Famous Jewelry Collections: THE BEADING GEM'S JOURNAL

Monday, June 6, 2011

THE BEADING GEM'S JOURNAL

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 04:00 AM PDT

Image by Martha Stewart.com

Sigh. Some day I will have more time and then I would love to branch off into polymer clay work. It's not just fun to do but the results can be colorful and gorgeous to behold.

This medium is also highly adaptable - you can make polymer clay look like other materials such as metal or even enamel. The sky's the limit for truly creative souls.

The above contemporary style polymer clay necklace tutorial from Martha Stewart is really easy and will suit beginners. There is a video on the site. Via

Judy Haupin's reversible New Leaf Beads necklace tutorial for Beading Daily uses a gold leaf pen treatment to add a touch of luxury to this awesome design.

Image by Beading Daily

Linda Peterson's Pewter Tulips pendant necklace tutorial may look contemporary but really any image can be used. She uses HP t-shirt transfer to move the image from computer to the polymer clay piece.Via

Image by Linda Peterson

Patricia Kimle's Faux Enamel pendant is simply gorgeous! Using polymer clay is a lot easier than trying to enamel! Via

Image by Patricia Kimle

So is the Glitter Flowers Pendant tutorial by Marie Segal. This how-to is thorough, with many pictures to help the beginner. The flower shapes are built up from smaller pieces created with stamps.