6 Expert Tips for Creating Marbled Polymer Clay Beads

Michelle M. — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:43:00 GMT

If you’re like me, you’d rather not talk about how much you’ve spent on beads in your lifetime or how many of those beads have yet to be used in a piece of jewelry. Oh, the guilt! Making your own beads out of polymer clay enables you to make them for a tiny fraction of the cost you’d pay for most beads. More important, you can make them exactly the size, shape and color you want. ...(read more)

Sketching Beading Designs: Examples and Ideas from Readers

Michelle M. — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:31:00 GMT

Back in April, I wrote about how I sketched the design for my chain maille necklace ("Rambling Rose"). I had so many emails from beaders who also sketched their designs that I decided to ask everyone--Do you sketch your designs? More than 1,300 responded and only 26% answered "no". ...(read more)

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6 Expert Tips for Creating Marbled Polymer Clay Beads

Sketching Beading Designs: Examples and Ideas from Readers