{"id":9001,"date":"2010-03-18T03:02:54","date_gmt":"2010-03-18T10:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=9001"},"modified":"2013-07-03T18:30:12","modified_gmt":"2013-07-04T01:30:12","slug":"nature-inspired-polymer-clay-flower-canes-johnny-jump-up-pansy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/nature-inspired-polymer-clay-flower-canes-johnny-jump-up-pansy\/9001\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature Inspired Polymer Clay Flower Canes, Johnny Jump-Up (Pansy)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Johnny“If I can learn
\nto make a cane anywhere near as beautiful
\nas this,then the world truly
\nis my oyster.” ~Cindy-E<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I went ahead and took the time to gather up some of the comments here at the blog, which reference the delightful little pansy flowers and Johnny Jump Ups that so many of us get see blossoming in our gardens every year…<\/span><\/p>\n

I do love the idea of using nature as a palette and creating Skinner blends. My mom always told me that to match colors, “…ask the pansies. If God put it on a flower you can wear it too.” Your pansy flower photo<\/a><\/span> reminds me of her, and makes me want to work on more blends based on nature.<\/span> ~TK<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Looking at these pansy flowers, and knowing the art of polymer clay, I believe nature gave them to us as inspiration to create! <\/span>~Kody-K<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks for sharing so many great tips and ideas, Cindy. Every year I grow a border of Johnny-Jump-Ups in as many colors as I can find, for their sunny faces and great colors. I take pictures of them and pick and dry them etc., as they and Pansies are my favorite flowers. I am a caner but have trouble with the Pansies and Johnny Jump Ups & this article<\/a> really helped me where you explained the steps of the different skinner blends. Thanks, again and hugs. <\/span>~Sue-C<\/strong><\/span>
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Cindy, I love the colors in this pansy<\/a>. Since moving from Tennessee to Florida I do miss growing pansies. I was wondering if you’d consider showing us how to make a pansy cane. Then maybe I could “grow” some here in Florida :-) <\/span>~Susan-D<\/strong><\/span>
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Beautiful color palette<\/a> Cindy! And boy would it be nice to see how a pansy flower cane would be made. ;) <\/span>~Kelly-L<\/strong><\/span>
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I do love Pansy’s I think they are one of the prettiest flowers in a garden. I would love to see you make a video of this cane. I am still having trouble using the translucent. I either use to much or not enough or something. <\/span>~Linda-G<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cindy, You have completely inspired me and boggled my mind all at the same time! Whoa!!! Is it really possible to make a cane like this beautiful Johnny-Jump-Up flower!?! Well, wonders never cease! If I can learn to make a cane anywhere near as beautiful as this, then the world truly is my oyster (hey, I could probably make an oyster too)! I know that I use a lot of exclamation points when I comment, but, Cindy… I am soooooo excited about all of this new found knowledge that I am receiving from you!!! I think you must be a polymer clay angel sent from above :) <\/span>~Cindy-E<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love flower canes. I have seen instructions for the pansy before. It’s a daunting task for someone who is still making bullseye and jelly roll canes, but I’ll get there. <\/span>~Kim-C<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A pansy cane? Yippee! <\/span>~Linda-K<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I have only begun to experiment with making canes during the day when I am at my table, but, Cindy, I must confess, I find myself making lots of canes when I am in my bed at night! For example, in my mind, I will see the Johnny-Jump-Up flower from one of your cane making pages. I lay there and imagine how I will build it, what colors I will use, and I imagine how I can make leaves like you have showed us, and other beauties, and I imagine how I can put all of these together into a piece of “polymer clay fabric<\/a>” as I believe you may have called it, and make beautiful and stunning pendants! I lay in bed claying instead of sleeping!!! Girl, I do believe I am becoming a\u00a0 polymer clay addict!!! Tonight I will probably be thinking about how I can make NailArt Frooties<\/a>, now that I know what THEY are :)
\n<\/span>~Cindy-E<\/strong><\/span>
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Cindy – Are you remembering the pansy cane? Some of us would really like to see that in your April line up.
\n<\/span>~Carolyn-F<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I can always count on **<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Carolyn-F<\/strong> to hold me to my word :-)\u00a0 I say this because on at least a couple of occasions, I commented that my Pansy Cane tutorial was slated for release in the April-2010, Vol-023 video lineup.
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** <\/strong><\/span><\/span>In a recent email, Carolyn described herself as one of my polymer clay Mom’s… which in the context of our discussion at the time, was a very sweet thing for her to say. I responded by letting her know that I feel blessed to have a more than a few protective mothers, all watching out for me – smiles<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span>
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So as long as the general consensus is still positive, I’ll stay true to my word and include this Johnny Jump Up (Pansy)<\/em> Tutorial in next month’s April line up.<\/span><\/p>\n

But rather than demonstrate how to make a regular pansy as many other instructors before me have already done, I thought it would be fun to model my cane after the cute little Johnny Jump-Ups instead. Similar, but also a little different too. You know me… always trying to be unique :-)<\/span><\/p>\n

This is how the 4-part, April-2010, Volume-023 series would look:<\/span><\/p>\n

(1) <\/strong><\/span>Bead Shapes: Hollow “Puffy” Beads<\/a> [confirmed]
\n<\/em><\/span><\/span>(2)<\/strong><\/span> Clay Techniques: Faux Jade<\/a> [confirmed]<\/em><\/span>
\n(3) <\/strong><\/span>Wire\/Metal: Hammered Copper Bezel<\/a> [confirmed]<\/em><\/span>
\n<\/span>(4)<\/strong><\/span> Cane Making: Johnny Jump-Up (Pansy) Cane<\/a> [proposed]<\/em><\/span><\/span>
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<\/td>\n** Did You Know…<\/strong><\/span><\/span> Members with current subscriptions to the weekly tutorial videos are always entitled to a 10% discount when purchasing 6 or more back issue packages<\/a> in a single transaction. If you are interested, let me know<\/a> which back issues you would like and I will send further instructions on how to complete your order.
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\"Cindy\"Polymer<\/p>\n

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