The bracelet in the tutorial uses a smart little bead that’s totally popular right now. Adrianne goes on to demonstrate two different methods of making custom beads for your bracelet projects.
One thing I would change is that you should be able to curve the clay before it’s baked and have it hold its shape fine or bake it on half a paper roll or other rounded surface. When i do this style of bead I bake several on the curved edge of a bowl. Some clays, when properly cured, don’t have the memory to hold a shape you bend into it when it’s hot from the oven.
Photo by Adrianne from CraftsUnleased
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