Comments on: Enthralled with Her Wire Work & Polymer Clay Bead Making Projects

By: Laurel

Laurel — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:10:26 +0000

Oh, oh, oh, these are way cool. I do a lot of wire work too. Love new ideas. Thanks for sharing Melinda. Your beads are gorgeous too.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:43:29 +0000

I agree with Cindy, You guys are awesome and fabulous!! Thank you again…

@Cheryl. I used super glue…. Look above at my 2nd comment… it give a fairly good description. If you have any more questions, just post them here. I’ll answer.

By: Cindy Lietz@Lentil Bead Instructions

Cindy Lietz@Lentil Bead Instructions — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:13:57 +0000

@Lynn – Another article you may want to read is Sept 25, 2009 Spotlight with Monica Daris [Click link by by name]. In that article, she discusses how the lentil bead videos helped her to quickly get good at this fun and addictive technique. Sometimes just seeing someone do it is all it takes. Hope this helps.

By: Cindy Lietz@Swirly Lentil Beads

Cindy Lietz@Swirly Lentil Beads — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:00:38 +0000

Thank you everyone for the wonderful comments and support you have given Melinda! You guys are awesome!

@Lynn: The best suggestion I have for you on learning how to get the lentil bead right, is to watch the tutorial video. Click the link by my name for more info.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:52:35 +0000

Hi Melinda

I just love your work. The colors are so beautiful. I love the hammered copper hook on the pink flower pendant. How did you fix the copper bezels around the clay pendant.?

By: DJ

DJ — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:58:10 +0000

Melinda, you have such a wide range of work…you’re pieces are amazing. The bezels are just lovely, I like the canes you’ve chosen for those, along with the abstract designs too. The turtle (those colors, wow), and the calla lily pendants are so delicate the way you’ve shaped the petals. Thank-you for sharing your work (and a few of your tips too). It’s inspiring to see how others interpret Cindy’s lessons…you’ve been really busy!

By: lynn watts

lynn watts — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:27:46 +0000

I LOVE YOUR STUFF. I have alot of trouble with the swirl in my lentil beads. It just does not swirl into a beautiful thing. I love the sparkle in the beads I have seen and I think it is leafing (crackled), and swirled into such beautiful swirls. I do not know what I am doing wrong. I want to do it right do you have any suggestions? BTW your jewelry is so beautiful and I hope to see more in the future. Lynn Watts

By: Catalina

Catalina — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:02:19 +0000

Love the Turtle! Your work is fantastic! Love the color choices, too! I love making the Calla Lilies, too. We learn a lot here don’t we? Thanks, Cindy.

By: JoyceM

JoyceM — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:08:48 +0000

Melinda, I am a day late in reading this blog. Life just kept me very busy yesterday. I love “Spotlight” and so happy to see you again. I think I will use the word “EXTRAORDINAIRE” to compliment all the “fabulous” that has been written already. I love all your work, your cala lillies are so beautiful, as well as all your other items. These surely give inspiration.
I’d like to lock myself away with my clay. Turtles are a favorite and yours calls to me so will have to try my hand at that soon. Many thanks for taking the time to share and continued success, you are a true artist!

By: ElizabethK

ElizabethK — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:56:14 +0000

Hi Melinda, Cindy and all
Just seen the lovely work of yours Melinda.
So beautiful and so creative.
It is wonderful that with Cindys tutoring you can go ahead and find your own creativeness and develope so amazingly, you must be excited with your work.
Melinda I just love the Calla lillys and the front closing clasps, and all your colours in all the pictures.Thanks for putting them up, as it always makes me feel like I’m so close to a lot of like minded polymer clay artists for inspiration and motivation.
The front clasps are great as you said for those who have trouble the usual way, a novel idea and takes your wire work so much futher.
This site is so amazing always coming up with new ideas and then to see them exucuted as wonderful like this just great.
You are the PIN UP gal of the week Melinda.
You and Cindy give me inspiration.
I’ll keep trying
Love
Elizabeth