Special for Father's Day

Father's Day is just around the corner and if you are looking for something special for him we have some unique jewelry in our men's section of our online shop.  We have cuff links, tie clips and leather necklaces all with an interchangeable snap base.  You just need the basic pieces and add a selection of decorative snaps to create several looks.

And now until midnight, June 9 (next Friday) take 20% off any items purchased from our Men's Snap Collection.  Enter the coupon code shown in the photo below:

And if you would prefer to make your own Father's Day gift or would like to start making your own interchangeable snaps from clay, we have another deal.  All of our Snap Decisions tutorials are half price for the entire month of June. 

Plus when you purchase your tutorial, you will receive your very own coupon code for 20% off your first order of Snap bulk supplies!

This offer is through our online store only.  The good news is that any of our tutorials purchased will be sent directly to your e-mail address as a PDF file which means if you are from Europe you will not have to pay any extra tax.

Necklace with a Front Magnetic Closure and Snap Base

We have some really cool necklaces in our online store.  They are made with a thick genuine braided leather and have a front magnetic clasp.  There is a snap base on the front part of the clasp for creating interchangeable designs.  These necklaces were one of our best sellers at the Lake Country Art Walk last September and were popular with both men and women.

We now also have the clasp to make your own necklace in our Snap DIY supplies section.

To make you own necklace is quick and easy.  The advantage to this is you can use almost any cord that is 6mm thick and in any custom length.  You can also use several strands of thinner cord for a different look.   Here I am using some faux snakeskin cord that is super soft and drapes beautifully.

You can use either superglue (gel) or E6000.  Place a dab of glue on some scrap paper and apply it to one end of the cord with a toothpick.  Add the glue all around the cord up to 1/4" from the end as well as the very end tip.

Push the cord end firmly into the back part of the clasp.  Allow it to dry a bit before gluing the other end.

Lay the cord out flat so it curves naturally around in an open circle.

To prevent the cord from twisting, put the two claps pieces together before gluing and inserting the opposite end.

Larger snaps also work really well on these necklaces making them so versatile.

Clay Recipes for the Pantone Spring 2015 Fashion Colors Men's Palette

I normally do not take the time to mix up any of the Pantone fashion colors for men but for some reason, these colors rather intrigued me and I felt they could add some interest to the women's palette.  I discovered that we already had most of the clay recipes with the need for a bit of tweaking to only a few.  If you are interested in creating any items for men this year, these colors could come in handy.

The clay recipes I am sharing with you are for the six additional Pantone colors for the Men's Palette.  The other colors are the same as in the Women's Palette and you will find the recipes for them here.

Here are the clay recipes for the six colors included in the men's palette using Kato clay:

Follow the clay recipe for #9-6 Regatta* and

increase the #1-2 White Mix* to 3 parts

Follow the clay recipe for #7-7 Forest Green* and

reduce the Gold clay to 1/2 part

Same as the clay recipe for #7-6 Woodbine*

2 parts Kato Brown

1 part Kato Orange

5 parts White Mix # 1-2*

Same as clay recipe #1-9 Charcoal*

Follow the clay recipe for #10-5 Plum* and

add 3 parts of #1-2 White Mix*

* These clay base colors are found in my

"Clay Color System" tutorial

available as an instant download in

our Etsy Shop

or manually sent in an e-mail from

our Artfire Studio. (preferred method for Europe)