{"id":871,"date":"2008-10-19T15:44:55","date_gmt":"2008-10-19T22:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=871"},"modified":"2014-07-04T17:43:16","modified_gmt":"2014-07-05T00:43:16","slug":"flower-cane-design-for-making-pendants-with-handmade-copper-findings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/flower-cane-design-for-making-pendants-with-handmade-copper-findings\/871\/","title":{"rendered":"Flower Cane Design for Making Pendants with Handmade Copper Findings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Triangle<\/p>\n

The Uniqueness <\/em>of a Triangle Pendant Shape Can Help You To Sell Your Jewelry Better:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

One of my favorite flowers is the Hollyhock. Although they can be tricky to grow in the garden, capturing their beauty in a polymer clay cane design, is actually<\/span> not that difficult. The photo above is my rendition of a hollyhock flower pendant fitted with a hand made copper bail.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the things I love about this jewelry pendant is its triangular shape. With most pendants being rectangular or circular, the triangle stands out as unique. And if you run a handmade jewelry business, uniqueness definitely helps to sell your stuff.<\/span><\/p>\n

I also love the blends of colors in the flowers. Instead of making a smooth graduated Skinner Blend, I purposely left the blend unfinished. Making it looked ‘stepped’. It gives the petals a more ‘painterly’ look instead of the usual perfectly blended flower cane.<\/span><\/p>\n

To set off the warm colors in this polymer clay flower pendant, I decided on a simple handmade copper bail. This was made with some heavy gauge, unshielded copper wire which I purchased down at the local creative jewelry supply<\/a> store… Home Depot (smiles).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

ASIDE: <\/strong>My version of the HomeDepot slogan is, ‘You can Bead It, We Can Help’. For all of you international readers outside of North America, their regular hardware store slogan is ‘You Can Do It, We Can Help’ (double smiles).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Lately I have been making lots of my own jewelry findings from copper<\/a> and brass wire. It not only brings a unique look to your pendants, but also is an inexpensive alternative to regular bails, hoops and clasps that you might normally purchase.<\/span><\/p>\n

With all the recent talk about our unstable economy, it’s prudent for home based jewelry business owners to come up with creative ways to make and source your materials. Here’s an article you may want to read: Tips for Home Based Jewelry Business Owners to Beat the Bad Economy<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

I have been considering adding the hollyhock cane to the list of polymer clay cane making courses to film. Is this a design that any of you are interested in making?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cindy\"Polymer<\/p>\n

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