Comments on: Blue Iris Color of the Year – Perfect for Making Polymer Clay Beads http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/ "I learned by making mistakes... Now you don't have to." Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:29:15 -0800 hourly 1 By: Cindy Lietz@Button and Bead Making http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-9434 Cindy Lietz@Button and Bead Making Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:12:01 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-9434 You're welcome Penny! Thanks for letting me know how you found me. That is very helpful information indeed! You're welcome Penny! Thanks for letting me know how you found me. That is very helpful information indeed!

]]> By: Penny http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-9376 Penny Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:51:29 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-9376 Thank you for your very prompt reply. Your website is fascinating and useful. I found you through Facebook - useful information for your tracking stats. Thank you for your very prompt reply. Your website is fascinating and useful. I found you through Facebook – useful information for your tracking stats.

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Sanding Polymer Clay Beads and Buttons http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-9331 Cindy Lietz@Sanding Polymer Clay Beads and Buttons Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:01:03 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-9331 Yes Penny, polymer clay buttons can go through the wash. Just don't put a finish on them and make sure they are a strong design. I met a woman selling polymer clay beads and she showed me a sample of some beads she had sewn on a piece of cloth and put into the washer every time she did a load. They were still in good shape after hundreds of washes. I don't remember if she put them into the dryer though. It's always a good idea to do what she did and test your beads in your own washer/dryer to see how they fair. Yes Penny, polymer clay buttons can go through the wash. Just don't put a finish on them and make sure they are a strong design. I met a woman selling polymer clay beads and she showed me a sample of some beads she had sewn on a piece of cloth and put into the washer every time she did a load. They were still in good shape after hundreds of washes. I don't remember if she put them into the dryer though. It's always a good idea to do what she did and test your beads in your own washer/dryer to see how they fair.

]]> By: Penny http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-9323 Penny Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:36:37 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-9323 I am making some polymer clay buttons - can polymer clay survive going through the washing machine? I am making some polymer clay buttons – can polymer clay survive going through the washing machine?

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Projects http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-2985 Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Projects Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:29:53 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-2985 @Kay: It is so lovely to have you here Kaybird. I hope that you enjoy making polymer clay beads. The skills you learned from ceramics will translate quite nicely! Thank you for your comment!! @MJ: My garden could be breathtaking if I had a little more time to take care of it! Right now it it pretty messy. (Though if you take close ups like Doug does, you can't tell. ;-) Glad you're enjoying the recipes! @Ronalyn: Happy you like them! If you click on the category link on the left called 'Color Recipes' you will find posts with a lot more recipes to add to your files! @Kay: It is so lovely to have you here Kaybird. I hope that you enjoy making polymer clay beads. The skills you learned from ceramics will translate quite nicely! Thank you for your comment!!

@MJ: My garden could be breathtaking if I had a little more time to take care of it! Right now it it pretty messy. (Though if you take close ups like Doug does, you can't tell. ;-) Glad you're enjoying the recipes!

@Ronalyn: Happy you like them! If you click on the category link on the left called 'Color Recipes' you will find posts with a lot more recipes to add to your files!

]]> By: Ronalyn http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-2983 Ronalyn Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:16:27 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-2983 Thank you, and Kimberlee, for sharing these wonderful color recipes. I have added them to my PC color-mixing file. Thank you, and Kimberlee, for sharing these wonderful color recipes. I have added them to my PC color-mixing file.

]]> By: MJ http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-2979 MJ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:25:50 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-2979 Cindy, What a beautiful Iris!! Your garden must be absolutely breath-taking. Really enjoy and appreciate the pictures your husband takes. Thanks to you both for sharing and making the world a little more colorful for the rest of us. Keep those color recipes coming!! Cindy,

What a beautiful Iris!! Your garden must be absolutely breath-taking. Really enjoy and appreciate the pictures your husband takes. Thanks to you both for sharing and making the world a little more colorful for the rest of us.

Keep those color recipes coming!!

]]> By: Kay http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-2976 Kay Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:02:59 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/blue-iris-color-of-the-year-for-making-polymer-clay-beads/195/#comment-2976 I'm just starting out with polymer clay beads. For years I've made kiln-fired ceramic beads, pendants and buttons. Now I'd like to try polymer clay and let the fire go out in my kiln. I welcome all the ideas I find in here and, also, the color blending that's already been proven to work. I'm 67 years old, a widow of many years, and hope to make beads for a long time to come. Thank you for the time and effort on your part with the web site. You are appreciated! Kay (aka Kaybird by my Grandchildren) I'm just starting out with polymer clay beads. For years I've made kiln-fired ceramic beads, pendants and buttons. Now I'd like to try polymer clay and let the fire go out in my kiln.

I welcome all the ideas I find in here and, also, the color blending that's already been proven to work.

I'm 67 years old, a widow of many years, and hope to make beads for a long time to come.

Thank you for the time and effort on your part with the web site. You are appreciated!

Kay (aka Kaybird by my Grandchildren)

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