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Polymer Clay Tools | 5 Creative Tips for Using Shaped Cutters

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Sunday, April 26th, 2009 in Techniques, Tools | Comments (17)

Polymer Clay Shaped Cutters

Edge Bevels, Cane Cores, Mokume Gane, Pillow Beads and Inlay Techniques:

There are many cool ways to use craft shape cutters with polymer clay. The obvious one is for cutting out shapes. But here are a few a few other creative ideas Read More→

Sandy Polymer Clay Beads… Yet Another Reason to Go to the Beach

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, April 25th, 2009 in Supplies, Techniques, Tools | Comments (4)

Beach Sand Polymer Clay Texture Ideas

Creative Ways for Adding Texture to Your Polymer Clay and Jewelry Beads:

The days are starting to heat up around here (finally), and it’s time to start planning some trips to the beach! Next time you head out to the coast, or down to your Read More→

Faux Dichroic Glass Pendants (Fimo) By Lisa Pavelka on Fiskars TV

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Sunday, April 19th, 2009 in Feature Guests, Supplies, Techniques | Comments (21)

Lisa Pavelka on Fiskars TV

Huge Giveaway Prize of Some Wonderful Polymer Clay and Scrapbooking Tools/Supplies:

You are going to love this! Fiskars, a scrapbooking tool company, has polymer clay guru Lisa Pavelka as the guest on their internet TV show. And she’s Read More→

Polymer Clay Tutorial | Use Cane Slices To Make Pattern Backgrounds

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 in Cane Work, Promotions, Techniques | Comments (29)

Pattern Background Sheet

Vid #102: Often Referred To as Polymer Clay Fabric… For Good Reasons!

Sizing Holes in Polymer Clay Beads for Your Bead Stringing Projects

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 in Techniques, Tools | Comments (8)

Perfect Bead Holes

Custom Beads with Perfectly Sized Holes In Just the Right Places:

Making your own beads with polymer clay, puts you in full control of sizing and positioning the bead holes for whatever jewelry project you happen to be Read More→

Dried Flower Jewelry Bead Techniques, Plus Other Cool Inclusions

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, March 30th, 2009 in Techniques | Comments (11)

Polymer Clay Dried Flower Petal Inclusions

Inject Some Fun Into Your Polymer Clay Using Flower Petals, Kids Crayons and Kitchen Spices:

Mixing anything into polymer clay that adds visual interest, color or texture, is called an inclusion. Here are some ideas you can try Read More→

Photo Image Transfer onto Polymer Clay Using Toner or Laser Copies

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 in Techniques | Comments (19)

Photo Image Transfer On Polymer Clay Canes Into Thirds

Answers to all Your Polymer Clay Photo Transfer Questions:

Over the past weekend (actually from Friday to Monday – 4 days), I opened up free access for everyone to view another video tutorial in the Polymer Clay Read More→

Vertical Pass of the Teardrop Blend Through Your Pasta Machine

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, March 5th, 2009 in Cane Work, Techniques | Comments (6)

Long COlor Blend Strip

Monica Stockton Asked If This Will Ruin The Color Blend:

For many polymer clay beginners, learning how to do a traditional Skinner Blend is a bit of a daunting task. You really don’t have to look very hard in the forums to find comments and questions Read More→

Are Your Skinner Blends Getting Too Wide For Your Pasta Machine?

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, March 2nd, 2009 in Techniques | Comments (5)

Teardrop Color Blend Method

The Rolling Technique In My Teardrop Method Will Help You to Solve This Problem:

A couple of weeks ago I published a video tutorial in the members library on how to make quick and easy polymer clay color blends. Due to popular demand, this Read More→

Chica and Jo Craft Site Features Polymer Clay Teardrop Blend

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Sunday, March 1st, 2009 in Feature Guests, Musings-News, Techniques | Comments (7)

Plus Some Kind Musings From Sandy’s Simple Inspiration Polymer Clay Blog:

Friday was an exciting day for the extended unveiling of my tutorial video on how to use teardrop shaped pieces of polymer clay to make color blends and Read More→

Beautiful Polymer Clay Canes Begin With Beautiful Color Blends

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Friday, February 27th, 2009 in Cane Work, Promotions, Techniques | Comments (13)

Polymer Clay Color Blending Videos

A Couple of Options for Blending Polymer Clay Colors to Use In Your Canes and Skinner Plugs:

Graduated color blends, usually referred to as Skinner Blends, are the backbone of many polymer clay cane techniques. They Read More→

Full Video | Lietz Teardrop Method | Polymer Clay Color Blends

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 in Promotions, Techniques | Comments (33)

Teardrop Method for Polymer Clay Color Blends Limited Access So Please Watch The Video As Soon As Possible. Thanks.

Modified Rainbow Skinner Blend Tutorial – No Measuring Required

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, February 21st, 2009 in Techniques | Comments (7)

Rainbow Color Blending Geometry

The Lietz Teardrop Method – A Super Simple Way To Do Multiple Color Gradients:

A rainbow skinner blend is where you have multiple colors that transition smoothly from one to the next in your finished gradient sheet of polymer clay. To do this Read More→

Skinner Blend – Modified Teardrop Method Faster and Just As Good

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, February 19th, 2009 in Techniques | Comments (14)

Skinner Blend Challenge

The Skinner Blend Challenge: Will I Ever Go Back To Doing Polymer Clay Color Gradients The Old Way?

My husband Doug was really amazed when he saw the modified Skinner Blend technique that I now use exclusively, for doing Read More→

Tear Drop Method | The Quickest Skinner Blend You’ll Ever Make

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 in Feature Guests, Techniques | Comments (158)

Quick Skinner Blend Technique Vid #95: Get Smooth Polymer Clay Color Gradients 10 Times Faster:

Polymer Clay Techniques | Textured Faux Raku Beads for Jewelry

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Friday, February 13th, 2009 in Techniques | Comments (3)

Texture Faux Raku Beads

Create Texture On Your Polymer Clay Beads Using Drywall Sandpaper Mesh:

When making polymer clay beads for jewelry, a nice way to add some dimension to them is to give the surface a bit of texture. Adding this texture effect is also Read More→

Heart Beads For Valentines Jewelry Made Using a Polymer Clay Mold

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 in Bead Shapes, Techniques | Comments (16)

Molded Heart Bead

7 Easy Steps For Making A Molded Polymer Clay Heart Bead:

This molded heart shape bead was made in several steps. The process started by first using a metal heart pendant I had on hand, to make a polymer clay mold. The Read More→

Jewelry Display Cards | Polymer Clay Tutorial Comments (17)
- pattw35 says: OT - Just a little info ! If you are looking for Pantone Bell Flower color. We already have it - in 28-1B. I have...
  – May 26, 11:37 AM
- Christine F says: Excellent tutorial, Cindy! I have an electronic scrapbook cutting machine that lets me create my own designs, so now you really have me thinking about...
  – May 26, 7:42 AM
- Dixie Ann says: That was an excellent tutorial. Cindy I really liked the fact that you used cardstock that had a pattern on both sides. I dug around...
  – May 25, 5:42 PM
Flower Stamen Wire Bails | Polymer Clay Tutorial Comments (29)
- Monica Daris says: Cindy, I have loved this tutorial so much. Thanks for that!
  – May 26, 8:12 AM
- Mitz B says: I don't do a lot of jewelry... but this does give me ideas. I think you also just helped me solve a problem with my...
  – May 17, 6:51 PM
- Dixie Ann says: Thanks Cindy for the info. I do have a pickling solution and a little crock pot to heat it up in so I will try...
  – May 14, 7:10 PM
Erv's Spring Grass Palette | Polymer Color Recipes Comments (28)
- Paige F says: Hi thanks for sharing that lovely poem. I am going to keep the part that greif is the price of love. I have a friend...
  – May 24, 3:08 PM
- Paige F says: I am so sorry to hear about you and your families loss. I want you to know my prayers are with you.
  – May 24, 2:47 PM
- Ken Hamilton says: So sorry to hear of your loss, a huge canyon has been torn in your lives that can never be totally filled, but have faith...
  – May 24, 5:36 AM
Currant Bud Palette | Polymer Clay Color Recipes Comments (13)
- Monique U says: Christine, sorry to hear you have to deal with another round of treatments... but your positive and proactive approach is so inspirational. As you are...
  – May 24, 10:10 AM
- Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz says: Thank you to everyone above for all the kind comments. I really appreciate it. And to Christine specifically... your story really hits home, more than...
  – May 24, 9:44 AM
- Christine H says: Hello Cindy, I want to say thank you for all your great tutorials. They have been so inspiring for me at this time of my...
  – May 23, 2:05 AM
Daisy Flowers for Spring | Polymer Clay Tutorial Comments (22)
- Dixie Ann says: hey thanks ladies for all the good tips on the flip flops. My biggest concern was not having something rub against my skin because I...
  – May 22, 2:32 PM
- Elaine Faulks says: PS Dixie why not make 4 or even six button holes, use different coloured plastic threads and after knotting tight cut off quite short so...
  – May 22, 8:08 AM
- Elaine Faulks says: Hi Dixie, if you go back to the kiddies section you can pick up that plastic "string" that the girls use to make their friendship...
  – May 22, 7:53 AM
Cherry Brandy Palette | Polymer Clay Color Recipes Comments (33)
- PATTY JORGENSON says: very sorry to hear of your loss. it helps to have a venue to express... and teh colors are gorgeous
  – May 21, 12:08 PM
- Dixie Ann says: So glad you liked it, when we bear out hearts the soul shines through.....you have such a beautiful soul Cindy.
  – May 20, 2:01 PM
- Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz says: Dixie you are amazing, thank you so much! This means a lot to all of us that you would put your heart and soul into...
  – May 20, 8:42 AM
Vol-047 Apr’2012 Back Issues | Polymer Clay Library Comments (14)
- Linda M says: Hi Cindy, I've purchased several of your back issue videos and I'm enjoying them immensely! Thanks!
  – May 18, 8:56 AM
- Cherie says: I think it was on the shimmer batik tutorial.
  – May 17, 8:04 PM
Embossed Metal Jewelry Findings | Polymer Clay Tutorial Comments (38)
- pollyanna says: Good to see you back. You were missed.
  – May 17, 7:32 AM
- Brenda M says: HI All, It has been awhile since I've posted on the boards. My Daycare had slowed down and I needed to really focus on it...
  – May 16, 8:15 PM
- Jocelyn says: Thanks, Dixie. So appreciate you posting this link for all of us.
  – May 14, 7:06 AM
Faux Wood Veneer Video | Polymer Clay Tutorial Comments (20)
- Sharia B says: Yes thank you very much!
  – May 15, 4:59 PM
- Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz says: Hopefully I understand you correctly Sharia. It is always harder to explain things with words than it is with a video... When you get your...
  – May 15, 2:21 PM
- Sharia B says: Hi Cindy, I am really enjoying the videos but I have 1 question. In the Wood Veneer Video, you mentioned the slab that was used...
  – May 15, 10:10 AM
Etching Premo Sculpey | Polymer Clay Tutorial Comments (50)
- Monique U says: Just wanted to pass on the contest at Dover. If anyone used their copyright-free artwork in Etched PC, I think this would be a great...
  – May 15, 11:15 AM
Creativity, Passion, Online Learning - Sir Ken and Me Comments (46)
- Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz says: Jamie it is awesome to 'hear' your voice again! It has been awhile. Thanks for your kind comment old friend. I hope all is well...
  – May 14, 5:49 PM
Polymer Clay Tutor Studio Chit Chat | 5th Friday Video Comments (47)
- pattw35 says: Wow -thanks !! The download answered all my questions. Now I can look and see which die cutter to buy. Sale etc..........grin
  – May 14, 11:46 AM
- Dixie Ann says: Sure Can, this is the best one I found so far. www.indigojay.com/crafting/diecutter_compatibilitychart.pdf
  – May 13, 10:59 AM
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