Vol-020-4 Interchangeable Focal Bead Pendant PcT Tutorial (Intro)
Video #141: “What a unique way to wear and showcase a lot of different beads!” ~DJ
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** This post is an introduction to one of our paid tutorials.
I think you guys are going to love this wire working tutorial! The pendant can be made in any size using the wire of your choice. It’s perfect for showing off your favorite polymer clay beads.
What is special about this particular design (my own design, btw), is that it’s made with only one piece of wire. And with just a simple slide of the clasp, you can easily slip off the focal bead and exchange it for a different one.
“I really love the idea of being able to switch out beads.” ~Lisa-W
“Oh I love these and how the look can transform with varying beads and wires used. I’d definitely look forward to learning this technique. What a unique way to wear and showcase a lot of different beads!” ~DJ
“Hi Cindy, I would love to see how this is made… think of the possibilities for earrings as well! Make one set of earrings and being able to change out the beads to match your outfit would be wonderful! Thanks so much for doing these videos… it makes learning so much easier to see how to do a technique.” ~Dawna-M
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Cindy, you are amazing!!! This is the coolest idea. I love making these interchangeable pendants and adding them to my collection. Thanks so much for having such an artistic mind. You are awesome!!
Ifama J
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What a great idea Cindy. I like how you can make this and have a different pendant every day if you like. A great gift idea. The pendant... and several beads to change out. Love it!
Kriss J
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The interchangeable pendant you created from wire was so clever. I used the sculptured Iris flower (Vol-037-1) on the wire, and closed it off with a bead dangle on the bottom. I called it 'Iris on a wire' and everyone I show it to wants one. Thank you Cindy for sharing your talent, your ideas, and most of all your time.
Dixie S
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Thank you so much for your encouraing words!!! Thank you for recommending the basics course…I already have it, but I agree with you that it is an invaluable course!!! I am getting soooo addicted to making jewelry with poly clay!! I love working with the mediums and clays Cindy’s tutorials are amazing!!! How she does it all is beyond me!!!
@heidi wyrick – I do hope that you got the Beginner’s Course. If not, you can order it at the top of this page, click on Polymer Clay Basics Course. Way back when, I jumped in at the middle of Cindy’s video library. It didn’t take me too long before I realized that I really needed the Basics course. I still go back and review some of the videos in that set. It is way worth the relatively small amount you pay for it. Now that I have gotten carried away talking about the Basics Course, you probably already have it and I’ve just been wasting space talking about it. Well, it is better to recommend it than have you trying some of the more complex videos and having them not turn out right,
@Phaedrakat – i am on facebook, i dinked around and finally found the color to download!! thank you so much for your wonderful advise. as you can see, i am a newbie to clay!!! lol I am just pushing my way through the techniques right now and everything seems overwhelming!! i love this site and the ability to communicate with other polymer clay friends!!!
I was wondering if anyone knew how go get the newest color recipeif you accidentally deleted it off of your email!! I had some surgery and came home and was looking at my mail and accidentally deleted it and worse yet emptied my deleted file later that very same day!!!! I learned the hard way dont be on paid meds and look at your email!! lol
@heidi wyrick: Hi Heidi, I don’t know of any way except to ask Cindy to re-send it. I know she doesn’t like to do that, as it adds more work to her already overflowing schedule. But it sure sounds like you had a bad day! (Believe me, I know what you mean about the pain pills.) If Cindy gave permission, I suppose someone could send you a copy of their newsletter. It is free, but Cindy needs to verify that the person is properly signed-up for the newsletter and the free color recipes.
Are you on Facebook? Do you have your own blog/website? Otherwise, you’d need to have Cindy give someone your email address…in which case it’d probably be easier for her just to send it herself after all. I’m really, really sorry there’s not better news… Have to wait & see what Cindy says…
Good luck! Kat ;D
thank you girls sooooo much!! my only other quick question is I have looked and I cannot find fall leaves palette anywhere!!! I can only see tutorial 018A no 018B HELP!!!!
@heidi wyrick: Hi Heidi, The B-series recipes come in the emailed newsletters we get on Fridays. At this time, that’s the only way to get them. If you weren’t a member when Vol-018 came out, then you wouldn’t have those recipes yet. But the B-series recipes do cycle through again…as of right now, we’re getting Vol-016B recipes in the newsletter. That means we should be getting the Vol-018B recipes coming through again in November. Here’s a comment by Cindy that explains it all: B-Series Color Recipes
Hope this helps! ~Kat
Heidi: I did that a gazillion years ago, so I had to really think about it! Brenda and Sue got it right. The bead was made with a Kaleidoscope cane and it was made with the Fall Leaves Palette blended with Ecru. Great guesses girls!
@ Heidi I would have guessed that it was the Gerbera Flower Cane.
@Brenda M: It’s not always easy to tell with colour differences between computer screens and so on, but I think that kaleidoscope cane was made using the Fall Leaves Palette (Vol-018B), with each of the colours from that palette being skinner/teardrop blended with a white or cream to make the various cane components.
Heidi@ That looks like the Kaleidoscope cane technique. If I am not mistaken. Also, the focal bead is a pillow bead. I don ‘t think Cindy showed us a tute on that mixture of colors. Any can jump in if I am wrong on this???? I think Cindy used some of her own beads as examples. I may be wrong though..
I have searched and searched to find the color combo that was shown as an example in the interchangable pendant video. it was the cream, red and green one. If anyone knows what cane that came from i would greatly appreciate knowing which one.