You are such a legend Donna! I feel like we are so blessed that you have made all of these tutorials sharing your phenomenal talent and creativity using polymer clay which is still relevant in 2024 after all these years ! Kudos to you for your contribution to making polymer clay an artform and making it attainable to people to express their creative spirit using polymer clay as a medium. Much love and many blessings!

@DonnaKatoArt

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Dena. I do not know where all those years went but they went! Polymer clay has made my life rich and interesting. I feel so fortunate. Hugs, D

I love your cheerfulness and chatting throughout. So warm and friendly…plus you open up my mind to different ideas.

@DonnaKatoArt

7 ай бұрын

I'm so glad! 😊❤️

Ok, first of all, I also said "ok" a lot when I was teaching, Used at the beginning, it deliniates a new thought or process about to start (so pay attention!) and at the end, it says "did ya get that?... understand it?" and it gives your brain a moment to reset without going "uhmmmmm" ...Ok?? Ok!! LOL! Ok, second, Awesome tute!!! You are so thorough! I actually used to do hand engraving on gold, silver & platinum before my health forced my to retire (jewelry designer) and I became to weak. I had no idea that you could do so much with carving clay & am excited because I have enough strength for that! Am betting all my gravers will work for it too! Also, I was thinking it had a cool folk art or tribal vibe too, thanks Donna!

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it and you’ll give carving a try! I love the technique, myself. Lol, yes, this was a class with a lot of okays! Thanks for watching and commenting, too! 😊❤️

I watched a tutorial where a lady took all those little carvings scraps and chopped them up and added them to clay for texture. No waist.🙃😄

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Good idea, Frances!😊❤️

Thank you Donna, beautiful carving pattern, and great hollow bead

@DonnaKatoArt

11 ай бұрын

Fun, too, Leona!😊❤️

Great class. I have Christmas baubles inching into my brain for creation. 😂. So many possibilities with these. Thank you!

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Yay, Maya! I see beautiful baubles coming soon! 😊❤️

Fantastic Donna 💜 I just cannot tell you enough on how I'm loving every single class, thanks 💜

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

😊❤️🎇yay, Tracey!

Donna! When I saw the picture I said, “Absolutely Not!! No Way am I making this!! But I cannot resist watching your tutorials. Your voice is soothing (which I needed today), so I started to watch and I didn’t even realize that I was looking for Pearl clay because I know I have it BUT DARN, I need to buy Blackout 😡. I am placing my order today. I wanted to find the tutorial on Plumeria flowers and now I can’t wait to make these sgraffiò domes. You are always amazing with your expertise and immeasurable proficiency of the art of PolymerClay but then you raise the bar with this beautiful carving. Just magnificent. Keep safe and well 🤗♥️

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Hi Adelaide! The plumeria is coming so hold on, sweet girl. Try carving! You might love it as I do. Big hugs! 😊❤️

Oh these look so gorgeous. Just beautiful.

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!😊❤️

Beautiful! Great technique! Thanks Donna

@DonnaKatoArt

11 ай бұрын

Warning, Eve...carving can be addictive! I love it so much. Hugs, D

looks like a dull metal. i love it!!!

@DonnaKatoArt

9 ай бұрын

Thank you, Magnus!

While watching, I got the idea to use this technique to make tiny, hollow pumpkins for my witch’s dollhouse in which I can insert a seed bulb and actually make them light up. I have steel ball bearings that are maybe 3/4” in diameter. I could use a thicker knitting needle to indent the vertical lines to create the pattern of a pumpkin. Then after baking I could carve faces in them. Maybe this will be my project for the day. 🎃 I’m thinking if I do a darker orange for the base layer, I can carve vertical lines in to reveal the darker clay. Then, I can shade the vertical indents with calk pastels on the raw clay. It will be fun to play with this!

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

You’ve got a good plan, Barb! Makes sense to me, definitely! Pumpkins! 😊❤️

Thank You!!! I have countless notes with the all the URLs I need for a project. One click is so much easier. ❤🍷

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it is!!! 😊❤️

Beautiful ! Thanks for sharing!

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jill!😊❤️

Donna that was so fun and interesting to watch and love that bead! Thank you for another tutorial, so enjoy them. Have a wonderful day.

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!😊❤️

Fabulous! Thank you!

@DonnaKatoArt

6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Hugs, D

Great tutorial. I have your products if not all, most of them!!! Now, please let us know in what projects (besides Xmas. Alls)we can use them. Thanks Donna!!!

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Okay! What products are you wanting to use? Clay? Tools? Let me know! 😊❤️

@ymrelang

Жыл бұрын

@@DonnaKatoArt I meant in what projects can we use these hollow beads other than Xmas balls? Thanks Donna.

Very nice tutorial. I made Christmas tree balls using glass balls as a base. I then added various decorations to the base on each one. I got this idea from Fiona Able-Smith who has many super tutorials. Your tutorial allows me to add something different to this fun project. Last year at our annual family Christmas gathering all guests were given the opportunity to choose one of the balls to take home with them. I made two sizes of the balls. The larger ones were a bit heavy to hang on the Christmas tree but the smaller ones were perfect for this. Anyway, Thank you for a great tutorial and I now have something new to try.

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome, Edwin! Christmas tree balls are very useful. I like making maracas out of them! 😊❤️

Thank you for sharing this tutoriel 👏👏👏

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊❤️

Yayyyy 😅, thank you so very much for this tutorial also!! Don't know what I will do with tjis , but so glad to learn. ❤😅

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Mary! 😊❤️

Fantastic tutorial! TFS ❤

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!😊❤️

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Mrs Donna, ❤️❤️❤️ You are amazing! What a beautiful tutorial. I never tried carving. Usually, I may do some cuts using the x-cacto. You have given me so many ideas watching this tutorial. I've got 2 questions. You used Loctite to glue the two halves. Can we use liquid clay instead, since the bead will need to be cured? The second question might sound a bit silly. As with most things, if dropped accidentally, they will probably break. Does a hollow bead will easily break, if dropped? Thanks a lot 😘☺️

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Hi Annita, ok, liquid clay would require curing before wrapping with the two color sheet so CA glue is best. Once you wrap it and cure it, you needn’t worry about dropping and breaking. 😊❤️

We don’t mind the okays.

@DonnaKatoArt

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!❤️