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Premo Sculpey Polymer Clay for Making Jewelry Beads and Pendants

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 in Supplies | Comments (12)

Premo Sculpey Polymer Clay

Bought Any Premo Clay Lately? How Firm Is It?

A long while back I talked about the reformulation of Premo Sculpey clay to remove the phthalates and make it a greener more earth friendly product. If you missed that article, here’s the link: Read More→

What To Do About Fimo Soft Polymer Clay That’s Too Soft and Sticky

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Sunday, October 26th, 2008 in Cane Work, Supplies, Tools | Comments (10)

Polymer Clay Ice Pack

5 Bead And Cane Making Tips for Polymer Clay Artists with Hot Hands and Warm Studios:

Warm work areas and hot hands can create challenges with polymer clay. When the clay gets too warm it becomes soft and then sticks to your hands and tools. Plus Read More→

Make Polymer Clay Pendants and Flat Beads Smooth and Bubble Free

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Sunday, September 21st, 2008 in Handling, Techniques, Tools | Comments (15)

Trapped Air Bubbles in Polymer Clay

Trapped Air in Your Polymer Clay Beads or Pendants Can Quickly Ruin a Piece of Jewelry:

There are a few tricks that you can do to prevent air from getting into your clay. Here are a few of them along with some tips for Read More→

Six Polymer Clay Cane Tips for Making Beads and Jewelry Projects

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 in Cane Work | Comments (9)

Polymer Clay Cane Making Tips

Size, Consistency, Color, Contrast, Temperature and Shape:

1) Start with smaller projects. Some people like to make enormous canes as big as a dinner plate and then reduce them into miles and miles of finger Read More→

How to Slice Polymer Clay Canes For Making Fimo Beads and Jewelry

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Sunday, August 24th, 2008 in Cane Work | Comments (9)

Polymer Clay Can

Some canes are made "unfinished" or without backgrounds which can pose difficulties when slicing them:

Q: "How to slice an unfinished cane such as a flower that has not had the final filler canes put around the edges. Read More→

Clay Cane Slicing Techniques for Polymer Clay Jewelry Bead Making

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, July 19th, 2008 in Cane Work, Techniques, Tools | Comments (8)

Cane Slicing Tips

Vid #71: How to slice your polymer clay canes with little to no distortion — Making bead jewelry with less waste:

Getting a nice clay cane slice to use on your next polyclay jewelry making project can sometimes be trickier Read More→

Polymer Clay Bead

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