Vol-050-3 Texture Texture Texture PcT Tutorial (Intro)
Video #266: “Brilliant! You can never have too many textures!” ~Genevieve-C
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** This post is an introduction to one of our paid tutorials.
For polymer clay beads to look great, they don’t have to be complicated to make. Sometimes all it takes is the right texture and color treatment.
Mixing and matching textured polymer beads with other materials like ceramics, gemstones, metals, glass and fibers, is a simple way to create Eclectic and Bohemian inspired jewelry. These earthy organic designs are very popular in today’s marketplace.
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I love creating textures on the surface of polymer clay — so this is perfect! Thank you.
Susan B
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I agree about the earthy and organic look… I usually have to touch beads because I love the texture and the colors so these are fantastic! Keep it coming!
Lupe M
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Cindy, I have been working with polymer for 1-1/2 years only. There is so much to learn, I am continually amazed at how much more there is for me to learn. It will never be dull and I will never be bored. I enjoy making beads because anything goes . . . the ideas, textures, color combinations, and the use of leftover scrap clay is unlimited. And, after 20 plus years of making jewelry and having to pay for beads, it is wonderful to create my own beads, and to be able to make them custom to fit exactly my needs. I no longer have to settle. “Ya-hodie.”
Debbie M
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Michaels had a great sale here today on premo clay. Only from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm we could get premo on sale for 50% off and plus another 20% on our total purchases. What a buy! They only cost $1.11 per 2 oz. block.! I hope some of you were able to take advantage of this sale. I also got a great tip on making very large PC beads using the air dry modeling clay. by Amaco. Make your core bead from this and let it dry. Then cover the bead with thin slices of your polymer clay or cane or whatever and bake it at your regular temp for an hour as Cindy suggests. Your beads will be very light and lovely.
Great tip, Dixie. Amazingly cost effective, too. Appreciate the share.
hi Dixie
ty very much for the tip re. air dry clay!
seems so logical AFTER ;) somebody else says/does it! :) lol
now off to finish up some more AZ Beads – they are too much FUN
I thought the air dry clay was a great idea! Amazing the people you run into at Michaels and strike up a conversation with. I always mention
Cindys Tutorials to them and am a bit surprised when I get several questions in regards to polymer clay.
I Loved this tutorial! I guarantee you that on out way home from our Friday night dinner date, Manny (husband) is going to have the delightful experience of taking me salt shopping. (I hope he can contain his enthusiasm.) Funny thing is he no longer even asks why I buy some of the “out there” things for my projects.
Oh Elizabeth,
you made me LOL when I imagined your Manny enthusiastically prancing down the aisles of the supermart crying out “I;ve found some Elizabeth”.
I was lucky that I didn’t have to shop for any as here in Essex we have two local producers of Sea salt that is stocked in our local Health Shop and I have a large carton of the course flakes that will be ideal to make CINDY’S take on Lava beads
I also found that if you tie a series of knots in a piece of string it makes a great impression. I so agree with Cindy that sometimes these simple ethnic type beads can look stunning combined with beads from your stash……………………..cheers xx………………………………………….
Cindy, you should never hesitate on showing us easy beads. There are a lot of us that have not seen the technique(s) and you always seem to put your own spin on things. I was very excited after watching the Texture, Texture, Texture tutorial and ran out right away to get some coarse salt. Unfortunately both stores I tryed did not have a coarse pickling salt. It was more like granulated sugar. I did find a great substitute though and that is coarse sea salt and it was in a large spice jar and not a big 3 lb. bag. It is very inexpensive and also comes in a very coarse granuler but the regular coarse granules are perfect for the tutorial. So there you are, I never would have gotten a fire under me about these beads without your tute!
Now while traversing the store and passing the kids craft aisle I spotted a package that said Stone Letters. My curiousity got the best of me and I discovered this was a complete set of alphabet letters and numbers perfect for imprinting polymer clay. This set is 5/8″ high and would make really nice Monogrammed Pendants or whatever else a creative mind could come up with. The maximum depth for imprinting is 1/4″ which is fairly deep. So there you are, not only did I get a great tute, but also got another
great tool to play with all because of salt!
Love it!
I have that in my panty and in my salt grinder. I use the course sea salt for table salt. So no hunting for me Dixie.
Dixie if you don’t mind my asking who are the makers of the letters and numbers you found at the store. The ones I have are either too small or too large. Sure would like to see the ones you have. I hope you have a lot of fun with them.
Thanks for sharing Dixie
Peggy why would you have sea salt in your panty? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!
I know you mean PANTRY but that really struck me funny,,,,,,sorry……
anyway the plastic numbers were at Walmart in the Childrens Craft Section.
I don’t know the brand as I have already thrown out the packaging. I will look the next time I’m there and get it for you.
Well if you swim in the ocean, you get plenty of salt in your panty….LOL! Thanks for a great laugh you guys, I fell asleep chuckling over these posts…..
Jocelyn, if you are lucky, you only get a bathing suit full of salt- I’ve had a crab show up , and the ocean crab- not the other. Lol
Peggy, thanks for this typo! I realize this is an old post, but it made me laugh so hard I just had to thank you for not editing it. What else do you keep in your panty? Mine used to be too small to hide anything, but now a bit older- I’ve moved to more substantial non Victoria secret panties, and I could keep a boat load of polymer clay tools in them.If I ever wanted to, that is.
Thank you everyone for your heartfelt comments! I am really glad that you have found my tips and twists on the ideas to be helpful and creative.
I hesitated slightly on teaching you such simple beads, but found them to be so valuable to my own jewelry designs that I realized that it would be a mistake not to share them with you. Looking through some of the magazines lately, I have become more and more attracted to the Earthy, organic looking beads, with great colors and textures. They are the backbones to support and give interested to the more dramatic focal elements in a piece. They are fun and freeing to make too. I think you will find you will make tons of these textured beads!!
Cindy, Thanks for lots of ideas–no such thing as “such simple beads.”
Cindy, love the variations with the lava beads, I actually thought you had embedded glitter into one of them, but cracked up laughing when you spoke of “jamming the salt crystals into the clay.” The multi color layers exposed then tinted with inks are gorgeous. The watch is beautiful, hope you add a future class on how to construct one of the changeable bracelets. Amazing how a simple clay bead can be embellished…..
This tute couldn’t have come at a better time. I am teaching a class in polymer clay at a bead store in my hometown next month, and although I knew what I wanted to say to the “newbies”, alot of your hints reminded me of what I was missing. I won’t be usings anything specific of yours, but OH SO appreciate the “reminders.” BTW will be telling them about this site, if they want to learn so much more, as I have. Hugs!
Yay
love your texture beads Cindy!
what makes your lessons stand out
is that little something extra you figure out & gift us with
— this time (for me) it was the way you used the white clay
Loved It !
I have to find another word for WOW!!!! This is a great lesson. So many techniques and ideas. Thanks!
Love the tute it was everything and more than I expected. Texture can make the bead as much as color and put the two together and you have it all. Lietz family ALL is what we got in this tute. What we get with every tute from Cindy. Weeks to come just keep getting more exciting by the moment. Thank you for giving your most and making this another fun filled year that just keeps getting better and better!
Hope you all have a funfilled wonderful summer weekend, many Uuuuuggggs
I can’t wait for tomorrow, its gonna be fun…… so excited……
Looking forward to this tute. I never seem to have luck putting textures on beads. They always seem to lose there shape and then when I get them back in shape, the texture is gone. I love the look of the Lava beads! This is going to be a fun tute!
Cindy, your projects always make me smile and get my ideas flowing, I am so happy to be part of your very special group on clayers!
Cindy
Love the string idea! Great nooks for colors, contrast, glitter, anything.
A thanks too for the new menu design added to the tutes list of supplies. It’s so easy to find products online and in the stores when we have a preview of product packaging. It’s also great to see so many different products being used, I tend to stick to what works for me, brand wise and tool wise. Presenting supplies this way makes me expand my horizons.
I love the look I get from embedding different chains in clay but never thought to use strings… duuhh! Love your book recommendations: I’ve had the ones by Heather, and Erin and Lorelei, on my wishlist for quite a while, though I try to limit myself to downloads these days. Looking forward to tomorrow as always, Cindy!
LOVE texture!!
I use texture a lot on pendants but beads get messed up when I try to use texture. Looking forward to this.
Freda K, your link to your Etsy shop seems to be broken??
I love the feel of a surface texture. The Boho beads look like they could have been dug up as ancient treasure from thousands of years ago. Cannot wait for Cindy,s take on Lava beads so roll on Friday………………………….cheers xx………………………..
Running around the house gathering string,onion bag,anything with texture -yipee -this is going to be fun!! Love your ideas Cindy!..Away to use up pretty scrap clay and a necklace on leather………hm………..wonder what else??? Thanks for giving us a reason to meet you here on Friday ! fun-fun-fun
Looks like another winner! ( as if there would ever be anything less than a super tut from Cindy and family. Right?) Love that watch!!
Another fun tute coming up!