{"id":16345,"date":"2012-11-01T03:05:24","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T10:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=16345"},"modified":"2016-09-20T21:58:12","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T04:58:12","slug":"faux-jasper-cabochons-polymer-tutorials-vol-054","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/faux-jasper-cabochons-polymer-tutorials-vol-054\/16345\/","title":{"rendered":"Faux Jasper Cabochons | Polymer Tutorials Vol-054"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pt<\/a>6 Videos #309 to #314:<\/span> Take your $5 cabochons to the $40 level by following some simple and important advice!
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I have said this a Gazzilion times, but one of the coolest things about polymer clay is that you can make it look like just about anything! And that includes doing a great job of imitating real stones.<\/span><\/p>\n

One type of semiprecious gemstone that is particularly fun to copy in polymer, is Jasper. It is fun because there are so many forms and colors of Jasper, that no matter how yours ends up turning out, there will be a type of Jasper that looks exactly like it!<\/span><\/p>\n

Just Google ‘Jasper Cabochons’ and you will see what I mean. There is Red Jasper, Brachiated Jasper, Picture Jasper, Ocean Jasper, Fantasy Jasper, Leopard Jasper, Butterfly Wing Jasper, Poppy Jasper, Morrisonite Jasper, Willow Creek Jasper and probably a million more kinds that I didn’t see at first glance. I even found a Spiderman Jasper! My guess is that if the stone is pretty and you don’t know what it is called, it probably is a Jasper!<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh btw, here’s a tip when you are searching on Google for a Jasper stone of a particular color way, first type in ‘Jasper stone’ or ‘Jasper Cabochon’ or something along that lines into Google images. Don’t just use Jasper alone, cause because that will include a lot of info about Jasper National Park, which is an incredibly beautiful Canadian National Park in the Rocky Mountains near the BC and Alberta include (we’ve been to it many times).<\/span><\/p>\n

To narrow your search by color, scroll down the page until you see the colored squares under the heading ‘Any Color’ on the left hand side of the page. This will just show you the Red stones, or the Blue stones, etc. which can really help with your choosing of the color palettes you would like to use for your own Faux Jasper Stones, in addition to the versions I show you in this tutorial series.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, I think you guys are going to enjoy the creative options of this project. Posted just below is a Sneak Peak and overview of this months Faux Jasper Cabochons Tutorial. The rest of this 6 part video series will be posted tomorrow (Friday, Nov 2, 2012) in the Vol-054 members area at the Polymer Clay Tutor Library<\/a>.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n