Video #359: Testing several different clay softening products on brittle polymer canes.
Video #348: Featuring my Easter Lily design which reduces right down to a quarter inch in diameter.
“Now I understand why so many of my earlier attempts at canes failed.” ~Jocelyn-C
Techniques for Dealing With Warm Soft Polymer Canes and Clay in General: In the hot Summer heat it can be tricky doing even… 25
Do Your Cane Designs Get Lost or Blurred When they are Reduced? Polymer clay color theory has many facets that are fun to… 8
A Simple But Valuable Tip To Remember When Reducing Polymer Clay Canes: Have you ever gone back to one of your left-over canes… 3
Vid #99-100: More Detailed Than Basic Leaf Canes But Still Easy For Beginners: Making leaf canes is the theme of the month over… 15
5 Things To Keep In Mind When Reducing Your Polymer Clay Canes: Besides letting you know that Part 2 of the Basic Polymer… 5
Vid #97-98: Plus… How To Combine Simple Leaf Canes to Form More Complex Designs: Many of you have been patiently requesting that I… 17
Vid #96: A Pretty Polymer Clay Bead for Your Spring Making Jewelry Projects: For those of you who have been asking for a… 27
Make Your Flower Canes Stand Out With Translucent Polymer Clay Packing: Today’s topic is about using a Makins Professional Polymer Clay Extruder Gun… 14
Vid #91: Finally… A Use For Those Old Burnt Out Incandescent Light Bulbs: For a wide variety of jewelry making projects it’s always… 11
There’s Definitely More Than One Way To Bake a Polymer Clay Bead: When it comes to baking your polymer clay beads and pendants,… 19
Just Because Your Millefiori Canes Have Gone Hard and Brittle, Does Not Mean They Have To Be Thrown Out: Maybe you stored your… 12
These Recent Comments Identify Cane Reduction As One of Your Biggest Polymer Clay Challenges: “I’m slightly new to the clay and loving it… 10
Vid #83: The Creativity Comes More From The Cane Design Rather Than The Bead Shape: A very fun bead to make is… 8
Honing Your Design Skills as a Bead or Jewelry Artist… Be Proud of Your Accomplishments: Today’s post is about accepting where you’ve been… 7
Size, Consistency, Color, Contrast, Temperature and Shape: 1) Start with smaller projects. Some people like to make enormous canes as big as a… 9
Two methods for covering base beads with polymer clay cane slices: Q: To put the cane slices on a bead, do you first… 11
Tips on wrapping Fimo cane slice beads with a hammered copper bezel and handmade jewelry pendant bail: With metal prices rising globally, the… 33
Some canes are made "unfinished" or without backgrounds which can pose difficulties when slicing them: Q: "How to slice an unfinished cane such… 13
Vid #77: Here’s 7 quick tips for applying unbaked polymer clay cane slices to your round shaped Fimo base beads: 1) Cool the… 23