Vol-008-3 Cupped Cane Slice Beads PcT Tutorial (Intro)
Video #091: Finally… A Use For Those Old Burnt Out Incandescent Light Bulbs:
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For a wide variety of jewelry making projects, it’s always nice to have several different bead shapes you can make with your polymer clay canes. A versatile one to learn how to do is the cupped cane slice bead. Shaped and baked on a common household light bulb, its cup shape lends beautifully to flower cane designs.
Either used on their own as pendants and charms, or glued onto a base such as in a ‘Morning Glory’ Flower Pendant Necklace, this bead will turn heads!
However, flowers canes aren’t the only polymer clay canes you can use for this bead shape. Any cane design you have will look cool, so the sky’s the limit!
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Hello to Everyone,
Some new Spotlight project pictures that relate to the topic of this page (Baking Polymer Clay on a Light Bulb), have just been added in another post. They were submitted by Carolyn-F. The link by my name will take you to where you can see them, along with a bit of a write up. Hopefully they will inspire you to achieve great things with your own polymer clay projects.
Let us know if you find a great alternative Ristak. I’d love to see what you come up with!
I guess I should have given more info. I have never used a bulb to bake clay on. So the exploding bulb was not in the oven. It was a bulb I was trying to take out of a lamp……It just scares me in general to handle them. = )
Thats not a bad idea Cindy E…..I will have to play with some objects to see if I can get that effect.
@Ristak: Wow that’s too bad you had a bad experience with light bulbs. :-( My guess is that bulb must have got pretty hot to explode like that. I can tell you that I’ve baked polymer clay on many bulbs at 265 degrees and for hours and have never even seen one crack. But if you are still worried, Cindy E’s idea for using a round glass bowl should work well for you.
@Cindy E: Thanks for the suggestion for Ristak. That was very helpful!
@Ginger: I will. The intricate cane designs have many steps so they can’t usually be done in a 5 min video. As soon as I can get enough time, I’ll film some cane courses so stay tuned!
That was a neat technique. I wish that you would do more video tutorials on the making of some intricate cane designs. Thanks
Cindy, Very interesting :) I wonder if Ristak could use a small rounded bowl or cup instead of a light bulb? I look forward to trying this new cupped shape bead. Thanks!
Cindy E.
I really love this idea and how the slices look after baking. I just have one huge problem. I have a major fear of light bulbs. I hate to be near them, or even touch one. I had one explode on me one time, and ever since I have had the fear.
At least it gives me an idea in my head. I just need to figure out something else to use. = )
Thanks for sharing!
@Maria: We’ve only begun scratching the surface with what you can do with polymer clay! It is a medium you can never run out of ideas with!
@Marijke: I use Premo Sculpey clay. It is very strong and does well in thin pieces. Some doll artists like to add Fimo Mix Quick to their clay to make it stronger, so you can try that as well. Always bake your pieces for at least an hour if you want them to be strong. Click the link by my name for more info on that.
Hi Cindy,
Thank you for the tip! I’m going to try this.
When I make thin pieces, they break easily.
Which brand do you use?
And is there something you can do to make them less breakable?
Greetings,
Marijke
Cindy – Polymer clay continuously fascinates me. Just when you think there is nothing new to see, a new technique, ever beautiful, comes along. Thanks for keeping the excitement going!
Another Tip… Several graduated sizes of this unique shaped bead could be made and stacked together to create a spectacular dimensional flower!