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Sandy Polymer Clay Beads… Yet Another Reason to Go to the Beach

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, April 25th, 2009 in Supplies, Techniques, Tools | Comments (4)

Beach Sand Polymer Clay Texture Ideas

Creative Ways for Adding Texture to Your Polymer Clay and Jewelry Beads:

The days are starting to heat up around here (finally), and it’s time to start planning some trips to the beach! Next time you head out to the coast, or down to your 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→

Slicing Fimo Nail Art Canes | Sculpey Polymer Clay Cake Toppers

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, July 28th, 2008 in Cane Work, Handling | Comments (21)

Your Questions Answered

1) How to cut super thin fimo cane slices for fingernail art designs, from polymer clay canes that are already baked.

2) Need some advice on making a cute cake topper decoration out of sculpey clay (also know as sculpy and sculpty)? Read More→

Mokume Gane Polymer Clay Canes for Pendant and Bead Jewelry Making

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 in Promotions, Techniques, Tools | Comments (7)

Mokume Gane Polymer Clay Jewelry Making Project

Free Polymer Clay Tutorial For Beads And Beading Guest List Subscribers:

Each week I send out free how-to video tutorials on a wide variety of bead and jewelry making topics. In a few days I’ll be sending out video instructions for a slab cane 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 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→

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→

Slicing Polymer Clay Canes With A Dull Knife Sucks

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Friday, May 2nd, 2008 in Cane Work, Tools | Comments (16)

Slicing Polymer Clay Canes

Vid #46: Here’s How to Keep Your Polymer Clay Cutting Blade Sharp:

First of all, the reason why it sucks to use a dull knife for slicing canes is because your delicate cane patterns will become smudged, making the Read More→

Mokume Gane Polymer Clay Jewelry – Hard to Say But Easy to Make

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 in Bead Shapes, Techniques, Tools | Comments (32)

Mokume Gane Polymer Clay

Vid #59: Want to Really Impress Your Friends? Then You’ll Definitely Want To Master this Cool Jewelry Making Technique:

Pronounced “moe-koo-may GAHN-ay” >> Mokume-gane originated in Read More→

Polymer Clay Bead

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