Shaving Cream Beads:
Step 1
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Mix 4 parts Translucent FIMO® with 1 part Indian Red
and Manadrin Orange.
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Step 2
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Create two round beads with Pro Bead Roller #2 by
adding slightly larger amounts of clay than is called for
in the measuring instructions. Place in oval slot. Place
the lid on top and “smash and rock” the bead back and
forth. This type of bead does not roll over. Pierce hole
with piercing pins.
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Step 3
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Add shaving cream to ceramic tile. Add 4 drops of
each piñata ink color. Mix with toothpick. Randomly
apply shaving cream to bead. Heat with heat gun to
melt shaving cream and lower ink to surface of the clay.
This will produce random patterns in the clay. Do not
touch. Be careful not to burn the clay as heat guns will
get very hot.
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Faux Coral Tube Beads:
Step 4
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Using base mixture from shaving cream beads, create
5 tube beads with tube bead roller. Add distress marks
with sand paper. Poke holes with piercing pin. Cut into
desired lengths approximately 1/4" to 1/2" wide.
Faux Turquoise
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Step 5
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Chop clay into small pieces with PolyBlade or in food
processor. Gently press pieces together to form into a
log 1/4" diameter. Allow some cracks to show in clay.
Pierce with piercing pin. Cut into desired lengths
approximately 1/4" to 1/2" wide.
Wooden Beads
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Step 6
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Create two bi-cone beads with Sahara clay from the
blunt end cavity of Pro Bead Roller Set 7. Pierce hole
with piercing pin. Paint with acrylic paint allowing some
of the base color clay to show through. You want this to
be streaky.
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Gold Beads:
Step 7
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Using Gold clay, create several beads using the
Tri-Bead Roller oval.
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Donut Beads:
Step 8
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Using mixture from shaving cream technique, create
round balls from the Pro Bead Roller then flatten. Cut out
hole with drinking straw. Texture with sand paper. Poke
hole with piercing pins.
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‘Mokume Gane’ Beads:
Step 9
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Flatten each of the following colors of clay through
pasta machine to thinnest setting: Copper, Gold,
Translucent, Black. Stack colors, adding a layer of gold
leaf in between each layer. Press through pasta machine
on thickest setting. Cut stack in half and press through
pasta machine again on thickest setting. With the back
of a pencil eraser, or using a texture of choice, impress a
design. Shave off thin sections and set aside. This
reveals an underlying pattern. Hand form a black bead
into a rectangle. Apply shavings to bead. Set in with
PolyRoller. Pierce hole with pins.
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Step 10
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Square beads are made by rolling a ball and then
flattening all sides. Poke hole with piercing pins.
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Step 11
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Place all beads onto baking rack and bake for 1 hour
at 265ºF, 130ºC.
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Copper Chain:
Step 12
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While beads are baking, wrap copper rod around a
magic marker. Cut loops with flush cutters to form jump
rings. Interlock rings to create a chain. You will need
two, approximately 4" long.
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Brass Rings:
Step 13
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Center focal ring: Create a loop at the end of wire.
Wrap around PolyRoller two times. Secure by wrapping
wire around original loop. Trim off excess. Wrap ring
with silver craft wire then hammer flat. The silver wrapping
will create loops to attach jump rings. The loop created
in the process is at the bottom.
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Step 14
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Side rings: Create two more single loops by wrapping
wire around a magic marker, pencil or anything of desired
circumference. String on a silver spring bead. Align over
bead so that one bead is opposite of where the ends meet
and the other is over the ends, then hammer.
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Finish Beads:
Step 15
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Apply gloss varnish to shaving cream beads. Let dry.
Thread craft wire through holes and loop on both ends.
Apply acrylic paint to coral, turquoise and donut beads.
Wipe off excess, allowing some paint to remain in cracks.
Allow to dry. Apply gloss to ‘mokume gane’ beads.
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Assembly:
Step 16
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Using picture as a guide, lay out beads as desired
and attach in a variety of ways with headpins, wire,
jump rings and chains. Add spacer beads and accent
beads as desired. Attach the copper chain to each end of
this ensemble to finish and give extra length. Finish
with toggle clasp.
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Earrings:
Step 17
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Place a headpin up through hole of ‘mokume gane’
bead. Add a donut bead. Create a loop with pliers. Cut
off excess wire. Attach to earring loop or fish hook.
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