Recently, I have been having the BEST time making polymer clay canes. For Christmas I got my portable DVD player, so I have been hanging out in the Claypen watching a particular section of the Judy Belcher "Millefiori Story" DVD, and learning to make tesselation canes. The process on the first one was long, however the second one not only was a shorter process, but also a better result.
Here is a photo of one of the first sets of canes that I made from the DVD: (click on photo to enlarge).
Here is a pendant "to be" and a pair of earrings "to be" that I made from that cane:
Then I made a set of the canes using green. I really liked one comment that Judy made in the DVD - that she was not sharing color recipes because she wants to encourage people to use the colors that they love. Well, that was all I needed - first I used my beloved pink. Do you know that I kind of try to keep it from people that pink is my favorite color?? I do! So many people say to me, "I don't do pink" that sometimes I think I shouldn't tell. But now - I'm telling. I LOVE pink! It's a wonderful color.
I don't exactly love this shade of green that I used in the next set of canes, however, I think the contrasting colors just made the look of these canes pop beautifully. I hope you think so, too!
Well that's my blog for now... I am off to make more great looking canes, and lots of pendants and earrings, too. My most gracious thanks to Judy Belcher for sharing, and for a DVD most professionally done!
