{"id":5875,"date":"2009-09-28T03:15:43","date_gmt":"2009-09-28T10:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=5875"},"modified":"2009-10-20T00:03:19","modified_gmt":"2009-10-20T07:03:19","slug":"polymer-clay-tutorial-poppy-flower-beads-jewelry-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-poppy-flower-beads-jewelry-projects\/5875\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymer Clay Tutorial | Poppy Flower Beads for Your Jewelry Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2009-09\/28-poppy-beads-90125.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Poppy Beads\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Vid #125:<\/span> &#8220;Yes, yes, a big yes for the poppy beads! Please show us how to make them!&#8221; <span style=\"color: #808080;\">~Squash<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Sometimes the best things in life are the simple things! Like the innocence of a young child&#8217;s precious smile gazing up at you with admiration. Like a beautifully colored oak or maple leaf falling lazily to ground in the crisp Autumn air. And like whimsical Poppy Beads sculpted from your polymer clay!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">You are going to love creating these beads. They are so simple to make and so cool looking! Just look at this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/poppy-beads-copper-findings-polymer-clay-flower-bead-bracelet\/5638\/\">Poppy Bead Bracelet<\/a>. Isn&#8217;t it neat?<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Yes, yes, a big yes for the poppy beads! Please show us how to make them! I just saw the bracelet in this week&#8217;s [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-beaded-s-hook-clasp-copper-jewelry-findings\/5601\/#video\">Beaded S-Hook<\/a>] video and the poppies look spectacular. I love every new technique you come up with and this kind of video would be so helpful. Modeling is not my forte and seeing how you make sculptural beads just pushes me to go beyond my abilities. I also enjoyed the calla lily beads and the roses. Thank you, Cindy!<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>~Squash<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Luckily, you will get the chance to learn how to make these funky, modern, stylized flower beads in this week&#8217;s video release.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> The full version of the Vid-017-1 tutorial will be posted in the Polymer Clay Members Library on Friday October 2nd, 2009. But if you would like to see a <a href=\"#video\">sneak peak intro clip<\/a> right now, scroll down the page a bit to the video player below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #ff0000;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/span><\/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<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/preview-clip-headline-2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Click Video Play Button\" width=\"358\" height=\"58\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/a><a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--Video player code starts here--><\/p>\n<div><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"512\" height=\"409\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"align\" value=\"middle\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"u=ybc&amp;o=ybc&amp;i=http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/vid\/101\/90125.jpg&amp;b=3&amp;f=http:\/\/bead-001.s3.amazonaws.com\/90125-p.flv&amp;d=ybc&amp;a=ybc&amp;v=100&amp;t=xbc&amp;w=512&amp;h=409\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"menu\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/vid\/101\/90125-p.swf\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"u=ybc&amp;o=ybc&amp;i=http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/vid\/101\/90125.jpg&amp;b=3&amp;f=http:\/\/bead-001.s3.amazonaws.com\/90125-p.flv&amp;d=ybc&amp;a=ybc&amp;v=100&amp;t=xbc&amp;w=512&amp;h=409\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"512\" height=\"409\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/vid\/101\/90125-p.swf\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" menu=\"false\" quality=\"high\" flashvars=\"u=ybc&amp;o=ybc&amp;i=http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/vid\/101\/90125.jpg&amp;b=3&amp;f=http:\/\/bead-001.s3.amazonaws.com\/90125-p.flv&amp;d=ybc&amp;a=ybc&amp;v=100&amp;t=xbc&amp;w=512&amp;h=409\" align=\"middle\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n<p><!--Video player code ends here--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Here&#8217;s That &#8220;Link Below&#8221; Referred To at End of the Video<br \/>\n&gt;&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/\">Polymer Clay Tutorials<\/a> &lt;&lt;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The full version of the <strong>&#8220;Poppy Beads&#8221;<\/strong> preview video shown above, is now available for purchase at the Polymer Clay <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-01\/#vol-017\" class=\"external external_icon\" target=\"_blank\">Bead Making Videos<\/a> Library in the <strong>Vol-017 Back Issue Package.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #808080;\">Customer Feedback About Membership Value:<br \/>\n<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I always look forward to new posts and have learned so much by having this information available. Definitely the best money I&#8217;ve spent in a while! <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>~Arlene-H<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The following topics are included in this <strong>&#8220;Poppy Beads&#8221;<\/strong> video tutorial:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Using a custom color blend from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-color-recipes-alpine-succulent-flower-premo\/5805\/\">Alpine Succulent Palette<\/a>, or the color of your choice, you will learn how to create stunning poppy flower beads that are perfect for adding to many of your jewelry making projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> With a few simple and inexpensive tools I will show you how to form each blossom so quickly, that you may think it is too easy!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Learn how to avoid leaving finger prints to minimize the amount of sanding required after the beads are baked.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Tricks for measuring the clay so that you can have whatever sized flower bead you want.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Ideas on how to bake and wire up the beads into charms for necklaces, pendants, bracelets and earrings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The full version of the <strong>&#8220;Poppy Beads&#8221;<\/strong> preview video shown above, is now available for purchase at the Polymer Clay <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-01\/#vol-017\" class=\"external external_icon\" target=\"_blank\">Bead Making Videos<\/a> Library in the <strong>Vol-017 Back Issue Package.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vid #125: &#8220;Yes, yes, a big yes for the poppy beads! 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