{"id":3961,"date":"2009-05-04T03:36:32","date_gmt":"2009-05-04T10:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=3961"},"modified":"2009-05-02T22:48:50","modified_gmt":"2009-05-03T05:48:50","slug":"learning-polymer-clay-techniques-in-a-supportive-blog-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/learning-polymer-clay-techniques-in-a-supportive-blog-community\/3961\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Polymer Clay Techniques in a Supportive Blog Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2009-05\/04-polymer-clay-community.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Community\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Where Creativity Runs Free and Inspiration is Daily:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Something wonderful is happening around here&#8230; a polymer clay community is forming! When my dear husband Doug and I began this blog over a year ago, we always new it would become a<\/span><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> place where polymer clay enthusiasts (beginners to advanced), would come to learn, share and support each other in their bead making pursuits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Where clayers can ask questions and get reliable answers. Where creativity runs free and inspiration is daily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Well after many long hard days and plenty of input from all of you, this blog is turning into an online resource that is now starting to bring significant value to the polymer clay community. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/international-polymer-clay-artists-coming-together-to-make-beads\/706\/\">Polymer clay artists<\/a> from all around the world are coming together here to learn and share their love of clay and beads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">One very exciting development is the support that you all are giving each other. You can see it in the comments and interactions that are happening amongst the visitors that frequent this blog. Readers are asking questions and other readers are answering them. Sometimes I don&#8217;t even have to add my 3 cents. You guys are giving each other great advice and support. I love it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There&#8217;s an excellent example of this in the comments section of this article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/using-a-rock-polisher-to-get-shiny-polymer-clay-beads-and-pendants\/690\/\">Using A Rock Polisher To Get Shiny Polymer Clay Beads<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It&#8217;s also happening over here at this post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/bad-jewelry-funny-crafts-story-mouse-droppings-necklace\/3750\/\">Bad Jewelry &#8211; Funny Crafts Story About a Mouse Droppings Necklace<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">And it&#8217;s happening over here too: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/pearl-ex-powdered-pigments-making-polymer-clay-beads\/2069\/\">Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments Perfect For Making Polymer Clay Beads<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Members helping guests. Experienced clayers helping newbies. Inspiration and support coming from everybody!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I am so proud to be part of what is happening here! It&#8217;s so exciting that we are all learning from each other and are able to get to know one another. This is just the beginning of great things to come. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where Creativity Runs Free and Inspiration is Daily: Something wonderful is happening around here&#8230; a polymer clay community is forming! 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