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Learning the Fundamentals in Polymer Clay – What You Should Know

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, February 1st, 2010 in Promotions | Comments (33)

Skinner Blend Canes “Video got me really excited about polymer clay, in a way that the books never did.” ~Carol-C

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Making Polymer Clay Canes the Size of a Dinner Plate, Not My Style

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, October 17th, 2009 in Cane Work | Comments (16)

Flower Cane

“I love how you make your canes small. That way if it doesn’t work out you don’t use up too much clay.” ~Catalina

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My First Polymer Clay Cane Bead on a Handmade Martini Olive Skewer

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, May 11th, 2009 in Musings-News | Comments (7)

Martini Skewer Polymer Clay Cane Bead

Does This Qualify As a Vintage Bead? Blast from the Past!

Fifteen years ago was when I made my first polymer clay cane. In fact the red and white millefiori bead in today’s photo was made from that cane. It’s on a beaded cocktail stick used to skewer Read More→

Starter Premo Clay Colors for Making Polymer Clay Beads and Jewelry

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, April 16th, 2009 in Color Theory, Supplies | Comments (16)

Mix Your Own Polymer Clay Colors

All You Really Need is a Set of Primary Colors to Get Going:

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Vertical Pass of the Teardrop Blend Through Your Pasta Machine

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, March 5th, 2009 in Cane Work, Techniques | Comments (6)

Long COlor Blend Strip

Monica Stockton Asked If This Will Ruin The Color Blend:

For many polymer clay beginners, learning how to do a traditional Skinner Blend is a bit of a daunting task. You really don’t have to look very hard in the forums to find comments and questions Read More→

Beautiful Polymer Clay Canes Begin With Beautiful Color Blends

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Friday, February 27th, 2009 in Cane Work, Promotions, Techniques | Comments (13)

Polymer Clay Color Blending Videos

A Couple of Options for Blending Polymer Clay Colors to Use In Your Canes and Skinner Plugs:

Graduated color blends, usually referred to as Skinner Blends, are the backbone of many polymer clay cane techniques. They Read More→

Skinner Blend – Modified Teardrop Method Faster and Just As Good

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, February 19th, 2009 in Techniques | Comments (14)

Skinner Blend Challenge

The Skinner Blend Challenge: Will I Ever Go Back To Doing Polymer Clay Color Gradients The Old Way?

My husband Doug was really amazed when he saw the modified Skinner Blend technique that I now use exclusively, for doing Read More→

Simple Instructions for Combining a Brain Cane with a Rose Cane

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 in Cane Work | Comments (11)

Rose Brain Cane Polymer Clay Project

An Easy Skinner Blend Cane Project That’s Perfect For Beginners:

Sometimes its fun to combine different cane project ideas into something completely new. That’s what today’s photo shows… a convoluted brain cane Read More→

Valentines Jewelry Heart in Polymer Clay From Livvy Lu Design

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, January 24th, 2009 in Bead Shapes, Musings-News | Comments (6)

Livvy Lu Design Valentine Bead

“Polymer Clay Artists Are So Helpful And Friendly” ~Tracey-L

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What You Can Expect From Me in 2009 – Polymer Clay Tutor Resolutions

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 in Musings-News | Comments (11)

2009 New Years Resolutions

It’s Going To Be A Great Year For Polymer Clay… Even If There Is A Recession!

I’ve never really committed to formal New Years Resolutions before. Always just had a vague, good intention sort of approach to the whole idea. But since Read More→

Instructions For Piercing Holes Through Unbaked Polymer Clay Beads

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 in Techniques, Tools | Comments (11)

Piercing Polymer Clay Bed Holes

Having a Problems Making Nice Fimo Bead Holes? Here’s 7 Tips That Will Help You To Overcome This Challenge:

A common issue for many polymer clay beginners is how to pierce holes through unbaked polymer clay beads. Here are just a Read More→

Making Beads with a Mod Polymer Clay Cane for Cool Jewelry Projects

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, July 24th, 2008 in Bead Shapes, Cane Work, Color Theory | Comments (13)

Mod Cane and Tube Bead

Jewellry making is more fun when the beads you use are made by YOU!

The upper left image in this photo is a modern funky polka dot cane. Slices from this cane were added to the surface of the tube bead also pictured. Read More→

Polymer Jewelry to Make – Using Handmade Beads and Clay Cane Slices

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 in Bead Projects, Cane Work | Comments (18)

Rainbow Spiral Bead

Your hand made jewelry will stand out from the crowd when you use bead designs created by YOU ! And… polymer clay canework is an important part of the process:

One of the most exciting aspects of making jewlery these Read More→

New Premo Formula a Problem for Beginners Making Polymer Clay Canes

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 in Cane Work, Promotions, Techniques | Comments (48)

Beginner Cane Design

Some newbies even giving up on canework altogether and selling off their Sculpey polymer clay supplies on Ebay. Don’t do that!

Lately, many clayers have been blaming their cane making woes on the recent phthalate-free Read More→

Buy Courses on How to Make Polymer Clay Beads and Canes

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 in Promotions | Comments (17)

Polymer Clay Cane Slice Bead

But first… read what others are saying about my Cindy Lietz Polymer Clay Tutorials, Video Series:

Lately I’ve been answering lots of questions here at the blog about how to make polymer clay canes and bead jewelry. From all Read More→

Polymer Clay Bead Making Course – Finally Available

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 in Promotions | Comments (8)

Course #1 - Polymer Clay Bead Making for Beginners

After several months of development, this beginner bead making video course is now ready for purchase:

Here’s just a few of the supportive comments that have been streaming in. I’ve referenced each one with initials only since Read More→

Jelly Roll Cane – Perfect for Polymer Clay Beginners

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, April 21st, 2008 in Cane Work, Tools | Comments (3)

Jelly Roll Cane

Vid #36: Making Polymer Clay Canes is a Fun Skill that All Beginners Should Learn Early:

You will probably spend as much time making canes, as you do with creating beads to apply your cane slices to. And the jelly roll cane design is a Read More→

Polymer Clay Bead

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