{"id":18379,"date":"2014-03-06T03:05:36","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T11:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18379"},"modified":"2014-03-22T18:54:33","modified_gmt":"2014-03-23T01:54:33","slug":"crocus-bead-lariat-polymer-clay-tutorial-vol-070","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/crocus-bead-lariat-polymer-clay-tutorial-vol-070\/18379\/","title":{"rendered":"Crocus Bead Lariat | Polymer Clay Tutorial Vol-070"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18379#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Crocus Bead Lariat - Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-03\/06-90490-crocus-bead-lariat-070-1.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">6 Videos #490 to #495:<\/span> Spring is in the air with this refreshing polymer clay jewelry project.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Every weekday morning I go for a walk with my best friend Diane. We drink coffee, chat away and get a little exercise at the same time. Often the conversation leads to my plans for upcoming tutorials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">On one of our walks, I mentioned that I was having trouble deciding on the topic for an upcoming tutorial. There were several things in the works, but none of them seemed appropriate for Spring. She suggested that I make some Crocus beads since they were her favorite Spring flowers, and she always looks forward to their arrival in her garden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">So the seed was planted, (or should I say bulb), and I was inspired to start creating a lovely Crocus Petal Cane for making the Crocus Beads, which were then fashioned into a cool Lariat Necklace&#8230; with matching earrings of course. The perfect inspiration for our next Spring 2014 Polymer Clay Tutorial&#8230; Thank you Diane!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Posted just below is a Sneak Peak and overview of my Polymer Clay Crocus Bead Lariat Tutorial. The rest of the 6 part video series will be posted tomorrow (Friday, March 7, 2014) in Vol-070 at the Polymer Clay Tutor Library.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">BTW, if this Polymer Clay Crocus Bead Lariat Tutorial 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; Thank You! However, these monthly intro clips need some love as well. When they don&#8217;t get as many likes, 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><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Posted just below is a Sneak Peak and overview of my Polymer Clay Journals Tutorial. The rest of the 6 part video series will be posted tomorrow (Friday, March 7, 2014) in Vol-070 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-070\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Tutor Library<\/a>.<a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">BTW, if this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uD_sd5MxCiM\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Crocus Bead Lariat<\/a> tutorial 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=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uD_sd5MxCiM?rel=0\" height=\"323\" width=\"575\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-070-1: Video #490: <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Introduction:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this 6 part video tutorial series, you will learn how to create my original Polymer Clay Crocus Bead Lariat design. Included are many tips, tricks and techniques that you can use to create\u00a0 Crocus Petal Canes in my colors, or your own, to make truly one-of-a-kind Crocus Beads. These pretty and realistic looking flower beads can then be used to create a lovely hand knotted lariat style necklace, earrings, pendants, and other jewelry projects. The ideas and techniques can not only be used for the projects I demonstrate in this tutorial series, but also for other home decor and other creative projects too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-070\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Pt 2 Crocus Bead Lariat - Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-03\/06-90491-crocus-bead-lariat-070-2.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-070-2: Video #491:<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\nCustom Teardrop Blends:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video, I share with you my custom color recipes using Premo Sculpey polymer clay, that you need to create this stunning Crocus flower cane. I will show you the exact amounts of clay needed for the project, and teach you how to combine them into a custom teardrop blend that, when combined with the darker shades of the veining colors, creates the realistic variations of the delicate crocus flower petals. I&#8217;ll also show you a neat trick for placing your veins so that the end result is natural and organic rather than stiff and manufactured looking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-070\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Pt 3 Crocus Bead Lariat - Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-03\/06-90492-crocus-bead-lariat-070-3.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Vol-070-3: Video #492:<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\nCrocus Flower Petal Cane:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video, you will learn how to take the blended sheet we created in the previous video, and cut\/combine it in such a way as to get the wonderful wispy variegation and veining of Crocus Flower Petal. You will also learn how to reduce this cane and save sections of it at a couple of different sizes, for making beads and using in other types of polymer clay projects. As well, you will discover that not all clay &#8216;moves&#8217; at the same speed&#8230; and I&#8217;ll show you ways to deal with this problem, so that you will be able to successfully reduce your cane to whatever size is needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-070\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Pt 4 Crocus Bead Lariat - Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-03\/06-90493-crocus-bead-lariat-070-4.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-070-4: Video #493:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Crocus Beads:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video, we start slicing up that crocus cane and start making some beads. You will first learn a simple technique for making tiny crocus bud beads that have a sleek modern look to them. The you will learn how to create the delicate curved petals of the crocus and then combine them into realistic crocus flower heads that you will pierce and bake up as beads for our lariat project. These gorgeous beads need very little finishing and can be used in any situation where you would use a flower bead&#8230; almost everywhere!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-070\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Pt 5 Crocus Bead Lariat - Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-03\/06-90494-crocus-bead-lariat-070-5.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-070-5: Video #494:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><strong><strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Hand Knotted Cord:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video, we will quickly cover the finishing of the crocus beads, which includes smoothing out any rough surfaces, plus waxing and polishing to a soft sheen. Then we move on to creating a hand-knotted bead lariat onto which we will string a flourish of crocus beads. You will learn the secrets to getting a nice tight knot between beads, as well as some tips and tricks for making the knotting go quicker and easier. We&#8217;ll be using waxed cotton cording and real jade beads, but the technique can be used for all kinds of cording and bead types, including silk cord and pearls. So I think you&#8217;ll love adding the knotted cord to your jewelry making bag of tricks!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-070\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Pt 6 Crocus Bead Lariat - Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-03\/06-90495-crocus-bead-lariat-070-6.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-070-6: Video #495:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Assembling The Lariat:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video, the whole project comes together! First you will learn how to make a bead dangle using regular jewelry pliers&#8230; followed by a demo ov my new new favorite tool that makes in super fast to crank out a whole bunch of dangles in short order! Then we&#8217;ll add the chain to the hand knotted cord. And lastly the crocus bead dangles get added to the chain. With all the tips and tricks I share in this tutorial series, it will leave your head spinning. Let&#8217;s just say, once completed, your whole world will be coming up flowers!<\/span><br \/>\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fhubp0da1-20%2F8001%2Fc94e1312-38af-47aa-b079-3ad6d2a261cf\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><A HREF=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fhubp0da1-20%2F8001%2Fc94e1312-38af-47aa-b079-3ad6d2a261cf&#038;Operation=NoScript\">Amazon.com Widgets<\/A><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Other Suggested Supplies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Darning Needle or Hat Pin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Piece of Craft Foam (Fun Foam).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cotton cloth for buffing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">File Folder or Cardstock for tenting.<\/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>Crocus Bead Lariat Technique <\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">tutorial described above, is available in Vol-070 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-070\" 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;\">Dear cindy &#8211; I just watched the Rose Bead video. Thankyou-thankyou-thankyou!!!! I really needed to see the whole process because I have read instructions on how to make flowers and they were as clear as mud. Your instructions however are so clear and the colour blending is so logical and practical. I can see myself making all sorts of flowers using this technique. Your online classes are so fantastic and I look forward to each one! Thanking you again. Your grateful student. <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Cara-L<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Thanks, Cindy! As a new polymer clay artist, It&#8217;s such a jump start to be able to learn from your videos. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Thalia-K<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Still enjoying your videos!\u00a0 Even though I&#8217;ve been working with polymer clay for almost 15 years now, it seems like there is always something else to learn. Thank you for your time and talent! <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\"><strong>~Gayle-T<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy, thank you so much for this video on reducing a square cane. It really helped me see how I can be successful doing this. My last attempt ended in really bad results and a lot of scrap clay. Now I have the tools thanks to you to be successful\u00a0 doing my next one. I have watched other videos but they require you to purchase all these expensive square rods and follow time consuming instructions. Your video was so simple and straight forward and didn&#8217;t require any extra expense. I feel confident that after watching your video I can become successful in just about any technique you care to teach and share! They&#8217;re going to start calling you the &#8220;One Video Wonder&#8221; LOL! <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~DixieAnn-S<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Just wanted to tell you that I loved this weeks video on the Puffy Beads. It was an &#8216;A-ha&#8217; moment as I watched you place the puffy bead on the clay sheet stuck to the glass. A solution so simple it had escaped me. lol. Thanks again Cindy. Hugs. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Adrienne-L<\/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>Crocus Bead Lariat <\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">tutorial described above, is available in Vol-070 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-070\" 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\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 Videos #490 to #495: Spring is in the air with this refreshing polymer clay jewelry project.<\/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":[2681,975,989,2721],"class_list":["post-18379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-polymer-clay-tutorials","tag-cane-making","tag-necklaces-pendants-lanyards-accessories","tag-non-polymer-beads","tag-polymer-clay-flowers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18379","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=18379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}