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Color theory at work: when you place a color next to something, it will look different.  Simple, but helpful to know!  The next time you are creating beads or objects using molds and paint, try these nifty little tricks:

Compliments – to make…

Looking for ways to express your creativity right down to the last detail?  Or maybe creating your own findings is a budget savvy alternative for finishing off your jewelry designs.  Here are four different clasp ideas using the same toggle…

Polymer Clay Productions is celebrating their 1 year anniversary and you are invited to the party!

Join them June 1st on their website, www.polymerclayproductions.com from 3-5 PM eastern standard time for a LIVE event!  You can participate to win great prizes and watch…

Functional and Stylish!  I found a fun collection of buttons on Flickr this week.  Buttons are simple to make and can be made using any techinque you already know.

Buttons can be created by piercing two or more holes, adding a jump ring…

Yep, those are my polymer clay beads on the cover of Simply Beads!  My Siren’s Song necklace project is featured in the June issue, in stores now.  Sorry, it’s not a beadmaking project.

I’m very inspired by the ocean when it…

Jenny, from the Craft Test Dummies recently did a run through and comparison of the different brands of Liquid Polymer Clay.  You can read about them here and here.

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Clay is on sale this week at Michael’s.  I can’t think of a better way to spend a buck!

If you haven’t already, check out Cindy Lietz Beadmaking Tips.  She has a great blog filled with little tid-bits to make beadmaking easier.  Love her clear photographs and easy to understand directions. 

I had a tri-bead roller that sat on my shelf…

Carved Bead project by Dona Kato, this is another example of using linoleum cutters with polymer.

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Next on my to-do list is experimenting with my linoleum cutters and polymer clay.  In my other life I’m a printmaker, so the ideas are bursting forth!

This fun pirate coin project was recently dug up on my explorations of what the…

I just recently started exploring using molds to make beads and have to say, it’s quite addicting!

These are urchin beads that I’ve made using Scupley’s Super Elasticlay MoldMaker.  It’s super easy to use and captures really great details.  You just condition…

If I could use one word to describe this book it would be thorough! Making Polymer Clay Beads by Carol Blackburn is jam-packed with easy to follow projects.  There are tips at every turn, showing you not only how to make a wide…

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