Filigree & More, the supply side of Creative Journey Studios, is your store for everything you need to bring all your ideas to life. What started as a supplier of American made, raw brass filigree has developed into a source for polymer clay and essential tools. Clay is handled and stored correctly. Tools are researched both for price and quality. Products are studied and tested for compatibility with polymer clay. We sell what we think are good products and we price them fairly. We are always happy to talk about what we carry and help you make an informed decision.
We search out unique products to use in our art and then share them through the store. Sometimes we repurpose products that we think work with polymer clay, even when that wasn’t their original purpose. Medical grade blades and scalpels, dental brushes, and acupuncture needles have been added to inventory. In some instances we put together products, like our sanding kits. We actually manufacture some products, like our line of long and double silk screens. Our most recent additions to our supplies are numerous Cernit products, especially clay. Our inventory is thoughtfully planned with the polymer artist in mind.
Libby Mills – Nov 14-16, 2025: $420 - Intentional Layers: An approach to wall art In this 3-day class, we will explore techniques for making layered wall art with polymer clay such as: sequential cutwork, combining offset open shape texture layers, extruded lacy or woven layers and making accents for mixed media collage. This workshop will include several different approaches to backgrounds —...
Bonnie Bishoff - Think like a Painter with Polymer Clay Making a wall mounted bird! $420 (This class is truly for the birds!) This class, being held on Friday October 10th thru Sunday October 12th, will explore techniques that can be used with polymer clay veneers and simple canes to create painterly effects on a large scale for... 
Laura Tabakman - 3-Dimensional Fun! 3-Day Workshop in August 1-3, 2025 – $420 Join us for a creative journey inspired by toys, architecture, and nature. In this unique class developed exclusively for CJS, we will explore several techniques to create three-dimensional small sculptures. We’ll be working on flat elements using a variety of techniques to create veneers that... Ellen Prophater: Mokume Madness - Three Day Workshop — May 23-25, 2025 — $420 Ellen Prophater, the gallery director at Creative Journey Studios and the in-house artist and teacher, is bringing her latest ideas on mokume gane to a three day class to start the year’s classes at CJS. Using translucent clay and precious metal leaf, she has developed a...
Amy Koranek : - Liquid Sculpey Explorations Three Day Workshop — July 18-20, 2025 — $420 When asked for a class description, this is the fun response from Amy! “I’m coming to Creative Journey Studios to teach Liquid Sculpey Techniques and I’m just so excited! Why Liquid Sculpey? Liquid Sculpey is a super versatile medium that can push your... 
Jeff Dever - Delicate Strength — Reinforced Armature Techniques for Jewelry CJS 2025 – June 19-23 4 Day Workshop with 1 day solo workday – $640 In this class we will survey the exciting array of delicate, yet strong, jewelry forms achieved through this innovative technique. Using fabrication, sculpting, layering, and multi-cycle curing we will create a variety of delicate... FINALLY! (Thank you for being patient!) - Ellen has been working very hard sorting out the classes and developing new classes for herself, as well as giving some multiple day private classes for beginners. So for all of you who have been emailing for a class schedule, here it is! Ellen Prophater — May 23-25, 2025 Jeff Dever — June 19, 20, 22...
Mobiles with Sarah Shriver - October 11-13, 2024 There is something about these light and whimsical mobiles that just lifts the spirit. Join Sarah for three adventurous days(class runs from 10 AM to 5 PM Friday, Saturday and Sunday) at Creative Journey Studios and learn that the trick of a mobile is in the balance! We’ll use wire and Cernit... 
Lynn Yuhr - Getting Wired with Polymer We often create beautiful polymer clay pendants and don’t think through how it is going to be worn. So, we reach for a commercial chain and call it a day. I think not!! If you have taken the time on a special piece, let’s not miss an opportunity to continue the... 
Polymer History - The Retrospective Collection here at Creative Journey Studios continues to grow and amaze visitors, both experienced polymer clay artists and people just learning what polymer clay is when they walk in the door. If you love polymer clay, a visit should be on your “life list”. Give yourself the time to really take it all... 
Julie Picarello –“In the Groove” - Julie returns to Creative Journey Studios for June 14-16, 2024 to bring us a new class called “In the Groove”. She was inspired by one of her favorite artists, Kimmy Cantrell, an amazing enamelist. Now she is teaching a polymer rendition of Cantrell’s faces to become pendants or pins, with interesting wire and accent bead... 
Bonnie Bishoff — A Fun Start to 2024 - A New Take on Beading Wire and Polymer Bonnie will be offering, for the first time, her tricks and techniques for working with Beading Wire and Polymer clay. Delightfully creative possibilities abound when working with this simple medium. The class will be $420 and will run from March 22 to the 24th (10 to 5 each... 
Learn More about Liquid Clay with Amy - Amy Koranek, our favorite Sculpey Brand Ambassador, is coming to Creative Journey Studios for a visit to share her wisdom about Sculpey Liquid Polymer. You may already know Amy from her videos on the Sculpey website and from her many tutorials and articles in your favorite craft magazines. She’s a bright star in our polymer... The Ginger Gnome and his elf friends have been busy! - It’s time to start thinking about gift shopping for the holidays. Do you want something unique for everyone on your list? Unique, unusual, eye-catching, and special gifts can be found at Creative Journey Studios. You won’t find the gift you gave your sister last year or the one Grandpa got regifted for the last five...
SHIBORI – with Meisha Barbee – Dec 8-10, 2023 - We are so excited to have Meisha Barbee coming December 8th thru the 10th. She has been developing a new technique to make veneers that look like Shibori fabric, which will be ideal for earrings, bracelets, pendants…you name it. For only $390 you can add this fun technique to your basket of tricks. It’s a...
“Get some skin in the game!” with Laura Tabakman–June 23-25, 2023 - Come to Creative Journey Studios for a new three day class with Laura Tabakman, from June 23rd to June 25th, 2023. She has designed a new class for us to learn about working with ‘skins’ or thin veneers. We will learn to develop thin membranes, made with image transfers, colored liquid clays and silk screens.... 
Jeffrey Lloyd Dever -July 27, 28 & 30th, ’23 - Thinking Outside the Box — Imaginative Hollowware Vessels There’s a wide array of forms and shapes that can be created as imaginative vessels, from traditional boxes to free-form sculptural pieces. In this three day class at CJS, we will design and build hollowware vessels, fashioned over original forms of your own creation. Jeff will teach... Lynn Yuhr — Exploring Liquid Clay — from ‘Start to Finish’–April 21-23, 2023 - Liquid polymer clay is just that, a liquid form of the solid polymer clay that you know and love. There are a wide variety of surface techniques that you can do with liquid clay when using it in conjunction with solid polymer clay. It could be a subtle use like adding a worn patina, backfilling...
Libby Mills — Mod Mix Collage Pendants - We are so excited that Libby has agreed to come down from Connecticut and teach for us in March. (March 10-12, 2023.) We love her work (and her!) She has a lot to share. We’ll explore a mixed pattern collage effect for jewelry design. If you follow Libby on Instagram (Libzoid), you will know that... 
Sculptures, Wall Pieces and Small Installations — with Laura Tabakman (2022) - This class will be about sculpture, wall pieces and the exploration of small installations. We’ll be creating in larger scale, with an eye toward small polymer installations. Tapping into Laura’s years of experience, you will learn to think about taking ownership of space using polymer clay. Laura was one of the movers and shakers of... Judy Belcher — In Memorium - We are sure that by now you have heard of Judy’s passing. We are sad beyond measure that cancer has stolen another of our friends. We ache for Maria and Maxwell, who did their utmost to care for their mom. They were courageous and loving, and went above and beyond in their care of her....
Sarah Shriver — 3-D Polymer Pods and Handcrafted Chains (2022) - Yes, we are dipping into the metal smithing pond! (The water’s fine!) The class will focus on making bespoke chain and constructing lightweight uplifting pod-like pendants or earrings with simple and achievable torch techniques. Using bronze, copper, or silver wire, we will use a micro torch to ball wire, solder links and construct cool 3-D... 
Lynda Gilcher — The Extruder Guru (2022) - Creative Journey Studios is delighted to welcome Lynda Gilcher to share her knowledge of all things extruder in a three day workshop August 19th to the 21st, 2022($390). Lynda and her husband Jon have developed a whole line of extruder discs (which we carry at CJS). Lynda has figured out how to make polymer canes... 
A Colorful Adventure with Lindly Haunani: A Veneer Sampler Quilt Block - We are delighted to welcome Lindly Haunani, the undisputed queen of color, back to teach another quilt block inspired workshop at Creative Journey Studios. She has been busy designing new veneers and an upgrade to her signature style ombre stripe blends. In the class Lindly will guide students to create quilt-like wall hangings. In the... 
Our Dear Friend, Marie Segal - It’s with a very heavy heart that we write this note to Marie’s family and friends. Ellen and I and all the Creative Journey Studios family are devastated by her passing. Through the years, whether it was at a retreat or Cabin Fever, we spent many an hour enjoying the creative side of Marie. We... 
Julie Picarello = Mokume Gane - Julie Picarello is synonymous with mokume gane and we are bringing her to Creative Journey Studios to share her style of imprint mokume to add to your repertoire. She is giving a three day workshop from July 8th to the 10th for $390. She will share her Tribal Stick pendant first and then expand into surface variations.... The CJS Store Supply List — 2022 - We have updated the supply list. (Prices are subject to change as our marketplace suppliers adjust their prices, but we make every attempt to be reasonable!) It’s not comprehensive, but it will give you an idea of the pricing on some of our inventory. If you don’t see something, ask! We have the ability to...
“Back in the Saddle Again” - Gene Autry (Wow, is that dating me!) is urging me to get with it and work on our blog. There has been a dearth of posts (for which I apologize–laziness is my only excuse!) There is finally a little news and reason to want to chat with you. Having had our boosters all around, we... 
Bonnie Bishoff for Five Glorious Days - Bonnie Bishoff comes to Creative Journey Studios June 1-5, 2022 from Brunswick, Maine. She has been doing virtual classes during the pandemic but is venturing out to return to our classroom to present a five-day class, Creating a Statement Necklace from Start to Finish. Bonnie will help you create a fantastically original necklace with individual components that... 
The Dam Retreat with Lindly - We just had a wonderful almost a week up in Kentucky with the Kentucky/Tennessee Guild at the Rough River Dam State Park ‘Resort’. Every year around Halloween, Dr Ron Lehocky (with help from Amy Nemon and Leslie Blackford) hosts a group of around fifty polymer enthusiasts. Feeling relatively safe with everyone being vaccinated and masked,... A New Treasure - The Retrospective Collections has received an exciting new addition! We got a surprise box from our dear friend Marie Segal. If you are new to polymer clay, you should spend some time learning about Marie and all the things she has brought to our community. She got into polymer back in 1978 and is credited...
Hey! Remember us?! - It has been a crazy year, sitting in the safety of home and running the business remotely. We are trying (now that we have been vaccinated) to re-open the business, albeit with reduced hours and mask restrictions. We are busy getting our inventory levels back up and ordering new products we hope you’ll love. We... The Never Finished Supply List - People are always asking where to find our online store……hmm! Good question! We are constantly finding new supplies to carry and responding to wish lists. It is hard to keep up, and selling without interaction isn’t our style. We will post a list (and try to keep it updated) and be happy to talk to...
All Dressed Up with No Place to Go - In the midst of all this Covid-craziness and while we have been closed, we got a new sign from Crabapple Market….so you could find us, if we were there! Ellen and I have been staying at home for the last eight weeks. Randy has been taking care of the store, watering the orchids and cleaning,...
Sending Love to Lindly - UPDATE: Lindly has been working hard and is doing remarkably well. She’s back at her apartment and has been enjoying a plethora of artistic projects. It’s been especially hard in these crazy isolated covid times. She has started walking around her neighborhood, going as far as the co-op market and buying some stuffed grape leaves!... 
Bettina = Bracelets - The last time we had Bettina Welker teach for us, we were still in the middle of our move from Buford. We commandeered the old ‘Mugs’ coffee shop and set up a makeshift studio (that actually functioned pretty well). It was a fun class but I think she will be happy to be in our... Pushing Boundaries with Donna - Creative Journey Studios is proud to present Donna Greenberg for a special 5 day comprehensive workshop entitled “Pushing Boundaries” from March 4th through the 8th. The class fees of $600 are due now to reserve your spot for this unique class. This will be a guided design exploration integrating the exciting synergy of polymer, paper,...
All the best from CJS! - Hope this post finds everyone well and past the frantic end of the year mania. It’s time to enjoy your friends and family, and to celebrate however you choose to mark this time of year. We look forward to quality time with family over wonderful meals. Hopefully there will be some time for music and...
The Holiday Season is upon us….. - As the year winds down and we gear up for holiday shopping, we are taking time to work on the collection, restock the shelves and rearrange the tool walls….one of many reasons we are glad that Randy is here! He does a great job of merchandizing the artists’ work and the gallery has never looked...
Classes for 2020 - Ellen has been working hard to plan a full year of classes (truth be told, she has a few classes already booked into 2021 and 2022). It’s a tough job that I gladly let her do, but I think you will be impressed with her success. In order to be able to book the teachers’...
Beauty from Sweden - One of the highlights of Creative Journey Studios is our Collection – “Polymer From the Beginning”. Some of the pieces date back to the mid-seventies and we continue to acquire new work that develops the story. One of our latest pieces is a magnificent horse sculpture, “Diamond” from EvaMarie Törnström of Sweden. We met EvaMarie...
Loretta Lam - Brains are exploding around here this weekend (Nov 1-3, 2019), as Loretta Lam expounds on design theory. There have been some soul searching thought processes going on and now color is being worked on. The group is stretching their collective wings and revelations are being made. It will be interesting to see what the final...
Lindly Haunani - Lindly’s three day color centric polymer workshop is coming to Creative Journey Studios. ….twice! She will be here on Labor Day Weekend (August 30- September 1, 2019, as well as the following weekend, September 6-8th, 2019. That means two chances to increase your color mixing agility! She will help you embrace fluorescents when mixing colors... 
Julie Eakes - You probably know Julie from her pointillist cane portraits that she has wowed the polymer world with for years. Her caning skills and her cane reducing skills are mind-boggling. And we are going to take advantage of that in this class to make one of her Silk Road bracelets. She has developed a technique for... 
Celine Charuau - We have been following Celine (you may know her as GrisBleu from her blog) for years. We leapt at a chance to take a class from her at the Synergy conference last year in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and we weren’t disappointed. We asked her then and there to create a class for Creative Journey.... 
Sarah Shriver - Designing Complex 3D Canes May 31- June 2 (10:00 to 5:00) — $360 Drawing on inspiration of your choosing (a painting, a piece of fabric, a flower or any 3 or 4 color combination that thrills you), you’ll create blocks of Skinner blends that capture the spirit of your muse. From these we will design... 
Christi Friesen - Scratch, Crackle, Pop! A polymer exploration workshop with Christi Friesen Are you ready to take your design and composition skills to the next level? Do you want to explore innovative ways to use polymer clay? Are you excited about combining your polymer with other materials to create more sophisticated and evolved pieces? Well, then join... 
Doreen Kassel - We are bringing Doreen Kassel to Creative Journey Studios to teach an amazing weekend(April 12-14) of fun. The Rainbow Coalition Workshop is a gang of three classes tied together by their use of color, sculpting and attention to graceful design. Big Beads: Make big, bold sculptural beads, explore sensuous color combinations using luscious and luminous... 
Bonnie Bishoff - Bonnie Bishoff and her wonderful husband, J.M. Syron are known for their collaborative polymer marquetry on large pieces of furniture. The Racine Museum of Art in Wisconsin has a wonderful video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=26&v=AStj3tndsqI) about the exhibition Terra Nova from 2011, which shows several of their pieces. They have moved forward to make statement jewelry that have... Kathleen Dustin - Kathleen Dustin and her magical purses are coming to CJS in March. In deference to the memorial service on March 3 for our dear friend, Elise Winter, who sadly passed on New Year’s Day, we have rescheduled Kathleen’s class to March 8-10th. We have opened a second session of her class on the following Tuesday...
Classes - Ellen has been a busy girl, lining up teachers and amazing classes all the way into 2021. The schedule is wonderful as you will see as you read forward. Classes fill almost as fast as they are announced. Sometimes we are able to talk the teachers into doing a second, mid-week session when the class...
Lindly Haunani, Queen of Color! - Lindly is debuting a new color workshop inspired by Modern Quilts called “Telling Your Color Story: Harmonious Color Schemes. Creative Journey Studios will be rockin’ color this weekend (Fri – Sunday) as Lindly teaches us a series of veneers that will serve as fabric for our polymer quilts. Below is an example of a Half...
Dr. Ron—The Doctor will be in! - Ron Lehocky, the “Heart Doctor”, is coming for a visit September 14 to the 16th, and will perform CPR sessions (Clay Play with Ron) for your fun and edification. He will offer free demos (from noon to 2 and from 4 to 6 on Fri and Sat; noon to 2 on Sunday) on a variety...
Julie and Lynda come to Milton! - Julie Picarello presented “Tube Bails with Meshed Up Imprint Mokume, Lunar Feather Beads and Faded Tapestry” in July. We jammed as much as possible into this weekend! This is what happens when you can’t decide which of the wonderful classes Julie teaches you want. So you say, “Yes, please!” These are pictures of Julie’s tube...
Whew! - Well, we survived our opening. We were still arranging shelves at ten minutes to 5:00, when the doors were supposed to open. I think it is a family trait to use every last possible second to finish the job. We had a nice turnout and everyone proclaimed that they were amazed we were ready. We... 
Welcome to our new world! - Creative Journey Studios is about to reopen in its exciting new location, north of Atlanta. After three months of packing, moving, building and resetting up, we are about to have our grand opening! We have a whole weekend of activities planned to celebrate our new location in Milton, Georgia. Crabapple Market, our complex, is dedicating... Alice….thru the looking glass! - This post got lost in the shuffle of our move, but I still wanted to put it up. This piece will have a happy home in the revamped collection in Milton. We are over the moon about a new piece for the collection by our friend, Alice Stroppel. We traded out some of her old...
Work in Progress… - If you follow us on Facebook, you have a leg up on the news! We are in the midst of moving to a new location closer to home. Crabapple Market in Milton will be our new roost! Milton is a newly incorporated area of Fulton County, just north of Alpharetta…..which is north of Atlanta. I...
Bon Voyage to Ponsawan and Ada - We are eagerly watching for news of our friend Ponsawan Sila and her daughter Ada as they make a new life in Thailand. We have watched the preparations for travel and witnessed the many months of planning and anticipation. Finally we held our collective breaths as they flew half way around the world in a...
A fresh new year…full of fresh new Ideas - Happy New Year! It’s a new year full of wonderful possibilities. We hope you will spend time with us this year, learning about polymer clay, having fun and discovering all sorts of happy inspiration! New Classes! New Products! New Help! (Welcome to the GNOME!) Gallery Needs & Office Minion Employee: Randy Prophater It’s going to...
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