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  The entries have all been counted, and if the number of votes is any indication, the contest was a tremendous success! We'd love to make all the entries winners, but alas, we can't. The public has voted, and we're ready to announce our three new PCC Challenge Winners! Click here to see who won, and all the talented artists who shared their work with us!  Don't forget - it's time to get ready for the May 2008 PCC Challenge! Check the theme, rules and mailing info right here, and take a chance on a great prize from our Sponsor, The Polymer Clay Superstore! 2008 Contest Themes - Plan Ahead!  The recently concluded Geometric Cane Swap, hosted by Linda Weeks, was a terrific success, and Linda has scanned all the wonderful results to share with PCC! Click here to see this outstanding cane swap! NEW 3/16/08  Here's two NEW pages of pictures from the Claypen Chatters! The theme for this session was BEADS, and the results are amazing! Click here to enjoy this beautiful picture show!  If you've ever wanted to make those lovely Pillowbeads, then here's a terrific tutorial from Barbara Fajardo to help you do just that! Her easy method will have you wondering why you haven't done these before!  Direct from Israel comes a beautiful flower cane design from Naama Zamir that is sure to make a wonderful addition to your collection of flower canes! Click here to start the lesson, and get ready for a great new project!  If there’s a favorite design or word you like to carve or put into your clay, or if there’s one you’d like to, but you can’t find the rubber stamp for it, then this lesson from Kathy Canuel is just for you! Use polymer clay to create your own custom stamps for all occasions!  First-time contributor Allyson Hamilton gives us an excellent project lesson - The Bamboo Pen! Follow her easy directions right here and you will soon have a beautiful new item for your collection!  Here's a terrific new tutorial from Mary Lamoray, that, in her own words - "will discuss the underlying concept and application of color layering in Polymer Clay. Understanding this layering technique is essential as a pre-cursor to learning the basics of Clay Painting." Learn these valuable new techniques right here!  Here's a fascinating "behind the scenes" look by Sarajane Helm on the creation of her latest book, with co-author Judith Skinner, Adapting Quilt Patterns to Polymer Clay. We enjoy the finished product, but she fills us in on the work involved behind its creation!  We're happy to introduce a new feature at PCC - Foreign Language Lessons! We've added several new translations for your enjoyment, and these are Turkish versions of the TrueLeigh Rose Cane and the Apple Cane Lesson. We also have an Italian version of Leigh's Natasha Technique. The list is beginning to grow, and begins here! We're also looking for people to translate PCC lesson into other languages, so if you are interested please email Leigh or Stephen!  10/9 - The Orlando Area Polymer Clay Guild hosted their first retreat this year, Florida in February, and it was a rousing success! Check out the story and pictures here! Updated 5/7/08  Calling All Polymer Clay Teachers!!!!! Polymer Clay Central is beginning a new feature - a database and Internet listing of polymer clay teachers from all over the world. The hope of this project is that it will make it much easier for prospective students to be able to find teachers in their geographic areas who can provide the level of instruction they need. Teachers, fill out the easy online form, upload pictures illustrating your classes or your work, and your new Teachers Webpage will be added to the International Directory, making it easier for students and Guilds to find and contact you! Begin this project right here... Now With Lists by State for the U.S. and by Country for International Teachers!!!  Would you like to be a part of Polymer Clay History? Then join us and add your tips and techniques to the Polymer Clay Cyclopedia, an ever growing collection of polymer clay information from around the world! Just Added - New Tips in Caning and Tools!  Have you ever had a special event at your Guild, or knew about a great Workshop coming up, or wanted to advertise a great Retreat, but didn't know where to go? Did you ever hear about a terrific event AFTER it was over? Well, PCC has come up with an answer for BOTH of these dilemnas, and we now offer the PCC Events Datebook! Here is a place where you can post about your upcoming events, or look to see if anything is happening in your area. It's easy - you just type it in, and it goes live within a few hours. So, click here to check it out and advertise YOUR special event!  PCC member DocSarah started a terrific discussion at the PCC Message Board asking the question in the tile above, and we received some inspiring responses. These were so fascinating that we wanted to share them will ALL our friends at the PCC Website, and give you all the chance to add your comments. Read them here and add your response!
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Carol Blackburn has a new book titled Making Polymer Clay Beads, and Leigh Ross says it's a keeper! Read her review right here about this great, new book!
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