Beads from polymer clay "Roxana": master class
Polymer clay beads are unique in themselves,and complemented by a fancy pendant - doubly attractive. Delicate tones in contrast with the dark trim give a shade of elegance to the decoration. Make them easy. Even the one who first took this wonderful material in hand - polymer clay - will understand that the “torments of creativity” are not about her. Desire and time are all that is needed for one more thing to appear in the arsenal of jewelry - the original and the unique.
Materials and tools for making beads from polymer clay "Roxana":
- baked polymer clay, color: lilac, pink translucent, white; - office knife (blade); - rolling pin or pasta machine (which is much more convenient); - toothpicks, thick sewing needle, knitting needles; - waxed cord of red (pink or white) color; - bail, pin, ring for connecting steel color; - acrylic or glass beads; - varnish
Polymer clay beads: stages of work:
Mash all the cooked clay in your hands, roll into balls. From clay of white color to mold the small cylinder. Roll out a layer of pink translucent clay with a rolling pin and wrap a cylinder with it. Roll out the resulting "roll" on a flat clean surface up to 15 cm and cut it into five parts. All parts put together, shrink. Carefully, trying not to allow distortions, roll it back into a harness. Cut off several thin plates from the finished cane, and from lilac-colored clay, cut small pieces for future beads. Roll balls of dark color, then wrap them with cane plates. A few balls left lilac, they will be decorated with colored harnesses. Make one bead a little more than the rest - it will be in the center of the pendant for our beads. Cut it and two more in half - this is also a blank for decorating the pendant. Roll up two thin bundles of purple and pink polymer clay. Put them together and roll them slightly along the length. Cut a small part to decorate the bottom of the pendant. The formation of the pendant must begin with a large bead. Wrap it underneath with a cord, then pull it up and wrap the side beads in the same way. It is better to perform this operation with the help of toothpicks, while not too pressing on the edges of the harness, so as not to deform it. The bottom of the supplement element of the harness of two colors. Screw the pin into the central upper part of the blank (large bead). Again, roll up two bundles of clay in contrasting colors, twist them in the form of a pigtail. We return to the purple balls. They are wrapped in pigtails and lightly rolled in the hands. So make as many beads asneed for future decoration. Make holes in the center of the finished beads. It is better to first do this with a sewing needle, and then “plant” them on the knitting needles and bake them. Hang the knitting needles on pieces of crumpled foil, soso that the balls do not touch the surface of the pan (or on wooden bars) and bake the blanks in the oven. Suspension baked in a horizontal position. Instructions for baking must comply! It can be found on the packaging of polymer clay, which is used for work. Cool the figurines with varnish, arrange them in the order you like, and assemble them onto the cord. The original jewelry - wonderful beads made of polymer clay, made according to our master class, is ready! Nina Trukhanova specifically for the site Previous article: Next article: