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Vol-034 Mar’2011 Back Issues Now Posted in Polymer Clay Library

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, March 28th, 2011 in Cane Work, Finishing, Supplies, Techniques | Comments (16)

Polymer Clay Video Tutorials Volume 34

Video Tutorials:
1: Rose Petal Beads;
2: Fill Bezels with Clay;
3: Wax Polishing Your Beads;
4: Grape Hyacinth Cane:

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Finishing Wax as a Bead Polish | Polymer Clay Tutorial [Video]

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, March 17th, 2011 in Finishing | Comments (95)

Wax Polishing Your Polymer Clay BeadsVid #196: “Is there
any information about
using Minwax with polymer
clay? I tried it on a sample
piece. It looks good now, but
will it stay good?” ~Claycass

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Use Gravity to Help Your Lortone Tumbler Perform Better with Beads

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 in Finishing, Tools | Comments (7)

Lortone Rock Tumbler

“I tend to save my baked beads now until I have a tumbler full and then tumble sand it.” ~Tina

Many of you have started to use a rock tumbler for polishing your polymer clay beads. This is great time saver that will help to Read More→

Polymer Clay Tutorial | Polished Beads | Lortone Rock Tumbler

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, April 30th, 2009 in Finishing, Tools | Comments (54)

Bead and Rock Tumbler

Vid #104: How To Get Your Beads To Shine with Less Effort and Less Sanding:

If you have a pile of beads just waiting to be sanded because you keep on putting off this tedious chore, then this weeks video [Vol-011-4] in the Polymer Read More→

Shiny Beads – 6 Tips for Getting a Polymer Clay Gloss Finish

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Friday, March 20th, 2009 in Finishing, Handling, Tools | Comments (28)

Shiny Polymer Clay

How To Get Your Polymer Clay Beads To Sparkle Like Glass:

One of the wonderful qualities about polymer clay is that it can be polished to a very glassy finish… if you use the proper techniques. Below are 6 tips to help make your beads shine. Read More→

Polymer Clay Tutorials | Quality How To Videos on Bead Making

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, March 7th, 2009 in Promotions | Comments (5)

Volume-008 Back Issue Package

Volume-008 Back Issue Package is Now Available at the Polymer Clay Tutor, Members Library:

If you’ve been waiting on the edge of your seat for the Vol-008 back issue collection of tutorial videos and A-list color recipe Read More→

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→

Polymer Clay Tutorial | Sew Your Own Dremel Buffing Wheel and Save

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, December 6th, 2008 in Finishing, Promotions, Tools | Comments (5)

Polymer Clay Buffing Wheel Material

Polishing Polymer Clay Beads With Homemade Sewn Fabric Wheels:

The other day I talked about how a Dremel rotary buffing tool is a super Christmas gift idea for anyone who wants to make polymer clay beads shine. Read More→

Polymer Clay Tutorial | A Dremel… The Perfect Bead Crafts Gift

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 in Finishing, Promotions, Tools | Comments (6)

Polymer Clay Dremel Tool

Looking for a Christmas Present Idea For Someone Who Makes Sculpey or Fimo Jewelry Beads?

If you or someone in your life makes polymer clay beads, a holiday gift they are sure to love is the Dremel Multi-Pro Rotary Read More→

Using A Rock Polisher To Get Shiny Polymer Clay Beads and Pendants

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, October 4th, 2008 in Finishing, Tools | Comments (104)

Polymer Clay Tumbler

Update on Using the Lortone Rock Tumbler for Polishing Clay Jewelry Beads:

On September 17 I wrote an article about tumblers that ended inconclusively. Since then, I have done some more experimenting and would like to give you Read More→

Dremel Tool Safety Tips for Polishing Polymer Clay Beads and Jewelry

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, September 22nd, 2008 in Finishing, Tools | Comments (9)

Polymer Clay Dremel Tool

Learn How To Use a Rotary Tool Safely with these 8 Tips:

For many polymer clay jewelry artists, a Dremel Multipro or other comparable rotary device is a favorite tool for drilling, carving and buffing Fimo beads. But as is the case with all power Read More→

Lortone Rock Tumblers for Polishing Polymer Clay Jewelry Beads

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 in Finishing, Tools | Comments (20)

Lortone Rock Tumbler

Shiny Beads – Rock Polisher vs Sanding by Hand:

Lately there has been lots of talk about how to use a tumbler to sand and polish polymer clay beads. By the way, the reference to ‘Lortone’ in this article is for a company that for many years has been Read More→

A ‘Shiny-Beads’ Polymer Clay Tutorial – Make Your Own Buffing Wheels

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, August 16th, 2008 in Finishing, Tools | Comments (12)

Dremel Buffing Wheels

Vid #66: How to get that professional shine with Fimo clay jewelry beads by sewing up your own polishing wheels for the Dremel rotary tool:

If you like to have shiny polymer clay beads, nothing does a nicer job than a power buffer Read More→

Buffing Polymer Clay Beads with a Dremel Multipro Rotary Tool

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, July 5th, 2008 in Finishing, Promotions, Tools | Comments (45)

Buffing Polymer Clay With a Dremel Tool

Vid #65: Are you still polishing polymer clay by hand? Kick it up a notch and learn how to use the Dremel power tool:

There is nothing like using a power rotary machine to really bring a shine to your beads. Although polishing can Read More→

The Polymer Clay Dremel Tool Makes Buffing Beads Fun

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 in Finishing, Tools | Comments (33)

Polymer Clay Dremel Tool

Vid #64: Ladies, there’s a reason whey guys love power tools:

A perfect polymer clay tool for buffing, drilling, carving and a variety of other uses, is the Dremel rotary tool. Of course any brand of rotary tool would work for Read More→

How to Make Polymer Clay Pendants with a Silver Spoon

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 in Bead Projects, Inspiration, Tools | Comments (44)

Polymer Clay Pendants

Were you born with a Silver Spoon in your mouth? How about one around your neck?

A long time ago, I made wind chimes with old silverware. So did Doug’s dad (Doug is my hubby by the way). Recently his parents downsized to Read More→

How To Sand Polymer Clay Beads Using Drywall Sandpaper

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Sunday, May 18th, 2008 in Cane Work, Finishing, Tools | Comments (13)

Sanding Polymer Clay

Vid #61: Drywall sandpaper works best for aggressive bead sanding jobs:

You may not have thought to look in the drywall and painting section of your local home improvement store for polymer clay bead sanding supplies. But now you will… Read More→

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