{"id":19410,"date":"2015-01-29T03:05:14","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T11:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19410"},"modified":"2016-11-26T04:55:28","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T12:55:28","slug":"smooth-rounded-edges-flat-polymer-clay-cutouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/smooth-rounded-edges-flat-polymer-clay-cutouts\/19410\/","title":{"rendered":"Smooth Rounded Edges on Flat Polymer Clay Cutouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19410#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2015-01\/29-90620-rounded-edges-glad-wrap.jpg\" alt=\"Using Glad Wrap To Get Round Edge Cutouts - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Video #620:<\/span> All you need is some plastic wrap and a cookie cutter to get professional looking edges every time.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: large;\"><strong>Topics Covered In This Video:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I&#8217;m going to show you a super easy way to cut rounded edges on your polymer clay pieces, using cookie cutters and plastic wrap.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Here is the difference between two polymer clay pieces cut out with a clay cutter&#8230; one is cut out normally and has straight or squared off edges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The other one was cutout using plastic wrap, and it has has rounded or beveled edges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Both look cool&#8230; and both have their purpose.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The rounded edged one has a special, pillowy look to it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It works for larger cutters as well as small ones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Let me show you how easy it is to do.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Those of you who have been around our blog for a while will already know this trick, but there are many new people coming every day that may not know it, so I thought I would share this tip with you today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Roll out a sheet of polymer clay any thickness. Mine was at thickest setting of 8 playing cards thick and then doubled over the sheet of clay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It doesn&#8217;t matter what thickness you use, but the look will be more obvious on the thicker pieces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Smooth out the top of your clay sheet to remove any surface flaws or imperfections.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Use a section of plastic wrap to cover the clay surface.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I used Glad Cling Wrap because it is compatible with polymer clay, but since the wrap has such a short contact time with the clay, that compatibility issue is not too critical for little trick.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Some plastic wraps react badly with polymer clay and should not be used long term.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Make sure your plastic wrap is pulled tightly on the surface of the clay, with no wrinkles or air pockets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Use cookie cutters or clay cutters to cut out desired design, pushing down through plastic wrap and clay together, all in one downward motion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Plastic wrap will follow the edges of the cutter, and pull the clay down&#8230; rounding the edges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The plastic wrap also keeps the clay from sticking inside of cutters, which can be a problem especially for the small cutters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Remove the cutter and pull off the plastic wrap from the surface of the clay and Voila!&#8230; A polymer clay cutout piece with perfectly rounded edges and a flawless surface. So easy<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">!<a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XHyeM7q4PoY?rel=0\" width=\"575\" height=\"323\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19132#video\">How To Organize Your Polymer Clay Cutters<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=3856\">Five Creative Tips for Using Shaped Cutters<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=33#video\">How To Make Pendants Out Of Polymer Clay Quick Tip<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=11162#video\">Cutie-Pie Cookie Cutter Canes Polymer Clay Tutorial<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Do you have any suggestions for videos on tips, techniques or products you would like to learn more about? Let me know in the comments section below!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My goal is to help you to learn quicker and easier ways to bring up the professionalism in your polymer clay art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #808080;\">Oh and don&#8217;t forget to give these videos a<em> Thumbs Up<\/em> click at YouTube if you are enjoying them. The more <em>Likes<\/em> a video gets, the higher it rises in the searches. And that means even more people will be able to join in on this polymer clay journey of a lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Also, by subscribing to our YouTube Channel directly, you will receive notifications as soon as new videos are uploaded. To subscribe, click here&#8230; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XHyeM7q4PoY\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">How To Get Smooth Rounded Edges on Polymer Clay Cutouts<\/a><span style=\"color: #808080;\"> &#8230; the Subscribe Button is right near the top of that YouTube page.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Looking forward to hearing from you!<\/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>Video #620: All you need is some plastic wrap and a cookie cutter to get professional looking edges every time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2662],"tags":[2883,975,2740],"class_list":["post-19410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pct-studio-tips","tag-gladproducts","tag-necklaces-pendants-lanyards-accessories","tag-polymer-clay-tools-supplies-organization"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19410","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=19410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19410\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}