Frequently Asked Questions

Shipping & Returns

What are your shipping options?

  • Letter mail ($3 CAD) - for US/Canada stickers and prints ONLY

  • Letter mail ($4 CAD) - for international stickers and prints ONLY

  • Tracked parcel mail ($14 CAD) - for US/Canada clay goods*

  • Tracked parcel mail ($20 CAD) - for international clay goods*


    *If your clay order contains stickers/prints, it will be shipped together with parcel mail

What is your processing time?

Please allow 2 weeks for me to package any ready made items, and 5-6 weeks for pre-order items. Pre-orders refer to items that I have to make the item once an order is placed. (Your girl works full-time and is trying to live a more balanced life so I really appreciate your patience and understanding ❤ !)

How long will my order take to arrive?

Once shipped, it will take:

  • US/Canada: 1-2 weeks

  • International: 3-4 weeks

What is your return policy?

I do not accept returns or exchanges. However, if you experience any problems with your order, please feel free to reach out to me at valeriewaistudios@gmail.com :) !

Products

Do you take custom requests?

Unfortunately I am unable to take custom requests at this time.

Is this item for sale?

Not all of my creations are available for sale, I like to keep some of them :) I decide whether I will sell something only once I have set a date for a shop update, after which I will show a preview of what is for sale on my Instagram (usually through my Instagram stories!). I highly suggest turning on post and stories notifications on Instagram to keep up to date of when shop updates happen :)

Materials & Process

What brand of clay do you use?

I use Sculpey Premo, Fimo, and Fimo Soft polymer clay.

What do you use to glaze?

I use UV resin and a 72W nail lamp to cure it.

How do you keep your clay clean and neat?

Here is a comprehensive video I made that addresses all questions relating to keeping clay dust and fingerprint-free:

What do you use to illustrate?

For my traditional art, I use:

  • Holbein Acrylic Gouache Paint Set of 12 (12ml)

  • Uni-Posca Paint Markers

    • Extra fine point (0.7mm), set of 12 (PC-1M12C)

    • Extra fine point (0.7mm), set of 7 natural colours (PC-1M 7C)

For my digital art, I use:

  • 2017 iPad Pro 10.5 inch

  • iPad Pencil 1st generation

  • Procreate App