{"id":16930,"date":"2013-05-02T03:05:57","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T10:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=16930"},"modified":"2016-11-18T16:57:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-19T00:57:51","slug":"faux-burl-wood-pens-polymer-clay-tutorials-vol-060","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/faux-burl-wood-pens-polymer-clay-tutorials-vol-060\/16930\/","title":{"rendered":"Faux Burl Wood Pens | Polymer Clay Tutorials Vol-060"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=16930#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2013-05\/02-90376-pt1-faux-burl-wood-pens-060-1.jpg\" alt=\"Faux Burl Wood Pens - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">6 Videos #376 to #381:<\/span> Quality pen kits that are easy to assemble even without a pen press tool.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I have received many requests over the years for tutorials on making pens&#8230; the nice ones made with the woodturner metal component kits, as opposed to cheaper plastic style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There have also been many requests for Men&#8217;s gifts ideas, and for graduation and teacher gifts too. So I thought, why not address all these things in one tutorial series by putting together a Faux Burl Wood Pen project for you guys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this tutorial series I have included my own original technique for creating a Faux Burl Wood Cane from polymer clay&#8230; that rivals the real thing! After building the cane, you will slice and stretch it to create decorative faux wood sheets, that can be used for all kinds of fun polymer clay projects&#8230; including both men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s jewelry designs, pendants, earrings, home decor items&#8230; and even some awesome looking pens. I&#8217;ll show you step by step how to make the pens.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Posted just below is a Sneak Peak and overview of this months Faux Burl Wood Pen Tutorial. The rest of the 6 part video series will be posted tomorrow (Friday, May 3rd, 2013) in the Vol-060 section at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-060\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Tutor Library<\/a>.<\/span><a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">BTW, if this <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/mTUt_76v1WI\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Pen Tutorial<\/a> looks exciting to you, please do click that YouTube Like button. Many of you have been giving the Thumbs Up to the weekly YouTube videos, which is great&#8230; <strong><em>Thank You!<\/em><\/strong> However, these monthly <em>intro<\/em> clips need some <em>love<\/em> as well. When they don&#8217;t get as many <em>likes<\/em>, it makes it look like they are not appreciated as much&#8230; which surely can&#8217;t be true with all the nice comments you all leave :)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mTUt_76v1WI?rel=0\" width=\"575\" height=\"323\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-060-1: Video #376: <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Introduction:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> In this 6 part video tutorial series, you will learn techniques and tricks that will have you creating stunning, unique and professional looking Faux Burl Wood Pens as well as jewelry and other great looking polymer clay projects.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-060\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2013-05\/02-90377-pt2-faux-burl-wood-pens-060-2.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 2 Faux Burl Wood Pens - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-060-2: Video #377:<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\nFaux Burl Wood Cane:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video I will show you how to create your own one-of-a-kind Faux Burl Wood Cane in the colors of your choice. This cane mimics the swirling knots and the sparkling grain that is so distinctive in real Burl Wood specimens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-060\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2013-05\/02-90378-pt3-faux-burl-wood-pens-060-3.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 3 Faux Burl Wood Pens - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Vol-060-3: Video #378:<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\nCreating Burl Wood Sheets:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video I will show you how to manipulate slices taken from your Faux Burl Wood Cane, and create sheets of clay that mimic sheets of real Burl Wood Veneers. These sheets can then be used to make a wide variety of polymer clay projects.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-060\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2013-05\/02-90379-pt4-faux-burl-wood-pens-060-4.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 4 Faux Burl Wood Pens - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-060-4: Video #379:<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\nCovering The Pen Blanks:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Here I will show you the tips and tricks for wrapping the Burl Wood sheets around the brass pen blank barrels, in an easy yet flawless manner so that your pen is not only durable and well made, but gorgeous looking too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-060\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2013-05\/02-90380-pt5-faux-burl-wood-pens-060-5.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 5 Faux Burl Wood Pens - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-060-5: Video #380:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Sanding And Finishing<\/strong>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Whether you&#8217;re making pendants or pens with this Faux Burl Wood technique, you are going to want to give them a beautiful, professional finish. You do that through proper sanding, buffing and waxing your piece. In this video I will show you how!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-060\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2013-05\/02-90381-pt6-faux-burl-wood-pens-060-6.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 6 Faux Burl Wood Pens - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-060-6: Video #381:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Assembling The Pen<\/strong>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This is where the whole thing comes together! In this video I will show you how to properly assemble your pen parts into a gorgeous pen. And it is easy with my secret trick&#8230; even if you don&#8217;t have one of those cool pen press machines! I will also share some other options should you choose not to use the pen kits that I suggest for the tutorial. So even if you don&#8217;t want to make a pen with your Faux Burl Wood technique, you will still have tons of cool ideas to play around with!<\/span><br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fhubp0da1-20%2F8001%2F3e53959c-01cd-41f7-96e1-a310c83df5f6\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n \n\/\/ ]]><\/script><noscript><A HREF=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fhubp0da1-20%2F8001%2F3e53959c-01cd-41f7-96e1-a310c83df5f6&#038;Operation=NoScript\">Amazon.com Widgets<\/A><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\nOther Supplies:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Please note that you may or may not need all the supplies listed below, or in the suggested list above. It just depends on if you decide to do all the different techniques shown.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pennstateind.com\/store\/funline-pen-kits.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Funline &#8211; Slim line Pen Kits<\/a> from Penn State Industries online shop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Playing cards for measuring thickness settings on your pasta machine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Paper towels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Dish of water with a drop of dish soap<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Bamboo Chop Stick\u00a0 or similar object for holding pen blank while sanding.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Scrap Wood or thick softer plastic block for hammering on.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Old plastic gift card.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cutting board or other surface suitable for cutting polymer clay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Piece of craft felt for hand buffing. Or use your Dremel or JoolTool instead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Mister bottle of water.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Rubbing Alcohol.<a style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-sanding-micromesh-abrasives-video\/10711\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 down. And, the prices for products that you may purchase through my links, are exactly the same as what you would normally pay, even if it is a <em>&#8220;sale&#8221;<\/em> price. So please feel free to click whenever you need to pick up a few things for your studio. Thanks so much for your support.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The full video series for the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Faux Burl Wood Pen <\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">tutorial described above, is available in Vol-060 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-060\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Library<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you would like to receive 3 free beginner videos right now, plus some free color recipes that get sent out each week in my Friday email newsletter, please click this link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Polymer Clay Tutorials<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>***********************************************************************************************<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n[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 monthly library 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, 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\" target=\"_blank\">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><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>***********************************************************************************************<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #808080;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large; color: #000000;\">Customer Feedback About Membership Value:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Hi Cindy, Your expertise, cheery disposition, and enthusiasm stand you in very good stead. When I was first beginning my stumble through how to use this medium, you (of all the myriad of resources I sussed out on both the internet and in print), provided a clear step by step and exciting window into the world of polymer clay. I thank you for sharing your kind and informative insights. Your moto re: &#8216;I made the mistakes so you don&#8217;t have to&#8217; is the perfect welcome mat for any beginner or seasoned enthusiast. Thank you. <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Linda-F<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Thank you, Cindy, as always for getting me over the fence on the Renaissance. The feeling of the sanded and polished polymer with the Ren wax is absolutely DELICIOUS! I have definitely gotten my money&#8217;s worth from all your tutorials on this product alone! <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Andrea-P<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Oh Andrea, do not fear or be afraid of what others think or say. If you have enjoyed making something, put your heart into it and overcome the difficulties, you shine. I love your sea themed dragon, the colors speak to me, the expression looks satisfied as if he\/she is saying &#8220;Thanks Mum for bringing me to life Everyone has their own perception of &#8220;ART! My younger sister was a wonderful water color painter. She painted the most amazing elves, fairies and birds and nature. Then she attended a famous Art College in London. It destroyed her natural flow. I am not sure how or what she was taught but her work thereafter became just ordinary. The heart had gone out of it. She does not paint much anymore, but I treasure two of her early paintings. Sometimes you can learn too much, become afraid you are not good enough. Looking back at some of my early PC pieces I laugh at how ugly they are but somebody loved them? Cindy is a wonderful teacher and we have all learned lots of lessons, but she is NOT rigid. She says &#8220;put your own spin on it, choose different colours, experiment, and that&#8217;s what ART is all about. Pushing the boundaries, trying new ways, taking advice but doing your own thing. Remember someone somewhere will love even the ugliest warty toad&#8230;&#8230;cheers xx. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\"><strong>~Elaine-F<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy, I also wish I had some of your energy and artistic abilities. And yes the more you show us the better. I have never been even a little disappointed in any lesson. When I joined within I think a week or two I purchased all the back lessons. I still go thru them and I still get more inspired every time I watch each and every one of them. I don&#8217;t think you could ever disappoint any of us with a lesson, tip, comment any suggestion of any kind. Not me anyway. Love ever ounce of your artistic abilities. You don&#8217;t do this just for the money or you would charge way more and give way less. I might not be able to even begin to keep up with you either but I sure have fun trying and love what I do accomplish thanks to YOU CINDY. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Peggy-B<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The full video series for the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Faux Burl Wood Covered Pen <\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">tutorial described above, is available in Vol-060 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-060\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Library<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you would like to receive 3 free beginner videos right now, plus some free color recipes that get sent out each week in my Friday email newsletter, please click this link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Polymer Clay Tutorials<\/a><\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 Videos #376 to #381: Quality pen kits that are easy to assemble even without a pen press tool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2664],"tags":[2881,2882,2777,2740],"class_list":["post-16930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-polymer-clay-tutorials","tag-pennstate","tag-faux-wood-bark-cork","tag-home-decor-personal-accessories","tag-polymer-clay-tools-supplies-organization"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16930\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}