Comments on: Polymer Clay Tutorial | Making Calla Lily Beads from a Flower Cane http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-making-calla-lily-beads-flower-cane/5360/ "I learned by making mistakes... Now you don't have to." Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:42:31 -0700 hourly 1 By: Kat http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-making-calla-lily-beads-flower-cane/5360/#comment-31862 Kat Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:59:10 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=5360#comment-31862 @<a href="#comment-31239">Mary</a>: Hi Mary, have you made any of your own Calla Lillies yet? I was just wondering; I saw some that another member, Carolyn, showed some that she made at her blog today. Thanks for the link to nature's beauties! @Mary: Hi Mary, have you made any of your own Calla Lillies yet? I was just wondering; I saw some that another member, Carolyn, showed some that she made at her blog today. Thanks for the link to nature's beauties!

]]> By: Mary http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-making-calla-lily-beads-flower-cane/5360/#comment-31239 Mary Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:26:20 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=5360#comment-31239 I'm in love! Just got this Volume-016 back issue pakcage with the Calla Lily beads tutorial! Gorgeous! Trawling around I found a website with such breath-takingly beautiful pics of calla lilies I thought everyone might enjoy it just for the eye candy and for inspiration too. I had no idea Callas came in so many colours – four different shades of black, just for starters! Hot pinks and oranges, the Green Goddess of course and so many others. An absolute feast for the eyes and a spur to polymer clayers. And I learned a new word, too: that piece that sticks up in the middle is called a 'spathe'. The site is here: flowers.pacificcallas.com/ I'm in love! Just got this Volume-016 back issue pakcage with the Calla Lily beads tutorial! Gorgeous! Trawling around I found a website with such breath-takingly beautiful pics of calla lilies I thought everyone might enjoy it just for the eye candy and for inspiration too. I had no idea Callas came in so many colours – four different shades of black, just for starters! Hot pinks and oranges, the Green Goddess of course and so many others. An absolute feast for the eyes and a spur to polymer clayers. And I learned a new word, too: that piece that sticks up in the middle is called a 'spathe'. The site is here: flowers.pacificcallas.com/

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Bead Making Projects http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-making-calla-lily-beads-flower-cane/5360/#comment-27583 Cindy Lietz@Bead Making Projects Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:28:24 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=5360#comment-27583 @Julie - Glad you like the Calla Lily Beads. Thanks so much for your kind words. <strong>**PHOTOS ADDED:</strong> Some project pictures of calla lily beads have just been added to a Spotlight Feature showcasing Melinda Herron. She is a member who is very much appreciated here at this supportive polymer clay community. Click on the "Bead Making Projects" link by my name to have a look. @Julie – Glad you like the Calla Lily Beads. Thanks so much for your kind words.

**PHOTOS ADDED: Some project pictures of calla lily beads have just been added to a Spotlight Feature showcasing Melinda Herron. She is a member who is very much appreciated here at this supportive polymer clay community. Click on the "Bead Making Projects" link by my name to have a look.

]]> By: Julie Jennings http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-making-calla-lily-beads-flower-cane/5360/#comment-25832 Julie Jennings Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:31:37 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=5360#comment-25832 Cindy, I love the Calla Lilly Beads...You are fantastic. Cindy, I love the Calla Lilly Beads…You are fantastic.

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Gerbera Flower Canes http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-making-calla-lily-beads-flower-cane/5360/#comment-25797 Cindy Lietz@Gerbera Flower Canes Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:01:01 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=5360#comment-25797 @Donna: I would love to see pictures of your Calla Lily Beads! Do send me an email with the photos attached when you have them ready. @Jenniffer: I try to have them as perfect as possible before baking especially on the inside where sanding is difficult. Then I sand where I can, with a 400grit, then 600 and 800 and 1200 grits until nice and smooth. I prefer to buff by hand with a piece of felt rather than use the Dremel, since they get caught too easily in the wheel and may get broken. @Donna: I would love to see pictures of your Calla Lily Beads! Do send me an email with the photos attached when you have them ready.

@Jenniffer: I try to have them as perfect as possible before baking especially on the inside where sanding is difficult. Then I sand where I can, with a 400grit, then 600 and 800 and 1200 grits until nice and smooth. I prefer to buff by hand with a piece of felt rather than use the Dremel, since they get caught too easily in the wheel and may get broken.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-making-calla-lily-beads-flower-cane/5360/#comment-25774 Jennifer Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:39:31 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=5360#comment-25774 This might be a silly question, but do you sand the lily beads? I assume that you do not buff them as they are more fragile? Thanks! Jennifer This might be a silly question, but do you sand the lily beads? I assume that you do not buff them as they are more fragile?

Thanks!
Jennifer

]]> By: Donna Ingram http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-making-calla-lily-beads-flower-cane/5360/#comment-25722 Donna Ingram Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:31:55 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=5360#comment-25722 There you go making me want to do some more beads.. LOL and you make it look so dang easy. I will show you mine when I can get to them. There you go making me want to do some more beads.. LOL and you make it look so dang easy. I will show you mine when I can get to them.

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Beginners Course http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-making-calla-lily-beads-flower-cane/5360/#comment-25652 Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Beginners Course Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:22:09 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=5360#comment-25652 Hi Rosita. Welcome to the library! It's great to have you as a member! Baking on cornstarch helps to support the sculptural shape of the Calla Lily beads so they don't end up with flat spots. There are many free articles here at the blog on this topic that you can read for more info. To find them, use the search box at the top of the page with keywords like: Cornstarch Baking Baking and Cornstarch Etc The Volume-015 videos that were referenced in the Volume-016-1 Calla Lily tutrial, are available at this link: <a href="http://www.beadvideos.com/back-issues-01/vol-015/" rel="nofollow">Flower Cane Tutorials</a> In your comment above, you said that you are just starting to work with polymer clay. The weekly tutorials assume that you know the basics of working with polymer clay. So if you are a brand new, you may want to go through the polymer clay beginners course (see link by my name above). Hi Rosita. Welcome to the library! It's great to have you as a member!

Baking on cornstarch helps to support the sculptural shape of the Calla Lily beads so they don't end up with flat spots. There are many free articles here at the blog on this topic that you can read for more info. To find them, use the search box at the top of the page with keywords like:

Cornstarch
Baking
Baking and Cornstarch
Etc

The Volume-015 videos that were referenced in the Volume-016-1 Calla Lily tutrial, are available at this link: Flower Cane Tutorials

In your comment above, you said that you are just starting to work with polymer clay. The weekly tutorials assume that you know the basics of working with polymer clay. So if you are a brand new, you may want to go through the polymer clay beginners course (see link by my name above).

]]> By: Rosita http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-making-calla-lily-beads-flower-cane/5360/#comment-25647 Rosita Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:52:42 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=5360#comment-25647 Carol Tkanks. I will appreciate that you can give me the answers Rosita Carol
Tkanks. I will appreciate that you can give me the answers
Rosita

]]> By: Rosita http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-tutorial-making-calla-lily-beads-flower-cane/5360/#comment-25645 Rosita Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:50:17 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=5360#comment-25645 Why I must put the calas in corn starch. Must I have to cook them, with the corn starch. How I can get the recipe of number 015-. In video number o16-1, you make reference of the colors that where used. Because that I¨m just starting to work in Polymer clay. Could it be possible to send me a picture of the cane. So I can get the position of the colors that you used and how did you rolled it,these is how I can. optain the figures that you got. Thanks Why I must put the calas in corn starch. Must I have to cook them, with the corn starch.
How I can get the recipe of number 015-. In video number o16-1, you make reference of the colors that where used.
Because that I¨m just starting to work in Polymer clay. Could it be possible to send me a picture of the cane. So I can get the position of the colors that you used and how did you rolled it,these is how I can.
optain the figures that you got.
Thanks

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