ORGANIC BEADS - DIY #13

FAUX LAVA BEADS & FAUX CORAL STICKS - NUGGETS

Polymer clay is a wonderful medium, you can imitate almost anything in the universe . Last week I have experimented again with Faux lava beads and two different shaped faux corals. A couple of years ago I posted a blog post on Lava beads. This time a video demonstration.

Tutorial #13 on My Youtube Channel :

In the previous post if you check you can see my tool was a cloth brush for Lava rocks. Here I have textured the beads with Epsum Salt and tooth prick. Don't worry about the salt residue. Wash well in plain water they all will dissolve well after curing.

Corals can be seen in red to peach shades, I added more yellow on one part of log made for coral but the Yellow was not enough to dominate the density of red so all appeared in same color . You will understand this while watching video.  So for more realistic organic look ; add more and more yellow to the Red and Translucent mix. Make the color gradiation.

MATERIALS REQUIRED :

After Sanding

After curing wash the beads well few times in plenty of water. Pat dry and coat all corals with BLACK acrylic paint. Wash well again and sand the beads well , The paint will stay in the groves. Buff with renaissance wax for better result. One of my viewer suggested this. I applied Minwax poly urathane only. 

Let "em Dry After Varnishing

Instead of spacer beads I used Jump rings in between, got this idea from Pinterest.

LET'S GO TO D.I.Y:

THANK YOU ALL.

Crackled Bangle

Crackle Technique is always amazing. There are few ways to make crackle on polymer clay. Using heat gun, partially dried or cured  veneer, craft foils, African Raku by Shannon Tabor etc etc.

Here I used Black Premo Clay and Gold leaf (foil) . Those contrasted colors brings starry night effect.

You don't need much materials for this kind of bangles. Just clay, foil, wire to strengthen, bake and bond , basic tools. But needed to bake twice nearly 100 minutes i cured it in total.

Check my Tutorial👉

Let me know your opinions... See you soon.

PATRIOTIC JEWELRY ( The US )

HAPPY JULY 4 th WEEK EVERY ONE !!!!

I would like to share some ideas and inspirations for July 4 or Patriotic day. As of now I made a video for  making a cuff bracelet and two types of Earrings.
I will be adding more DIY ideas on same theme under the playlist  " PARIOTIC JEWELRY " on my YOU TUBE  channel.
#11 Tutorial comes with a July 4 th Jewelry idea. Make yourself a cuff bracelet from polymer clay in the patriotic colors. The technique I used is TORN WATER COLOR MOSAIC , I made a SKINNER BLEND OF RED - WHITE - BLUE from Premo Sculpey brand Oven bake poly clay. Check Tutorials of Anna Oriona , Ludmila , Samantha for variations of Water color technique. This particular technique introduced by Maggie Maggio.

This extra ordinary cuff in RED BLUE WHITE and their graduated color blends will blow everyone away with the magical beauty. I bought the reusable CUFF BLANKS from eminent Clay artist Teresa Salgado. That makes making cuff bracelets so easier.

Let's Get Started :

The techniques ☝ : 

Skinner Blend

Torn Water Color Mosaic

Brand : Sculpey Premo & Fimo for Blue

Let's move on to make Ear rings

 I will show how to use Ear ring Hoops as well as Fish hook wires. These DIYs are pretty simple too. Excuse me , I shot these in night so clarity matters a bit. Actually I wanted to remind you of these are  not just about patriotic colors , you can use your artistic thoughts and color  skills in implimenting your own very way ! the beads I used for these Earrings are part of Water color cuff tutorial. If you are not able to make yourself , pick your choice of beads from stores.

Do It Yourself 👇

Hope you Love these. I will make a necklace vedio as well by Patriotic Day. Thanks !!!! 💗