Comments on: Making Lentil Bead Holes Using Piercing Wire and a Gentle Touch http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/ "I learned by making mistakes... Now you don't have to." Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:39:27 -0700 hourly 1 By: Cindy Lietz@Interchangable Pendant http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-27657 Cindy Lietz@Interchangable Pendant Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:24:21 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-27657 Yeah it is a bit of a learning curve alright! One tip is to make sure the pin you are using to pierce the bead is perfectly straight. Even a slight bend will make the hole go in crooked. Thanks for your comments Darlene! Yeah it is a bit of a learning curve alright! One tip is to make sure the pin you are using to pierce the bead is perfectly straight. Even a slight bend will make the hole go in crooked. Thanks for your comments Darlene!

]]> By: Darlene http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-27410 Darlene Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:39:44 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-27410 HI Cindy, I followed the advice in your video about piercing holes, and it helps. There does seem to be a learning curve, though. Out of 10 beads, I managed to mess up five. Sigh. I think I'll try making up a bunch of beads just to practice on. I WILL learn how to do this! Making the lentil beads is easy, though, after watching your video! I love how they look! HI Cindy, I followed the advice in your video about piercing holes, and it helps. There does seem to be a learning curve, though. Out of 10 beads, I managed to mess up five. Sigh. I think I'll try making up a bunch of beads just to practice on. I WILL learn how to do this! Making the lentil beads is easy, though, after watching your video! I love how they look!

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Clay Lentil Beads http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-26188 Cindy Lietz@Clay Lentil Beads Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:38:49 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-26188 <strong>**PHOTOS ADDED:</strong> Some project pictures have just been added to a Spotlight Feature showcasing Monica Daris, a member who is very much appreciated here at this supportive polymer clay community. Click on the "Clay Lentil Beads" link by my name above to have a look. **PHOTOS ADDED: Some project pictures have just been added to a Spotlight Feature showcasing Monica Daris, a member who is very much appreciated here at this supportive polymer clay community. Click on the "Clay Lentil Beads" link by my name above to have a look.

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Bead Making Basics Course http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-2312 Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Bead Making Basics Course Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:57:12 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-2312 @LisaG: You're welcome Lisa! Let me know if you need any more help. @Kimberlee: Thanks for sharing your great tip! I bet it works well, will have to try it. Also a big thank you for your comments on the free videos! I try hard to make them useful and to the point. If you think the free videos are good, you should see the ones in the courses! The stuff I show you in the newsletter is 'nice to know' stuff... the info in the course videos is 'need to know' stuff! What you learn in the basics course will make a huge difference to your bead making expertise! @Marianne: Now I know what you are talking about! That is called an acrylic block. Rubber stampers use them to stick their clear stamps to. I have one of those and they work really well for rolling lentil beads! I'm glad we got that figured out! Thank you! @Brenda: Thank you so much for your comment! I'm glad that the videos are helpful for you!! <em>Cindy Lietz's last blog post..<a href='http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-polymer-clay-bathroom-knobs-glass-beads-clay-color-mixing/176/' rel="nofollow">Make Polymer Clay Bathroom Knobs | Glass Beads | Clay Color Mixing</a></em> @LisaG: You're welcome Lisa! Let me know if you need any more help.

@Kimberlee: Thanks for sharing your great tip! I bet it works well, will have to try it. Also a big thank you for your comments on the free videos! I try hard to make them useful and to the point.

If you think the free videos are good, you should see the ones in the courses! The stuff I show you in the newsletter is 'nice to know' stuff… the info in the course videos is 'need to know' stuff! What you learn in the basics course will make a huge difference to your bead making expertise!

@Marianne: Now I know what you are talking about! That is called an acrylic block. Rubber stampers use them to stick their clear stamps to. I have one of those and they work really well for rolling lentil beads! I'm glad we got that figured out! Thank you!

@Brenda: Thank you so much for your comment! I'm glad that the videos are helpful for you!!

Cindy Lietz's last blog post..Make Polymer Clay Bathroom Knobs | Glass Beads | Clay Color Mixing

]]> By: Brenda Estes http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-2311 Brenda Estes Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:17:21 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-2311 Love your video on piercing lentil beads. I never thought about the corn starch but that is great! No finger prints. I noticed that the longer I work with a bead the warmer my hands get and the bead becomes so soft. I also liked the idea of let the bead set up for a little to harden. I hadn't thought of that. So thanks for the video. I love watching them. Love your video on piercing lentil beads. I never thought about the corn starch but that is great! No finger prints. I noticed that the longer I work with a bead the warmer my hands get and the bead becomes so soft. I also liked the idea of let the bead set up for a little to harden. I hadn't thought of that. So thanks for the video. I love watching them.

]]> By: Marianne Huber http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-2310 Marianne Huber Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:48:13 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-2310 Maybe I didn't call it by it's correct name. I am not a stamper so I wasn't sure what the piece is called. It's a piece of plastic that you attach the clear stamps to. It is found in the $1 bin at JoAnne's. The idea is that it is smaller and easier to handle than a larger piece of plastic. I thought I read it on your website, but in a different blog, which of course I can't remember. Seems like I read one blog and then go to another from the first one and then go to two from the second one and just keep going and going like the Duracell bunny. Maybe I didn't call it by it's correct name. I am not a stamper so I wasn't sure what the piece is called. It's a piece of plastic that you attach the clear stamps to.
It is found in the $1 bin at JoAnne's. The idea is that it is smaller and easier to handle than a larger piece of plastic. I thought I read it on your website, but in a different blog, which of course I can't remember. Seems like I read one blog and then go to another from the first one and then go to two from the second one and just keep going and going like the Duracell bunny.

]]> By: Kimberlee http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-2306 Kimberlee Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:17:56 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-2306 What a great way to hold the bead while piercing through the side! Actually I had never thought to pierce through the side. I use the tri-bead roller to make much smaller lentil-shape beads, and then here's the trick I use for piercing through the middle (point to point). I gently cup my hand and place the lentil gently in the dip between my index and middle fingers right at the "webbing" of my hand with the point of the bead nestled in the crevice. Then I pierce slowly (twisting) straight down through from the top point to the other side. Actually I use this method for most of my round beads, too. I find that it helps my aim to know that I am aiming for right between my fingers. I have yet to stick myself very hard! Thanks for another great video! I love that they are short and attack a very specific little thing that comes up while working! Thanks again and thanks for keeping this site free! What a great way to hold the bead while piercing through the side! Actually I had never thought to pierce through the side.

I use the tri-bead roller to make much smaller lentil-shape beads, and then here's the trick I use for piercing through the middle (point to point). I gently cup my hand and place the lentil gently in the dip between my index and middle fingers right at the "webbing" of my hand with the point of the bead nestled in the crevice. Then I pierce slowly (twisting) straight down through from the top point to the other side. Actually I use this method for most of my round beads, too. I find that it helps my aim to know that I am aiming for right between my fingers. I have yet to stick myself very hard!

Thanks for another great video! I love that they are short and attack a very specific little thing that comes up while working! Thanks again and thanks for keeping this site free!

]]> By: LisaG http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-2305 LisaG Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:12:19 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-2305 The one time I tried to put a hole in a bead.. it was a disaster.... never thought about cornstarch and twisting the bead hole thingy.... Thanks for a great lesson. The one time I tried to put a hole in a bead.. it was a disaster…. never thought about cornstarch and twisting the bead hole thingy….
Thanks for a great lesson.

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Bead Making Basics Course http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-2279 Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Bead Making Basics Course Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:45:15 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-2279 @Sandy: Thank you, it is always lovely to get comments from you! There is a video on making the swirls that has already been aired in the video newsletter. There will be a way to get all the 'back issues' of the video library soon. Look for announcements on that this Fall. In the meantime you can type 'lentil bead' into the search box under my picture at the top of this blog, to get several articles on the topic. Hope that helps! @Marianne: It is cool all your questions were answered! I've never heard about using a plastic stamp holder for making beads. Do tell more! <em>Cindy Lietz's last blog post..<a href='http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-fimo-sculpey-cane-making/175/' rel="nofollow">Cool Polymer Clay Tutorial - A Fimo and Sculpey Cane Making Tip</a></em> @Sandy: Thank you, it is always lovely to get comments from you! There is a video on making the swirls that has already been aired in the video newsletter. There will be a way to get all the 'back issues' of the video library soon. Look for announcements on that this Fall.

In the meantime you can type 'lentil bead' into the search box under my picture at the top of this blog, to get several articles on the topic. Hope that helps!

@Marianne: It is cool all your questions were answered! I've never heard about using a plastic stamp holder for making beads. Do tell more!

Cindy Lietz's last blog post..Cool Polymer Clay Tutorial – A Fimo and Sculpey Cane Making Tip

]]> By: Marianne Huber http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-2273 Marianne Huber Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:54:55 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/making-lentil-bead-holes-using-piercing-wire/50/#comment-2273 We've been away so I just got to view this video and read all the comments. What is great about that is that others have already asked the questions I had come to mind as I watched the video. How cool is that. I did manage to get to a craft store and get the plastic stamp holder someone mentioned in a different blog to help make the bead (haven't used it yet, but did get it). Thank you for the video. We've been away so I just got to view this video and read all the comments.
What is great about that is that others have already asked the questions I had come to mind as I watched the video. How cool is that.
I did manage to get to a craft store and get the plastic stamp holder someone mentioned in a different blog to help make the bead (haven't used it yet, but did get it).
Thank you for the video.

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