Photo Transfer Bead Project – Baby Keepsake Necklace
Learn From My Mistakes So You Don't Have To Make Them Yourself:
Here's a link to a video that discusses several of the frustrating mistakes I made while learning about the toner method for doing…..
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Excerpt from the Video:
I tried all kinds of different methods. There are many to choose from. Some include special papers which I had trouble finding. You had to have the right photocopier. You had to rub the paper just exactly right. And I was running into a lot of problems.
And then I found one method that seemed quite simple. And if it's done right, it is extremely simple. But I still was making mistakes.
Some of the things that went wrong were things that the demonstrator never mentioned. Things like having the right temperature of water. If it's too hot, the image transfer will smear.
And when I laid parchment paper on top of the photo transfer pendant for baking (as I normally do with other bead projects), I ran into all kinds of funny smudges and things that I wasn't expecting.
If you rub too hard or you leave too much paper on when you do the technique, you'll get weird little splotches which the person who was demonstrating would not have done, because they knew how to do it right.
Polymer Clay Tutorials #79 Video Title Screen: Photo Transfer Beads:
In the video I show a baby keepsake necklace that anyone can make. It is the type of project that will be cherished for a very long time.
This link will take you to the video if you want to watch it now: Toner Image Transfer Technique for Polymer Clay
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5:59 pm
If this topic is of interest to you and you want more information, I posted a full step by step lesson here: Polymer Clay Image Transfer Tutorial
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5:52 pm
One of the reasons I like to take classes is to learn all the tips that you normally don't see in books. Tutorials are a way of taking a class without having to leave home!
I love the idea of the baby necklace, I used to work in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and know many nurses who would love to have one made for the parents of their little patients.
4:18 pm
Katina you are so right. I have twin nephews in NICU right now and I bet my sister-in-law would love to have her babies around neck when she can't be with them.
Thank you for the idea. I will make her some and send them to her!
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12:17 am
I make polymer clay. I want to learn more. Thanks.
5:34 pm
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4:20 am
This baby keepsake necklace is cute! It's simple, yet people would have an absolute fit about it. A new parent would love to own one of these!
I haven't gotten into transfers yet, although I've purchased all the necessary supplies. Yet another thing I need to get started on!