Comments on: She’s Been Bit’n by the Polymer Clay Jewelry Making… Bead Bug

By: Polyanya

Polyanya — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:15:50 +0000

I remember being bowled over by your Jupiter beads Melinda, I could never quite get mine to crackle, just don’t have enough old scrap clay.

By: Catalina

Catalina — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:33:55 +0000

Your work is beautiful! You learn quickly! I guess you had a good teacher :) (Great job Cindy!)

Since you are new to your craft you will find it hard to part with your work. In time, when you have even MORE confidence, you will sell your pieces and and feel good about it! Start giving your best pieces to close friends and family as gifts and you will see how well they are received. Then you’ll WANT to sell them and earn a little money to keep you in supplies.

Happy Beading!

By: Melinda

Melinda — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:15:33 +0000

Jocelyn: Thank you for your kind words.

Laurel: I used a mixture of pearl clay and translucent. The rose cane was made from a blend of pearl/translucent of copper to gold to pale pink to straight pearl/translucent. I then sanded it through my stages of micromesh ( I like better then sand paper) and finally coated with a acrylic protective coating (Future, of course).

To tell the truth, that rose has been eyed by several people with the desire to buy and I have told everyone:”I’m still not done looking at it, so I’m not selling it yet.” Actually, I have a problem selling a lot of my work… I’ve started to become attached to my little pieces and it’s very sad to see them go to a different home…. very sad.
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By: Laurel

Laurel — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:10:20 +0000

Melinda: Your Jupiter beads are out of this world!! No pun intended. :) Your raku came out beautiful too and the rose is gorgeous!! How did you get the beautiful shimmer on it? Did you use a pearl clay? I love it.

By: Silverleaf

Silverleaf — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:55:19 +0000

What lovely work! You did a great job, i especially like the raku. :)

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:23:47 +0000

Inspirational is right!!! Melinda your work is fabulous. Love the raku, love the planet beads, and your rose is to die for with that lovely dark center.

Amazing how once you pick up this craft, you can move forward so quickly with great instructions and support found here.

Big shout out to Cindy, for assisting us all to grow and try new things via this site.