I’ve been wanting to make my own beads for a while now but to do great things with polymer clay you need a pasta machine. I decided to treat myself after teaching my class on Saturday and so now the adventures begin.

The beads above are inspired by Ronna Sarvas Weltman’s book Ancient Modern. It’s a wonderful book full of great inspirations. I am sure I will be trying lots more of the ideas in the book.

The leaves below are from the book How to Make Polymer Clay Beads by Linda Peterson. I’m really pleased with how they turned out. I want to try some of the faux stones in the book too, especially the turquoise.

Twin Spiral Bracelet from the tutorial in Bead on a Wire.

I got a new book today, Bead on a Wire by Sharilyn Miller. I am a huge fan of her work, she makes the most amazing things from wire. I had a got at one of the projects in the book, the twin spiral bracelet. I love how it looks. I think I am going to adapt and change the design to make it more comfortable to wear but I love the idea. I can’t wait to try some of the other things in the book.