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November 13, 2008

Heart Shaped Beads and Other Polymer Clay Bead Shapes You Can Make

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Hear Shaped Polymer Clay Bead

There Is No Limit To the Number Of Shapes Polymer Clay Allows You To Create For Your Jewelry Projects:

I was looking at a big pile of polymer clay beads today in my studio and was amazed to see how many different bead shapes there really are. I think that is one of the reasons I love making polymer clay beads and jewelry so much. Just the shear number of posibilities… how could you ever get bored?

For fun, I've listed some of the bead shape possiblities below:

  • Round beads (of course!)
  • Heart shaped
  • Football shaped beads
  • Tube beads
  • Lentil beads
  • Pumpkin beads
  • Mobius beads
  • Disk beads
  • Wafer beads
  • Donut beads
  • Cube beads
  • Spacer beads
  • Pillow beads
  • Fold over beads
  • Bicone beads
  • Hollow beads
  • Molded beads
  • Tapered beads
  • Faux fossil shell beads
  • Flower beads
  • Sculpted beads
  • Stamped beads
  • Bead caps
  • Rose beads
  • Natasha beads
  • Pod beads
  • Cabochons
  • And many more

What are some of your other favorite bead shapes? Let's see how big we can make this list. It will make a good resource page to bookmark and come back to when you need an idea.

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November 13, 2008
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Mary Ellen @ 9:04 pm #

Hi Cindy, I love your pillow bead. How do you make it? Do you make a square sorta,then push in the sides and pull up the corners to a point? I'd like to try one. I'd also would like to make a hollow one that has a pattern cut out and put something like a small bell inside for xmas When you make a hollow bead what do you use to join the seams with? Do you use liquid sculpty on the seams and rebake, or glue the seams with something like super glue? Thanks again for a list of so many shapes. Mary Ellen

November 14, 2008
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Cindy Erickson @ 3:35 pm #

Hi Cindy!

Here are some ideas…

Leaf Shaped Beads
Star Shaped Beads
Diamond Shaped Beads
Animal Shaped Beads
Celestial Shaped Beads
Letter Shaped Beads
Number Shaped Beads
Textured or Bumpy Beads

Well, I guess I just got carried away!!!
This is too much fun :)

:) Cindy E.

November 15, 2008
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Cindy Lietz from Selling Polymer Clay Jewelry @ 1:37 pm #

@Mary Ellen: Thanks! You pretty much have the idea on how to make pillow beads. Though seeing it in video would help tremendously (I'll put it on my to do list :). For how to make hollow beads, type hollow into the search box at the top of this blog for more info on that.

@Cindy E.: Great additions Cindy! It's great to get carried away, isn't it!

November 16, 2008
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Eileen B @ 3:57 pm #

Hi. I have just received your free videos and was extremely impressed. You are an inspiration to a fairly new beady and thanks for your advice. Kind regards.

May 22, 2009
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SANDRA G @ 8:50 am #

I just love this site!! it blesses my heart. Your cane tutorials have enlarged my clay making abilities. Thanks. God bless you.

May 23, 2009
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Cindy Lietz from Polymer Clay Techniques - Baking @ 5:54 pm #

Thank You Sandra! What a pleasure to hear that! Let me know if I can help you with anything. Thanks again for the comment!

October 21, 2009
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Jane @ 12:34 pm #

Love the heart shape beads… they are perfect for giving to the people we really love.

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Cindy Lietz from Blue Gingham Heart Shaped Beads @ 1:39 pm #

I agree Jane. Welcome to the blog and thanks for your comment.

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