Polymer Clay Beads -Remarkable Jewelry Making Beads

Summary: Polymer clay beads are flexible jewelry craft supplies in jewelry making because of its versatile shapes and nice surface patterns. You can absolutely use your creative skills to make unique crafts with it.

What is polymer clay? Polymer clay is a kind of hardenable modeling clay made from a combination of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), and color pigments. It is a product with plastic-like characteristic and very versatile for different crafts.

Polymer clay beads are often created as small sculptures that can be used in stretched bracelets, necklace pendants and other jewelry making.

There are many different shapes of polymer clay beads, such as round, oval, flowers and animals shaped, etc. The most common polymer clay beads are round. These beads can be more interesting and beautiful once added more than one color, or made into other irregular shapes. And in order to meet the craftsmen’s needs, different sizes of polymer clay beads are available on our site, ranging from 4mm to 40 mm+; and the middle hole where a thread pass also differ in size so as to coordinate with strings.

With its colorful surface patterns and versatile shapes, these beads are widely used in jewelry making crafts. Some polymer clay jewelry ideas are as follows for your reference.

Polymer clay beads are one of the best remarkable jewelry making beads for your imaginative crafts. Come on and use your creative skills to make some polymer clay jewelry for your beloved ones. Hope these Beebeecraft knowledge can help you!

Glass cabochon making- how to make cabochons pendant for attractive results

Summary: This Beebeecraft glass cabochon design is to show you a fine way about how to make cabochons pendant for attractive results! Cabochon pendant is really easy thing to do.

Cost a few dollars to purchase several clear, smoothing and heavy glass cabochons, then in the below way you will start to try how to make cabochons pendant for any possible jewelry pieces. Absolutely, they are usually applied in necklaces, in particular, the commemorative gifts.

Materials and tools:

Glass cabochon

Picture on paper – the ink should not run, use magazine pictures or laser printed pictures.

Plain white paper

Pen or pencil

Scissors

Paint brush

White glue, e.g. Elmer’s or Mod Podge

Acrylic paint, dark color

Acrylic paint, metallic

Polyurethane varnish

Instructions:

Step 1: paste picture behind cabochon

1st, place the glass cabochon on the picture and draw a line around it with the pen or pencil.

2nd, cut out the picture to the outline of the cabochon

3rd, apply the white glue to the front of the picture so that the entire picture is coated all the way to the edges. Place the picture on the back of the cabochon; use your fingers to rub the picture so that it is smoothly adhering to the glass cabochon with no air bubbles. Let the cabochon sit at least a few hours so that the glue is completely dry.

4th, repeat above processes on a piece of plain white paper to glue extra layers.

Step 2: paint cabochon into pretty pendant

1st, Give the back of the cabochon a second coat of the dark-colored acrylic paint; 

2nd, after it dries, apply metallic acrylic paint lightly on top of the dark

3rd, clean any glue or paint on the front of the cabochon with a damp cloth or paper towel;

4th, apply a coat of clear polyurethane varnish to the back of the cabochon.

Tada, the glass cabochon is done. Thanks for the idea about how to make cabochons pendant.  Add the cabochons settings, you can receive a cabochon pendant easily. Any process we made are just from our precious customers. Your participations are great support to us.

Easy Beebeecraft Steps on Making Personalized Tibetan Style Cabochon Setting Hanging Ornaments

Summary: Glass cabochon settings are really popular in personalized jewelry making. This easy DIY project is on making Tibetan style hanging ornament, hope you enjoy it!

With aluminum wire and Tibetan style cabochon settings, you could also make your own personalized hanging ornaments! I listed the detailed steps in this tutorial, from which you could get some inspirations on your jewelry diy projects. Have a nice try!

Supplies in making the personalized Tibetan style cabochon setting hanging ornaments:

6mm Red Faceted Glass Beads
Glass Cabochon Setting
3mm Gold Bead Spacers
Gold Bead Caps
1mm Aluminum Wire
Ancient Bronze Jump Rings
Scissors
Glue Gun
Long Nose Plier
Round Nose Plier
Side Cutting Plier

Instructions on making the stylish cabochon setting hanging ornaments:

Step 1: Stick photo on the tray

Choose your photo according to your own favor, then paste it on the bronze tray as shown.

Step 2: Twist the hanging hook

1st, snip off a piece of 1mm aluminum wire, and twist a small loop at one end;
2nd, thread the wire through a 6mm red faceted glass bead, a gold bead cap and a 3mm gold bead spacer in sequence;
3rd, twist a snail hoop with plier as shown in the picture below.

Step 3: Finish the stylish cabochon setting hanging ornament

Hook the hanging crock to the Tibetan style cabochon setting with a bronze jump ring.

Here shows the final look of the Tibetan style cabochon setting ornaments that with different photos in!

I love these small ornaments with my own favor and I could paste the photo I love and the image I appreciate in the trays! It's pretty cool to do this, right? No more hesitation, try them today!