Comments on: Bad Jewelry – Funny Crafts Story About a Mouse Droppings Necklace

By: Nettonya

Nettonya — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:58:31 +0000

LOVED the blog with the mouse-dropping beads! SO funny! I would love to write things like Sharon does, and in such a humorous way! Her writing is so to-the-point about the way things can turn out for us crafters.

Not to worry, Cindy! Your kids will tend to be critical of, or confused by you until they’re well into their 20′s. Right now, they don’t “get” you. With a few more years “under their belts”, they will understand better.

My daughter wouldn’t even SIT with me and her father in the movie theater, when she was 10 -16, because I laughed too loud! I guess she was embarrassed that I could have fun, and sat a few rows and seats away, to show everyone that she wasn’t with “those people”!!!

Lately, she (now a mother of an almost-four-year-old) told me of hearing this familiar laugh. She looked all around her and realized that it was SHE! (This tells me that she finally “gets” the thing about being a mom and having her own personality, despite what her kid might think of her. And that she appreciates who I was, when she was growing up.)

Rosemary – you can get very interesting colors by using Cindy’s color recipes and mixing the Premo clay.

Looking forward to tomorrow’s tutorial and color recipes, Cindy!

By: KHJ J

KHJ J — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:05:51 +0000

Usually a mixture of the two. I just love all the colors of Sculpey, and now with the new ones there are even more. Thank you’s and hugs to Cindy too, for her wonderful website where we can all share and learn!

By: Loretta Carstensen

Loretta Carstensen — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:40:03 +0000

Thanks for sharing Sharon’s blog. Been there done that. LOL

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:09:52 +0000

Linked here from Friday’s email. I sure do miss Jamie. Jamie, if you are out there, pls leave a short message letting us all know how you are….many thanks!

By: Nettonya

Nettonya — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:18:08 +0000

@Rosemary Whittaker: Hi, Rosemary. It’s very important to make sure that you condition the clay enough, as well as adding the eyelets. The one thing that I have learned from Cindy and others is that the polymers in the clay must line up to add strength to the clay, so just a couple of passes through the pasta machine doesn’t quite do it. I’ve been told that between 15 to 20 passes through the machine are necessary to adequately condition the clay. I would think that a minimum of 10 passes are necessary. It’s good that Jamie has given you the eyelet idea and that Cindy mentioned a longer curing time. Both are very important. Good luck!

By: Cindy@Polymer Clay Color Recipes - Petunia Palette

Cindy@Polymer Clay Color Recipes - Petunia Palette — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:20:05 +0000

@Rosemary: You’re so welcome!

@MJ: Let us know how it goes!

By: MJ

MJ — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:53:56 +0000

Cindy and ladies,

Will try the eyelet idea when I make beads in the future.

Thanks.

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Sat, 02 May 2009 03:38:25 +0000

Thanks to you Cindy for having this site available for help. I was so frustrated with those beads and I’m not a quitter. I was, however, out of ideas. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to talk!

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Cane Inspiration

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Cane Inspiration — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:43:55 +0000

Jamie and Rosemary, I am just so pleased with what is happening here! The way you two are sharing ideas and support… I couldn’t have imagined anything better for this site and polymer clay community than that!

The fact that we can all learn from each other in a positive, knowledgeable and supportive environment like this, is a dream come true for me.

Thank you so much, you two (and all the others who have done the same thing) for making this blog a better place!

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:00:55 +0000

Im really happy my suggestion helped Rosemary. I know how frustrating something like that can be. You should have seen me learning to make mobius beads from a book. It was uuugly!! Or trying to figure out what was safe to glaze polyclay with 20 yrs ago when no one knew! I needed Cindy then!! LOL. I dont know how many projects got tossed because they just wouldnt dry!! But dont give up on the Studio clay yet if you like the colors. I would still try going to their website at Sculpey.com and see if they can tell you what might be giving you this problem. And I do love my Sculpey III and Premo for beads. Usually a mixture of the two. I just love all the colors of Sculpey, and now with the new ones there are even more. Thank you’s and hugs to Cindy too, for her wonderful website where we can all share and learn! XOXO Jamie