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buildingClay Critters was created in 1978 when Rebecca Bollinger turned a hobby into a business. Working out of her home, she began making each “critter” by hand from baking soda and salt clay. Later she began using polymer-clay and added craft-workers. Now she concentrates on running the business and making the original designs.

Our eighteen craft-workers make our original designs using a proprietary polymer-clay. Each item is Handmade in the U.S.A. A small shop, our workers benefit from flex-time and a profit-based incentive plan.

Many of our products have a unique “swirled” appearance. Others are made in metallic, fluorescent, or a faux granite finish. Others are multiple colors, handpainted or have jeweled eyes made from SWAROVSKI Austrian crystals. Recently, we began freehand irridescent finishes using airbrushes .

We personalize, or name-drop, the souvenir items with a laser engraver for most of our customers.

Most of our products are sold to souvenir and gift shops around the country and in the Caribbean. You can also find them in many airport gift shops. We are happy to have a few large customers, department stores and franchises, but our mainstay is still the “Mom and Pop” stores.




NEW! Red Velvet Cake

NEW! Red Velvet Cake

We have been getting increased requests for food magnets, such as the Philly Cheesesteak. Our latest addition to our food items is the Red Velvet Cake, a desert popularized in New York City’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. While contemporary recipes call for red food coloring being added to the chocolate cake batter, this wasn’t always the case. [...]

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NEW! Iris

NEW! Iris

The Iris is our latest addition to our collection of eight flowers, including Orchid, Sunflower, Plumeria, Dogwood, Pansy, and Hibiscus. ...

NEW! Cherry Blossom

NEW! Cherry Blossom

Made at a client's request for "cherry blossom time" in Washington, DC, this jeweled magnet is so detailed, you expect ...

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