{"id":5350,"date":"2009-08-30T03:24:02","date_gmt":"2009-08-30T10:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=5350"},"modified":"2013-04-28T11:21:49","modified_gmt":"2013-04-28T18:21:49","slug":"faux-polymer-clay-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/faux-polymer-clay-techniques\/5350\/","title":{"rendered":"Fee Fie FAUX Fun! Some Polymer Clay Techniques Worth Reviewing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2009-08\/30-faux-turquoise-cane-2008-12-13-059-(007-3).jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Faux Turquoise\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;Great fun! It was nice being able to go back to previous posts&#8230; saw some that I need to work on.&#8221; <span style=\"color: #808080;\">~Jeanne-C<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">One of the greatest things about polymer clay is that you can make it look like almost any material you want. It is especially good at mimicking natural materials such as turquoise, beach pebbles, leather, raku, stone,\u00a0 marble, ivory, bone, jade, coral, opals, malachite, amber, granite, pearls, abalone, shell, agate, lapis lazuli and the list goes on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I have already made tutorials on Faux Turquoise, Faux Fossil Shell, Faux Raku and Faux Pebbles. But eventually I will want to show you how to make all of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Here are some past posts featuring polymer clay faux techniques, if you haven&#8217;t already checked them out&#8230; or if you simply want to review:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Polymer Clay Tutorial | How To Make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-faux-turquoise-beads\/1822\/\">Faux Turquoise Beads<\/a>: Vid #89: A Messy And Fun Technique For Creating Authentic Looking Turquoise Beads.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Badge Lanyard Project Using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/badge-lanyard-project-polymer-clay-faux-turquoise-beads\/1218\/\">Polymer Clay Faux Turquoise<\/a> Beads: With Polymer Clay You Can Make Faux Stone That Looks Very Genuine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Polymer Clay Tutorial | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-faux-pebble-beads-beach-jewelry-projects\/3978\/\">Faux Pebble Beads<\/a> | Beach Jewelry Projects: Vid #105: A Case Where Fake Is Better Than The Real Thing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Polymer Clay Projects | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-projects-faux-leather-jewelry-key-chain-rose-bead\/5131\/\">Faux Leather<\/a> Jewelry Key Chain + Rose Bead: &#8220;Cindy I would love to see more photographs of your work.&#8221; ~Tereasa<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Learning About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/learning-about-faux-raku-polymer-clay-beads-and-kaleidoscope-canes\/5109\/\">Faux Raku Polymer Clay Beads<\/a> and Kaleidoscope Canes: Spotlight: &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t wait any longer before sending you some pics&#8230; so here they are with no sanding.&#8221; ~Polyanya<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Dog Tags Jewelry for Boys | Personalized Names Set in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/dog-tags-jewelry-for-boys-personalized-names-faux-stone\/4041\/\">Faux Stone<\/a>: They Look Real Rocks But Are Actually Handmade Using Polymer Clay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/faux-fossil-shell-beads-polymer-clay-beaded-pendants\/1091\/\">Faux Fossil Shell Beads<\/a> &#8211; Perfect For Polymer Clay Beaded Pendants: Looking for a Unique Bead Shape To Add To Your Handmade Jewelry Designs?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Using Polymer Clay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-faux-wood-fix-kids-pocket-knife\/1857\/\">Faux Wood<\/a> To Fix a Broken Kids Pocket Knife: When the Decorative Skin On Your Old Pocket Knife Cracks And Falls Off.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">What faux techniques would you like me to teach next? Please share your opinion in the comments section below!<\/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>&#8220;Great fun! It was nice being able to go back to previous posts&#8230; saw some that I need to work on.&#8221; ~Jeanne-C<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[2597,2602,2607,2608,2596],"class_list":["post-5350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-techniques","tag-faux-bone-shells-pearls","tag-faux-ceramics-pottery-glass-surfaces","tag-faux-rocks-metals","tag-faux-textiles-fabrics-patterns","tag-wood-bark-cork"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5350","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=5350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5350\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}