{"id":15202,"date":"2012-03-08T03:15:52","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T11:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=15202"},"modified":"2015-07-28T19:22:50","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T02:22:50","slug":"clover-flower-earrings-polymer-clay-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/clover-flower-earrings-polymer-clay-tutorial\/15202\/","title":{"rendered":"Clover Flower Earrings | Polymer Clay Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2012-03\/08-clover-flower-earrings-90246-046-2.jpg\" alt=\"Clover Flower Earrings - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"188\" \/><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Video #246:<\/span> &#8220;Wow! So pretty. I love those earrings! Cindy, you rock!&#8221; <span style=\"color: #808080;\">~Dawn-B<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Some beads can be a challenge when it comes to using them in jewelry designs. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/red-clover-flower-beads-polymer-clay-tutorial\/15155\/\">Red Clover Flower Bead<\/a> that we made in last week&#8217;s tutorial is a good example of this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">That does not mean you shy away from these types of beads. Instead what you should do is rise to the challenge, and create jewelry pieces that best suit such special polymer clay bead designs.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Love it!! As far as continuing to demonstrate different ways to use beads, those among us who are design challenged (namely, me lol) really benefit from your taking what you teach us one step further. As always, thank you for what you do.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">~Elisabeth-S<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Cindy. I love how you made the earrings, simple but lovely.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">~DJ<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Inspired for us to challenge our creativity. I love it.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">~Jocelyn-C<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Oh My, loving the earrings SO much!! Can&#8217;t wait to see how you did this, it&#8217;s Amazing, it&#8217;s Brilliant, just freaking out right now ;D Cool Cool Cool and perfect timing Spring has arrived in western NC and I am SO happy that you are going to teach us how to make these! YIPPY!<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">~Tantesherry<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><\/em>So&#8230; coming up tomorrow (Friday, March 9, 2012) <\/span><span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">in the Vol-046-2 members video at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues\/\" class=\"external external_icon\" target=\"_blank\">Polymer Clay Tutor Library<\/a>, I will be teaching you how to make your pretty little clover beads into gorgeous earrings\u00a0 in two different styles&#8230; one Modern, one Bohemian. As well, I will demonstrate several tips and techniques for working with wire in your jewelry making projects.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>***********************************************************************************************<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[wp_ad_camp_1]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230;<\/span><strong> 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/crse\/01-more.html\">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<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Supplies &amp; Tools: Video-046-2 Clover Flower Earrings:<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Clover Flower Beads from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/red-clover-flower-beads-polymer-clay-tutorial\/15155\/\">Red Clover Flower Bead Tutorial<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">2 Small Glass Seed Beads. I used one clear, green size 11 seed bead per earring.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">2 Accent Beads. I used one <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wire-sculpture.com\/affiliates\/jewelry-supplies.php?id=517&amp;url=170\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">8mm Rose Swarovski Crystal<\/a> per earring.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">20g Round Half Hard Wire. I used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wire-sculpture.com\/affiliates\/jewelry-supplies.php?id=517&amp;url=171\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">20g Round Half Hard Silver Filled<\/a>, but you could use any 20g ear safe wire of your choice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wire-sculpture.com\/affiliates\/jewelry-supplies.php?id=517&amp;url=172\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Chasing Hammer<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wire-sculpture.com\/affiliates\/jewelry-supplies.php?id=517&amp;url=173\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Steel Bench Block<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wire-sculpture.com\/affiliates\/jewelry-supplies.php?id=517&amp;url=174\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Flush Cutters<\/a> (jewelry grade).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Ruler.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wire-sculpture.com\/affiliates\/jewelry-supplies.php?id=517&amp;url=175\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Flat Nose or Chain Nose Pliers<\/a> (jewelry grade).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wire-sculpture.com\/affiliates\/jewelry-supplies.php?id=517&amp;url=176\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Wire Rounder<\/a> (Cup Bur), or fine file.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wire-sculpture.com\/517-0-1-5.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wire-sculpture.com\/affiliates\/banners\/468x60_set2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">By the way, many of the <em>&#8220;shopping&#8221;<\/em> links I provide for the various tools and supplies used in my tutorials, are <em>&#8220;affiliate&#8221;<\/em> resources. That means companies like Amazon and the other suppliers I refer, pay me a small commission if you click on the links <em>and<\/em> end up making a purchase at their site. It&#8217;s not a lot, but every little bit helps in keeping the cost of my tutorials so low&#8230; at only $3.32 per month. And, the prices for products that you may purchase through my links, are exactly the same as what you would normally pay.\u00a0 So please do feel free to click away whenever you need to pick up a few things for your studio. Thanks so much for supporting this site :-)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The full version of the Vol-046-2 <em>Clover Flower Earrings <\/em>video will be posted in the Polymer Clay Members Library on Friday March 9, 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong> Here&#8217;s a sneak peak&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><a name=\"video\"><\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"575\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_U9Y_Lkm7SY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The full version of the <strong>&#8220;Clover Earrings&#8221;<\/strong> preview video shown above, is now available for purchase at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-02\/#vol-046\" class=\"external external_icon\" target=\"_blank\">Polymer Clay Library<\/a> in the <strong>Vol-046 Back Issue Package.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #808080;\">Customer Feedback About Membership Value:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I was just scrolling through all the back volumes of our clay lessons and WOW! Does anyone realize all we have learned? What a treasure this website holds. I know I have advanced as a clayer. I found a few I hadn&#8217;t done before but now look doable or my tastes have changed and now I will look at them closer. Thanks Cindy, Doug, etc. for the fun and learning. <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Pollyanna<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">WOW!!! What a month it has been with four great tutorials along with what will probably be my favorite colour palette. The Lietz team has done it again. What a bargain. For less than $4.00 we got a practical and fun project along with a number of techniques in 50 minutes of video and a great colour palette. I&#8217;m left speechless. Where is an Academy Award for Polymer accomplishment and Doug&#8217;s cinematography? <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Lawrence-S<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Just finished watching the tutorial and was NOT disappointed&#8230; investing in your weekly videos is one of the smartest things (probably THE smartest) regarding polymer clay I have ever done. You are extremely appreciated. Blessings. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\"><strong>~Bonnie-B<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The following topics are included in this week&#8217;s Polymer Clay Tutor Library, <strong><em>Clover Flower Earrings <\/em><\/strong>video tutorial:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">See examples of clover flower beads in a couple of beautiful dangling earring designs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Find out how simple it is to create these gorgeous looking flower earrings, by just following along to the step by step instructional video.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Learn the reasons why some types of beads pose design challenges, and how to design your jewelry accordingly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">See how I store my wire, and learn more about wire working tools and techniques that will take your polymer clay bead designs to a whole new level!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Plus, with some creativity and ingenuity, there are many ways to come up with other unique designs of your own.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The full version of the <strong>&#8220;Clover Earrings&#8221;<\/strong> preview video shown above, is now available for purchase at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-02\/#vol-046\" class=\"external external_icon\" target=\"_blank\">Polymer Clay Library<\/a> in the <strong>Vol-046 Back Issue Package.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 575px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 200px;\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wire-sculpture.com\/517-0-1-5.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wire-sculpture.com\/affiliates\/banners\/468x60_set2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video #246: &#8220;Wow! 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