Part 3 - Making Polymer Clay Beads from a Spring Color Palette

Go Figure… It's not until the first official day of Summer that you finally get to see my Springtime fuchsia bead collection:

Even though my seasonal clock is a bit off, I wanted to show you what I've been up to lately… making polymer clay beads using my spring color palette cane designs. Today's article completes a 3 part series that should have given you some ideas for:

1) Mixing polymer clay recipes based on inspiration from a beautiful spring flower blossom;

2) Using these spring polymer clay colors to create some beautiful clay cane designs; and finally

3) Transforming the spring inspired cane projects into creative jewelry beads and pendants (see photo on this page).

All over the net you will find artists sharing their inspirational photos for other artists to get inspired by. Although these photos are very beautiful, sometimes I think there can be a big disconnect for beginner polymer clay artists moving from the inspiration stage to the point of actually making beads.

By walking you step by step through the process, you'll be able to better translate that inspiration into something usable for your own bead art projects.

Keep in mind there are many more ways to be inspired by a photo than just the colors within it. You may be inspired by the shapes, the textures, the shading or even the subject matter of the photo.

The polymer clay beads I've shared with you in this article are just the beginning of many other spring inspired beads I intend to make. I hope this 3 part series of articles has given you some creative ideas to take away.

Do keep your eyes open through your journey of making polymer clay beads. You never know where your next inspiration is going to come from!