At our North Texas Polymer Clay Guild meeting last weekend, our current president, Diane Foster, gave a demo on how to make these cool swirl beads. Her versions have glitter embedded in them as well as some gold leaf & translucent canes. I used a chrysanthemum cane in these examples as well as a pretty blue flower cane made by my friend Denise Spillane. The bead came from some scrap clay I had on hand in turquoise, violet & gold. Once the beads were formed & baked, I added a coat of Future floor finish to add shine. For a basic online tutorial on swirl beads…check out Desiree’s great clay site here. 
EstroJean
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Mon, Mar 10, 2008
Polymer Clay