{"id":6536,"date":"2009-11-03T03:20:12","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T10:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=6536"},"modified":"2016-02-27T06:50:43","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T14:50:43","slug":"polymer-clay-tutorial-christmas-holly-leaf-red-berry-canes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-christmas-holly-leaf-red-berry-canes\/6536\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymer Clay Tutorial | Christmas Holly Leaf and Red Berry Canes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vid #130:<\/span> “Just to know its coming is awesome. Such excitement used to only come at Christmas, now you bring it to us every Friday.”
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Just down the street from our house is a large Holly Bush in the yard of an elderly neighbour who has lived in the area since she was a child. Every year around this time (or in the next month or so any ways) the Holly Bush gets covered in beautiful rich red berries… almost as if to taunt the winter birds into braving her prickly leaves which guard the precious fruit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although Holly bushes and trees are often seen as a symbol of Christmas, to me they represent the beauty of what Winter can bring to the landscape. Polymer clay beads made with the Holly leaf and berry designs, can be worn all season long.<\/span><\/p>\n

I love it!!!! The great thing about Holly is that it is not just for the Christmas season. Holly can be worn all winter and by people of different cultures and faiths. When will you be showing us these techniques?<\/span> ~Anna-S<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well Anna, I’ll be teaching these Holly Cane techniques this coming Friday. So your wait is almost over.
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Just to know its coming is awesome. Friday will be a truly fun day at home. Well, after watching the video there’ll be a short trip to JoAnn’s for any supplies needed but then to dig in and try my wings [this is in reference to Vol-016-2 Butterfly Pendant Tutorial<\/a>]. Such excitement used to only come at Christmas, now you bring it to us every Friday, Thanks Cindy. <\/span>~Joyce-M<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So excited for holiday canes! The holly leaves and berries are lovely. I can’t wait!<\/span> ~Phoenix-F<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Looking forward to Friday and the Holly and Berry canes!!!<\/span> Lynda-D<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/span>The full version of the Vid-018-1 tutorial will be posted in the Polymer Clay Members Library on Friday November 6th, 2009. But if you would like to see a sneak peak intro clip<\/a> right now, scroll down the page a bit to the video player below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here’s That “Link Below” Referred To at End of the Video
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The full version of the “Holly & Berry Canes”<\/strong> preview video shown above, is now available for purchase at the Polymer Clay Library<\/a> in the Vol-018 Back Issue Package.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Very good tutorial**<\/span><\/strong> today. I’m so glad you kept your cane at a reasonable size… I’ve seen lots of sites where they use literally pounds of clay to make a cane. I would just sit back amazed and astounded at the sheer volume of clay and huge amount of money. Now eventually I got past that hurdle and scaled back measurements for my canes and eventually learned the little tips you freely gave out in these tutorials. I really wish I had this a year ago. Fabulous teaching!!!! AND I love the petal which is different than any of the petals I’ve learned before and the center made by the extruder is GREAT!!!! It makes such a nice natural center. I will definitely be using that center a lot! Thanks.<\/span><\/span> <\/span>~Melinda-H<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

**<\/strong><\/span> Reference to the Gerbera Flower Cane Tutorial<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The following topics are included in this “Holly and Berry Cane” <\/strong>video tutorial:<\/span><\/p>\n