totally me!

[@SilentNoMore64]

Me too. I'm afraid I will be 90 years old someday, hunched over my craft table mumbling, "Dagnabbit, messed it up again!"

[@fAnGeDkOrNfAn]

For me, the posture & nails were spot on. I have actually injured myself sitting slumped over for so long & I almost cry having to cut my nails when they get long enough to look nice, but too long to sculpt.

[@StevenMorris]

Heh~ got a kick out of this. This is the kind of thing that applies to a lot of creative work~ always discouraging hitting these kinds of road bumps, but in the end it's worth it :)

[@StevenMorris]

@hafsie Perhaps there is a misunderstanding -- I am not saying anything negative here...

[@margaretmathis4775]

......all of them at one time or another (house full of cat hairs). You are too cute - love this video!

[@creativeglitterzombie1594]

Love your shirt 😂

[@necem3703]

Dan and Phil!

[@mistyfeathers0876]

The part about posture is what I can relate to the most; I craft in the most unnatural position EVER( being on the floor doesn't help either lol).

[@1SassyCrafter]

Definitely the one that you watch KZbin while crafting lol!!! TFS ~Linda :)

[@Oliviabbeets]

Lol i like the reality one of the KZbin.. Charm just sitting there while watching KZbin.

[@Rahel63]

These are so funny! They're so relatable. Especially the one with long nails. I have long nails and making tiny things it's nearly impossible. I don't know how some people do it like it's the most normal thing ever lol.

[@amyosullivan6627]

Your outfit was CUTE!!! 😍😍😍

[@lolarandall7966]

Have you ever tried scenting your charms? I have done it a couple times and I love it!

[@ninavermoesen3907]

It's not even funny how accurate that is! Those things always happen! Also, working with white clay (or just any pastel colours tbh) is a big frustration

[@magee113]

I laughed way to hard at this!!! Problem is..., this is SOOO me when it comes to ANY new project!!! LOLOLOL!!

[@priscillatrejo716]

I can relate to many of them but mostly the one where you drop the clay and can't find it right away😂

[@creativerachy]

YAS all the time 😂

[@ruwgirl]

Omigosh this was so funny 😂. I can relate to all. Wow, I honestly thought that only I experienced 'reality' haha. Thanks for the laughs 😊💕

[@frenziiied]

ah yes the desk gremlin position, well known to all desk-based artists

[@elisetran2973]

You are literally the cutest person ever! Love love love your videos!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@creativerachy]

Thank you!

[@taiweannoona1204]

Loved it😂😂😂especially the crooked smile and bulgy eyes🤣 too accurate

[@stevendakota5455]

I love the expectation one

[@cait.tama1]

Omg the nails one 😖😖😖😖😖 I just recently came back to my polymer clay after a long hiatus and I forgot how hard it is to not gash my creations with my nails lol. THEYRE NOT EVEN THAT LONG UGH

[@pehansa1918]

WHY IS THIS TOO RELATABLE!!

[@loolooarts1931]

When are you planning on restocking your shop? I can’t find ANYTHING on your website

[@creativerachy]

That's because there is nothing on my shop! I haven't sold for a year sorry!

[@loolooarts1931]

Creative Rachy lol 😂

[@comtnmist]

So, throughout the video, I will admit, that even though I will relate to some of the assembly of items, I thought the video as a whole, was quite corny. UNTIL...I got to the reality of crafting while watching KZbin...and yeah, I was watching YOUR channel when my neglected crafts lie in front of me. So that made me laugh. But all in all...I love your videos. Keep up the awesome work and all the colourful creations you do. Cheers!

[@creativerachy]

Sheryl Kemper haha thanks! That was the point- this whole video is meant to be cringey 👌🏼

[@rebeccajohn4390]

Absolute best video out there. Feel better about my posture and bad charms now.

[@jubt694]

I totally recognized in your video, it's amazing ! 😂

[@alejandrapolanco315]

Everything you do is perfect😪😪😪😪😪

[@creativerachy]

Nooo, not always!

[@punchdrunkassassin]

The "reality" part really spoke to me 😂😭 Dropping on the floor though means it's almost guaranteed a goner. Polymer clay is pretty efficient at find every little piece of dust, dirt, and fuzz on your floor!

[@creativerachy]

Yas omg 😂

[@angelyn8390]

this is funny 😂 and I love your videos

[@starfruitkirby6962]

I got acrylics earlier this year for a concert, and I didn't realize just how hard it would be to work with them, and I went to go make some stars, and I ended up giving up and I had to wait until I could take them off before I could make stuff again T^T

[@yueai999]

Dropping the clay, watching youtube while crafting, lmao. Reality is totally me 🤣🤣🤣

[@BB.halo_heir]

😂 dropping the clay, it's so true! I laughed so hard, it was perfect. It's especially bad when you drop a tiny piece. I've had to get a flashlight (torch) out and scan the floor! Thanks for the laughs 😊💕

[@AliceSakihara]

Conditioning, losing the clay, and long nails. The first two especially since I live in a college dorm and when clay gets messy pretty much my entire living space is a minefield of color and clay crumbs.

[@kannonjoshuartha9624]

the dropping clay is the most relatable one... especially clear clay O.O....DIRTY...DIRT EVERYWHERE

[@Spirits.unveiled]

If u do this video again pls do when you roll the clay in ur palms to get a circle and the clay gets all dirty after u roll it in ur palms. Bc no matter how clean my hands r I always get some dirt from my hands onto the clay and it’s super annoying!!!

[@MakeUpDream35]

LOOOL you are so funny!!! feel to seeing myself in all characters!

[@Kreative_Rainbow]

Hahahaha!!! ROFL!! So true! The liquid clay!! I can so see that!! Actually can see everyone of these!! This was a very funny well done video!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@BarbaraCreationsITResinDIY]

Ahahahhahaha, it's terribly true! Expecially for me that I'm a polymer clay beginner..... 😢😂

[@darrenferns6260]

Me too I am a polymer clay beginniner heheh😘😁😁😁😁😁

[@darkrudy4458]

But not me

[@darrenferns6260]

@@darkrudy4458 oh

[@darkrudy4458]

I have 1 year experience

[@darkrudy4458]

But I am 12 years old

[@ahhmeycreations]

Expectation: You can always find a certain clay color you need. Reality: ...i can't find it... or i have to make the color. Or i have to go to the store to even look for one. Lol.

[@desireemoreno8422]

Super funny and helfpul! Love it!

[@mariatachi8398]

I can relate everything. You really did such a good video on it! Totally relatable

[@09dasarikeerthana6c5]

The even section is so true

[@SilentNoMore64]

You are so funny Rachy! Great video!!!!💕💕

[@WhyCantIJustBeKirby]

I relate to the watching KZbin during, but I end up having to constantly rewind the video because I miss sections hahah

[@samirasyed6840]

Ur my fav youtuber🥰 lysm and the video was so funny!🤣 I can relate to the even sections one but also most of the others

[@mizzuzie3338]

All of them are relatable! 😳

[@aachantiq.official3813]

Part 2 please. All related😂

[@bris_art]

The clay breaking apart is so true i have to use Sculpey glue then cornstarch

[@sweetworld3755]

awesome video

[@alexzandriaart]

I felt all of these on a spiritual level

[@LoudMime]

6:18 is how we normally eat pancakes anyway

[@HermioneGranger-bc4yo]

2:39 Too much relatable to me🤣 I always get back pain after i work for atleast 1 hr!😳😩

[@artwallyuni8005]

that part about watching youtube! so tru!!!! luve ur vids!!!

[@donnaroberts4209]

OMG this video was hilarious and has restored my faith in working with clay! Thank you! Just last night I was working late to get ready for a fair, everything was going wrong and I was getting truly frustrated. My exact thoughts was how do these artists make working with clay look so easy and I have such a hard time! So thanks for making me feel like it’s not only me! I’ll continue to create because I love 💕 working with clay,….most of the time!

[@ammnnax]

This is funny and so relatable 😂😂 espicially the crumbly clay 😓

[@creativerachy]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@Arika_VR]

Every expert is a beginner once.. loved the bgm 😂

[@jennay242010]

So true lol. Also expecting clay all clean when done and reality clay dirty and trying to clean it lol

[@GoldenRainbow1987]

This makes me feel so much like less of loser lol. Thank you!!!

[@Goldfish42]

The Dropping the clay one is so relatable... Except the fact that when I try to find it, I end up stepping on it.... Clay is depressingly fun.

[@Heart2HeartCreations]

You are so stinking cute and funny! I’ve been watching and saving your videos to playlists all morning, and this one just made me laugh so hard! 😂😂😂 thank you for the education this morning AND the laughs!

[@yakvlutaddict13]

Omg I hate dropping clay on the floor!!!

[@bethany1900]

were the ice creams in the baking tray your own design if so do you have a tutorial on them? xxx

[@christasankar5011]

That baking tray one! So true lol!

[@carla8478]

I know I lost it when I saw that, almost woke the kids laughing. The struggle is real. :)

[@mervemall151]

hey Rachel, Im new to modelling clays and the part about you showing how the clay doesnt come soft and modellable is so true. Can you tell me how you condition your clays before starting? I couldnt get it soft no matter what I did :(

[@campinavla]

the don't cry craft tshirt omg hahah dnps impact

[@NatalieEgozi]

The struggle is real. 🙄 I love your videos.

[@Bons_Eye]

Geezuz I bought some air dry clay after watching about 30 videos Started off as a Pug head, then it turned into a frog, then a turtle, and finally a baby bird. The clay is probably old. I can't even make a simple ball. Off searching for how to fix that mess and ended up here. So happy I'm not alone. Just me and my ball

[@LiyanaDIY]

Love your top! And your bedding! Some of these were so funny and relatable!

[@ashleighchristie3383]

Love your doona cover. Ive been tempted to buy the same one. Seeing yours irl vs on the webside just sold me on it. :)

[@creativerachy]

Yes, I love it!

[@manhafatema6123]

0:56 if you take some oil/water it can be maked a clay again

[@KlassyKylie]

You forgot about the clay being covered in pet fur after falling on the ground, everything burning in the oven, and ruining a whole piece due to another color or clay being stained and/or still on your hand/fingers.

[@donitaintheredwoods2889]

OMG this is the funniest thing I've seen today. Truth!!

[@anilaturina]

the posture one really got me xD

[@Dentist.Khlare]

The last one in reality still looks good

[@FireBird_]

I am fairly new to polymer clay and whenever I try to condition the clay (I use a plastic bag and hot water), it quickly gets hard and cracked again and I don't know what to do. I ordered some liquid clay off amazon to help soften it I don't know what else to do. My hands are not that warm.

[@Bullitt2410]

This was hilarious but then my just starting self is like Oh nooooo what am I in for. Lol 😂

[@kaomacastro5209]

Hi! I'm new on this Clay thing, love to learn the basics. Love from DR

[@cakenumber8120]

The KZbin one is sooooo true

[@ScooterB28]

This was so great! I’m getting ready for my first craft show and have been stressing! Thank for helping take a moment to breathe and laugh! 😂

[@meganbreitenbach8326]

Oh my word this is pure genius 🤣

[@celia7655]

I love this video ! 😂❤️

[@AlexDasMaster]

Oh man, relatable. I still can't find some of the clay that I dropped on the floor...

[@elizabeths4371]

Super Cute Video and So Relatable!!!

[@JinxvBird]

The liquid clay one 😂😂 The reality one is most realistic here, cause that how mh husband puts syrup on his pancakes 😂😂😂

[@riannet7540]

Omg this video is so insanely accurate

[@laxmanharpal98175]

Your voice is so good

[@lauraturrone2068]

I would get carried away if I was watching a video while crafting. When I drop clay, I find it like that

[@melissarodriguez7481]

Rofl I relate to all. Hate when I drop a tiny piece I'm using like for eyes for mouth and I have to go in with a magnifying glass to look lol. Also when I bake, sometimes they get a flat edge when they're done. Watching tutorials, I watch it then I pause where I need and start again. The kawaii face for me...one eye usually comes out bigger than the other haha. And making them even is hard sometimes. Another expectation is mixing colors. The color you want doesn't always come out easy and some times you end up with a lot of that clay. Oh and left over pieces. Almost always I end up with scrap.