{"id":3699,"date":"2009-04-16T03:40:01","date_gmt":"2009-04-16T10:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=3699"},"modified":"2009-10-12T10:16:12","modified_gmt":"2009-10-12T17:16:12","slug":"starter-premo-clay-colors-making-polymer-clay-beads-jewelry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/starter-premo-clay-colors-making-polymer-clay-beads-jewelry\/3699\/","title":{"rendered":"Starter Premo Clay Colors for Making Polymer Clay Beads and Jewelry"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mix<\/p>\n

All You Really Need is a Set of Primary Colors to Get Going:
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Part of getting started with making your own polymer clay beads, is choosing which colors of clay to purchase first, and which brand. But it can be a little bit daunting to stand in the aisle at your<\/span> favorite craft store, gazing at all of the packaging… and wondering what’s going to be best for your situation.<\/span><\/p>\n

How are you supposed to choose? All the labels say polymer clay. So what’s the difference? Will the cheap stuff work to get you up and running (HINT: NO).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Cheap clay is going to cause you to become frustrated, sometimes to the point of actually giving up. I’ve seen this happen way too often. That’s why I put together a comprehensive course for newbie’s starting out with polymer clay<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the course I advise not to just choose colors all ‘willy nilly’. You will risk having them not go together very well. Instead, I recommend that you buy only a few blocks of primary colors, and learn to mix up your own shades.<\/span><\/p>\n

Buy only Premo Sculpey Clay<\/a> to start with. It is a readily available, high quality, polymer clay with good mixing qualities. There are lots of other brands of polymer clay which you can work with later if you choose. But you won’t be disappointed with Premo, so its a great place to start.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Good Starter Pack of Premo Polymer Clay Colors is:<\/span><\/p>\n