{"id":18936,"date":"2014-09-04T03:05:31","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T10:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18936"},"modified":"2014-09-22T18:46:24","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T01:46:24","slug":"tornado-torpedo-beads-polymer-clay-tutorial-vol-076","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/tornado-torpedo-beads-polymer-clay-tutorial-vol-076\/18936\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornado &#038; Torpedo Beads | Polymer Clay Tutorial Vol-076"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18936#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-09\/04-90562-torando-and-torpedo-beads-076-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tornado and Torpedo Beads - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">6 Videos #562 to #567: <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Twisting polymer clay focal bead designs, accented with whirling balls of stormy wire<\/span><\/strong> and seed beads.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A simple yet mesmerizing polymer clay bead shape to learn how to make, is the Twisted Torpedo Bead. It can be created several different ways&#8230; with scrap clay&#8230; using a section of cane&#8230; or planned out perfectly by placing pieces of color, blends, painted clay and\/or metal leaf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">And what would go better with a Twisted Torpedo bead, but a Tornado Bead! These cool wire wrapped beads are a twisted storm of wire and seed beads, formed into a ball that can be used to make jewelry projects of all kinds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I don&#8217;t know if it is Storm Season in your area at this time of the year, but both these bead designs will stir up your creativity and having a wild time making them into an awesome pair of earrings for your next stormy night out!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Posted just below is a Sneak Peak and overview of my Tornado and Torpedo Beads Tutorial. The rest of the 6 part video series will be posted tomorrow (Friday, Sep 5th, 2014) in Vol-076 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-076\" 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 these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ugo3ornqPQo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Tornado and Torpedo Beads<\/a> look 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\/Ugo3ornqPQo?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-076-1: Video #562: <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 make two awesome bead shapes&#8230; the twisted torpedo polymer clay bead and the wirey tornado bead. They are used together to create a gorgeous pair of dagger style earrings. Included are many tips, tricks and techniques that you can use to create these stunning beads in the colors and styles I suggest, or your own. Truly a one-of-a-kind polymer clay project. These gorgeous Tornado and Torpedo Beads can be used to create gorgeous earrings, pendants, bracelets, toggles, necklaces and other jewelry pieces. Plus these beads are great for making whatever other beaded creations you can dream up!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-076\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-09\/04-90563-torando-and-torpedo-beads-076-2.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 2 Tornado and Torpedo Beads Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-076-2: Video #563:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Twisted Oval Beads:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video I will show you how to use a bead roller tool to create twisted oval beads using scrap polymer clay. Having the bead roller, as you will see, is not necessary for creating the final product in this tutorial. But the clear see-through design of this tool, makes it easy to observe what is happening as your pattern takes shape. This exercise will help you to understand how to create twisting patterns under your palm, when you hand roll some torpedo beads in the next Part 3 video in this series!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-076\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-09\/04-90564-torando-and-torpedo-beads-076-3.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 3 Tornado and Torpedo Beads Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Vol-076-3: Video #564:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Rainbow Torpedo Beads:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video I will show all the tips and tricks needed to make perfectly shaped twisted torpedo beads by hand rolling them. You can scrap clay again if you like, as shown in the previous Part 2 video. Or you can use a section of Rainbow Cane which I demonstrate how to make in the following 3 free videos: (1) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/rainbow-teardrop-blend-multicolored-skinner-blend\/18549\/#video\" target=\"_blank\">Rainbow Teardrop Blend<\/a>; (2) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/square-polymer-clay-rainbow-cane-skinner-blend-plug\/18241\/#video\" target=\"_blank\">Square Polymer Clay Rainbow Cane Skinner Blend Plug<\/a>; (3) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/reducing-square-polymer-clay-canes-tutorial\/18249\/#video\" target=\"_blank\">Reducing Square Polymer Clay Canes<\/a>. When making the torpedo beads, I&#8217;ll show you how it matters which direction the colors go when using a skinner blend cane, and the different effects you can get when you switch those directions around.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-076\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-09\/04-90565-torando-and-torpedo-beads-076-4.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 4 Tornado and Torpedo Beads Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-076-4: Video #565:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Planned Torpedo Beads:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video I show you how to control the pattern that is created on your torpedo beads by adding stripes of different clays before the hand rolling begins. There are many different types of surface techniques that can be included on these beads, including solid clays, Skinner Blends (Teardrop Blends), painted clays, crackled leaf clays, inclusion clays etc., etc. By controlling the amounts of each clay that is used, you can also create beads that will have a more predictable pattern than if you were to just use a collection of scrap clays. Each set of beads you create can be one of a kind if you choose, or they can be almost identical, depending on how you put your bead together before rolling. You are going to love the variety of options here. I know you&#8217;ll be delighted by how wonderful your beads turn out!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-076\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-09\/04-90566-torando-and-torpedo-beads-076-5.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 5 Tornado and Torpedo Beads Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-076-5: Video #566:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Baking Finishing Drilling:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video, I show you how to make your own special bead rack, perfect for this style of bead, and how to bake them to a strong and durable finish. I will also share my tips and tricks for waxing and drilling the beads, depending on what you plan to use them for. You will learn my simple technique for getting a nice clean flat surface for drilling into the end tips of the beads, should you want to make the long dagger style earrings which I show how to make in the next Part 6 video in this series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-076\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-09\/04-90567-torando-and-torpedo-beads-076-6.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 6 Tornado and Torpedo Beads Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-076-6: Video #567:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Making Tornado Torpedo Earrings:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this last video of the series, you will learn how to add and shape the ear wires to your torpedo beads, and how to finish the ends so they are safe for your ears. I also teach you how to make a funky bead known as a tornado bead, which incorporates fine wire and glass seed beads. These beads are excellent for using up scrap wire and random beads, making them a skill that you will want to add to your jewelry making bag of tricks. It is in this Part 6 video of the full Vol-076 series, that your two (Tornado and Torpedo) twisted beads come together into a perfect storm set of earrings!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fhubp0da1-20%2F8001%2F81daa8e5-e7bf-4970-84bd-3b202566004c\" 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%2F81daa8e5-e7bf-4970-84bd-3b202566004c&#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;\">Baking tray with foil pan or cardstock for tenting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cardstock or office paper for making a bead rack.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Small piece of scrap wood.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Soft cloth for buffing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Small selection of small beads (I used glass seed beads).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Scrap Clay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Piece of Square Rainbow Blend Cane (see links above in Video #564 description above, for free video resources).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Leftover Skinner Blends\/Teardrop Blends.<\/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>Tornado and Torpedo Beads <\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">tutorial described above, is available in Vol-076 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-076\" 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. 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On another cold wet &#8220;spring&#8221; day here in the UK your tutorials transport me to a sunnier warmer place! I&#8217;ve been working with polymer clay for about two years now and I am always playing with scrap clay and exploring new ways to use it up in ingenious ways, but this is just something else completely! Truly inspiring &#8211; I am hooked. Thank you for sharing this with us. <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Fiona-P<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My genre is mixed media. Thanks, Cindy, for the best art value on the web! <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Shauna-B<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">No where else could all this be learned for just $3.32 a month!! You are so generous with all you have learned &#8211; and pass down to all of us. This is the Greatest site ever!!! I am so glad I joined. Those of you out there &#8211; COME join us. You will learn so much! Just $9.95 every three months for &#8211; tutorials, color recipes and so much more. You will never regret it. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\"><strong>~Patt-W <\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This totally blew my socks off! What an exciting series of tutes. Being an avid quilter I use batik fabrics extensively and have a huge cabinet full of them. To be able to transfer this technique to polymer clay is just the most exciting thing. I had no idea this was even doable but leave it to Cindy to come up with a way. This is that &#8220;more bang for your buck&#8221; I&#8217;m always telling my friends about. If any of you out there are still only thinking about signing up, DO IT! believe me you will not regret it. Thanks guys for another fantastic video series. <\/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;\">Hi Cindy, Doug, Willow and Fisher, I love the idea of the whole lesson at one time, since we will still have Friday vids. I, like everyone else, love the every-week contact with you and the family, Cindy. It makes you a friend instead of just someone we have business contact with. At least I consider you a friend and I&#8217;m sure many of us feel that way :) I also love being part of the growing energy that flows in abundance here &#8211; yours is the best polymer clay website there is, hands down! I don&#8217;t see how you&#8217;re still able to keep your membership fee so low. That is amazing in today&#8217;s economy. I&#8217;m not encouraging you to raise your fees mind you (lol) but if you did need to, I would still want to be a member. There&#8217;s so much creativity and positivity here that I wouldn&#8217;t want to miss a minute of. I&#8217;ve said it before &#8211; yours is a real feel &#8211; good and welcoming site to come to and a bright spot in my day and I thank you and your family for all your hard work. p.s. I also love your slogan &#8220;Make what you love. . .love what you make&#8221; Couldn&#8217;t have said it better myself. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Angela-M<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I love it when others sing the praises of the Lietz Family. It is so well deserved. You all give so unselfishly of your talents. And, there are so many other talented artists in our clay family who also willingly share their experiences as well. It is always such a pleasure to stop by and get caught up on what is happening. Sometimes I&#8217;m behind in doing this and find a comment that raises more questions, so have to backtrack. Its always some of my happy time of day. Thanks everyone. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Joyce-F<\/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>Tornad<em>o and Torpedo Beads<\/em> <\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">tutorial described above, is available in Vol-076 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-076\" 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 #562 to #567: Twisting polymer clay focal bead designs, accented with whirling balls of stormy wire and seed beads.<\/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":[2750,2746,2614,2757,2776,2704],"class_list":["post-18936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-polymer-clay-tutorials","tag-polymer-clay-focal-beads","tag-rolling-polymer-clay-beads","tag-polymer-clay-crackle","tag-earrings-hoops-piercings","tag-painting-coloring-distressed","tag-wirework-and-polymer-clay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18936","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=18936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18936\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}