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A brief discussion on how to create and make your own beads to use in handcrafted jewelry. Two methods are described, paper and polymer clay.

This is an instructional article with photographs included on how to make polymer clay beads.

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In this guide, I'll show how to make a simple bud vase from Sculpey Clay. The same process can be used to sculpt from any clay, but the baking instructions are specific to Sculpey. And don't worry - you don't need any skill or experience to come up with something fabulous.

Anxious to get started making your own polymer clay beads for handmade jewelry? Read these informative articles first!

Many jewelry makers love to work with polymer clay beads. Polymer clay can be shaped and formed into many interesting patterns, and it comes in a wide variety of colors.

Polymer clay beads can be fashioned in many exciting patterns and colors. They are very popular for jewelry making and other crafts.

Artist trading cards, or ATCs, are a great way for artists to meet and communicate with each other. And even though they started with artists working in other mediums, they're easy to make with polymer clay.

Millefiore means "one million flowers" in French. These types of beads have been very popular for centuries. Originally fashioned from glass, today's polymer clay offers a wonderful alternative.

Polymer clay beads are very popular in craft jewelry making. For a whimsical look, you might like to try these spiral pattern beads.

Polymer clay is an amazing material that can be used to create an incredible variety of objects. If you've thought about trying it, but have no idea where to start, consider making some beads.

Using polymer clay, such as Fimo brand, to create beads for jewelry making is a popular craft. This article will explain how to make polymer clay beads with an attractive marble pattern.

Polymer clay beads with colorful swirled designs can be really eye-catching as well as unique. Here are basic instructions for making these beads, as well as a few tips for making them even more special.

Would you like to make your own jewelry that looks professional? With a little bit of practice and very little time you can make professional looking beads in your own kitchen. You can bake them in a standard oven or a toaster oven and it is inexpensive to make.

In the 15th century, the millefiori technique of glass bead making was developed in Milano, Italy, but it was not used in the United States until the 1850's. The alternate polymer clay technique is more recent.

Polymer clay is a wonderfully versatile medium for making beads that can be strung together or worn alone as pendants. Here are a few tips to make the bead-making process easier and more creative.

Buying jewelry can be a strain on your budget. If you'd like to add to your collection without subtracting from your bank account, try making your own jewelry. Here are some methods to consider.

There are lots of different ways to make jewelry. But maybe you've never attempted any, preferring instead to work with yarn and a crochet hook. Well, you can use your crochet skills to make jewelry; you just need to adapt some materials and techniques.

The secrets to making money on Ebay with your hand-made polymer clay beads.

When you've built up a beautiful polymer clay cane, how do you reduce it properly and avoid distortion? This article will give you tricks and tips for better cane reduction.

People who string necklaces or bracelets will often combine polymer clay and "regular" beads. But not many people have tried using polymer clay and beads in the same piece. Here are a few tips for success in this type of "mixed media."

Here are some good tricks and techniques whether you are just starting out working with polymer clay and are unsure if you want to go to the extra expense of special tools or just want a few hints and ideas.

This is a fun and useful project using scrap polymer clay.

Getting over your fear of polymer clay can be hard, but once you do, prepare to become addicted. Here's an overview of the things you can make and do.

What is polymer clay? How do you use it? What can you do with it? The possibilities are endless.

Do you have an image on paper that you wish you could put on polymer clay? There is a way to get that image onto clay, with a process called transferring.

Translucent polymer clay contains no pigment. On its own it seems - well, boring. So why would you want to work with it? What's so special about translucent, anyway? Here are a few ideas for what to do with it.

When polymer clay first became available there was no good way to make shaded colors. Then Judith Skinner came up with a method that produced a fast, easy, and gradual color change.

Polymer clay isn't just for decorative objects. It can also be used to make useful items - like buttons. Here are a few tips for making, and caring for, buttons made from polymer clay.

Use this guide to learn how to easily make your own push molds for lovely embellishments and textures, dimension, and design within your polymer clay projects.

My earlier article on polymer clay transfers covered the basics of the process. But there are many other ideas to consider. Here are a few.

Pens are ubiquitous. We use them every day, throughout the day. Some are attractive, but I think it's safe to say that most are just plain useful plastic. Well, why not dress them up a little - with some polymer clay?

You can do a lot with polymer clay just by itself. But mixing it with other things can result in some really special effects. Here are a few suggestions for objects to mix in or with clay, and a few tips for how to handle the results.

Create these fun skull beads with polymer clay.

Mirror images are fast and easy to make in polymer clay. They're also a great way to use up scrap clay. Here's how to make mirror images and a few ideas for what to do with them.

Polymer clay is an adaptable medium. It can be made to resemble many different substances - including metals like gold, silver, and copper, which is very useful if you're making jewelry.

Mokume gane is a technique that was originally used by metalworkers. But polymer clay artists have adapted it for their own purposes, producing some spectacularly beautiful effects.

Perhaps you've just created a beautiful sculpture out of polymer clay and would like to copy it. Or you'd like to do more stamping but can't find the designs you like. What do you do? Make your stamps or a mold from polymer clay itself.

You can create some magical effects just by using different mixtures of polymer clay. But if you'd like to make your items even more interesting, read on. Here are some suggestions for surface treatments for polymer clay objects.

Making your own beaded jewelry at home can be both easy and fun. Besides being enjoyable, you will end up with a completely unique creation that is entirely your own.

The following information provides a number of helpful tips for making bracelets with beads. Once you start making bracelets with glass beads, shells, stones, and some of the many other materials used for jewelry making, you'll become addicted to this fun and easy craft.

Etsy seller Valerie Moore, the artist behind the Etsy shop ValerieBeads, creates handmade polymer clay beads and focal pieces, as well as offering some of her drawn artwork on artisan beads and in other formats.

So what kind of clay should you buy your own little Michelangelo? Here is a short review of the different types of clay available at most art stores and their suitability for children.

One of the most popular crafts around these days is beading and jewelry making. You might consider starting your own handmade jewelry business, and making a profit from the thing you love to do.

Looking for methods to sell your own jewelry? Look no further!

Costume jewelry is unique, beautiful and inexpensive especially when you make it from wallpaper.

This simple photo Wall Art Project is a great way to decorate a wall for very little money. They are a simple way to display all of those school pictures, family photos, and almost any art you have collected through the years.

Do you love roses and the old fashioned charm of vintage florals? Would you like to start a business featuring the soft colors of Victorian roses or images of your favorite blossoms? Here are 101 business ideas using the loveliest of flowers - the rose!

More than drawing and painting, and art studio in Fort Worth, Texas is educating children about the beginnings of famous artist Vincent Van Gogh. Children make art in the style of Van Gogh, as well as creating their own work.

Beading has always been a fashionable hobby. I figured out an easy and fun way to make your own beautiful beads from scratch.

Polymer clay canes are an ingenious way of making many identical (or almost identical) patterns and images. Here's some basic information and a few tips to help your cane-making go more smoothly.

Polymer clay beads are popular in funky jewelry making crafts. While beads with holes through them are great for stringing, many pendant shapes are also made.

Polymer clay canes can vary in complexity depending on their intended use - and the skills of their maker. Here's a good cane to make when you're just starting out.

Create metallic effects in your polymer clay jewelry and other projects using gold and silver leaf, powders and other methods.

Common tools you can use for your polymer clay projects.

Making a basic polymer clay cane.

Enjoy the holiday season with the kids, by making great creations with polymer clay. This synthetic clay can be bought at most craft stores, comes in a bunch of colors and can be baked right in the oven.

This art doll project shows you how to make a mini mermaid art doll with a polymer clay face, cloth body, and other materials.

Give the following ideas a try, and turn ordinary polymer clay into beautiful works of art in the form of earrings. These polymer clay earrings are ideal for gift-giving and selling at craft shows or online.

Turquoise is a beautiful gemstone, but it can be pricey. You can make simulated, or "faux," turquoise with polymer clay. Here's how.

If you've ever played with polymer clay you know that the fun that comes from stamping, cutting, and shaping designs is out of this world.

Polymer clay can be used to make objects both decorative and functional. It can be serious art, or just for fun. But there's one use that can be really meaningful to a special group of people - cancer patients.

This is a review of Sculpey Original Clay that is wonderful for children to make art projects. It is fun to play with and also great for adults.

In my last article I covered the basics of working with a pasta machine. Here are some tips intended for those who have moved past the basics and need more specific information.

This project isn't hard to do and doesn't require a lot of supplies. But it has a lot of room for creative experimentation - and the potential for some dazzling effects.

There are schools in Boston where you can take lessons in any one of the jewelry making disciplines, or in all of them if you want too.

A jewelry making party is where a bunch of friends get together to make jewelry.

The relatively new medium of liquid polymer clay offers design options you can't get with solid clay. Here are just a few of the many things you can do with it.

Beading is a form of jewelry making, primarily necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. Beads are made from numerous materials, including clay, cubic zirconia stones, mother of pearl, gemstone and semi-precious stone, magnets, metals, glass, and wood.

In other articles I've given a lot of suggestions for creative things to do with polymer clay. But there are a few things you shouldn't try.

You can create some magical effects just using different mixtures of polymer clay. But if you'd like to make your items even more interesting, read on. Here are even more suggestions for surface treatments for polymer clay objects.

If you've ever played around with polymer clay, or even just thought about trying it, there's a lot of inspiration on the web. Here are 10 sites that are sure to get you thinking creatively about the possibilities of polymer clay.

Tips for making better doll hands with polymer clay.

People who do scrapbooking and other paper crafts are familiar with the great effects produced by rubber stamps. But stamping isn't just for paper. It can create some wonderful effects on polymer clay too.

Polymer clay started out as a doll-making medium but is now being used by everyone from crafters to artists. It's also a great way for kids to express their creativity. Here are a few tips to help make your "clay play" easier and more fun.

The translucent form of polymer clay extends both the range of clay colors and the kinds of effects you can create. Here are a few tips to help you use translucent more effectively and avoid some of its limitations.

How to make polymer clay molds for crafts and art projects.

How to make very simple eyeballs for your polymer clay sculptures.

Having someone show you what to do can be easier to follow than a list of written instructions. Polymer Clay Productions offers free instructional videocasts that show you how to create with polymer clay.

Flowers are easy to make out of polymer clay with some practice and patience.

This article is how I became involved in making hand crafted jewelry. I also share a few tips on finding ways to create jewelry.

Once you've mastered jewelry making basics, upgrade to real semi-precious gemstones without spending a fortune. The trick is to learn what stones are reasonably priced and how to buy them.

If you're looking for storage containers for beads, consider the following great ideas. You'll save money and solve your bead storage problem!

A closer look at Carolyn Buss, a jewelry maker based in the Seattle area.

Have you seen the new colors in straws and stir sticks? They're beautiful and they make great jewelry pieces!

Whether you are seeking traditional Irish jewelry or ethnic Celtic jewelry today, the pristine charm of expensive ethnic jewelry has always been hard to resist for any female who loves the timeless elegance of traditional jewelry.

Wide range of jewelry is available for both the sexes - men as well as women. Wide range of qualities and styles are available in different price ranges. Trends in jewelry design keep on changing with times. Jewelry designs are also sensitive to fashion.

What girl doesn't like to create? Purchasing kits for a girl to design accessories can be expensive and heeds very few, cheap-looking crafts. Put together a jewelry-making kit as a gift for a special girl in your life and she'll be thrilled.

Beading and craft stores have a huge number of different tools for beaded jewelry making. If you are just starting out, the selection can be overwhelming.

Don't throw away those soda lids; save them to make terrific jewelry crafts.

Did you know you can make sturdy and exceptionally beautiful beads using raw potatoes? Here you'll find out how to make a decorate these unusual beads.

Designing jewelry can be a fun pastime for grownups and children alike. If trendy, costume jewelry is your forte, nothing makes it easier to design that safety pins and beads.

Jewelry has been around since the Stone Age. This article explains how it came to be and gives a brief history on its development throughout the years. It also shares information on today's most well known fashion jewelry manufacturers.

Making jewelry from wire can be a fun and even lucrative hobby. This article will explain the basic tools needed to get started working with wire.