Stenciling with Mica Powders-Polymer Clay Tutorial 

The 'Moonlit Trees' are just spectacular, Sandy. 🖤

On another note - this particular brand has added ingredients specifically to make the powder stick, and to blend. Simply mist with water. Some other brands also have the binders. Just read the ingredients. And directions 😉 Even with a product that’s just mica and pigment, ie Pearl ex powders, there’s much you can do beyond dabbing or dry brushing solid colors. Honestly that’s not what they’re made for. Just a few of the many cool effects and techniques can be achieved with water, liquid polymer, acrylic medium, paste and gel mediums, transparent glass paint, clear embossing powder... that’s a few. This is a good place to start, with beginner videos. I’ve been working with pc for over 20 years and I still check out these types of tutos from time to time. There can be great little nuggets! As you get comfortable with the basics, look for more detailed tutorials and fine tune your skills. I watched countless hours of RU-vid, read tons and tons of articles, books, joined websites and groups. One place I started and still go back often is thebluebottletree.com by Ginger Davis. If the link won’t work type in the blue bottle tree polymer clay. She teaches absolutely everything to do with pc. If you can’t find the info you’re looking for ask her, she responds to everyone. Best of all it’s free! There are some extremely detailed and professional complex tutorial ebooks for sale, but those are so worth the price when you’re ready for advanced work. For more, google “master polymer clay artists” the choices are endless!

So pretty.. Love those Mica's! Very nice tutorial!! Thank You!

Very good vdeo, & attractive end product. Thanks for sharing!

so gorgeous!!! love it ........ty sandy for sharing!!!

Actually, perfect pearls come with a built in binder, I think if you put a mist of water, they wouldn’t move once you touched them without the baking. They are different from other mica powders that way.

SO COOL! Luv your ideas!

the one with trees and pewter is beautiful but it looks like more colors are used on that piece?

Great ideas. I can't believe how many of the stencils you showed that I also have! What about spraying a layer of PYMII over the piece so you will then be able to handle and manipulate the clay?

Love the look of these! Thanks for tutorial and I like your voice. Some voices make me nervous. Lol.

Where can I find these type of aluminum stencils? Love your work!!!!

No sneezing,. Haha t, hanks.

can one use plastic stencils as well?

Great video but unfortunately I cannot see the link to the supplies.

Excellent tutorial, Sandy. Thank you for covering this topic, and so thoroughly. I do have a question, if you don't mind my asking - what is meant by the term "interference", in respect of the mica powder you used in this video? I have seen it before, when looking at mica powder, online, but I'm unclear on what it means. Thanks in advance. From 'P', of Liverpool, UK.

I did not see the link for the Martha Stewart dabbers.

can i use cosmetic glitter? o eyeshadows?

PLEASE READ!!!!! A note about mica powders: first and most important, everyone please please research brands and companies and only buy a product containing natural mica from those that are transparent about where their mica is sourced from, and that have proven, through an independent organization that the mica is ethically sourced and mined! If you don’t know why I’m begging you all to do this, google “mica mining” look at India first, the worst atrocities have been publicized world wide. Child labor, horrific injuries, outrageous acts of inhumanities including murder. India is only one of many countries with these awful mines. And be thorough! Don’t let the seller on Amazon say “our mica is ethically sourced!” If they aren’t transparent move on. Don’t support forced child (and adult, and elderly!) labor, abuse, death.