Posted a day late...but anyways..here's what I was working on....
It's my first try at making beads. I got some clay yesterday. I wanted to use an air dry type of clay....
Unfortunately, i think the clay is too brittle...thus the broken one on the right side. Maybe i made it too thin? I don't know a lot about making beads from clay yet and I think its going to take a lot of experimenting. I may have to try a different type of clay...I've read about cold clay (and it being air dry too). You can even make your own but I don't think I have the patience to make it myself. I want to get to the "making" of the beads itself right away.
My favorite part is painting and decorating the beads....
I chose gold, pink and white paints...mostly because those were the ones I had on hand.
And here are the ones that survived.... the 2 rectangular ones crumbled...perhaps they weren't quite dry yet when I started painting them....see how impatient I am...
I really enjoyed my foray into clay bead making...
What's on your bead table today?
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