{"id":3856,"date":"2009-04-26T03:18:59","date_gmt":"2009-04-26T10:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=3856"},"modified":"2009-04-24T18:56:25","modified_gmt":"2009-04-25T01:56:25","slug":"polymer-clay-tools-shaped-cutters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tools-shaped-cutters\/3856\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymer Clay Tools | 5 Creative Tips for Using Shaped Cutters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Polymer<\/p>\n

Edge Bevels, Cane Cores, Mokume Gane, Pillow Beads and Inlay Techniques:
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There are many cool ways to use craft shape cutters with polymer clay. The obvious one is for cutting out shapes. But here are a few a few other creative ideas<\/span> you may have not yet considered:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) Bevel Pendant Edges:<\/span><\/strong> To learn how to do this unique technique with a metal cookie cutter and piece of plastic or saran wrap, follow this link: Making Polymer Clay Pendants<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Cindy, You have no idea how useful this tip is to me! I have been using my dremel with a coarse sanding tip to bevel each and every one of my pendants! What a waste of my time, when all I had to do was break out the Saran Wrap! Thank you so much for being there! ~Donna<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

2) Make Simple Polymer Clay Canes:<\/strong><\/span> By stacking several layers of clay that have been cut out using a shape cutter (a star shape for example), you can build the core for a simple cane. There are also some neat tricks for cutting out the background pieces for this type of cane. I’m planning to post a project video about this in the polymer clay members library<\/a>. So stay tuned for that.<\/span><\/p>\n

3) Texture Mokume Gane Sheets:<\/strong><\/span> All kinds of shape cutters can be pushed into stacked mokume gane<\/a><\/span> layers to create unique\u00a0 patterns and effects. Originally everyone just used circle cutters, but now the sky is pretty much the limit as far as shapes you can use.<\/span><\/p>\n

4) Make A Pillow Bead:<\/strong><\/span> Cutters such as the ones in the photo above are excellent for making pillow beads<\/a>. They can be used to cut the clay ‘fabric’ as well as for cutting the ‘stuffing’ to fill your clay pillows.<\/span><\/p>\n

5) Inlay Techniques:<\/strong><\/span> Shapes can be cut from one color of clay with a cutter, and replaced with the same shape cut from another color of clay. This is how perfect polymer clay polka dots are created.<\/span><\/p>\n

Imagine placing a round ‘dot’ of clay on top of a sheet of polymer clay, and then trying to meld it into the surface. The circle will become very distorted as the clay stretches and flattens.<\/span><\/p>\n

If on the other hand, you remove circles of clay from your sheet with something like a straw or small circle cutter, and then replace the holes with circles cut from another color, they will fit perfectly with no distortion.<\/span><\/p>\n

So as you can see there are lots of uses for shaped cutters. But don’t just look for them in the clay aisle at your favorite craft store. There are also cookie cutters, aspic cutters, fondant cutters, canape cutters, garnish cutters and even paper cutters and punches that you can add to your cool polymer clay tool collection.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Cindy\"Polymer<\/p>\n

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