Video #561: When you get creatively stuck… or if you are feeling overwhelmed… then take a little time to play.
Topics Covered In This Video:
- Let’s see how many bead shapes we can make…
- With all the information available out there, sometimes people get overwhelmed with stuff and just get stuck (creatively).
- One thing you can do if you get stuck is make a little time to play.
- One idea is to take some scrap clay and see how many different bead shapes you can make with it.
- Great for stretching imagination.
- Relax… don’t worry about making things perfect… they are just practice beads and can be squashed up again.
- I show you how to make over 20 different shapes with only my hands and no tools in under 8 minutes… How many bead shapes can you make?
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- Related Video: 8 Stages of Creativity for Polymer Artists
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When I feel overwhelmed… I watch one of your videos and it inspires me! Thanks!
Cool i just learned some new designs ty….love polymer clay.
Fun watching Cindy ! I myself was trying to make a list of all shapes and this was a perfect timing :) Thanks
Awesome prompt! Can’t wait to try!
Wow, so many interesting shapes! Love them all.
That heart was making me think of a shark’s tooth, cool.
Great video Cindy. Very inspirational. Even though I make about 200 beads a week, I get in a fog about shapes and this video really helped.
Hi Bonnie, nice to hear from you… it has been a while! That is great to hear that you’ve been busy with production. Yeah sometimes that fog can happen when you’ve been doing the same routine for a while. Sometimes a new shape or a new color combo can clear that fog and get you fired up again. Happy that I could be of help in that regard! :)
Don’t we love to play !!That’s the name of the game, right. Sort of get in a ZEN place and let goooo. This is always fun. As you were making beads I was thinking about ……………hm……… Teehee….. way to go…………TY for the little nudge !!!
Your videos on YouTube are so much fun and have helped me in many ways! You and Doug are just awesome.
I have been pondering what do you would recommend of making your first item of polymer clay. My sister told me about this clay so I thought it would be wonderful to start making so she sent me a starter pack. When I got my first few sets of polymer clay I thought that pens would do a good first item well as it turns out the pens wasn’t a good choice at least I didn’t think so. So what item do you recommend as a beginner.
Billy
Hi Billy, when I got started I started with beads. They are fairly simple to make, don’t use much clay, don’t need a lot of equipment and are useful in other projects. Other good projects are small ring dishes, earrings, charms etc. Do a quick search at the top of the page for “beginner”. That should bring up some good info. Lastly, I do have a great Beginner’s Course that shows you all the basics (it’s a little dated but the info is still good). Just click the Basics Course button at the top of this page, to learn more. Good luck!