Grape Hyacinth Flower Cane | Polymer Clay Tutorial [Video]

Vid #197: “A Grape
Hyacinth Cane would
be cool! I just love flowers,
…real, silk, clay …you name
it!!” ~Catalina

In gardens all over the northern hemisphere, pretty little Spring bulbs are emerging from the soil. And one of the flowers popping up in my garden right now, is the tiny Grape Hyacinth. These early blooms symbolize all that is wonderful about this Spring season… so I decided to celebrate by creating a cane for this weeks video tutorial project.

Cindy you make it seem that creating canes can be so effortless. I love what you do, and how you put into words the instruction for others to follow. I love the colors of flowers in nature too… they are always inspiring. Your videos and instruction really make me want to think outside the box. Thanks! ~Andrea-R

I love your online videos and look forward to them every week. I would love to learn how to make more flower canes! ~Cara-L

Cindy! I can only imagine what you could do with other flowers, and foliage too. Wow!! thank you for being a blessing in my life!!! You are really reaching out to alot of us (in the clay world). We are very fortunate to have you sharing your expertise. Hope that you will be with us forever, and a day. ~Diana-S

Nature and flowers are the biggest source of my inspiration. God bless you, Cindy Lietz. ~Carrie-W

Knowing the art of polymer clay, I believe nature gave flowers to us as inspiration to create! ~Kody-K

So… in tomorrow’s Vol-034-4 video tutorial (Friday March 25th, 2011 at the Polymer Clay Library) you will learn how to make a stylized Hyacinth flower cane, that can be used in all sorts of different polymer clay beads and projects.

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Please Note: A general prerequisite for all of my weekly tutorials is that you have a good understanding of the polymer clay basics, including: conditioning clay, using a pasta machine, clay blade and other simple tools, making Skinner Blends or Teardrop Blends, baking clay, as well as sanding and finishing. If you need help in these areas, my Polymer Clay Beginners Course will get you up to speed quickly. There is also plenty of free information on this blog. Use the search box at the top of the page to find articles on specific topics.

Supplies & Tools: Video-034-4 Grape Hyacinth Cane:

• A 1″ ball of each mixed color from the Vol-034-A Bluebell Palette (Bluebell, Moondrops, Electric Blue and Azure Nights). As an alternative, you could use the same amount of clay in a light, medium, bright and dark color of your choice. When you see the tutorial you will be able to determine the type of colors I am referring to.
• Clay Blade.
• Pasta Machine.
• Ruler.
• Dull straight edge such as, a letter opener, credit card or blunt ruler edge.
• Skewer, dowel, knitting needle, or other long, thin, round tool like the Sculpey Etch and Pearl Tool.
• Knowledge of a Teardrop Blend or Skinner Blend, as well as reducing canes.

The full version of the Vid-034-4 Grape Hyacinth Cane video will be posted in the Polymer Clay Members Library on Friday Mar 25th, 2011. But if you would like to see a sneak peek intro clip right now, scroll down the page a bit to the video player below.

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Here’s That “Link Below” Referred To at End of the Video
>> Polymer Clay Tutorials <<

The full version of the “Grape Hyacinth Cane” preview video shown above, is now available for purchase at the Polymer Clay Library in the Volume-034 Back Issue Package.

Customer Feedback About Membership Value:

It took me a long time to join because I wasn’t sure I would want to pay for a video that I couldn’t “hold in my hand” to keep. After I joined I was sorry I hadn’t joined sooner. The videos are so well done. Even though what I do isn’t as precise as Cindy’s, it is good enough for me. The enjoyment of having these lessons available whenever I want them is stupendous. ~Freda-K

Awesome! Thanks so very much for the beautiful rose tutorial I can use it on my valentine cards. I just want to thank you for all the tutorials you have given us in the past and all the ones you will be giving to us in the future because I know I will love them all. The two of you put everything you have into your tutorials. With all the sadness going on in the world and money worries, I can come here and forget about the sadness if just for awhile and no money worries because the cost well you have taken care of that also buy charging next to nothing (a little over 3 dollars a month). So again thank you for all you have given, give and will continue to give. The Lietz team is by far the best pc tutor club in the world!!! I might fight my illnesses a lot of the time and not found a cure yet. But by far Cindy and Doug Lietz the polymer clay tutor is the best medicine and least costing one I have found by far. It heals what ails you. Many uuuuuugggggggs to all. ~Peggy-B

Rather than investing in books, get everything Cindy has in her library. You’d be much better off. The videos are always better than print and pictures. And Cindy’s prices can’t be beat. She is the best … wish I had found her before I invested in books that now just sit on the shelf. ~Carolyn-F

The following topics are included in this week’s Polymer Clay Tutor Library, Grape Hyacinth Flower Cane video tutorial:

• See examples of several beads, pendants and earrings that were made using the Grape Hyacinth Cane.
• Discussion of the tools and techniques needed to create this simple and stunning polymer clay cane design.
• Learn a cool trick for getting the ruffled petals in your design, plus a neat little way to avoid having to pack a background for this cane.
• Plus, with some creativity and ingenuity there are many ways to come up with unique palettes of your own.

The full version of the “Grape Hyacinth Cane” preview video shown above, is now available for purchase at the Polymer Clay Library in the Volume-034 Back Issue Package.

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