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Polymer Clay Classes

Pet Cane Class 2009

  

Yorkie by Laurie Grassel      Cat by Berit Hines

 

Layl McDill teaches classes at Clay Squared in Minneapolis. 

 

Plus if you want her to come and teach at your site you can set up a special class.

Contact Layl for more info.

Clay Parties are fun for all ages.  Click here for more info.

 

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Layl is currently scheduling classes for 2010.  If you are interested in a class please let her

know some dates that are good for you and she will try to schedule a class just for you!

BEGINNING MILLEFIORE CLASS

$50, supplies included


You will learn several simple techniques like the pin roll, checker board, stripes, and bulls eye. We will incorporate these techniques into more detailed designs to make flowers, stars, butterflies and more!  I will supply the clay, pre-conditioned and pre-mixed, so we can learn a lot in one night. You will also learn some color mixing techniques and secrets. At the end of the class you’ll have beautiful canes to make into beads, buttons, magnets, or use to cover objects.

No previous polymer clay experience needed.

Choose a date:

Wednesday, February 24th  6:00 to 9:00

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BEAD and BUTTON MAKING

$35 supplies included

Learn several new polymer clay techniques that you can apply to bead and button making.  Learn how to poke the perfect hole including drilling through baked beads.  Experiment with millefiore technique, foils, glitter and Pearl-Ex.  Also learn some interesting shapes you never thought possible.  No previous experience necessary. 

One night.

Tuesday, March 2nd 6:30 to 9:00

Wednesday, March 24 6:30 to 9:00

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Sun Sculpture Class


$60 supplies included

What better way to celebrate Valentine's day?!
Create a 5 to 7 inch sun with lots of glitter and polymer clay! Learn Layl’s special sculptural stuffing technique and glitter techniques. Plus create your own millefiore kalidescope design to use on some of the rays of your sun. You will also use some of Layl’s scrap pile for details like the eyes and mouth. This finished piece can be hung on the wall to bring you some sunshine year around.

Sunday February 14th 1:00 to 4:00

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Pet Millefiore Cane Class

$75 supplies included

Imagine what you could do with hundreds of slices of clay with tiny pictures of your cat, dog, rat or gerbil in it? Make lots of magnets for everyone you know, cover switchplates all over your house, use slices in your scrap book, make jewelry of all kinds, the possibilities are endless. You will make a one to two pound cane of your pet and learn Layl’s special reducing technique. This class is advanced so it is recommended that you either take one of Layl’s other classes or have some experience in cane building. E-mail Layl a picture of your pet so she can have some of the colors mixed ahead of time. You will be amazed what you can do!

Sunday, February 28th 12:00 to 5:00

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Polymer Clay Home Decor Projects


$40, supplies included

Learn some fun millefiore and other polymer clay tricks, and then apply what you've learned to make some fun creations like covered jars, frames, knobs, pens, etc.! The best part is you get to use Layl’s Silly Milly Scrap pile! You’ll learn so many fun techniques you just might get addicted, so watch out!

All ages welcome!

Monday, February 22nd 6:30 to 9:00

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Kids' Polymer Clay Class

$35 supplies included


Ages 5 and up can join us for lots of fun with polymer clay. Learn basic millefiore designs and then slice them up to make fun projects. You will also get to use Layl's endless scrap pile of colors to create fabulous glass vases, small frames, knobs, and/or utensil handles. Or bring something of your own to cover!

Adults are welcome to sign up too

Thursday February 11th 6:00 to 8:30

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Cat Ornament Class                                                     

$35 supplies included

Imagine the colorful kitty that you can create from a pile of polymer clay! I’ll teach you some basic millefiore techniques and then we’ll get out the scrap pile and make several different cats in different poses that you can hang any place that needs a little cat-ness.

Wednesday, March 10th 6:30 to 8:30

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Dragonfly and Butterfly Canes                                 


$60 supplies included

Make two canes that are about 1/2 a pound each.  One will be a beautiful colorful butterfly and the other a detailed dragonfly.  Layl will have lots of colors pre-mixed and you can let her know if there is a particular color scheme you'd like her to mix for you before we start.  This is a great class to take after you have learned some basic techniques and you want to get just a little more complicated with your millefiore canes.

Sunday, March 21st 2pm to 5:30pm

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Face Cane Class

$60 supplies included 

Learn how to make a face cane in one afternoon! Even if you have never touched polymer clay you can learn the magical technique of millefiore and what could be more fun than making a face!  Layl has lots of tricks to help you be successful and have lots of fun.  This class also comes with a very detailed handout so you will be able to make more faces later on your own.

All the colors will be premixed so we can get right into the fun of building a face! You’ll be amazed what you can do!

Saturday, March 27th 2pm to 5pm

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Clay Parties at any location!

I can come to you or you can come to Clay Squared and we can have lots of fun with polymer clay.

Fee for off site classes is $175 for up to 2 hours ($60 every hour after that) and $5 per person for supplies with a minimum of 5 people.

Email layl at layl@claysquared.com or call  612-781-6409 to set a date

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Private Lessons and other classes at Clay Squared

$40 per hour plus supplie fee for one to two people.

Groups with 5 or more are priced as listed above ($175 for up to 2 hours and $5 per person for supplies)

For groups of 3 to 4 you can choose any class and set up a time.  Prices will be charged as listed above.

 

Contact Layl if you have any questions or want to set a date.

 

New Infinity Classroom Space! Lots of room for amazing creating!

 

     

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Please see Cancellation & Reschedule Policy below.

 

Polymer Class Registration

You can register online!  Click on the class you are interested in to sign up!

Or contact layl@claysquared.com, call 612-781-6409.   Classes fill on a first received, first served basis.

 

Clay Squared to Infinity Hours

11- 5 Monday Through Saturday

Sundays - By Chance and special events

 

Closed all major holidays and random days

 

4th of July

Labor Day

Thanksgiving and Friday [See you Saturday]

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

New Years Eve and New Years Day

Memorial Day

 

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Cancellation and Reschedule Policy

More than Two Weeks before a class:

You will receive a Store Credit less a $25 handling fee.

This Store Credit may be applied to a future

class fee, upon receipt of the balance due

for the new class date.

Two Weeks or less before Class:

You will receive a Store Credit for 50% of the Class Fee.

This Store Credit may be applied to a future class

fee, upon receipt of the balance due for the new

class date.

 

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