{"id":13682,"date":"2011-08-04T03:11:01","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T10:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=13682"},"modified":"2013-08-15T14:33:50","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T21:33:50","slug":"pandora-style-beads-polymer-clay-tutorial-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/pandora-style-beads-polymer-clay-tutorial-video\/13682\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandora Style Beads | Polymer Clay Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pandora<\/a>Video #214:<\/span> <\/strong>“The Troll or Pandora<\/em> beads… are so amazingly popular and I would love to learn how to make them.”\u00a0~Cheryl-V<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Well it’s finally here… the tutorial that many of you have been patiently waiting for!<\/span><\/p>\n

Pandora Beads and others of this style (Caspia, Troll, Chamilia, Trinkets), are very popular today because of their collectibility and interchangeable features. Basically, the way this type of jewelry works, is that you buy the large holed, metal lined beads individually, and then slide them onto the specially designed bracelet, necklace or earring blanks, to get different looks. Sort of the modern version of a charm bracelet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Real Pandora beads\/charms range from simple silver lined glass beads at $40 a piece, to 14K lined Art Glass Beads at $270 each. At that price, it is no surprise that jewelry makers are making their own versions of this popular bead style, using various materials, including polymer clay!<\/span><\/p>\n

It took some experimenting, but I eventually figured out a fool proof way to add Sterling Silver Cores (plus other types of grommets as well), to your polymer clay beads… with perfectly aligned holes and a professional finish. It’s super simple too! You are going to love how easy this is!<\/span><\/p>\n

Hi Cindy, last year we (our clay family) talked some in the blog about learning how to make the “Troll” or “Pandora” beads. Do you have any plans in the near future to do a tutorial on those beads? They are so amazingly popular and I would love to learn how to make them while they are still a hot ticket item. Thank you! <\/span><\/span> ~Cheryl-V<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I have been thinking about Pandora beads too… have no idea how these are finished cleanly. Any chance Cindy of a tut in the near future? <\/span><\/span> ~DJ<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’d like to see Pandora-style (metal-lined, big-hole) beads. I haven’t actually made any, and while I can think of two specific approaches I’d try if I did, it would be great to see how Cindy would tackle them. <\/span><\/span>~Sue-F<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hey Sue! I’m with you… learning to make that Pandora style beads would be very interesting. <\/span><\/span>~Aims<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I only just started making jewelry over the winter because I wanted to try to duplicate those expensive “Troll” and “Pandora” bracelets that are getting so popular now. I discovered polymer clay when I was having trouble finding “just the right bead” for my projects. I dove right into the clay and love working with it. <\/span><\/span>~Cathy-M<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I just signed up for the membership and I am so very excited. I am very new to working with the clay, but I am very artistic and creative and am very excited to get started. I did not see a video for beads with the cores, do you have something like that? What I would like to do is make beads like the Pandora beads that have the cores in them instead of just a hole. Do you have anything like that? Thanks so much for the effort that you put forth for all of us! <\/span><\/span>~Kim-G<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Welcome Kim, hope you enjoy the family here, and I do mean family. Most of us have said at one time or another we would like a pandora type bead tutorial, we hope that it is coming up soon, but Cindy’s list for producing the videos must be a mile long by now. So once again welcome to the family, you’ll see very soon it is the best money that you’ll ever spend. <\/span><\/span>~Ken-H<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love the Pandora-style beads! I’ve noticed lots of people showing interest. Makes me wonder if Cindy has been busy experimenting on these; it would be cool if she had a video tut coming up. <\/span><\/span>~Phaedrakat<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So without further ado… coming up tomorrow (Friday August 5th 2011) in the Vol-039-1 members video at the Polymer Clay Tutor Library<\/a>, I’ll show you all how to make your own beautiful Pandora Style Beads that you can be sold, gifted or added to your own collection.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Please Note:<\/strong><\/span> 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<\/a> 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Supplies & Tools: Video-039-1 Pandora Style Beads:
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