{"id":4528,"date":"2009-06-22T03:15:05","date_gmt":"2009-06-22T10:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=4528"},"modified":"2009-07-01T20:05:48","modified_gmt":"2009-07-02T03:05:48","slug":"polymer-clay-tutorial-anjou-pear-fruit-beads-summer-jewelry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-anjou-pear-fruit-beads-summer-jewelry\/4528\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymer Clay Tutorial | Anjou Pear Fruit Beads for Summer Jewelry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vid #112: Miniature Fruit Jewelry Designs – A Popular Trend:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is a realistic looking fruit shaped bead, perfect for Summer jewelry projects such as pendants, beads and charms. It was created using a simple technique<\/span> with translucent polymer clay, embossing powder and alcohol ink.<\/span><\/p>\n

This Anjou Pear Bead video tutorial will be posted in the Polymer Clay Library<\/a> on Friday, June 26th, 2009 [Volume 013-4].<\/span><\/p>\n

Embossing powder is used extensively by scrapbook’rs. It adheres to ink when rubber stamped, and becomes a raised image when warmed with a heat gun. It can also be combined with polymer clay to produce some interesting effects<\/span><\/p>\n

I came up with this Anjou Pear Bead project by combining translucent polymer clay and dark green embossing powder. This combination creates an interesting speckled finish which looks very much like the skin of a real pear. Alcohol ink is then used to stain the bead to make it appear as though it is ripening.<\/span><\/p>\n

With fruit jewelry themes gaining in popularity these days (do a search at Etsy and you will see), I think you’ll enjoy making these wonderful little focal beads.<\/span><\/p>\n

The full version of the Volume-013-4 video will be available in the library on Friday (June 26).<\/span> But further down on this page is a little<\/span> sneak peak clip<\/a> for you to watch right now if you like<\/span>.<\/span>
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The full version of the “Pear Bead”<\/strong> preview video shown above, is available for purchase at my Polymer Clay Bead Making Videos<\/a> Library in the Volume-013 Back Issue Package.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The following topics are covered in this “Anjou Pear Bead”<\/strong> video:
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