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04-13-04: Mini Beads |
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Mini Necklace made of Orchid Cane reduced small and chopped as Natasha beads, mixed with leaves. |
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The necklace on the PenPal is removable at this point. The head dress is uncured and I think I'll attach it to the head with TLS Hair Mix, just glop it on and the "hair" will go between the petals. | |
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Thumbnails only because if you want to see more on this technique in a larger size go to The Chop Index |
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No matter what size you work in the technique remains the same. Take slices of cane. | |
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Chop it up | |
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Give it a toss to mix up the colors | |
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Compress without twisting or stretching | |
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Smooth to a square log | |
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Slice down the length | |
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Open like a book | |
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Slice down the length on both sides and open them up like a book | |
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Put the turned sides together for the two halves | |
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Lay a bead wire down the center | |
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Close it up. Now you could just do a mess of these and hang them off of a real sized necklace. Just make sure there's a hook on the end to keep the clay from sliding off. | |
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Now what we're going to do is pull the bead wire out a bit to give us some room to move. | |
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Pinch the end of the Natasha log. | |
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Once done slice off your half done bead. | |
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Thread on the wire again and pinch the other end. | |
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When you can slice off oval beads or leave the log as is. | |
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This is how I cure them. I have leaves and petals. The Petals weren't curled over enough, leaving a gap and they ended up falling off of the mini necklace. | |
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