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5 Polymer Clay Cane Slicing Tips for Your Bead Making Projects

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, July 13th, 2009 in Cane Work, Tools | Comments (25)

Slicing Polymer Clay Canes

Techniques for Dealing With Warm Soft Polymer Canes and Clay in General:

In the hot Summer heat it can be tricky doing even the simplest tasks in your bead making projects… slicing polymer clay canes for example. Here are some Read More→

Help… My Polymer Clay is Too Soft from these Hot Summer Days

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, June 4th, 2009 in Supplies | Comments (31)

Polymer Clay On Ice Packs

Tips For Chilling Hot Mushy Polymer Clay To Firm It Up:

No doubt about it, Summer is underway… at least it is up here in the northern hemisphere. With the warm weather comes soft mushy clay that shows finger prints like crazy. Great time for Read More→

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→

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→

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→

Fimo Nail Art Designs – Making Polymer Clay Canes To Fit Fingernails

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Friday, August 8th, 2008 in Cane Work, Inspiration, Techniques | Comments (15)

Tiny Fimo Nail Art Polymer Clay Canes

The size of your Fimo cane really does matter for today’s nail artist… Here’s some polymer clay techniques for teeny tiny cane designs:

The fun thing about Fimo nailart canes is that you can make one large cane and then 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→

New Premo Formula a Problem for Beginners Making Polymer Clay Canes

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 in Cane Work, Promotions, Techniques | Comments (48)

Beginner Cane Design

Some newbies even giving up on canework altogether and selling off their Sculpey polymer clay supplies on Ebay. Don’t do that!

Lately, many clayers have been blaming their cane making woes on the recent phthalate-free Read More→

Phthalate-Free Premo Polymer Clay – Blessing or Curse

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 in Musings-News, Supplies | Comments (50)

Premo Sculpey Clay

The Removal of Phthalates from Premo Is Certainly Causing a Stir. Have You Tried the New Formula Yet?

With recent concerns over the safety of different types of plastics, many companies have decided to remove Read More→

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