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OMG how do you come up with all these amazing polymer clay techniques? Sorry I’ve not chatted for a while but very busy at work. I can not wait to give this and your disc beads a try. Please never stop. You truly are my inspiration. ~Paul-A >> This comment was originally posted here: Pattern Backgrounds Polymer Clay Tutorial
Cindy, I finally decided to buff my beads… and yes they sparkle and are very pretty (some of them – it takes some getting used to knowing how much pressure and all). And yes I sent three of them flying across the room – did not think I would find them ever again. They went pinging all over before settling to the floor. But I enjoyed it and they shine like glass and you are right I do not need to use the glaze anymore. It certainly added a depth that I would not have gotten with the glaze. I seem to be in a chatty mood tonight so I will share a short story with all of you about how lucky we are to have Cindy as our teacher (I know you already know that) but… My sister- lives in D.C. we have many interests in common, she does mostly wire work, decided to take a clay class last weekend. She wanted to see what I was raving about when I told her about Cindy and the tutorials. And The class was on making Calla Lilies – which I had told her I was doing as one of our classes. She paid three times what we pay for three months of classes for a single afternoon! she went to the class, and was very disappointed with it as they did not learn how to make a skinner blend or anything that Cindy teaches and we tend to take for granted. They painted their clay to get color. So, Cindy I want you to know how grateful I am for all your teaching skills and how blessed we are that you take your time to teach us and help make our creations great. And for holding my hand through my fears of using the buffer. ~Karon-C >> This comment was originally posted here: Buffing Polymer Clay Beads
Hi Cindy! I am just getting back into clay after a long hiatus and I must say I love the new Lietz blend method, saves so much time! you rock! ~SusanAnn-A >> This comment was originally posted here: Teardrop Method Polymer Clay Color Blends
I never would have figured out how to make this. Really neat technique, tried it and came out great. I got a Makins extruder a couple months ago. ~Anna-S >> This comment was originally posted here: How to Make a Mod Cane
This is a great explanation for how to make a two-sided mold. I have played around with it, but not seriously enough to get good results. Now, here you’ve done the work for me! Your explanation / method will make it easy for me to make beads and shapes with a pattern on both sides. Thanks! ~Phaedrakat >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Molds
Your food processor article inspired me to try it with a machine I had intended to get rid of on ebay. Worked great on some really hard clay I had, except it quit working on the second or third batch and I cleaned the blades well and it worked again. I think the blades had too much residue on them and it was sticking to them. I need to find that quick mix, I have been using the sculpey softener. ~Nora-W >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Tools
That is so cool Cindy! I can’t wait to get home and try it! I am really excited about trying that in rainbow colors! Thanks so much for all these awesome videos! I am learning a great deal from them! ~Stephanie-M >> This comment was originally posted here: Skinner Blend Plug
Cindy, thanks for the tutorials. I have only used the leaf so the other foils was good to know. ~Linda-W >> This comment was originally posted here: Jones Tones Foil
I haven’t gotten squishy clay yet… but I won’t freak out if I do get some! Thanks for the great tips. ~Kam-K >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Beginners
I just adore your videos! They are very helpful to me. Today I sent my husband to buy me a dremel tool! ~Oana-M >> This comment was originally posted here: Making Jewelry
Thanks for the complete rundown on translucent’s. I found it very helpful and will refer to it in the future. Great Job. ~Mary-T >> This comment was originally posted here: Translucent Polymer Clay
Beautiful! Thank you.. I’m getting very inspired! ~Cindy-E >> This comment was originally posted here: Crackled Gold Leaf on Polymer Clay Beads
What a surprise I got to see the photo of my ear rings posted here at your blog. Learning the techniques and applying them like with these ear rings is what I recently joined for and have appreciated the videos, thank you. I hope it enthuses your other members to put their work in too. thanks for the comments and thanks for thinking enough of my little effort to put in here. ~Elizabeth-K >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Tutorials
Thanks so much for your tutorial on making your own felt buffing wheel for the Dremel. I am amazed how pretty my beads have turned out since using the Dremel and look forward to making my own buffing pads. ~Diana-P >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Dremel Tool
VERY awesome tutorial!!! Thanks! ~Charlene-Z >> This comment was originally posted here: Pillow Beads for Your Jewelry Projects
I’ve really admired these beads and am looking forward to this. I just got my extruder and plan to make the mod cane this weekend. Can’t wait to try this out! ~Sue-W >> This comment was originally posted here: How To Make Mobius Beads From Cane Slices
I love the Teardrop Skinner blend! It hadn’t occurred to me that I could use more than one color plus white in a flower petal. This worked great. ~Betsy-B >> This comment was originally posted here: Quickest Skinner Blend You’ll Ever Make
Cindy – this flower is breathtaking! I would love to see a video on how to make it as I’m a visual learner. I have tried a couple of times to make beads like this, but have always been discouraged as they come out looking thick and clumsy. I will try the “brush technique” with the cornstarch. Thanks again! ~Maria-C >> This comment was originally posted here: Polymer Clay Flower Beads
Yes! Definitely put your name on this alternate method! Maybe the Cindy Color Blend or the Lietz Blend Variation. You deserve the credit. And everyone should know who to thank for saving them so much time. ~Jamie-H >> This comment was originally posted here: Modified Teardrop Method Faster and Just As Good
Wow you have done it Cindy. What a relief, no more 30+ times thru the pasta machine to see the blend. It takes a very creative mind to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks again for sharing this wonderful technique. ~Lynn-W >> This comment was originally posted here: Beautiful Polymer Clay Color Blends
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