{"id":2277,"date":"2009-01-25T02:57:09","date_gmt":"2009-01-25T10:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=2277"},"modified":"2015-01-09T18:49:05","modified_gmt":"2015-01-10T02:49:05","slug":"learn-how-to-make-polymer-clay-beads-and-canes-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/learn-how-to-make-polymer-clay-beads-and-canes-from-home\/2277\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn How to Make Polymer Clay Beads &#038; Canes From Your Own Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2009-01\/25-winter-twigs-2007-11-23-005.jpg\" alt=\"Winter Twigs\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">No Need To Go Out Into The Cold When You Can Learn All About Making Polymer Clay Beads Via The Web:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Look at the frost on these branches! Baby it&#8217;s cold outside! So why freeze your butt off driving to a class, when you can be<\/span><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> cozy and warm inside&#8230; with a cup of hot chocolate, learning how to make polymer clay beads in your big fluffy housecoat and slippers!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Bored? Cold? Can&#8217;t afford a vacation to Mexico? Treat yourself to an online video class!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">With my 39 part <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/crse\/01-more.html\">Polymer Clay Bead Making for Beginners Course<\/a>, you can learn everything you need to know to get started making high quality, great looking polymer clay beads&#8230; right on your own computer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Here&#8217;s a List of Video Topics In<br \/>\nThe Beginner Bead Making Course:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Which Polymer Clay is Best<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Firm Up Soft Sculpey Clay<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Storage Ideas and Tips<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Basic Must Have Tools<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Getting Started Supplies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Custom Drill Bit Handles<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Making a Sanding Kit<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mix Custom Clay Colors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Are All Reds Created Equal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Football Bead Shapes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Ideas For Scrap Clay<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The Acrylic Roller Tool<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Graduated Bead Sizes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Piercing Holes Through Beads<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Polymer Clay Pendants<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Bullseye Cane<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Striped Cane<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Baking Your Beads<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Keeping the Bubble Away<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Future Floor Finish Shine<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Condition Polymer Clay Properly<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Using Fimo Mix Quick<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Safety Tips<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Pasta Machine Purchasing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tools For Specific Techniques<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Choosing a Bead Baking Rack<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Which Colors To Start With<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tips for Blending Colors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Rolling Round Beads<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Bead Roller &#8211; Oval, Bicone, Round<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Rolling A Clay Log<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Marbled Clay Instructions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Avoid Those Fingerprints<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Make Large Bead Holes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Millefiori Introduction<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Jelly Roll Cane<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Checkerboard Cane<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Rebaking Polymer Clay<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Buffing, Polishing, Sanding<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tool Maintenance Tips<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Why bother wasting your time and money on supplies trying to figure it out on your own, when I can show you what to do and what not to do, so you can skip the painful learning curve?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you like to make jewelry and have always wanted to make your own art beads, then this primer course is perfect for you. Same goes if you&#8217;ve already tried to make beads from polymer clay but you just can&#8217;t seem to get them looking professional.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The course is cheap too! At $37 that is less than a buck a video. That is way less expensive than taking a class out there in the cold. Plus you can keep watching it whenever you want for as long as you want. I don&#8217;t know of a single polymer clay teacher that will keep letting you come to their class and only pay once!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Not sure if you like learning from a video? Watch three of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/\">polymer clay tutorials<\/a> for free. That link takes you to a form where you can sign up to receive the complimentary videos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I know this is a really shameless self promotion, but I just don&#8217;t think enough of you realize how great this course is or even know that it exists. So today I thought I&#8217;d shout it from the rooftops! Well not literally. It&#8217;s too cold out there to actually go on the roof!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">But go ahead and buy the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/crse\/01-more.html\">Polymer Clay Bead Making for Beginners Course<\/a>. Trust me you&#8217;ll love it! Just ask these guys&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy &#8211; Your program has given me the confidence and basics to get started in clay.\u00a0 I took your advise on all of your recommendations. Needless to say, I am hooked!\u00a0 I love the fact that I can go back and refer to your videos over and over again. Your program could not be better.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>~Brenda Landers-Smith<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Hi Cindy. The manner of your teaching is pleasant and relaxed. I feel like I&#8217;m in your studio having coffee with you. Your course is teaching me the correct way to do things. The camera work is great, close enough to see the detail. You share all of your vast knowledge on each subject, not just the general instructions. I&#8217;m very pleased and look forward to future courses. <span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>~Sandra McLaughlin<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy I want to say that your beginning course is the best I have experienced. I have purchased several dvd&#8217;s and found your on line course to be the most informative with basic information and tips which I am sure will lead to a better product and a more confident &#8220;clayer&#8221;. Thanks for doing this. I don&#8217;t think anyone else has. You can tell your video camera person that they did a great job. Too many videos don&#8217;t show the close-ups so one can tell exactly what to do.&#8221;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>~Lynn South<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy &#8211; I learnt such a lot and was so convinced that it really was possible for a novice to make some nice pieces. So to anyone still unsure about buying the course, I found books for beginners but they tended to have projects that I just wouldn&#8217;t have done (ie they were not related to beads), also pictures just don&#8217;t show you enough info, so I guess what I&#8217;m saying is, get this course. <span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>~Andrea Dimmick<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Hi Cindy, I have learned a great deal from the course and am glad to have it to refer to when I need to refresh my memory. The material is well thought out and presented in an easy to understand format. Sometimes teachers forget that their students don&#8217;t know as much as they do and their instructions are too advanced. You, on the other hand, know your audience. <strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Lani King<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I just want to testify to those who have not yet purchased Cindy&#8217;s videos: She is the best teacher, and her videos are the best videos!!! :) :) :) I have already learned so much from these videos. Cindy teaches the &#8220;between-the-lines&#8221; information that you don&#8217;t get when reading an instruction book.\u00a0 Cindy makes sure that every detail of the subject matter she is focusing is addressed, and made to understand.\u00a0 Not only that, but her videos are a really good quality, which makes watching them an effortless and\u00a0 seamless experience.\u00a0 The lighting in her videos is always right-on, and the angles at which she tapes what she is so eloquently teaching is very thoughtful and conducive to the viewer&#8217;s learning experience. I can not say enough for Cindy&#8217;s videos, and I know that I will continue to learn from Cindy as she puts out more video sets.\u00a0 See for yourselves!!!\u00a0 You can&#8217;t go wrong if you purchase these videos!!!\u00a0 Give yourself a great gift, and get them :)<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>~Cindy Erickson<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Hi Cindy, I finally got started! Reviewed all the beginner videos and got going! I took gold and black clay, and made a marble bead which came out stunning! They do not look like clay at all! They are a cross between looking like wood and looking like tiger&#8217;s eye! I was so amazed!!!! I then did some beads in a cane and although they aren&#8217;t the most symmetrical, they still look wonderful! I am so excited. My first project looks GREAT thanks to you. It was so simple to watch the videos and just being able to re-watch what I needed to as I worked was of tremendous benefit. Thanks so much for creating these wonderful videos. I love that they are short and to the point for each segment. Makes it so easy to start at just the right place when you need help. Keep up the great work&#8230; looking forward to many more of your wonderful videos and creating more and more great pieces with your expert guidance which gives me the confidence to know that I can do it!!! Kudos to you Cindy. <span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>~Charlene Patane<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Dear Cindy, The course is great! I knew something about polymer clay, but no so much, after the course my interest is always increasing and I&#8217;m able to do a lot of things. Now I&#8217;m selling more creations to my friends, cause they want to have the jewelry that I weare. Thank you Cindy, I&#8217;m a fan of your work. Kind regards. <span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>~Amada Salva<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy; I am new to Polymer Clay and was looking for a resource for teaching me about bead making. Your course has provided me exactly what I needed, a way to learn bead making at the same time as I am learning polymer clay. I love that I can come back and re-watch the videos. Thanks for all of your work. <span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>~Karen Benson<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><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\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No Need To Go Out Into The Cold When You Can Learn All About Making Polymer Clay Beads Via The Web: Look at&#8230;&nbsp;<span class=\"cmtcnt\">39<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2769],"tags":[2690],"class_list":["post-2277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pct-show-tell","tag-seasonal-winter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2277","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\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2277\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}