Archive for reducing canes

How to Reduce Your Polymer Clay Canes So They Don’t Get Twisted

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 in Cane Work | Comments (10)

Polymer Clay Cane Registration Mark “Now I understand why so many of my earlier attempts at canes failed.” ~Jocelyn-C

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Helpful Color Tips To Remember When Making Polymer Clay Canes

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, March 21st, 2009 in Cane Work, Color Theory | Comments (8)

Reducing Polymer Clay Canes

Do Your Cane Designs Get Lost or Blurred When they are Reduced?

Polymer clay color theory has many facets that are fun to learn about. For example, even though several colors may look good together in a large palette, that does not Read More→

How Cutting Your Polymer Canes Into Thirds Can Reduce Frustration

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, March 16th, 2009 in Cane Work | Comments (3)

Cutting Polymer Clay Canes Into Thirds

A Simple But Valuable Tip To Remember When Reducing Polymer Clay Canes:

Have you ever gone back to one of your left-over canes from a previous project, and wished you had not reduced it down so far? Making a cane smaller is Read More→

Polymer Clay Tutorial | How To Make a Veined Leaf Cane (2 Parts)

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Sunday, March 15th, 2009 in Cane Work, Promotions | Comments (15)

Veined Leaf Cane Tutorial Video Part 1

Vid #99-100: More Detailed Than Basic Leaf Canes But Still Easy For Beginners:

Making leaf canes is the theme of the month over at the Polymer Clay Members Library. Video 010-1 and 010-2 showed you how  to make a basic leaf cane. And Read More→

Polymer Clay Tutorial | Instructions for Making a Basic Leaf Cane

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 in Cane Work, Color Theory, Promotions | Comments (15)

Basic Leaf Cane Tutorial Video Part1

Vid #97-98: Plus… How To Combine Simple Leaf Canes to Form More Complex Designs:

Many of you have been patiently requesting that I start adding polymer cane tutorials to the Beadvideos Library, Well this post marks the first of many Read More→

Use a Clay Extruder to Fill in Polymer Cane Background Spaces

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, February 23rd, 2009 in Cane Work, Tools | Comments (14)

Polymer Clay Flower Cane

Make Your Flower Canes Stand Out With Translucent Polymer Clay Packing:

Today’s topic is about using a Makins Professional Polymer Clay Extruder Gun to pack the spaces between the petals in a flower cane. Once filled, these Read More→

Old Polymer Clay Canes – Revive Hardened Fimo Canes for Bead Making

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, November 15th, 2008 in Cane Work | Comments (9)

Cracked Polymer Clay Cane

Just Because Your Millefiori Canes Have Gone Hard and Brittle, Does Not Mean They Have To Be Thrown Out:

Maybe you stored your polymer clay canes improperly. Or perhaps they have been sitting around for a long time, and now they’re Read More→

Reducing Polymer Canes | Fimo Clay Tips for Making Millefiori Beads

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, November 3rd, 2008 in Cane Work | Comments (8)

Reducing Polymer Clay Canes

These Recent Comments Identify Cane Reduction As One of Your Biggest Polymer Clay Challenges:

“I’m slightly new to the clay and loving it every step of the way. My biggest problem is – is there some trick when making the cane Read More→

Face Cane Designs for Polymer Clay Jewelry Projects and Pendants

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 in Cane Work, Inspiration, Musings-News | Comments (7)

Face Cane Pendant

Honing Your Design Skills as a Bead or Jewelry Artist… Be Proud of Your Accomplishments:

Today’s post is about accepting where you’ve been and looking forward to where you are going. As a polymer clay artist you Read More→

Polymer Jewelry to Make – Using Handmade Beads and Clay Cane Slices

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 in Bead Projects, Cane Work | Comments (18)

Rainbow Spiral Bead

Your hand made jewelry will stand out from the crowd when you use bead designs created by YOU ! And… polymer clay canework is an important part of the process:

One of the most exciting aspects of making jewlery these Read More→

Polymer Clay Cane Designs Inspired by Dainty Spring Flowers

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, May 26th, 2008 in Cane Work, Color Theory, Inspiration | Comments (49)

Polymer Clay Cane Inspiration from A Beautiful Pansy Flower

Some ideas and techniques on how to make polymer clay canes patterned from beautiful spring flowers:

I love Spring and I love Johnny-Jump-Ups even more! These cheerful little pansy flowers jump up like weeds all Read More→

Jelly Roll Cane – Perfect for Polymer Clay Beginners

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, April 21st, 2008 in Cane Work, Tools | Comments (3)

Jelly Roll Cane

Vid #36: Making Polymer Clay Canes is a Fun Skill that All Beginners Should Learn Early:

You will probably spend as much time making canes, as you do with creating beads to apply your cane slices to. And the jelly roll cane design is a Read More→

Striped Cane – An Easy Polymer Clay Cane Project For Beginners

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Friday, April 4th, 2008 in Bead Shapes, Cane Work, Tools | Comments (3)

Striped Polymer Clay Cane

Vid #37: Preparing Your Polymer Clay For Making Striped Canes:

This is one of the first polymer clay canes that every beginner should learn. It’s easy to make and is the starting point for other canes such as the Read More→

Bullseye Cane Making Tip for Polymer Clay Beginners

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 in Cane Work, Tools | Comments (12)

Bullseye Cane Making

Vid #35: Making a Mod Cane from Several Bullseye Canes:

This polymer clay cane design is popular with beginners because it’s easy to make. But it’s also the type of cane that you will use for making beads even when you become an Read More→

How to Make Polymer Clay Canes – Tutorial Series Introduction

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, March 6th, 2008 in Cane Work | Comments (12)

How To Make Polymer Clay Canes

Vid #34: Polymer Clay Canes Are Often Referred To As Millefiori:

Good tutorials should always start with just a bit of a history lesson. For instance, did you know that polymer clay canes are often referred to as Read More→

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