Comments on: Textured Polymer Clay Beads – How To Make a Lasting Impression

By: Phaedrakat

Phaedrakat — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:51:38 +0000

Wow, there are some good texture ideas here. While I’ve heard of some, there are some new ones I want to try!

By: carolyn

carolyn — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:36:03 +0000

Plastic needlepoint canvas makes for a great geometric design,

By: Alice Stroppel

Alice Stroppel — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:09:48 +0000

Lots of great ideas here. Thanks for sharing everyone!

By: lynn watts

lynn watts — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:20:03 +0000

I have one I hope you won’t find to weird but when all your anti-perspirant is at it’s end,clean out the top part and see what lurks aft it’s all clean.I have one that has holes in it. It would be a good one for Mokume Gane just like the adding machine roll. I have not got to the ones the rest of the family has used up so I do not know if any other designs are on different brands. Lynn

By: Arlene Harrison

Arlene Harrison — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:10:14 +0000

Freda – the adhesive-type hot/cool strips have absolutely nothing to do with polymer clay LOL! It’s a pain medication on a piece of foam-like stuff that sticks to your skin where it hurts. Works great! I’m thinking it was the one by Therma-Care that had the cool honeycomb plastic strip on it.

By: Freda

Freda — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:26:38 +0000

Arlene – I’m curious about the “adhesive-type hot/cool strips”. I don’t understand what they are. Could you explain a little more?

By: Cindy Lietz@Making Headpins

Cindy Lietz@Making Headpins — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:09:52 +0000

Just reading through everyone’s texture ideas and I am very impressed. Haven’t thought of some of them… very cool. Thanks so much for sharing!

Anytime you think of something new and want to add to the list, feel free. This could be a great place to come back to when you need a little texture inspiration!

By: Carolyn Good

Carolyn Good — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:23:41 +0000

I get a similar effect by using plastic canvas — you can even use the circular plastic canvas that gives a fun circular pattern as well.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:41:05 +0000

I like to use the cover from artificial tears, the point on the cover makes a great hole for canes, also roll the cover with the ribs to give you a cool design. Press the cap from a soda/beer bottle for a flat round bead with a nice edge. Take a firm toothbrush and tap on the clay for a different textured look.

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:29:10 +0000

Love using an old “slat” piece of driftwood to press into the clay for texture, sprayed it several times with WD40 and washed and brushed it thoroughly first so it doesn’t leave any bits behind.

Also used wet pieces of straw, pressed into the clay with a tile on top. Neat if you braid several strands together and use that, too.