Archive for cornstarch – Page 2

Tips on How to Make Polymer Clay Beads – Piercing the Bead Hole

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 in Bead Shapes, Techniques, Tools | Comments (17)

Piercing a Bead Hole

So you’re learning all about polymer clay. That’s Super! Making holes in beads is an important part of the process:

This article will provide you with 10 easy tips for polymer clay bead piercing… Read More→

Memorial Jewelry from Polymer Clay Flower Petal Beads

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, June 9th, 2008 in Bead Projects, Feature Guests, Techniques | Comments (13)

Bead One Pray Too Book Title

Dried Flower Inclusions Can Help To Bring Healing to Sad Situations of Loss:

I received a sad email from a subscriber the other day. She told me about the unexpected loss of a friend and was looking for ideas about memorial jewelry. I 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→

7 Tips To Avoid Leaving Finger Prints on Polymer Clay Beads

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 in Finishing, Handling, Techniques | Comments (33)

Polymer Clay Beads - Fingerprints

The enemy of all polymer clay bead makers… the dreaded fingerprint:

Finger prints on your finished beads really look unprofessional. Although you can always sand them out after baking, the fewer prints Read More→

Making Polymer Clay Molds – Inspiration From the Sea

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, May 19th, 2008 in Feature Guests, Inspiration, Techniques | Comments (8)

Polymer Clay Sea Urchins

A beautiful mold for polymer clay can be made using real seashells:

A cool trend I’ve noticed lately in polymer clay circles is the use of shells and sea shore finds as shapes to create molds for making polymer clay 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→

Baking Beads on a Bed of Cornstarch

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 in Finishing, Supplies | Comments (25)

Baking Polymer Clay Beads on Cornstarch

Don’t Have a Bead Rack Yet? Or… Are Your Beads Too Big To Fit in a Standard Baking Rack? Then Head to the Kitchen for Some Cornstarch:

Although using a bead rack is my favorite way to bake polymer clay beads, sometimes 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→

Fingerprints Can Make Sanding Polymer Clay a Real Chore

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 in Finishing, Handling, Supplies | Comments (11)

Fingerprints on Polymer Clay

Vid #30: Cornstarch Helps Keep Fingerprints Off Your Polymer Clay Which Means Less Sanding For You:

Sanding polymer clay is probably the least enjoyable part of making beads and beaded jewelry. But it is also the Read More→

« Newer Posts

Polymer Clay Bead

Recent Comments



Archives

Reader Survey

Which One of the Following Best Describes You?

Translate This Page

EnglishFrenchGermanHebrewItalianJapanesePortugueseRussianSpanish
Art & Artist Blogs - Blog Catalog Blog Directory Business Directory for Surrey, BC