Comments on: Polymer Clay Jewelry Idea – Drum Bead Earrings, Handmade Earwires

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Videos

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Videos — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:03:12 +0000

Sure I can help you Anne! Not too long ago, someone else asked me how best to access and utilize all of the information available at my polymer clay web sites (there is a lot of stuff :-). The info I posted for her will be helpful for you too. Click on the link by my name to go there now.

By: anne valdez

anne valdez — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:47:20 +0000

hi im a big fan of yours with interest i want to know how to make polymer clay accessories… can you teach me how to make?..? and what material do i need to buy to make ?..? thanks…

By: Phaedrakat

Phaedrakat — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:24:31 +0000

I love the look of “special” earwires. Handmade ones show that you really care about the design of your jewelry; they also make earrings much more interesting! This can also be a money-saver (depending on what you normally use.) This will be a great video!

By: Loretta

Loretta — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:08:03 +0000

Hi Cindy,

I would love to learn the butterfly earrings.

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Artists

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Artists — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:25:10 +0000

Barb, I think the beads that you are talking about are called Faux Lava beads. You roll your clay into rock salt or rock sugar and soak it out after baking, like the others have suggested. I wouldn’t mix it throughout the clay though, otherwise you will end up with weak spots in your beads. Just keep the salt to the outside. Using a variety of sizes of salt and keeping the finish matte or satin looks more realistic than a heavy shiny coat.

By: Freda

Freda — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:44:32 +0000

This may not be what Barb is talking about, but I made some beads a long time ago using Kosher salt. Worked the salt into the clay and after baking soaked the beads in warm water and that melted the salt out and left holes in the bead. Don’t think the beads were gorgeous because I don’t remember using them in jewelry. But it was fun doing it. We used the rest of the salt in the ice cream machine (the crank kind).

By: carolyn

carolyn — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:33:13 +0000

@Barb42: Might this recipe be what you are looking for rather than PC? tipking.co.uk/tip/2536.html – is the one link I found on the web.

By: Barb42

Barb42 — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:32:23 +0000

A few weeks ago I found a site (dont remember which site)that had PC beads as desktop wall paper. It is a beautful bead. My thinking is that it was made by adding sea salt to the clay. So I mixed the salt in the clay ,baked it and then washed the salt out of the bead, I even tried just rolling the bead in the salt. but with both methods my beads were really really bad. I would love to see a video with this method. I would have sent a picture but I dont know how to take a picture of the desktop and I cannot find the file. Hopefully someone know the site I am talking about. On the necklace there is the salt bead, flat pearl looking beads copper little beads and black beads.on a read stringing wire with copper findings.

I look forward each mornings to reading the blog . It helps make my day a little better.

Barb42

By: Freda

Freda — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:18:21 +0000

@Maria – I was thinking to use the Krylon Preserve It on the copper findings before they are put on the polymer clay. Some of the findings won’t work that way, tho. I planned to make up a bunch of clasps and stuff to have on hand.

By: Carole Anne holt

Carole Anne holt — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:09:47 +0000

thanks and thanks again especially to Carolyn for her speedy responce, and thanks to you Cindy for taking the time to explain ,i always wondered what the anchor was for