MONTHLY CHALLENGES
STEP OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE WITH
How better to learn about polymer clay and dive deep into unexplored waters than with a creative challenge? Exclusively for our members, each month we create unique pieces of art that celebrate carefully selected themes.
CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH | MAY
FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED
We all have unfinished pieces waiting somewhere in our studio, the secret drawer of things we once let go, thinking we would return to them one day.
This challenge invites you to go back, gather polymer clay elements, leftovers, test pieces, and incomplete designs, and bring them back to life by finishing what once remained incomplete.
DEADLINE | MAY 31, 2026
CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH | JUNE
THE ART OF CRACKLE
Crackle patterns can hide layers, create contrast, and bring a sense of age, movement, and unexpected beauty into polymer clay. This is what we will focus on in our June challenge. There are many ways to achieve crackle patterns in polymer clay. Play with colours, additional mediums, surface treatments, and different techniques to create a piece where cracks, lines, and broken patterns become an intentional part of the design.
DEADLINE | JUNE 31, 2026
PREVIOUS CHALLENGES
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MYSTERY BOX
CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH | APRIL
In April, we invite you to join a playful challenge built around a Mystery Box and the specific items hidden inside. Order your box in advance from the Polymer Week store with free worldwide shipping and get ready to create. The challenge is simple. Use the products and materials inside to shape a design that is distinctly yours.
LESSON IN CHEMISTRY
CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH | MARCH
In March, we explored the unexplored. Which mediums and materials can be combined with polymer clay that we haven’t tried yet? What effects appear when clay meets salt, baking soda, alcohol, powders, and other substances?
These were the questions that opened up this challenge. Through experimenting, testing, making samples, and observing unexpected reactions, many participants discovered new techniques and directions.
FAUX MATERIALS
CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH | FEBRUARY
Another marvelous challenge is behind us, and this time we dived into the interpretations of faux materials created from polymer clay.
From different types of stones and structures found in nature to metal, wood, transparent elements, ceramic, and more — all of these were beautifully translated into polymer clay by our members and incorporated into wonderful pieces of jewelry and sculptures.
CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH | JANUARY 2025
SPHERICAL FORMS
A simple shape that can take on many forms. The first challenge of the year encouraged our members to work with spheres, whether as sculptures, round beads, three dimensional objects, or constructed compositions.
The possibilities were wide open, and we received incredible entries in which each artist embraced the idea in their own unique way.
ONE COLOR ONLY
CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH | DECEMBER 2025
In our December challenge, the final one of the year, we introduced a playful limitation. We invited our members to choose just one color of clay and create the entire piece using only that shade. No palettes, no mixing, no switching halfway through.
Expression came through three dimensional modeled shapes, textures, and details. We were honestly amazed by the results, especially how many pieces explored surface finishes and the contrast between matte and shiny, smooth and textured.
