Comments on: Polymer Clay Tutorial | How To Make a Veined Leaf Cane (2 Parts) http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-how-to-make-a-veined-leaf-cane/3103/ "Make What You Love... Love What You Make!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:54:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cindy Lietz@Rubber Stamp Texture Beads http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-how-to-make-a-veined-leaf-cane/3103/#comment-20625 Cindy Lietz@Rubber Stamp Texture Beads Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=3103#comment-20625 Angela - I'd love to see pics of your rubber stamped Sculpey and matching polymer clay pen designs. You have me email address which you can use to send me the photos as attachments. In your email please write up a description of your work and let me know if you want me to post work work here at the blog. Talk soon... Angela – I’d love to see pics of your rubber stamped Sculpey and matching polymer clay pen designs. You have me email address which you can use to send me the photos as attachments. In your email please write up a description of your work and let me know if you want me to post work work here at the blog. Talk soon…

]]> By: Angela L. Lynch http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-how-to-make-a-veined-leaf-cane/3103/#comment-20624 Angela L. Lynch Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:09:54 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=3103#comment-20624 Thank you so much. That clears up everything. I've started something new with SculpeyIII, that's really fun. I take a portion of the white SculpeyIII 1lb block and condition in pasta machine and lay flat and stamp with rubber stamps and color (paint) with eye shadows. It is a real fun process and the kids love coloring with eye shadows and the sparkles (glitter) eye shadows are the best. Usually I take my rectangle cut piece of stamped and colored clay and mount on a painted vegetable or soup can, then I make a ink pen to match. I can send you a pic if you would like. Lots of fun. Thanks Angela Lynch Thank you so much. That clears up everything.

I’ve started something new with SculpeyIII, that’s really fun. I take a portion of the white SculpeyIII 1lb block and condition in pasta machine and lay flat and stamp with rubber stamps and color (paint) with eye shadows. It is a real fun process and the kids love coloring with eye shadows and the sparkles (glitter) eye shadows are the best. Usually I take my rectangle cut piece of stamped and colored clay and mount on a painted vegetable or soup can, then I make a ink pen to match. I can send you a pic if you would like.

Lots of fun.

Thanks
Angela Lynch

]]> By: Cindy@Bead Baking Rack Perfect for Clay Covered Pens http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-how-to-make-a-veined-leaf-cane/3103/#comment-20566 Cindy@Bead Baking Rack Perfect for Clay Covered Pens Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:42:06 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=3103#comment-20566 Drill a little hole right through the baked clay and white plastic cartridge, so that the air can escape when you push the ink cartridge back inside the pen. That way it won't put air pressure on the ink and cause it to leak. I hope that is less confusing for you Angela. Drill a little hole right through the baked clay and white plastic cartridge, so that the air can escape when you push the ink cartridge back inside the pen. That way it won’t put air pressure on the ink and cause it to leak. I hope that is less confusing for you Angela.

]]> By: Angela L. Lynch http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-how-to-make-a-veined-leaf-cane/3103/#comment-20565 Angela L. Lynch Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:34:11 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=3103#comment-20565 Thank you so much for your reply. I am not baking the pens with ink inside. Ok drill a hole in the ink pen white cartridge before I put my clay on it and bake or after I put the clay on it and drill thru the clay also. So confusing. But I love to make clay ink pens and my kids do also. So this is something that I will continue to do for even my great grand kids, so I would really like to get to the bottom of why it happens. Thanks so much. Angela Thank you so much for your reply. I am not baking the pens with ink inside.

Ok drill a hole in the ink pen white cartridge before I put my clay on it and bake or after I put the clay on it and drill thru the clay also.

So confusing. But I love to make clay ink pens and my kids do also. So this is something that I will continue to do for even my great grand kids, so I would really like to get to the bottom of why it happens. Thanks so much.

Angela

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Food http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-how-to-make-a-veined-leaf-cane/3103/#comment-20556 Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Food Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:38:25 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=3103#comment-20556 Are you baking the pens with the ink inside, Angela? Also, if you aren't your may need to drill a tiny hole in the pen so air can escape. It might be air pressure that is forcing the ink out. Are you baking the pens with the ink inside, Angela? Also, if you aren’t your may need to drill a tiny hole in the pen so air can escape. It might be air pressure that is forcing the ink out.

]]> By: Angela L. Lynch http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-how-to-make-a-veined-leaf-cane/3103/#comment-20546 Angela L. Lynch Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:28:25 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=3103#comment-20546 I have a question about putting sculpey111 on bic round stick ink pens. About 1 out of every 10 ink pens will begin to leak ink. Do you have any knowledge in that area. Is there a trick to prevent that from happening. Thank you for your time. I have a question about putting sculpey111 on bic round stick ink pens.

About 1 out of every 10 ink pens will begin to leak ink. Do you have any knowledge in that area. Is there a trick to prevent that from happening.

Thank you for your time.

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Baking Polymer Clay Beads http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-how-to-make-a-veined-leaf-cane/3103/#comment-13455 Cindy Lietz@Baking Polymer Clay Beads Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:40:01 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=3103#comment-13455 Hi Karrah, Sorry to hear your beads broke. :-( As far as the reason they broke... It is usually the length of time the beads cure at the correct temp, that determines the strength. The problem comes in with most ovens, especially toaster ovens, not holding their heat well. They heat up... cool down... heat up and cool down, the whole time they are baking. The good thing is, unlike regular baking, polymer clay beads don't 'over bake'. They only get burned if the temperature is too high. So, use a oven thermometer to make sure the temp is right, and then bake for twice as long, so you know they have baked properly. I always bake my Premo Sculpey beads at 265F for 1 hour. The good news is that if you have any beads that didn't break, you can bake them again. Put them back in the cornstarch and bake for an hour at the right temp for your clay. Also a little tip on drilling holes for jump rings... don't drill them too small. If they are tight on the jump ring they will be more prone to putting pressure directly on the hole, possibly causing it to break. Also, don't put the hole too close to the edge for the same reason. I wouldn't worry about the diluent. It usually makes beads stronger since it adds plasticizer and I haven't had problems with baking in cornstarch either. Though I could suppose if you let your beads sit for an extended period of time in the cornstarch before baking them, it could leach out some of the plasticizers and make it weaker, but I'm not sure about that. Hope the next batch bakes up better for you. For more on baking, click the link by my name. Hi Karrah, Sorry to hear your beads broke. :-(

As far as the reason they broke… It is usually the length of time the beads cure at the correct temp, that determines the strength.

The problem comes in with most ovens, especially toaster ovens, not holding their heat well. They heat up… cool down… heat up and cool down, the whole time they are baking.

The good thing is, unlike regular baking, polymer clay beads don’t ‘over bake’. They only get burned if the temperature is too high.

So, use a oven thermometer to make sure the temp is right, and then bake for twice as long, so you know they have baked properly. I always bake my Premo Sculpey beads at 265F for 1 hour.

The good news is that if you have any beads that didn’t break, you can bake them again. Put them back in the cornstarch and bake for an hour at the right temp for your clay.

Also a little tip on drilling holes for jump rings… don’t drill them too small. If they are tight on the jump ring they will be more prone to putting pressure directly on the hole, possibly causing it to break. Also, don’t put the hole too close to the edge for the same reason.

I wouldn’t worry about the diluent. It usually makes beads stronger since it adds plasticizer and I haven’t had problems with baking in cornstarch either. Though I could suppose if you let your beads sit for an extended period of time in the cornstarch before baking them, it could leach out some of the plasticizers and make it weaker, but I’m not sure about that.

Hope the next batch bakes up better for you. For more on baking, click the link by my name.

]]> By: Karrah S http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-how-to-make-a-veined-leaf-cane/3103/#comment-13283 Karrah S Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:28:47 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=3103#comment-13283 And I forgot to mention that I baked the beads in a bed of cornstarch to keep them safe from scorching. Don't know if that is relevant to the situation or not. And I forgot to mention that I baked the beads in a bed of cornstarch to keep them safe from scorching. Don’t know if that is relevant to the situation or not.

]]> By: Karrah Steffey http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-how-to-make-a-veined-leaf-cane/3103/#comment-13252 Karrah Steffey Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:54:00 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=3103#comment-13252 Hello Cindy! I had a problem this week that I wanted to ask you about. I made a leaf cane using the technique you showed us this last week, and it was awesome! I made it to make a very special necklace for my 3rd anniversary with my fiance. Well, long story short, the beads broke when I was trying to string them with jump rings!!! I couldn't believe it and it dissapointed me so much. I did two things differently on this cane then any of the others: I baked my beads at a slightly higher temp 300F (which is what the kato package says) and I also used 3 drops of clay softener on each 2 0z brick of polyclay because they were incredibly hard (but not partially cured) . Would you happen to know offhand if either of these would cause this problem? I truly appreciate your time and energy, and everything you put into your tutorials and website. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Karrah Hello Cindy! I had a problem this week that I wanted to ask you about. I made a leaf cane using the technique you showed us this last week, and it was awesome! I made it to make a very special necklace for my 3rd anniversary with my fiance. Well, long story short, the beads broke when I was trying to string them with jump rings!!! I couldn’t believe it and it dissapointed me so much. I did two things differently on this cane then any of the others: I baked my beads at a slightly higher temp 300F (which is what the kato package says) and I also used 3 drops of clay softener on each 2 0z brick of polyclay because they were incredibly hard (but not partially cured) . Would you happen to know offhand if either of these would cause this problem? I truly appreciate your time and energy, and everything you put into your tutorials and website. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Karrah

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Tutorial - Veined Leaf Cane pt 2 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-how-to-make-a-veined-leaf-cane/3103/#comment-12812 Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Tutorial - Veined Leaf Cane pt 2 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:18:37 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=3103#comment-12812 Thanks Adrienne! I think you'll like it! Thanks Adrienne! I think you’ll like it!

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