Comments on: Square Cube Beads | Simple and Fast to Make, But Full of Creativity

By: Phaedrakat

Phaedrakat — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:41:36 +0000

@Lyss: Miniature pink robots…how fun! :D

By: Lyss

Lyss — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:54:49 +0000

I have an idea in my head to make miniature robots using pink clay, I was wanting them to look like a perfect cube, but as you’ve already mentioned, why should I want them to look perfect? They are handmade after all! Im going to give it a go using the thumb technique you mentioned :)

By: Cindy Lietz@Private Polymer CLay Lessons

Cindy Lietz@Private Polymer CLay Lessons — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:45:44 +0000

Oh gosh I know what you mean Imani! It is hard to pick a favorite! I like carved and sculpted beads too. I’ll put them on the list of future topics!

By: Imani P

Imani P — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:54:07 +0000

Hi Cindy, to comment on your favorite-type-of-bead question. So many bead shapes, so little time. I love them all! It’s to hard to pick just one. But I do really love sculpted flower beads.

By: Cindy Lietz@Making Lentil Beads

Cindy Lietz@Making Lentil Beads — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:56:42 +0000

Thanks Mary! I very much enjoyed your blog. I will be back for a visit!

By: Mary, aka Bear Chick

Mary, aka Bear Chick — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:37:01 +0000

What a great blog! Definitely marking as a favorite for when I get the hankering to try polymer clay again. Thanks for dropping by my blog.

By: Cindy Lietz@How To Roll the Perfect Lentil Bead

Cindy Lietz@How To Roll the Perfect Lentil Bead — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:10:04 +0000

@squash: Wonderful comment! Thanks! Love the name Vichy for the Gingham Cane… sounds so classy! It is interesting that you have trouble designing with square beads. Maybe its the corners sticking out that bother you. I actually like the way they stick out and tend to accent that feature by placing small beads next to them so they really stand out as a focal bead. I would try a few of them with your square canes and see if you can fall in love with them like I have. :-)

@Sue: Yes I do add the inks and powders to the bead while it is raw. And you’re right they can not be sanded because of this. So I am very careful to make sure the bead is smooth and fingerprint-free before I add on these materials since flaws would forever show on this type of bead.

@Maria: I know… lentils are very addicting aren’t they?! ;-)

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:16:12 +0000

I seem to be on a lentil craze lately. I am fascinated with the swirly effects.

By: Sue Werner

Sue Werner — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:58:40 +0000

Hi Cindy,
Just a couple questions about the Raku effect. I am assuming you mix the ink and dip the clay, add the Pearlx when it is unbaked; How do you finish this bead? Do you sand it? Won’t that remove the finish?

By: squash

squash — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:48:09 +0000

Hi, Cindy!
It’s hard to keep up with you, you are publishing one article per day :)). I think that your site will become soon a real polymer clay encyclopedia. I enjoyed a lot the pictures of your crackled faux raku beads, they must be wonderful to touch. And the gingham lentil is just beautiful, I’ve made that kind of cane some time ago, the pattern is called a Vichy cane on the French blogs. I’ve never thought of using it on a lentil though.
Regarding the cube beads…I have made very few until now, they seem quite difficult to mix in a necklace or it’s me who don’t have the skills. Otherwise I like to make square canes and there’s nothing more appropriate than a square cane for a cube bead.
The more complicated bead shape are lovely but time-consuming, especially the sculpted ones. So I mainly stick with the round beads and lately with some tubes.
I don’t know about which kind of beads I would like to read more, all you’re writing is always very useful.