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Cornstarch and Polymer Clay Beads | Things That Belong Together

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, May 14th, 2009 in Handling, Supplies | Comments (37)

Baking Polymer Clay Beads In Cornstarch

Wondering if Alex Trebek Ever Used this as a TV Game Show Category on Jeopardy… LOL:

Last week I posted an informal survey asking for feedback about your favorite polymer clay tools and supplies. However, after a total of 23 comments, no Read More→

Sizing Holes in Polymer Clay Beads for Your Bead Stringing Projects

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 in Techniques, Tools | Comments (8)

Perfect Bead Holes

Custom Beads with Perfectly Sized Holes In Just the Right Places:

Making your own beads with polymer clay, puts you in full control of sizing and positioning the bead holes for whatever jewelry project you happen to be Read More→

Making Polymer Clay Flower Beads For Your Spring Jewelry Projects

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 in Bead Projects, Bead Shapes, Sell Your Stuff | Comments (9)

Cane Slice Flower Bead

How To Make Your Handmade Bead Jewelry Items Even More Desirable:

It’s only natural that springtime and flower jewelry designs go hand in hand. So it goes without saying that flower-shaped polymer clay beads should be popular at 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→

Making Polymer Clay Beads | The Uniquely Shaped Mobius Jewelry Bead

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Sunday, January 18th, 2009 in Bead Projects, Bead Shapes, Cane Work, Feature Guests | Comments (8)

Polymer Clay Mobius Bead

A Bead Shape With Roots Dating All The Way Back to 1858:

Here is a unique bead shape you may or may not have seen before… the mobius bead. Made from a slice of a square polymer clay cane, the mobius bead in this photo 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→

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→

How To Make Large Polymer Clay Beads without Using a Lot of Clay

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, June 21st, 2008 in Bead Shapes, Techniques | Comments (32)

Large Polymer Clay Bead with Tin Foil Center

Want to know how to make big beads that are light and use less clay?

One of the popular trends this year is really large chunky beads and pendants. When you are making oversized beads out of polymer clay, you run into a couple 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→

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