{"id":18728,"date":"2014-07-03T03:05:37","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T10:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18728"},"modified":"2014-07-15T18:47:51","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T01:47:51","slug":"reptile-hollow-lentil-bead-polymer-clay-tutorial-vol-074","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/reptile-hollow-lentil-bead-polymer-clay-tutorial-vol-074\/18728\/","title":{"rendered":"Reptile Hollow Lentil Bead | Polymer Tutorial Vol-074"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18728#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-07\/03-90539-reptile-hollow-bead-neckwire-74-1.jpg\" alt=\"Reptile Hollow Lentil Bead - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">6 Videos #539 to #544: <\/span>In this tutorial I demonstrate how to use the Sculpey Hollow Bead Maker Tool Kit&#8230; <em>like a pro!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Whether you see a turtle shell, snake skin, lizard or dragon scales in this pattern, you are just going to LOVE making this exotic Reptile Hollow Bead Neckwire Tutorial!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">These stunning, dimensional, light-as-air beads, graciously curving around your neck will have your friends oooing and awing at your awesome abilities! And you don&#8217;t need to tell them they were easy for you to make!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">From the tips and ticks you will learn in this tutorial, paired with some gorgeous colors and a little effort&#8230; you&#8217;ll be creating the most beautiful and professional looking Polymer Clay Hollow Lentil Beads in no time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Plus you&#8217;ll learn how to create a stunning Neckwire piece&#8230; for showing off your one-of-a-kind art jewelry lentil beads!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Posted just below is a Sneak Peak and overview of my\u00a0Reptile Hollow Lentil Bead Tutorial. The rest of the 6 part video series will be posted tomorrow (Friday, July 4th, 2014) in Vol-074 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-074\" 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=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i1IR7-SWwA4\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Reptile Hollow Bead Neckwire 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=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i1IR7-SWwA4?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-074-1: Video #539: <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 Reptile Hollow Bead Neckwire design. Included are many tips, tricks and techniques that you can use to create this cool cane in the colors and style I suggest, or your own. Truly a one-of-a-kind polymer clay project. This stunning reptile patterned cane design can be used to create gorgeous bracelets, earrings, pendants, and other jewelry pieces in addition to the Neck Wire design included in this tutorial. Plus the cane is great for making home decor items and whatever other polymer clay creations you can dream up!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-074\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-07\/03-90540-reptile-hollow-bead-neckwire-74-2.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 2 Reptile Pattern Hollow Lentil Bead Neckwire Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-074-2: Video #540:<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\nReptile Pattern Cane:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video I will show you how to create a sparkling and dimensional reptile patterned cane using a just a few colors and some inexpensive. It is an easy cane to accomplish and the results turn out wonderful every time. You will use this cane to create patterned polymer clay sheets, which will then be used for constructing the hollow lentil beads. You can choose the colors that I have used in the tutorial or easily adapt them to whatever color combination that you choose. Don&#8217;t limit yourself to only using this Reptile cane for beads though&#8230; this cane has endless possibilities in all kinds of polymer clay projects!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-074\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-07\/03-90541-reptile-hollow-bead-neckwire-74-3.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 3 Reptile Pattern Hollow Lentil Bead Neckwire Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Vol-074-3: Video #541:<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\nHollow Beads:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video I will show all the tips, tricks and tools needed to make perfectly shaped hollow lentil beads. You will learn what thickness of clay works best. Plus I&#8217;ll share my techniques that will help you way to avoid having to do a\u00a0 lot of extra work when it comes time to finishing the beads. Also, if you don&#8217;t have access to the special tools used in this tutorial, I will show you alternatives that you probably already have in your home right now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-074\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-07\/03-90542-reptile-hollow-bead-neckwire-74-4.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 4 Reptile Pattern Hollow Lentil Bead Neckwire Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-074-4: Video #542:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Baking Shaping Gluing:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video you will learn all about shaping, baking, cutting, fitting, gluing and re-baking your bead halves to form the perfect hollow lentil beads. There are important steps that you need to do, so that your beads fit properly together, and end up with beautiful crisp edges that look very professional. If you don&#8217;t do these steps, your beads will look clunky and homemade, instead of the gorgeous art jewelry quality that I&#8217;m sure you prefer. And achieving these results is not that hard to do either&#8230; not when you know exactly what to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-074\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-07\/03-90543-reptile-hollow-bead-neckwire-74-5.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 5 Reptile Pattern Hollow Lentil Bead Neckwire Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-074-5: Video #543:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Sanding Finishing Drilling:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video you will learn how to properly sand, buff and finish your gorgeous reptile patterned hollow lentil beads to perfection. I&#8217;ve got a really neat trick for drilling the holes in your lentil beads too. If you don&#8217;t do this simple extra step, it can be tricky to get the bead holes straight and in the right spot along those skinny edges&#8230; I&#8217;m sure you have seen poorly drilled lentil beads before. You be really surprised how much easier it is to drill holes after watching this video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-074\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-07\/03-90544-reptile-hollow-bead-neckwire-74-6.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 6 Reptile Pattern Hollow Lentil Bead Neckwire Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-074-6: Video #544:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Making the Neckwire:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this final video of the series, you will learn how to create a beautiful, clean lined necklace using a single piece of heavy gauged wire. I will show you how to measure, cut and form your neck wire so that it lays beautifully, and displays your incredible hollow reptile beads with perfection. You&#8217;ll be walking around with this eye catching piece of statement jewelry, like a mobile art gallery&#8230; or at least that is how I feel when I wear mine ;-)<\/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%2F9fb5a7aa-41ba-4e64-8976-1eeb54b55107\" charset=\"utf-8\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><noscript><A HREF=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fhubp0da1-20%2F8001%2F9fb5a7aa-41ba-4e64-8976-1eeb54b55107&#038;Operation=NoScript\">Amazon.com Widgets<\/A><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong> Other Suggested Supplies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Water.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Scotch Tape.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Skinny Washi Tape (or trimmed piece of Masking Tape).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Small paint brush.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Paper Towel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cloth for Buffing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Ruler.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Baking Tray with Foil Pan or Cardstock for Tenting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Light bulb or bakeable rounded surface if not using Hollow Bead Maker.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Kato Polypaste (Sculpey Bake &amp; Bond Alternative) USA Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/prairiecraft.com\/kato\/RP\/VA-14109.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Prairie Craft<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Kato Polypaste: Canada Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shadesofclay.com\/products\/Clays\/PolyClay%20Supplies\/PolyClay%20Supplies.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Shades of Clay<\/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>Reptile Pattern Hollow Lentil Bead Neckwire <\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">tutorial described above, is available in Vol-074 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-074\" 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;\">Thank you so much for such a great value with your tutorials. I&#8217;ve never seen anyone else make inspiration (and instruction) so affordable and doable! Thanks for broadening all of your members&#8217; creative horizons. <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Vierra-C<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Thanks for doing this tutorial Cindy, I knew it would be great! I&#8217;ve discovered your secret &#8211; sorry, gal, it&#8217;s out! Your ideas don&#8217;t just produce a single item but are the basis for an almost unlimited range of projects. You plant the seeds and leave us to grow fabulous creations! You&#8217;re the best tutor I know of who encourages her students to learn from her designs but then go on to develop them further. Thank you so much, Cindy and Doug! <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Marion-R<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Hi Cindy, I am so enjoying your site and videos &#8211; I think you do a fabulous job and I am learning quite a bit about things I thought I already knew. Thanks. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\"><strong>~Meridith-D <\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I have not commented for a long while (sad to say).\u00a0 First off, this site has been my number one go to site for three years now!!!!! I have learned more from Cindy then all of the books (about 50) and other tuts I&#8217;ve purchased combined, and for that I will forever be grateful!!!!! When I first started she had mentioned to save the beginning beads and I fought the urge for three days of throwing them across our driveway, running them over with my car then throwing it in reverse only to smash them again!!!!! Last week I was cleaning out my studio and came across a canning jar with beads inside. I blew off the dust and opened the jar (from 3 years ago) and I was stunned at how far I&#8217;ve come from the odd shaped, muddy colored starter beads!!!! I showed my hubby planning then to throw them out and he said &#8220;why on earth would you throw them out? You should treasure them because without those beads you would not be a polymer clay artist today!!!&#8221; Wow, I never really thought of it that way!! I now love and appreciate challenging myself, stepping out of my comfort zone has been\u00a0 difficult but the vast spectrum of Cindy&#8217;s tutorials makes that a lot easier!!!! I always feel like I have an encouraging cheerleader with me every step of the way!!!!!!! From the bottom of my heart&#8230; Thank you so very much!!!!!!!! <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Heidi-W<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy, your projects always make me smile and get my ideas flowing, I am so happy to be part of your very special group on clayers! <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Deby-P<\/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>Reptile Pattern Hollow Lentil Bead Neckwire <\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">tutorial described above, is available in Vol-074 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-074\" 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 #539 to #544: In this tutorial I demonstrate how to use the Sculpey Hollow Bead Maker Tool Kit&#8230; like a pro!<\/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":[2681,734,2742,975,2679,2704],"class_list":["post-18728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-polymer-clay-tutorials","tag-cane-making","tag-large-beads-hollow-cores","tag-lentil-swirly-bicone-beads","tag-necklaces-pendants-lanyards-accessories","tag-patterns-sheets-color-gradients-mokume-gane","tag-wirework-and-polymer-clay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18728","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=18728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18728\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}