FINE

These incredible polymer clay dolls are all made by Sarah Niemela. In her Etsy shop, finedollart.etsy.com, Sarah offers beautiful cards and other items decorated with pictures of her dolls. Great idea, isn't it?

There are more pictures of Sarah's work on her web site and blog.

EXPRESSIVE

I just love how each tiny hand-sculpted baby by Alicia Singleton has his (her?) own face expression. Aren't they cute?

Sculpting on this scale is incredibly difficult, but Alicia even makes their heads and limbs moveable!

Material? Polymer clay, of course!

NAIVE

The primary source of inspiration for Isabelle d'Hauterive (Isabel Art) is her childhood memories, and it shows in her figurines – cute, somewhat naïve, and bursting with energy.

Isabelle's artist statement is one of the best I've seen. She says: “My artistic vision has but one goal: Giving life to an emotion that incites a smile.”

Make sure to visit her web site for more smiles.

FROUDIAN

Did you know that there is a whole froudian world out there, full of fairies, trolls, dragons, and other creatures? It sprouts out from an amazing web site, worldoffroud.com, featuring works of Brian and Wendy Froud, and uniting all kinds of artists fascinated by these creatures.

One of such froudians, Amber Matthies, runs a troll adoption center through her shop, Trollflings.etsy.com. Just look at her cute polymer clay creations! Can you resist those smiles?!

Again, a perfect example of how nicely polymer clay can be combined with other materials.

Find more of these little guys on Amber's web site trollfings.com.

CUTE

The tiny polymer clay babies in Lisa Haldeman's shop, lovinclaydolls.etsy.com, are so cute! They are sculpted completely by hand and measure only 1 1/4” (some are even less!). Lisa uses Prosculpt polymer clay, which is a wonderful brand for doll makers. She makes keepsakes, portrait sculptures, and memorials.

See more pictures of Lisa's works in her Flickr album and on her web site.