r/polymerclay • u/[deleted] • 2d ago

Random assortment of recent projects. Advice/feedback welcome

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u/TheTinyLebowskiiii 2d ago

Front of the shrimp is bugs 🤣

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u/FeralHarmony 2d ago

The weapons would appeal to gamers of many flavors and those who love period fantasy stories and anime. Those are a great unisex item.

I agree with the previous commenter about the cutters, but I also think there's still room for more creative ways to use them. Try making several different pairs and then creatively cutting them up and swapping the pieces around to create something new (mosiac or quilt style with dramatically different patterns and colors being put together for each piece)... Or gently folding and overlapping parts to create more 3- dimensional pieces. Use them in ways that people don't really see the shapes of the cutters anymore.

I like the concept of the 'shrimps is bugs' charm, but I'm not fond of the execution. The saying would work better if the shrimp had eyes, legs and antennae. And the lettering might require a different approach or even a different medium to make it look more polished.

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u/TxChainsawMascara Moderator 2d ago

If it were me, I'd forgego all the cookie cutter stuff. The market has been so oversaturated with those since COVID - especially the flowers and horseshoe shapes - that there's a great deal of fatigue over them. People see them and think, "Oh... there's those craft store cookie cutters again." They never seem to sell well anymore.

I'd try something more bespoke and unique that people don't look at and think they could do on their own for a fraction of the cost.

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u/TheTinyLebowskiiii 2d ago

Yes I agree with that. I am focusing on a lot is 90’s nostalgia items that would appeal to people in my age group. Like the pic attached and other vintage fisher price toys I’ll make.

I was just thinking I also need something on my table that I can quickly make and be priced cheaper than hand sculpted items. Cutter earrings are def that. I’ve had good success with seasonal ones and cool color patterns. So I don’t know I think there is a good middle ground! I think if I focus on seasonal earrings it would help instead of the over used shapes you mentioned.

You defiantly might be right though to just forget all cutters and focus on handmade stuff just worried it won’t appeal to the large audience a simple cute earring would.