Polymer Clay Hits the Beach!

March 12, 2008 by heather powers

Polymer Clay seashells inspired by my first Bead Cruise. Where have I been the last two weeks? Getting ready for the cruise and then sailing from tropical island to tropical island while I taught bead and jewelrymaking classes. It’s a tough life, but someone has to do it!

You can make your own shell beads with my simple tutorial. By trying different colors you can create beads that look completely different. Here are a few examples of the same cane in different color schemes:

[tags]polymer clay, bead cruise, shell beads, free projects[/tags]

Comments

Carrie says
March 13, 2008 at 11:08 am
Very cool! What are you planning on making with them? I really like the way the disks look sideways & stacked..
heather powers says
March 13, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Thanks Carrie, all these beads have found homes with other jewerly makers. 🙂
Cindy Lietz, The Polymer Clay Tutor says
March 17, 2008 at 11:21 am
I have always loved your ‘Humble Beads’ Heather. Your voice rings out loud and clear in everything you make!
heather powers says
March 19, 2008 at 7:48 am
Thanks cindy!
Tammy says
June 13, 2008 at 4:06 pm
I really like the purple swirls in the first set. What a great idea for summer.
Michelle says
July 11, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Okay, I LOVE these!!!!! So pretty!

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