The Clay Earring Maker Summit

April 21st-23rd, 2026

Speaker Info + Resources

Welcome, Clay Earring Maker Summit Speaker!

Hey, hey, my fellow maker friend! I’m thrilled to team up with you for a one-of-a-kind event that will inspire tens of thousands of polymer clay earring crafters. Below, you’ll find everything you need to know about participating—from key dates to workshop requirements and affiliate perks!

Questions? Email me at hello@ClayEarringMakerSummit.com

**You can go ahead and secure your tutorial topic by clicking here. The purpose of this spreadsheet is for speakers to see who is teaching what so there isn’t duplication of the exact same tutorial. If you’re not sure what to teach, keep reading. There are many ideas below on this page. Still not sure what to teach? Email us at hello@clayearringmakersummit.com with your ideas and questions!

What is the Clay Earring Maker Summit?

The Clay Earring Maker Summit is a 3-day, free virtual event specifically for polymer clay earring makers.

Basically it’s one big, fun virtual clay earring making party! On this page, you’ll find resources meant to make your life as a speaker as easy as possible and answer any questions you have.

Below is all the info and a list of benefits you will receive for participating in the summit!

You can take a peek at the in-progress registration page here.

You can see who taught at our 2024 summit here and our 2025 summit here.


RESULTS FROM PAST SUMMITS:

We’ve found that attendees come ready to invest in the tools, supplies, and education they need to implement what they learn, often purchasing polymer clay, cutters, stencils, pigments, tools, packaging, branding materials, and marketing resources shortly after the event. 
If you sell clay tools, cutters, memberships, courses or products for polymer clay earring makers (both business owners and hobbyists), this is a powerful opportunity to get in front of thousands of engaged, niche makers.
Reach: 9,000+ clay earring makers registered for the free event in 2024 + 2025, with over 1,500 makers purchasing a VIP ticket! 
Affiliate Revenue: We paid out almost $18,000 USD total to our speakers from just our 2024 and 2025 summits.
Exposure: The Summit is exposed to my email list of 7,000+ subscribers, my Facebook group of over 6,000 members in addition to each speaker's community! 
  • Visibility among the entire Clay Earring Maker Summit audience, attendee Facebook group, plus exposure to the audiences of all speakers. 
  • Speakers reported adding hundreds of new subscribers to their email list. 
  • Speakers reported an increase in their follwers on social media, specifially on Instagram and Youtube.
  • Speakers reported an increase in their sales of clay tools, cutters, Patreon memberships and additional sales of their digital products like courses or clay color recipes. 
  • If you sell products to polymer clay makers, this is the perfect event for you!
Overall, our past Clay Earring Maker Summits had an incredible impact on clay earring makers, many who picked up clay for the very first time as well as inspiring many experienced makers to start creating again.
It was also a huge success for our speakers as mentioned above and we expect to have an even larger attendance at our 2026 Summit.

QUICK ACCESS LINKS:

2026 Summit Schedule (coming soon)

How it’ll all work:

Let’s do a quick rundown of how this online event will work. *Please note many links are not yet active but will be soon! This is our third time hosting this summit and the first two were incredibly successful with our 2025 summit being the largest.

📅 Event Dates:

  • The event runs from April 21 - 23, 2026, and will be packed with creative inspiration and eager polymer clay makers looking to learn a new skill or level up their current skills.

🎥 Format:

  • Each day will feature 8–10 pre-recorded video workshops presented by myself and YOU, our speakers. Every workshop includes a step-by-step project tutorial and a supply list.

⏱️ Workshop Length:

  • Each video should be between 15 and a maximum of 45 minutes long—long enough to provide real value, short enough to keep it beginner-friendly and engaging. You do not need to use fancy editing software, simply record on your phone.

🎟️ Viewing Access:

  • Each workshop will be available for free for 48 hours on your assigned day. After that, it becomes exclusive to the VIP Access Pass, which attendees can purchase for lifetime access (and you earn commission on those sales!). Be sure to check out our very generous affiliate details below. We like to spoil our speakers! (Many of our speakers earn hundreds of dollars with our top earning speakers who already have an audience on social media or with an email list earning thousands)

📢 Promotion Period:

  • Promotion officially kicks off on April 7th, giving us about three weeks to spread the word. You’ll get swipe copy, custom graphics, and short-form video reels to make sharing easy and effective.

🤝 Community Engagement:

  • All attendees are invited to our private Facebook group, where they’ll post their projects, ask questions, and connect with speakers. You’re encouraged to pop in on the day your workshop airs to answer questions and cheer on the attendees!

Benefits of Speaking at the Summit

If you sell clay tools, cutters, memberships, courses or products for polymer clay earring makers (both business owners and hobbyists), this is a powerful opportunity to get in front of thousands of engaged, niche makers.

We’ve found that attendees come ready to invest in the tools, supplies, and education they need to implement what they learn, often purchasing polymer clay, cutters, stencils, pigments, tools, packaging, branding materials, business focused courses, and marketing resources shortly after the event.

Grow Your Audience And Email List

  • We all know that growing our communities and email lists is key to success! By participating in The Clay Earring Maker Summit, you will automatically get traffic from myself and everyone promoting the event.

  • You also have the option to pitch a freebie during your tutorial as a “free download” to grow your email list that way. *Highly recommend doing this!

Easy Affiliate Income

  • The VIP All-Access Pass is how you will earn affiliate income from the summit and I expect it to sell very well as it did last year.

  • Every speaker affiliate will earn 40-50% commission off each VIP Access Pass they sell using their affiliate links from their Thrivecart Affiliate Dashboard.

    • 40% for all speakers

    • 50% for speakers contributing something to the VIP Pass

  • Leading up to the summit, we'll have two weeks of promotion. (I'll start promoting to my audience a few days before you to a very small number of my list so I can monitor all the tech running behind the scenes). You’ll be provided with email swipe copy, social media swipe copy, and social media graphics to make it all easy! I'll even have a suggested posting/sending schedule for you to make promo easy to outsource to an assistant.

Connect + collaborate with fellow creative

  • Meet other inspiring entrepreneurs in the polymer clay space and build genuine connections that can lead to future collabs and friendships.

Shine in custom promo graphics + reels

  • We’ll create speaker-specific marketing assets to spotlight your work across email and social media.

Enjoy full VIP Access—on us!

  • You’ll get a free VIP Pass to enjoy every workshop, template, and bonus just like our attendees.

Tutorial / Workshop Ideas:

To make this event successful, our goal is to make it user-friendly for all skill levels - especially beginners! To achieve maximum diversity, we plan to include a range of tutorials for both beginners and those who are more advanced.

Many of our attendees last year had only been working with polymer clay for less than a year but we also received a lot of requests for more advanced technique tutorials at our 2026 event.

Two speakers CAN teach the same technique or tutorial using the same mediums as the design will most likely be very different.

You can also simply teach how to create a specific pair of earrings and use multiple topics in your session. (A simple project making tutorial.)

I want all speakers to teach something they are passionate about and you’re not limited to the ideas below.

Here are a TON of ideas based off attendee feedback from our last summit.

More Tutorial ideas:

  • a project tutorial: simply show step-by-step how to create a specific pair of earrings.

  • How to make knotted studs

  • How to make a checkerboard/gingham pattern

  • Ways to use your extruder

  • open back bezels with clay and without clay and resin

  • ribbon cell technique

  • faux stone techniques

  • sutton slice

  • agate

  • creating canes - any design, checkerboard, flower, fruit, etc. Could be for begginers or more advanced.

  • color mixing

  • water soluable transfers - tenatively already being taught

  • making florals

  • marbeling

  • faux wood

  • skinner blends

  • mokume gane

  • making clay beads for earring designs

  • sculpting little animals or food for 3D earrings

  • animal print techniques

  • tutorial on findings - types, material, how to make your own, how to assess quality, and tips for how to secure wire to your pieces

  • experimental processes or techniques mixing unexpected mediums to create something unique

  • conditioning and thickness of clay, setting used on pasta and lucy machine

  • how to seal powders and paints

  • how to go about curating a themed collection

  • using iridescent flakes with clay

  • acohol ink techniques

  • unique ways to use liquid sculpey - tentatively already being covered.

  • resin + dried flowers

  • using mica powder

  • cane making

  • stained glass

  • florals 101

  • advanced florals

  • any other ideas!

Business Growth / Marketing topic ideas:

  • how to get started printing your own clay cutters

  • reel making tips

  • tour of your studio / how you organize everything etc.

  • how to grow on Instagram

  • how to collaborate with influencers

  • clay craft room organization 

  • hosting an earring bar / earring party

  • Finance and tax tips for earring makers

  • Social media tips

  • creating attractive listings

  • SEO

  • in-person market tips

  • how to become an influencer/collaborate with other businesses

  • how to grow your business

  • how to grow on etsy

  • shopify vs. etsy

  • wholesale tips

  • monthly subscription tips

  • Etsy SEO

  • pricing

  • any other ideas!

Here’s a look at past summit projects/tutorials:

You can also get a more detailed look at past tutorials and speakers on past scheule pages to help brainstorm ideas:

2024 schedule page

2025 schedule page

What I’ll need from you:

So this all sounds great, but what kind of work does it require of you? Let’s chat about it! My goal is to make this all as easy as humanly possible so we can all have a blast while providing great value and growing our businesses.

1. BASIC INFORMATION FORM - Due Date: February 5th, 2026

The first thing I’ll need is some very basic information from you so I can finish up our registration page and Speakers page. (link to the speaker page will be live soon!!)

We’ll need:

  • Your full name + workshop title (so we can reserve your chosen topic)

  • A short bio to introduce you to attendees

  • A square and horizontal headshot for the speaker page and promotional graphics

    This info helps us build out your dedicated speaker page and ensure our promo materials are ready to shine the spotlight on you.

👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼Once you give me the thumbs up that you’re in, I’ll send you a link where you can upload all this information easily.

2. PRESENTATION/TUTORIAL (I’ll send you a form to collect this information)

Next up is your tutorial/presentation! This is a 20-30  minute pre-recorded presentation that is meant to be more friendly and casual than perfect and structured. We want our attendees to learn and gain confidence in their polymer clay journey while having fun in the process. If it eases your mind, you’re not required to show your face in your tutorials!

**Please record your presentation/tutorial in widescreen. (not vertical)

Here's the suggested format:

  • A warm intro to who you are (on camera or voice-over is fine!)

  • A clear overview of the project + supplies used, reference your supply list

  • A step-by-step video explanation of making the earrings/technique from start to finish (you can simply film this overhead with a phone)

  • A 3-minute pitch at the end to promote your freebie, product, or offer (optional)

  • Two high-resolution, well-lit photos of the final project for promo graphics. One square photo and then one vertical or horizontal if your project is oriented that way.

Presentations should be 20–30 minutes, casual but clear. Don’t stress about perfection—we want it to feel approachable.

You are free to use your workshop however you’d like in the future. Post it in your Patreon or sell it online, etc. I would ask that you not post your full presentation on your free social media channels for at least 6 months as this will diminish the value of the VIP All-Access Pass.

Presentations are due by March 13th, 2026. You can use this form to submit your presentation.

Find a PDF download with all this information here.

🎥Here are a couple examples of our past speaker pages / workshops taught so you can see them in action:

3. SUPPLY LIST (if applicable)

We will be providing attendees with a list of all supplies, tools, and products used in each presentation/tutorial. You’re free to use affiliate links, links to your own products, etc. I encourage it!

You’ll include this information when you send over your presentation. There will be a spot on the form you’ll already be completing so it will be super easy for you.

Supply List information is due along with your presentation on March 13th, 2026.

4. Tutorial Photographs (if applicable)

Here’s a video showing why I need tutorial photos. Once you have these, feel free to email them over! The sooner I have them, the sooner we can begin creating promo graphics.

If you’re presenting a tutorial on how to do a specific clay earring making technique, you will need to provide at least 2 flat lay images of your finished product.  The more images you can provide the better.

Guidelines for images:

  • In focus and brightly lit

  • No watermarks

  • Aspect ratio 1:1 & 4:3 & Vertical format

These photographs will be used in the promotion of the summit and the VIP All-Access Pass.

The photographs are due by March 2nd, 2026. This will give us time to create promo graphics prior to the promo start date. If you have them earlier, great! Send them on over!

5. CAPTURING LEADS with a freebie (Optional)

To ensure you will capture leads and grow your email list, we will post links to your website and social media on your presentation speaker page, which will capture leads that are genuinely interested in staying on your list rather than signing up just to get a template, then unsubscribing. Check out what this looks like here!

The 3-minute pitch at the end of your presentation is your golden opportunity and can be any of the following:

  1. Another product or course you wish to feature.

  2. A call-to-action to join your email list to get access to your freebies - allowing you to collect warm-leads

  3. A call to action to visit your site or a specific post that will convert to leads. 

Whatever your choose to pitch at the end will be linked directly below your presentation, so our attendees can find you easily! 

*****I’ll need you to send me the link to your opt-in form to capture these leads. If you need us to create one for you, please let us know asap and we’re happy to do so!

6. VIP ALL-ACCESS PASS CONTRIBUTION (OPTIONAL, BUT HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!)

To make our event even more valuable, I'll ask each of you to provide one resource that we will include in the VIP All Access Pass goodie bag.  This contribution will help you gain exposure for your products and email list! 

This includes things like:

  • Templates

  • Workbooks

  • Courses (big or small)

  • 1-month free membership to your Patreon

  • eBooks

  • Clay Color Recipes

  • Trainings

  • Bonus Q+A Session at a later date

  • Bonus Tutorial or "Create Along with Me" Video

  • Digital Social Media Planner for Clay Earring Makers

  • Exclusive Coupon code for % off in your shop

  • Digital Journal for Clay Earring Makers

  • Checklists

  • Behind the scenes video of how you organize your workspace

  • A mini-course

  • Printables

    Note: I expect this to convert well so I do not recommend contributing any 1:1 offers. If you’re not sure what resource to contribute, feel free to email me at hello@ClayEarringMakerSummit and we can come up with an idea together.

It’s totally up to you to decide whether you’d like to create something new or provide something you already have. While this isn’t required, it’s highly encouraged that you participate to boost VIP All Access Pass sales which earns you more affiliate income! At the last summit, alomost every speaker contributed something and it was an incredible success.

Anyone who contributes a premium resource will get a 50% affiliate commission on sales of the VIP All-Access Pass, rather than 40%. It’s also an opportunity to collect hundreds of extra email addresses as attendees claim your offer.

Your premium resource should not be something you’re giving away free somewhere else. For example, free clay color recipes you’re already giving away on Instagram would not be a premium resource.

Information for these resources is due on March 13th, 2026. You'll receive a questionnaire to fill out closer to that time to make passing the information to me nice and simple.

7. PROMOTION

The power of an online summit comes from a group of experts coming together for a single cause. The joint promotion that happens because of that is a huge benefit to everyone involved.

Because of that, everyone is encouraged to share on social media and to email their lists during the promotion period, starting on Tuesday, April 7th, 2026. (I will begin promoting the event on April 5th) This gives me a few days to test a small audience and make sure the registration page is working, emails are automatically being sent out and ensure there are no tech issues before you begin sending thousands of people to the registration page.

You’ll want to share using your affiliate link (which you can set up here) so you can get in on the 40% commission that will come from any VIP All-Access Pass sales (50% if you've contributed a premium bonus).

You’ll find swipe copy and graphics in the Resource Vault below. (LINK WILL BE LIVE SOON)

8. LOW-KEY PARTICIPATION 

And last comes participation during the week of the event. Since we’ll already have done the work of creating the presentations and extra resources, we’ll be able to sit back and relax!

But the more you put into the event, the more you will receive in return! Past speakers who saw the most return promoted to their email list at least 2-3x during the 3-week total promo/event period, plus posted regularly on social media. I’ll be giving you all the swipe copy and graphics to make it super easy for you!

All speakers will receive a free VIP Access Pass to enjoy!

Lastly, we ask that you pop in to check on the thread in the attendee Facebook group related to your presentation during the day that it’s live if you're available. Easy!

NOTE ON GIVEAWAYS (OPTIONAL)

In the past, a few of our speakers and sponsors contributed a prize to give away during the event. If you are interested in doing a giveaway with a call-to-action to join your email list, social media, etc., we can arrange that for you! This gives your brand even more front-and-center attention during the summit. Giveaway items can be digital or physical prizes.

This year we will have a page on the summit website dedicated to giveaways where each brand will have their own opt-in for attendees to register for their giveaway with their email address. This is another excellent way to grow your email list even more.

If you wish to contribute, info for giveaways will be provided at the time of submitting workshop materials.

Affiliate Details:

While summits are great for overall visibility and making new connections, a little extra income never hurts either, right?

That’s exactly why I’ve set up an affiliate program for the VIP All-Access Pass where you’ll receive a commission from all sales from traffic you refer to the event. Payouts will be made by May 31st, 2026 at the very latest via PayPal.

The commission structure is as follows:

  • 40% for all speakers

  • 50% for all speakers who include a premium bonus for the VIP All-Access Pass

The pricing structure will be:

  • $47 for 30 minutes after initial registration (fast action)

  • $67 from April 7-20, 2026 (early bird)

  • $97 from April 21-cart close date (regular price)

To make it as easy as possible for you to generate extra income, the Resource Vault includes things like email swipe copy, social media copy, and social share graphics. However, you’re more than welcome to write your own copy and even run your own Facebook ads. (Link will be live soon)

Just remember to use your affiliate link, which you can create or look up here.

USE THIS LINK TO SIGN UP FOR YOUR AFFILIATE ACCOUNT.

USE THIS LINK TO SIGN IN AND TRACK YOUR AFFILIATE ACCOUNT.

**Be sure not to shorten your affiliate link as it may not track correctly if you alter it.

As with all affiliate promotions, be sure to disclose that you’re an affiliate when sharing with your audience.

Disclosure:  We may have non-speaker affiliates who may also be promoting the event to drive more attendees.  They will be compensated 30% or 35% (depending on if they decide to contribute a bonus or not.)

We use a program called Thrivecart to track affiliate sales.

Resource Vault:

Now for those resources I promised to make your life as easy as possible.

If you run into problems accessing the folder or files, first be sure to try making a copy of the folder or file. If that isn’t working, send me an email. hello@clayearringmakersummit.com

In this folder you’ll find the following resources: (link will be live soon!)

  • Summit branding information (in case you'd like to show off that you've been featured on your website)

  • To do list with due dates so you can keep track of everything nice and easily

  • Email swipe copy and suggested send dates

  • Social media swipe copy and suggestion posting dates

  • Social media graphics

  • Presentation templates (you’re welcome to use your own - these are simply for convenience)

View the resources here. (Link will be live soon!)

**More graphics will be available after March 27th when I have your tutorial photos so people will be able to see what they will be learning as you promote the event.

And in case you don't want to dig through a folder, here are direct links: (links will be live soon)

  • Branding

  • To do list

  • Graphics

  • Presentation templates

  • Email swipe copy

  • Social media swipe copy

To edit videos: Our past speakers have simply used video editing software already built in on their laptop or phones.

Action Steps:

Phew, that was a lot to cover - thank you for making it this far!

For the sake of clarity, here are your current action steps:

  • Let me know you’re in or let me know if you’d like to chat. I am happy to answer any questions you may have! We can even jump on a zoom call if you’d like.

  • Provide your basic information once the link comes through via email.

  • Sign up for your affiliate account

  • Let me know if you have any questions up to this point!


Remember to grab your to do list and get things added to your calendar. Because if you’re like me, if it’s not in your calendar it doesn’t exist.

2026 Summit Important dates:

Here’s a round up of our key due dates: (we can be flexible on these due dates if needed. Just ask.)

  • Basic Information (headshot, bio, etc.): As soon as possible or by February 5

  • Tutorial Photographs due (if applicable): March 2

  • Presentation Due: March 13

  • VIP All-Access Pass contribution due (optional): March 13

  • Promotion Period: April 7-20

  • Summit dates: April 21-23

  • The VIP All-Access Pass cart closes: April 30

  • Affiliate payouts: by May 31, 2026

Something I missed? Please email me at hello@ClayEarringMakerSummit.com.