Comments on: Rainbow Jewelry Pillow Beads Made From Extruded Polymer Clay Canes

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Beads

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Beads — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:27:20 +0000

**PHOTOS ADDED: Some project pictures have just been added to a Spotlight Feature showcasing Kimisen, a member who is very much appreciated here at this supportive polymer clay community. Click on the “Polymer Clay Beads” link by my name above to have a look at her pillow beads.

By: Cindy Lietz@Millefiori Beads by Iris Mishly

Cindy Lietz@Millefiori Beads by Iris Mishly — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:34:33 +0000

I’m not sure Ani… be lost I guess! :-)

Hey I just thought of something that may work even better. You could try using a plus sign (+) extruder die for the black. If there’s one the right size you could put one of them between 4 squares at once and flat sheets between sets of 4. That might be a lot easier. Will have to look and see if I have one of those… gotta go!

By: Ani

Ani — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:19:33 +0000

Makes complete sense to me. What would we ever do without our extruder?

By: Cindy Lietz@Makins Professional Ultimate Clay Extruder

Cindy Lietz@Makins Professional Ultimate Clay Extruder — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:09:15 +0000

Actually the way I did it Ani was a little fiddly. I extruded thin rectangular logs using the die that is thin and the same width as the square rainbow logs. Then put these strips between each log and made a row. Then I rolled a sheet of black in the same thickness as the strips and placed a sheet between each row. Not sure if you can picture that very well. I do plan on making a video on it when I can get the time. Hope that helps.

By: Ani

Ani — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:23:23 +0000

I made a rainbow cane but mine did not have black between the squares. I am wondering how you did this. Did you put black in the extruder barrel like you did for the other extruder cane?

By: Cindy Lietz@How to Make Fimo Beads

Cindy Lietz@How to Make Fimo Beads — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:37:20 +0000

@Cindy: You're right, they do look like candy! Probably a little disappointing in taste though! @Garnie: Wouldn't it be cool if you could build yourself a polymer rainbow and find at the end of it a pot of Gold polymer clay beads? (Sorry that was a little dumb but I couldn't resist the imagery.) :-) Cindy Lietz's last blog post..Dragonfly Pendant Jewelry Necklace - Fimo Rubber Stamping Techniques

By: Garnie

Garnie — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:42:53 +0000

Wow…those colors just popped right off the screen!! Think I’ll go build myself a rainbow today :)..thanks mucho for the inspiration!

By: Cindy Erickson

Cindy Erickson — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:31:01 +0000

Dear Cindy,

Yep! Today’s article definitely got me excited about rainbow pillow beads! I love the photo of your bead! It almost looks like a delicious fruit and licorice candy! Man! Just when I think I’ve seen the prettiest bead you’ve made, you show up with yet another one!!! I am always excited and intrigued, each and every time I see that you have written a new article…thanks for sharing so much with us! You are incredible!

Sincerely, Cindy Erickson