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Polymer Clay Instructions – 5 Tips to Make Your Bead Life Easier

Beads on Piercing Wire

Want Better Beads that Look More Professional? Then Don’t Ignore these Simple Basics:

Little things can sometimes make all the difference in the world! Today’s post provides you with 5 polymer clay bead making tips to always keep in mind: Read More→

Cheap Craft Supplies | Making Polymer Clay Beads On a Budget

Homemade Bead Baking Rack

Thrifty Options for Polymer Clay Tools and Supplies:

Something came up this week in the comments of the May 20 article about Hammered Copper Findings. It was to do with the costs involved with making polymer clay jewelry and beads. I wanted Read More→

Easy Fimo Tutorial: How To Make Beads From Polymer Clay Cane Slices

Cane Slice Beads

Vid #73: The Creativity Comes More From The Cane Design Rather Than The Bead Shape:

A very fun bead to make is the cane slice bead. It is simply a slice of clay taken from a polymer clay cane, which is then pierced to make the hole. Although Read More→

Tutorial: Adding Polymer Canes to Baked Premo, Sculpey + Fimo Beads

Adding Cane Slices To Round Beads

Two methods for covering base beads with polymer clay cane slices:

Q:
To put the cane slices on a bead, do you first make and bake a plain bead, and then cover it with the cane slices? Read More→

Art Teachers Resources: 10 Tips for Polymer Clay Kids Craft Projects

Sculpey Club Penguin Sculpture

No need to “dumb down” polymer clay instructions for children. You’ll be amazed how quick they learn:

Q: Hello Cindy – Next week I begin teaching middle schoolers different craft techniques & I’m starting with Fimo Clay
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A Polymer Clay Tutorial About Adding Fimo Cane Slices to Round Beads

Applying Cane Slices To Round Beads

Vid #72: Here’s 7 quick tips for applying unbaked polymer clay cane slices to your round shaped Fimo base beads:

1) Cool the raw canes before slicing them with your sharp cutting blade. Read More→