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Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Metal Clay Ltd

Official UK distributor of Art Clay Silver metal clay, JoolTool, Foredom, kilns and more since 2004. If we don't have it, we can probably get it!

We stock a huge range of jewellery making and craft supplies including metal clay, resin, Foredom, JoolTool, fine silver findings, Keum-boo gold foil, moulds, moulding compounds, patinas, templates, cutters, textures, findings, stamp making kits, photopolymer plates, gold paste, glass fusing, stones & gems, kilns, tumblers, tools and a myriad of other things!

02/09/2024

So can anyone explain how we are in September already!? The summer holidays may be over but we're hoping for the sunshine to last a little longer...please!?🌞 However we are already feeling autumnal with the drizzly rain here today 🌧️

We do love September here at Metal Clay! It has that exciting fresh school start feeling, an opportunity to start something new or learn new skills (and wearing cozy jumpers time...). And if you're a pro you'll probably be busy making your autumn (and dare we say Christmas?) collections. However you are spending this month, whether you're crafting or still soaking up the last rays of sunshine, we hope it's a good one!

Happy Making! ⚒️

Photo taken a few weeks back at Worbarrow Bay, Dorset. We are so lucky to live and work in such a beautiful place!

22/08/2024

🥳 CONGRATULATIONS 🥳
🧡 Our lucky winners are;

⭐️ Jill Philp and your tagged friend Helen Allison

⭐️ A MASSIVE Congratulations to Jill Philp

🧡 Please get in touch with our support desk - [email protected] and we will get your prizes sent out! 🧡

✨ Thank you to all who entered and took part!

Congratulations to all of our winners and have a fabulous bank holiday weekend!

21/08/2024

Cool Tools have just launched Clay Tack! ⚒️

A magical liquid you can add to silver metal clay to create strong bonds between two pieces, you can also create your own silver clay paste with it 😯

Use to join wet to wet, dry to dry, or fired to unfired silver clay.

🔗 Bonds & Connections: Brush a teeny tiny drop of the solution onto your clay to join pieces together! Join the pieces and press firmly for around 20 seconds.

🖌️ Make your own paste: Add a drop to a small lump of silver clay and blend with a spatula until you have a creamy consistency.

UPDATE: You may have heard that PasteMaker is no longer available….but fear not, this could just be the ideal replacement!

Head over to metalclay.co.uk and search Clay Tack to find out more and to give it a go. We’d love to hear how you get on, it’s so new we haven't had a chance to try it out ourselves!

19/08/2024

⚒️ ✨ FREE SILVER GIVE AWAY ⚒️ ✨

⁠You and a friend could win 7gm Art Clay Silver each!

Are you curious about Metal Clay and have always wanted to give it a go? Well now’s your chance, and what a better way to start than with a friend by your side.

Or are you a Metal Clay Pro and would love a top-up for you and a fellow maker? Follow the steps below for a chance to win!

To enter, it’s as simple as 1-2-3:⁠
🧡 Like or add a reaction to this post
🤍 Make sure you're following us
🧡 Tag the friend you want to share the prize with and let us know what you plan on creating with the clay in the comments below, bonkers ideas welcome! Let your imagination run wild 😆

We will draw a random winner from entries placed by 3pm on Thursday 22nd August. We’ll contact the winner through Facebook (via this account) between Monday-Friday. Please check the sender of any messages you receive to make sure it is us (Metal Clay Ltd).

We’d love for you to share this to your stories to help us share this chance with other Metal Clay lovers!

PSST- we have another give away running on Instagram for a chance to win brand new texture tiles!

*T&Cs apply. If you are the lucky winner and are outside the UK, shipping costs may apply. Last entry 3pm GMT 22 August 2024.

*Please Note - The winner will be announced here, and we will NEVER need you to click a link to register.*

27/07/2024

Do you find ring making stressful? 😥
Would you love to use base metal clay but worry about complicated firing? 🤔
Have you ever muttered under your breath whilst struggling with a ring join, or fired a ring only to discover that the join was still visible - gaaah! 😩
Not sure how to add texture or style to a ring band? 😲

This brand new masterclass with Clément Marquaire is for you! 🥰

Don't miss this chance to learn some of Clement’s fabulous carving and texturing techniques and his base metal clay mastery. You'll use his beautifully designed Ring Maker Tool to make a ring (maybe even 2 or 3 depending on your design and how fast you work).

22-23 September, Wareham, Dorset.

🤩 BONUS - Book before 12 August and you will get your very own FREE Ring Maker Tool (one size) to take home! 🤩
The Ring Maker tool is the easiest way to make perfectly shaped and sized rings, after using it in the class you'll definitely will want to bring your own home. Sign up before the 20/8 and you will keep the tool you use in the class!

https://www.metalclay.co.uk/ravishing-rings-class-clement-marquaire/

05/06/2024

UPDATE - AND WE ARE LIVE AGAIN! 🙌🏻 🥳
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WELL WISHES, THEY CLEARLY HELPED!

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WARNING - WEBSITE MAINTENANCE HAPPENING TODAY!
OUR SITE WILL BE DOWN - HOPEFULLY FOR NO MORE THAN A FEW OF HOURS.

The glue gun is no longer enough. Please keep us in your thoughts, and googleise us some good vibes to the tech gremlins in the big wide interweb.

NEED SOMETHING SOON? ORDER BEFORE 3.30PM!

It’s time to do an update to the backend system that is building our website. We’ve been holding off doing this for years, cos “if it ain’t broken, don’t touch it!” Sadly, we can’t get away with that any longer.

Nothing you can see will change, and it won’t affect your account or past orders. It’s just an upgrade to make things work smoother behind the scenes and to avoid future problems. 🛠

The metalclay.co.uk site will be put into maintenance mode around 3:45pm today, Wednesday 5 June. If all goes to plan we hope to have it back up and running around 7pm. 🤞🏼

During that time you won’t be able to place orders online or over the phone, nor access your account.

Hopefully see you on the other end…

NEED SOMETHING? ORDER BEFORE 3.30PM

31/05/2024

21/05/2024

Our post-Sinter van is empty. Almost all the stock has made it back into their homes thanks to this speedy team. Thanks Nichole, Mandy, and Becky! ⭐️

And thank you to Etsuko Nakayama who supported the Metal Clay HQ by providing a well needed afternoon pick-us-up treat. 🧡 It was both beautiful and delicious. 😋

20/05/2024

Home sweet home! A short hop on the ferry and the mini-Metal Clay team shall be enjoying a cold drink and some pet cuddles. Hope all the classes have gone well today! We’ll miss you all. 🧡

18/05/2024

Gala dinner night at Sinter 2024. Time to chat, eat, and enjoy (watch the people taking part in) the Ceilidh! 💃🏻🕺🪩

18/05/2024

The MC team at Sinter 2024 ready for their Full Monty performance. Unfortunately you had to be here to see it, as FB is censoring the video. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Joy Funnell - Joyful Jewellery Leigh Minx Armstrong Silver Oak Tree

17/05/2024

Etsuko Nakayama’s class at Sinter went so well! Etsuko is one of the most professional and organised artists I know. Over the last two days she guided a whopping 20 students through making an absolutely stunning cherry blossom brooch (one day I WILL make it to this class…). 😍

14/05/2024

A small part of the Metal Clay Team on route to Sinter 2024. We’ve left Purbeck with a van fuuuuull of goodies, and hope to be at the venue in 6 hours. 🤞🏻 We’re looking forward to spending the next few days with lots of metal clay enthusiasts! 🤩

08/05/2024

We had a visit from the most special little person today. Everybody, please say hi to little Hugo Calvo-Westcott! 😍❤️

Mum Jade and dad Dani are already proving to be amazing parents. And Hugo is just the most precious little perfect bubba! 🥰❤️ I mean, just look at that little adorable pout 😙. We’re all in love, it was quite hard to hand him back after cuddles.

We’re looking forward to introducing him to stock checks, goods in, and all things metal clay - I think as soon as he’s able to count should be fine, right?

23/04/2024

Hone & Highlight™ Original Tumbling Medium by Rosy Revolver has landed!

Tumbling media for rotary tumblers; smoothes and refines metal while selectively removing patina from raised areas, creating a gorgeous contrasting matte (or satin) finish. It's finally here, ready for you to order!

Should I choose Original or Mini?
Mini Media is smaller so reaches tighter recesses, has finer grit so is less aggressive, and it will give more of a satin sheen (rather than matte) finish. Lots more info on our website.

PS - Metal clay artist? Hone & Highlight Mini Media is probably the first option to try as it is a finer abrasive.

Next day delivery in UK if you order before 1pm.

Diploma in Silver Metal Clay — Jewellers Academy

17/04/2024

Enrolment closes soon for Jewellers Academy Diploma in Silver Metal Clay. It’s a great diploma course with amazing tutors and mentors, a fantastic way to learn in depth!

We supply the material and tools kits for the course. Boxes are being packed in the warehouse - they’re amazing kits with everything you need! 😮🤩

Read more about the Diploma by following the link below.

Diploma in Silver Metal Clay — Jewellers Academy Silver Metal Clay is a fantastic material to make jewellery out of, allowing space for tons of creativity, easy to do from home and great for starting or growing a jewellery business.

17/04/2024

Brand new Connector Finishing Touches Moulds! Must say, we really do love these! 🫶😍

https://www.metalclay.co.uk/search.php?search_query=Ftm-§ion=product&sort=newest

15/04/2024

Joy Funnell - Joyful Jewellery is back!! We're so excited to welcome Joy back to our (new) studio for two classes this summer.

Joy is known all around the world for her metal clay and enamel work, this is your chance to learn from a master.

She has prepared two classes for us, take one or do both for a full three day immersion in the magic of ring making, enamelling, stone setting, texturing and much more.

If you've taken a class with Joy before you know they're colourful, filled with information, inspiring, and of course, Joy-fully fun!

Read more about Joy and the classes below, and secure your spot now.

PS - If you join us for both classes you'll get a FREE BONUS worth approximately £65!

https://www.metalclay.co.uk/courses/

09/04/2024

They are HERE! 🤩 Our brand new Wooden Textured Rollers for metal clay, ceramic clay, and polymer clay.

8 Twig Rollers and 9 Hand Rollers now live and ready to order. They are so beautiful 😍.

What do you think about the designs?

https://www.metalclay.co.uk/search.php?search_query=261-§ion=product

07/04/2024

Texture. If you’ve ever worked with metal clay, I’m pretty sure you spent a while thinking about texture. 🤔 And as you started thinking, it probably didn’t take long before everything around you became a possible texture! Shoe soles, knicker lace, toys, leaves, grass, fork handles, cat paws (No? Only me? 🐾 ), sand paper, and, of course, the trusty old wall paper. 😀

Today a piece of wallpaper gave me the perfect pattern and texture for a few pieces I’m going to Keum-boo. A nice mottled shallow texture with some smooth parts and some patterned parts - just how I love it 😍.

I’d love to hear from you - what is your favourite texture? Is it a commercial texture, or something you discovered where you wouldn’t expect it? What is your most random and unusual texture? Photos are always so much fun so feel free to share. 🤗

01/04/2024

WIN ME!

🧡 A free Jewellery Shape Template
🧡 A super sharp needle tool
🧡 And 7gm Art Clay so you can get making straight away.

For a chance to win, just tell us what you're loving right now. Yup, it is that easy! We'll pick a winning comment at random on Friday 5th April.

I am loving the lighter evenings we're in for now, but I am NOT loving the rain pouring down after a day full of sun. I actually believed spring was here for a minute... 😝 Bring on the sunshine! ☀️

If you were to share the love by sharing the post, we would be ever so grateful! 🥰

28/03/2024

It is true! 🤩 Rosy Revolver’s fabulous tumbling media Hone & Highlight is coming to the UK. Our first delivery is right now in the middle of the ocean on a ship, and should be on our website in about two weeks.

We will have both the Original and the Mini media version.

If you want us to let you know when it’s here, shoot us a message.

28/03/2024

It's storming here, and we think that means a cheering up is needed. What could be better than 15% off Art Clay Silver, Bronze, and Copper clay for 48 hours?

Hop on over (I mean, it is nearly Easter after all 🐰) to our website and shop this cracking 🐣 offer.

No code needed, discount will show when you go to check out and shop to a UK/Ireland/Channel Island address. Can't be combined with other discounts. Flash sale ends Saturday 30 March, 9pm.

11/03/2024

Some great information here from metal clay master Anna Mazoń Drakonarium. This post is full of invaluable information. Whilst it started from a question about creating a stone bezel from Goldie Clay, the lessons here apply to all metal clay.
📕 📚 🧡

11/03/2024

Metal clay ring making class with CSACJ and CRAFTCAST™ - perfect class if you want to learn more about working with Art Clay 950 Sterling.

Still time to book for the recording today!I'll be live online on March 9, 2024 to record this new Craftcast class all about open shank ring making. Join me for some fun. This is part 1 of two classes on this subject.
https://www.craftcast.com/product/mastering-the-open-shank-ring-pt-1-fit-facets-and-floral/

08/03/2024

Happy International Women's Day to all you fierce, kind, gentle, strong, soft, exhausted, inspirational, energising, caring, wonderful women.

Through my work life I’ve been lucky to meet and work alongside some amazing women. Supportive, encouraging, nudging me to do better.

Today I want to say an extra thank you to the little team of amazing women I have around me in the office, Jade, Emily, Mandy, Jeannine, Michelle, and Nichole. Together we do some FANTASTIC stuff! 🧡�
And a HUGE thank you all you amazing women out there who support our business, we appreciate you so much. And we know how hard you work everyday running your own businesses. 🧡
�x
Petra

04/03/2024

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Our Story

Metal Clay Ltd (previously known as SilverClay) has been supporting artists and jewellery makers since 2004. Having grown from a one-woman business run from a guest bedroom to one of the largest metal clay suppliers in the UK, we supply many large resellers as well as artists direct.

We are committed to offering a fast and friendly service, with the focus on helping others discover and understand metal clay and jewellery making. We're your one-stop shop for metal clay, polymer clay, and resin, with products suitable for beginners to advanced professional users. And best of all - we do know what we're talking about. We know our products, and if we can't help you with a product question, we'll find someone who can.

Read more about the team here: http://www.metalclay.co.uk/meet-the-team/