My favorite toy in my childhood was a figurine of a mountain climber. As I grew, I learned that the figurine was a gift to my father from one of his friends and that it was not to be scratched with a pen since it was made of ivory. Then one day a documentary taught me of the elephants being killed for ivory. I could not even bear to look at the figurine out of embarrassment for a long time. I even thought of burying it in the backyard. After all these years I still couldn’t give up my liking of the ivory tones which reminds me some very happy childhood memories.That’s why I was so excited when I made this faux ivory out of polymer clay. Ivory look without the feeling of guilt. There are a few ways to obtain ivory tones with polymer clay. My most successful try was a mix of Fimo’s sahara and translucent white. Although you can try darker/lighter combinations, I think the best ivory tone comes with 4 to 1 translucent to sahara ratio.