| When beginners want to learn how to make | | | | beads for jewelry. |
| pottery, they often envision earthenware clay | | | | Marbling mixes different colors in swirls or by |
| used in terra cotta planters or Mexican clay | | | | twisting moist polymer clay into patterns. |
| pottery. Because earthenware designs have been | | | | Texturing creates unusual surfaces by stamping, |
| used for over 9,000 years, they set a standard in | | | | rolling the clay on textured surfaces and by |
| our minds about pottery and how it looks. | | | | making impressions in the unbaked clay with |
| Advanced potters know earthenware is just the | | | | objects such as needles, which are also used to |
| beginning. Different clay bodies, glazing and firing | | | | create holes for stringing beads. Powdering uses a |
| processes are used to create stoneware, | | | | mica powder with pigment for metallic effects. |
| ceramics, artwork and clay beads for jewelry. | | | | Glittering steps up the metallic effects to the next |
| Often beginning potters learn with earthenware | | | | level and is easy to used on polymer clay that |
| clay because it is a forgiving, flexible medium | | | | was not yet baked. Painting is done before or |
| usually finished with low fire glazes. When | | | | after baking with colorful acrylic paints. |
| beginners start crafting, pliable clay bodies and low | | | | After creating and decorating beads, they are |
| fire glazes make it easier to learn pottery crafting. | | | | baked and varnished for a durable shine that will |
| Another simple medium to experiment with as a | | | | last for a long time. Use the beads to create |
| beginner is polymer clay. | | | | necklaces, earrings, bracelets and pendants. If you |
| Learning how to make polymer clay beads is fun | | | | decide to make more creations, you may want |
| and easy. Polymer clay is a unique material | | | | to try a bead roller easily create consistent beads. |
| available in many colors. Beads are small and do | | | | You just slide the base and top of the bead roller |
| not take a lot of time to create so they are a | | | | back and forth to make uniform beads in a |
| terrific project for beginners. You can make your | | | | variety of shapes and sizes for all kinds of |
| own jewelry to match a particular outfit, to wear | | | | jewelry creations. Create modified hexagon, |
| on a certain holiday or occasion or to give as gifts. | | | | round, tube, oval, bicone and tri-oval beads using a |
| You can make polymer clay beads by hand or in | | | | bead roller. Bead rollers are so safe and simple, |
| a bead rolling machine. People often experiment | | | | children have fun using them with safe materials |
| by hand at first then get a bead rolling machine to | | | | such as soft polymer clay and Mexican pottery |
| make multiple creations more quickly. Try | | | | clay. |
| different techniques to design colorful, eclectic | | | | |