{"id":6159,"date":"2009-10-12T03:41:45","date_gmt":"2009-10-12T10:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=6159"},"modified":"2009-10-20T00:05:18","modified_gmt":"2009-10-20T07:05:18","slug":"polymer-clay-tutorial-faux-leather-technique-unisex-fall-jewelry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-faux-leather-technique-unisex-fall-jewelry\/6159\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymer Clay Tutorial | Faux Leather Technique, Unisex Fall Jewelry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2009-10\/12-faux-leather-90127-017-3.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Faux Leather\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Vid #127:<\/span> &#8220;Yes, I would like very much to learn more styles for boys\/men.&#8221; <span style=\"color: #808080;\">~Meg-B<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Polymer clay faux leather is often made in larger sheets for covering boxes and tins. But since this blog is focused more on jewelry making, I will show you examples of how the faux leather technique can be used to make charms, tags and beads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this weeks library video, you will learn how to make Fall inspired, Faux Leather Oak Leaf Charms. Perfect for wearing with a sweater and a pair of jeans on a crisp Autumn Day. A big added bonus is that faux leather also works great for the guys!<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Yes, I would like very much to learn more styles for boys\/men. I am totally out of the loop on what is acceptable and &#8220;cool&#8221; these days for males!<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>~Meg-B<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The following comment from DJ makes reference to some Autumn colored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/making-polymer-clay-lentil-beads-easy-instructions\/5820\/\">lentil bead jewelry<\/a> that you may also want to have a look at for inspiration.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The colors and patterns on the beads are quite striking. These would look great with the autumn colored clothes in the stores now. Thank-you for the inspiration. Cindy, thanks too for all the wonderful, detailed tutorials. Just signed up recently, and I&#8217;m hooked. The blogs are a great source of feedback as well, a really nice group where everyone is so supportive. So glad I found this site! <\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>~DJ<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The full version of the Vid-017-3 tutorial will be posted in the Polymer Clay Members Library on Friday October 16th, 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\/90127.jpg&amp;b=3&amp;f=http:\/\/bead-001.s3.amazonaws.com\/90127-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\/90127-p.swf\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"u=ybc&amp;o=ybc&amp;i=http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/vid\/101\/90127.jpg&amp;b=3&amp;f=http:\/\/bead-001.s3.amazonaws.com\/90127-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\/90127-p.swf\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" menu=\"false\" quality=\"high\" flashvars=\"u=ybc&amp;o=ybc&amp;i=http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/vid\/101\/90127.jpg&amp;b=3&amp;f=http:\/\/bead-001.s3.amazonaws.com\/90127-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;Faux Leather&#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=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">I&#8217;m so excited to make this! I just finished watching the video<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>**<\/strong><\/span> and I wanted to tell you how much I&#8217;m enjoying my membership (so much so, in fact, that I bought three back-issues today!) I&#8217;m definitely the &#8220;see and immediately want to try it&#8221; type. Thanks for having such a great resource.<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong> ~Katie-C<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>**<\/strong><\/span> Reference to Vol-016-4 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-dogwood-flower-polymer-clay-cane-project\/5731\/\">Flower Cane Tutorial<\/a>.<\/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;Faux Leather&#8221; <\/strong>video tutorial:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">See examples of charms and beads that were created using the faux leather technique.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Discussion of why Studio by Sculpey clay works great for making faux leather jewelry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Learn how to create the texture of real leather using four different household materials. 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