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Learn How to Make Polymer Clay Beads & Canes From Your Own Home

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Sunday, January 25th, 2009 in Bead Shapes, Cane Work, Color Theory, Courses, Finishing, Handling, Promotions, Supplies, Techniques, Tools | Comments (37)

Winter Twigs

No Need To Go Out Into The Cold When You Can Learn All About Making Polymer Clay Beads Via The Web:

Look at the frost on these branches! Baby it’s cold outside! So why freeze your butt off driving to a class, when you can be Read More→

How to Bake Polymer Clay so that Your Whites Stay White

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, June 2nd, 2008 in Finishing, Handling, Tools | Comments (38)

Baking Polymer Clay - Tenting

Having Problems Keeping White Polymer Clay Beads from Getting Tarnished During the Baking Process?

Has this ever happened to you? You put some crisp white beads in the oven to bake, and out comes some grey-brown-purple Read More→

How to Make a Bead Baking Rack with Folded Card Stock

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, May 29th, 2008 in Finishing, Tools | Comments (5)

Bead Baking Rack Made From Card Stock

Need to bake some polymer clay beads but don’t have a professional bead rack yet?

You can make a handy dandy rack for baking beads by accordion folding a piece of heavy card stock paper. And if you don’t have any card stock kicking around Read More→

Rubber Stamping Polymer Clay – A Popular Topic

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Friday, May 16th, 2008 in Bead Projects, Techniques, Tools | Comments (9)

Rubber Stamping Polymer Clay

Just yesterday, I received yet another question about rubber stamping techniques for polymer clay:

One of my email subscribers said, "One thing I am really interested in, is stamping onto the polymer clay." Read More→

Creative Techniques for Polymer Clay Inclusions

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 in Techniques, Tools | Comments (27)

Polymer Clay Inclusions

Vid #49: Shavings From Crayola Crayons Can be Mixed Into Polymer Clay For A Very Cool Effect:

The basic definition of a polymer clay inclusion is actually pretty self explanatory. Simply put, you just Read More→

Piercing Beads with Small Pins vs Making Large Hole Beads

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Sunday, April 20th, 2008 in Bead Shapes, Techniques, Tools | Comments (7)

Piercing Beads

Vid #31: Size Does Matter When It comes to Piercing or Drilling Holes in Beads:

Although there are ways to drill holes in beads after the polymer clay baking process is complete, it is usually easier (and safer) to Read More→

Finishing Polymer Clay Beads with Future Floor Polish

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, April 14th, 2008 in Finishing, Supplies | Comments (38)

Finishing Polymer Clay Beads

Vid #42: Bead Finishing is Easy with a Little Help From The Grocery Store:

Have you ever noticed how some of your best craft supplies don’t even come from the craft store?

Future Floor Polish is Read More→

Making Lentil Bead Holes Using Piercing Wire and a Gentle Touch

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 in Bead Shapes, Techniques, Tools | Comments (26)

Piercing Your Lentil Beads

Vid #57: Using Piercing Wire to Make Lentil Bead Holes:

After you have formed or rolled your polymer clay lentil beads, let them sit for a while before piercing the holes through them. The rolling process warms up the unbaked clay Read More→

Polymer Clay Lentil Beads – Making Them Can Be Very Addictive

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Sunday, March 30th, 2008 in Bead Shapes, Techniques, Tools | Comments (23)

Lentil Bead Making Tutorial Video

Vid #55: When Making Lentil Beads, Here’s Why You Should Only Roll Them in One Direction:

Making Polymer Clay Lentil Beads by hand is one of the most addictive and fun beading or jewelry making Read More→

Polymer Clay Baking Instructions

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Friday, March 14th, 2008 in Finishing, Supplies, Tools | Comments (42)

Polymer Clay Baking Instructions

Vid #38: Baking Polymer Clay – Keep Your Oven Clean and Your Beads Tented:

Dirty ovens can often yellow your polymer clay, especially with the lighter colors.

To help prevent this Read More→

Polymer Clay Bead

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