Polymer clay beads experiments - 71 of 366 creative days

71/366 Polymer clay beads
Several types of experiments and results of previous experiments.

a - Materials

1. Polymer clay white
2. Leftovers from making faux turquoise 
3. Transparent white

b - Tools

1.  Hands

c - Techniques

1. Make a white bead
2. Chop the leftovers into small pieces and mix with small chopped pieces of transparent white
3. Roll the white bead into one direction trough the chopped pieces, not too many.
4. Roll and press using your hands until the ball is perfect round.

d - End result

White polymer clay bead with faux turquoise leftovers

Faux cinnabar from polymer clay

Carved and stamped polymer clay beads

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Jade beads and pendants - 63 of 366 creative days

63/166  - Fake jade

For the twenty eighth day of 366 creative days I have posted a fake jade attempt of a pendant made of noodles and beads, along with a some other tests. Gives a bit of Maya jewelry impression.

Fake jade polymer clay Mayan pendants

 Materials

1 - 1 x 104 + 1 x 404 + 1/2 x 504 transparent Fimo polymer clay for light green
2 -  1 x 104 + 1x 404 + 1/2 x 374 transparent Fimo polymer clay for mustard olive
3 -  1 x 80 + a pinch of 43
4 - sand (mix of dark and white)
5 - liquid Kato polymer clay
6 - cinnamon powder, tiny sticks, various other "dirt that might look interesting in the jade
7 - 1 x 50 + 1 x 10 polymer clay
8 - 1 x 50 + a pinch of white

b - Tools

1 - roller
2 - pasta machine
3 - extrude gun
4 - molds and stamps
5 - brush


c - Techniques

 1 - Mix the colors together separate by shade by using a pasta machine
 2 - Chop the blended (1, 2) polymer clay into small bits and pieces and mix it with some sand, cinnamon and other "dirt"
3 - Mix 3 with a bit of sand for making the base for the pendant, then flatten it at a 2 mm thickness
4 - Make the bead and pendant shapes and stamp them with various designs
5 - Leftover jade extrude with a polymer clay extruder, same for 7 and 8, will fasten the process.
6 - Thin a bit more the "noodles" using your finger
7 - Brush the base using a brush with liquid Kato polymer clay, and start arranging the polymer clay jade noodles using your imagination.
8 - Bake as described on package (110 C) on a piece of baking paper

Fake jade polymer clay beads

d - End result

I'm trying to find the pendant for some time, somehow, it got lost when I changed flats along with another necklace.
I really loved the pendant, after baking, the polymer clay become slightly transparent and give a very interesting touch along with non transparent colored clay.

Ebony and beads refurbished jewelry - 61 of 366 creative days

61/366 Rearranged old jewelry

For the 61 of 366 creative days I have refurbished some old jewelry.

 Materials

1 - Old ebony necklace, old plastic bracelet
2 - Ribbon
3 - Beads
4 - Metal square for the pendant
5- Thread

b - Tools

1 - Scissors
2 - Needle
3 - Saw (for sawing some of the big beads)
4 - Pliers
5 - Glue


c - Techniques

           1 - Each line of small beads are done one by one, not loom, spin around the metal plate (that was covered previously in ribbon. when done, glue a big piece of  dotted brown ribbon on the back so the tread wont be visible.

d - End result

Abanos necklace

Beaded pendant with ribbon and big plastic focal beads

I enjoyed doing them, gave them as gift to my friends.

Bead swirls - 37 of 366 creative days

37/366

  For the thirty seventh day I have tried some swirls on some beads and tried to make them square.

PMC black-raibow beads - 33 of 366 creative days

33/366

  For the thirty third day I have continued working with the extruded polymer clay stripes and made some beads.

Polymer clay black rainbow beads

    I use slices, cut vertical and  horizontal and then try to swirl the beads. It didn't all ended how I planned but I learned several tricks.

Chinese knots earrings and bracelet - 32 of 366 creative days

32/366

  For the thirty second day of 366 creative days  I have done a pair of earrings and a bracelet from pastel colors silk rope using Chinese knots and eternity knots.

Chinese and eternity knots on earrings and bracelet

  
    Was easy but they require a lot of patience and time to space them and do them same size. I am pleased with the result, I will use these knots along with the Kumihimo braid for various bead variations.

Mixing colors for water and air elements - 30 of 355 creative days

30/366

   I celebrated 30 days(a month) by doing something boring. mixing colors. I really don't like doing it, is boring as hell and a huge waste of time, but, I know they are very useful so I will do them thinking at the future uses.

   I will post the colors after baking them. Only 13 combination this time.

Turquoise - emerald PMC earrings - 28 of 366 creative days

28/366

  For the twenty eighth day of 366 creative days I have finished a pair of polymer clay earrings that I started in the turquoise - emerald polymer clay beads on the sixth day. I used some glass beads and silver plated metal beads and a tube as well.
  The wire is actually metallic thread silver,emerald and green, around 0.7mm each and I used 7 for a 4 thread kumihimo braid.

Turquoise emerald polymer clay earrings

     If they are seen from more than a meter distance the wire is almost invisible and they look like floating under the ear.

Clay cinnabar hallow bead - 21 of 366 creative days

21/366
 For twenty first day I have tried to make cinnabar beads, specially a hallow polymer clay bead. The color isn't how I imagined but I will work on it some more

a - Materials
b - Tools
c - Techniques
d - End result
e - Used for
f - Other info

a - Materials
          1 -Started with 6 parts of polymer clay fuchsia(fimo strawberry) and 1 part yellow and a pinch of black then added plenty of yellow and some tempera red color. I will come back and remake this recipe, the color ended like the red in 3/366, stripes of polymer clay, I guess the color I see as cinnabar should be an indian red but darker.
          2 - Wax

b - Tools
          1 - Pasta machine
          2 - Cutter
          3 - Drills
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c - Techniques
          1 - I made a was ball and placed a thick layer of polymer clay on top the modeled, added some textures and cut some, baked and than hand sculpted the cured polymer clay with a sharp thick cutter and drills. For the rest of the beads just use some flower molds and some more

d - End result

Polymer clay cinnabar hallow bead and more

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e - Used for
         Will be added later

f - Other info
 - he beads are baked and polished a bit
 - this is not a tutorial, was posted to help me remember some things and to keep track on "366 creative days" project. If you want a tutorial on how to make hallow beads with polymer clay, with detailed pictures about how I did it, let me know.

Thank you!
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Crochet silk and beads bracelet - 19 of 366 creative days

19/366
 For nineteenth day  have finished the bracelet started two days ago by doing the centerpiece and getting them all together.

a - Materials
b - Tools
c - Techniques
d - Used for
e - Other info

a - Materials
          1 - Plastic and metal rings 15mm resp 10mm diameter
          2 - Glass beads
          3 - Metal beads
          4 - Turquoise polymer clay beads
          5 - Silver and gold metal wire for sewing
          6 - Silk dark red yarn
         
b - Tools
          1 - Crochet hook 1.0
          2 - Beading needle(very thin)
          3 - Pliers

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c - Techniques
          1 - Crochet around the ring and sew the beads

d - Used for

Crochet red silk and beads bracelet finished

e - Other info
- this is not a tutorial, was posted to help me remember some things and to keep track on "366 creative days" project. If you want a tutorial with detailed pictures about how I did it, let me know.

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Silk and beads rings part two - 18 of 366 creative days

18/366
For eighteenth day I have continued the bracelet made from knitted rings, colored glass beads and turquoise beads I have made myself, the same one I started the day before.

a - Materials
b - Tools
c - Techniques
d - End result
e - Used for
f - Other info

a - Materials

          1 - Plastic or metal rings 15mm diameter
          2 - Glass beads
          3 - Metal beads
          4 - Turquoise polymer clay beads
          5 - Silver and gold metal wire for sewing
          6 - Silk dark red yarn
         
b - Tools
          1 - Crochet hook 1.0
          2 - Beading needle(very thin)
          3 - Pliers
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c - Techniques
          1 - Crochet around the ring and sew the beads

d - End result

Red silk and beads rings

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e - Used for



f - Other info
- this is the second stage, only the centerpiece left after this
- this is not a tutorial, was posted to help me remember some things and to keep track on "366 creative days" project. If you want a tutorial with detailed pictures about how I did it, let me know.

Thank you!
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Silk and beads rings - 17 of 366 creative days

17/366
For seventeenth day I have started a bracelet made from knitted rings, colored glass beads and some turquoise beads I have made myself from polymer clay.

a - Materials
b - Tools
c - Techniques
d - End result
e - Used for
f - Other info

a - Materials

          1 - Plastic or metal rings 15mm diameter
          2 - Glass beads
          3 - Metal beads
          4 - Turquoise polymer clay beads
          5 - Silver and gold metal wire for sewing
          6 - Silk dark red yarn
         
b - Tools
          1 - Crochet hook 1.0
          2 - Beading needle(very thin)
          3 -Pliers
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c - Techniques
          1 - Crochet around the ring and sew the beads

d - End result
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Silk and beads rings

e - Used for
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f - Other info
- started as earrings idea but will end up as bracelet as a model for later
- this is not a tutorial, was posted to help me remember some things and to keep track on "366 creative days" project. If you want a tutorial with detailed pictures about how I did it, let me know.

Thank you!
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Turquoise earrings - 16 of 366 creative days

16/366
For the sixteenth day I have tested some rings in order to put some oval shaped beads together in a pair of earrings. Of course, they need some more fixing since they refuse to stay the way I placed them but I will add some glue or liquid polymer clay and a metallic bead in center.

a - Materials
b - Tools
c - Techniques
d - End result
e - Used for
f - Other info

a - Materials
          1 - Silver plated rings - 3 sizes
          2 - Polymer clay turquoise oval beads I have done before
          3 - Earring hook


b - Tools
          1 - 1.5 mm drill
          2 - Pliers

c - Techniques
          1 - Enlarge the holes in the beads and make a second holes next to first for one of the beads

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d - End result

Polymer clay turquoise earrings

e - Used for
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f - Other info
          - this is not done due to the instability of the beads on the wire, but I like the idea.
          - this is not a tutorial, was posted to help me remember some things and to keep track on "366 creative days" project. If you want a tutorial with detailed pictures about how I did it, let me know.

Thank you for your support!
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Polymer clay beads - 13 of 366 creative days

13/366
  For the thirteen day of 366 creative days I have made beads from the polymer clay patterns I have done in the previous days, as well as from mixing those or tried some new polymer clay techniques that I learned.
  I will cheat a bit cause I got carried away and forgot to post so I will change the hour so it will look like I posted yesterday.

a - Materials
b - Tools
c - Techniques
d - End result
e - Used for
f - Other info

a - Materials
          1 - Clay gun experiment (1/366)
          2 - Pastel Mokume Gane (2/366)
          3 - Extruded turquoise-emerald logs (6/366)
          4 - Gradient Ikat (9/366)
          5 - Base was made from that version of light terracotta used at the flower shaped pendats

b - Tools
          1 - Pasta machine
          2 - Tissue blade
          3 - Toothpicks
          4 - Hard flat piece of acrylic for the swirls
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c - Techniques
          1 - I cut slices from the polymer clay unbaked patterns and added them on the beads
          2 - Some of them I modeled by hand with the toothpick afterward

d - End result

Polymer clay beads

          Sorry for the bad photo.

e - Used for
           Will be added later.

f - Other info
          - the sizes varies between 1.1cm and 1.8 cm
          - unbaked(uncured)
          - this is not a tutorial, was posted to help me remember some things and to keep track on "366 creative days" project. If you want a tutorial with detailed pictures about how I did it, let me know.

          Thank you for your support!
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