Polymer Clay Square Dance Cane, Pendant and Earring Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ธ.ค. 2024
- In this step by step tutorial I take you through how to create this sweet ‘Square Dance’ cane which I then use as a veneer to pattern a domed pendant and earrings. This is an easy cane which should give good results for all levels of polymer clay enthusiasts.
The tutorial gives tips and techniques throughout and is based on one of my own designs.
This technique can be used to create all manner of polymer pieces and will hopefully be a starting point for you creating your own designs. I hope you enjoy the video.
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The music from the video is English Country Garden by Aaron Kenny and is available from the TH-cam Free Audio Library.
Thank you so much for watching.
That plastic wrap tip is really wonderful... simple and effective!
Thanks, it is a great way to create patterned sides, sadly not my own idea, no idea who did it first, it has been around for as long as I have been working with clay, but it is so useful :)
You just do such lovely work.
Thank you so much Jennie :)
Thank you so much Fiona, for all your efforts in each post you create for us so passionately
I am so glad you enjoyed it, thank you very much for your lovely comment :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals i took some courage to try it today and while doing so - realised i pressed the opposite corners to what u have shown while converting the tear drop to a square - with a slightly difft look, nevertheless feel successful- wish i cd send pic alongwith- thanks once again
@@vidyaprasad4147 I am so happy for you :) and each time we do something a luttle differently in a cane we get a different result, I am sure yours looks amazing :) Thanks so much for letting me know, brilliant 😊
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals initially was quite disappointed to realise my mistake, but you are so right abt mkg new patterns thus, yr prompt response is so encouraging ❤️
@@vidyaprasad4147 you are welcome 😊
This cane is so sweet, and your instructions so detailed and clear. Thank you so much, Fiona, for your generosity of spirit in providing these tutorials for us.
You are very welcome, thanks Beth :)
I love your tutorials, you explain everything so thoroughly and you have the added advantage of having a very pleasing voice to listen too.
thank you so much Kerrie :)
These are absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing your creativity and talent with us!
Such a fun cane! I can see the square dance skirts too. I love all the different color combinations. Thank you for sharing, Fiona!
Thank you Carol :)
Love how easy you make it ..Take the fear out of it.
oh that makes me so happy to hear, thank you Catherine :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals I thank you , I love your tutorials , I take each new cane out to my hubby so he can see , it amazes him what can come out of a block of simple clay. He supplies my fix of clay lol . Thank you with all my heart for all the lovely easy things you have taught me so far. Have a wonderful Valentines day.
@@catherinemcdowell1688 Thank you, you too :)
Thank you Fiona, for an excellent tutorial. You show from all angles which makes it easy to understand.your work is beautiful!
Thank you Mary :)
Lovely as always ! I've had a crappy day so it was nice to hear your soothing voice and see your beautiful work :)
So sorry you had a bad day, hope tomorrow is a better one for you :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals Thank you, kind lady. I hope so too :) xx
Another great tutorial Fiona
Thanks Sherril :)
What a lovely cane Fiona! So many possibilities! And such lovely colours! Thank you!
Thank you Liz :)
Your canes are sooooo precise. Just beautiful!
Thank you Stephanie :)
A lovely cane, you make it look so easy! Love your choice of name - what you did with your first cane was almost dancing! You change the shape and turn it round, slice it up and do-si-do!
Thanks so much Janet :)
Really lovely Fiona and I love all your tips on finishing earrings beautifully!
Thank you Nick :)
Following your guidance, my canes are always successful. Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing with us.
I am so glad, thanks so much for your comments :)
Loving this cane. Beautiful work Fiona
thank you Sharon :)
Your trick with the graph paper is a wonderfully helpful Pearl...thank you for it💞 beautiful cane
Thanks so much Holly :)
This was a great tutorial. Love the colors. Thanks for sharing.
thank you :)
Thank you so much for sharing. Love your colour combos!
Thank you Carol :)
Wonderful tutorial Fiona. I love the name you’ve given to this cane.......makes it sound really fun! Absolutely lovely colour combinations. TFS
Thanks so much Marion :)
I luv your work you are a Real Artest, Wanda
These are so pretty. Thank you so much for sharing with us. I can't wait to try and make these. Thanks again
So glad you like them, thanks Artie :)
Thanks again for another beautiful tutorial! I thoroughly love any video you make! Can't wait for the next one! All of the pendants were gorgeous!
Thanks so much Missi :)
Thanks for sharing Fiona - looking forward to trying this cane! 💚
Thanks Aoife :)
How lovely! Thank you, Fiona.
Thank you Carrie :)
Thank you for such beauty!
Thank you :)
I love all of your tutorials, and WOW, I love this cane. Thank you so much for sharing
I am so glad, thank you Leona :)
really lovely, thanks for sharing, I agree, it's great you show clay quantity, can't wait to try this😊👏
Thanks Ann Marie :)
Absolutely beautiful! thank you for being so generous with your knowledge!!
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Connie :)
Thanks for sharing. Beautiful work.
Thank you Michelle :)
So happy to see a tutorial from you!!❤️ Glad to hear your relaxing voice! :) Amazing cane...as always! Have a great day, Fiona!!💜
Thanks so much Cindylee :)
Lot of love
Thank you :)
Un trabajo fantástico,desde el principio hasta el final👏👏👏👏👏gracias por compartirlo.
Muchas gracias Juana :)
Very pretty cane and jewelry set!
Thanks so much Teresa, that means a lot coming from you :)
So beautiful. I love your tutorials, they are easy to follow and I have gotten wonderful results. I’d love to show you but don’t know how to post it in comment section.
thanks so much Cynthia. No, I must admit I don't know how to do that either, but if you are on Facebook, just post them and tag me, and I will see :)
Great Tutorial, everything well explained. Thanks for sharing x
Thanks Lindy :)
So beautiful, love your tutorials you are so detailed and it is such a big help, thank you 💗💗💗
You are welcome, thank you Shelly :)
Just wonderful! I cant wait to try it! Cheers!
thanks Cindy :)
Amazing!
Thank you Lisa :)
Thank you your site , I am going to visit the site now. Thank you got your replies, yes I am new to clay work, I am waiting for all my materials to come in to start cannot wait
Thanks Lilette :) Enjoy having fun with it, once all your stuff arrives :)
Very very nice👏👏👏 FIONA ❤
Thank you Mona :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals 🌹
Спасибо! очень подробный и понятный мастер-класс. Вы молодец!
Огромное спасибо :)
Bonsoir
MERCI pour cette belle vidéo c'est très joli. Je n'ai jamais fais de cane. Je vais peut-être essayer. UN plaisir des yeux MERCI 👍☺👏👏👏
Je suis tellement contente que tu l'aies aimé, Merci :)
Merci fiona ! Vos vidéos sont très inspirantes ! I love it so much !
Merci beaucoup :)
Lovely tutorial. I was surprised you did not coat the backs of each baked piece with TLS or Bake n Bond before adding the new layer of raw clay.
Thanks Leslie, I did use liquid clay on the part of the baked pendant where I added the scrap clay, and on the back of both of the earrings? Is that what you mean ? It is mentioned in the video, but maybe I was a bit quick ;)
thank you, just lovely
Thank you Burnell :)
I love your videos, they're so detailed, informative, interesting, and simple to follow, thank you for sharing your skills, talents and artistic prowess with us all!!!! With love from Connecticut, USA❣📿💎💍🌺🎀
Oh wow, thank you so much, what a lovely comment :)
Could you show putting two halves together on the earrings and the pendant and how to smothe the joining edges smoothly?
Hi Mary, can you expand a bit more on what you mean, if that's okay ? Do you mean to do it more clearly on this one, or to do it in more detail on a future video? Thanks :)
Magnifique
Merci beaucoup Melinda :)
Don,t you put any varnish on the finish product. If I do , is it wrong. Can I use my kitchen oven to bake it or it is not recommended. Thank you again for sharing your creations
Yes of course you can varnish :) Personally I prefer the wonderful smooth finish you get when you sand and polish, so do that where I can. If I can't sand and polish then I use polymer clay varnish, or one of the many other finishes you can use :) Yes, you can use your own oven to bake in, I always tent my tile in foil to protect the clay should the oven spike in temperature. For all technical questions like these, have you come across The Blue Bottle Tree, by Ginger Allman Davis? Her site has the most amazing articles about whatever you need to know on polymer clay - she is the technical guru, and we all look at her detailed research and articles - thebluebottletree.com/ I hope that helps :)
Lovely and fun!
Thank you Leetzanna :)
C'est magnifique ❣ J'adore merci 😍😍
merci beaucoup Corinne :)
Always look forward to your vids, thank you for sharing so much love! You should have 1M subscribers!! Love this cane! May I ask, how did you get the flamingo color?
Thanks Clay Girl. Flamingo is / was one of the new colours that were introduced to the FIMO Soft range in 2018, so it was straight out of the packet :)
Fiona Abel-Smith PolyOriginals Didn’t know that. I had thought of looking at my mixed clay samples which I think I might have that color. Will look in a bit. Thank you Fiona!
how sweet is that patttern!? :D ty
thank you :)
Lovely
Thank you Terri :)
It's amazing and magic!!) Thank you very much !!)))
Thank you Luba :)
What I meant was to take two halves and put them together. I’ve tried but can get rid of the seam. Does that make sence?
yes it does, I do know how to do that and have a tutorial I am planning to publish (one of a long list) where I share how I do my hollow beads, which is probably a little different to others. But that was going to be a paid for tutorial, as it will include lots of my tips and secrets. Sadly I am having to do a balance against what I do for free, and what I have to ask to be paid for, as like most artists I need to get some cash coming in from my clay too ;) I hope you understand :)
Amazing 😉
Thank you Juju :)
Looks easy, but I’m sure when I get started it is not🙁........but I am optimistic, I will try anyway☺️
Firstly remember not to be too hard on yourself if it doesn't come out exactly right, but, yes, this is quite an easy cane so you should have some nice results with it. If it doesn't come out the same as mine, kaleidoscope it anyway, you will be surprised how good things look when you do that. I love being an optimist, it opens up so many opportunities ;)
Hi Fiona. Could you tell me where you got the Sculpey moulding tray? I have searched and can’t find it anywhere. Thanks.
Here it is listed on the online store that I use in the UK, but you should be able to use the description to find one near you somewhere. I hope that helps, and apologies if my description of it in the video wasn't exact. I talk as I am going, and sometimes I forget the exact description of the tool/kit etc :) www.clayaround.com/ourshop/prod_3503744-Hollow-bead-maker.html
Fiona Abel-Smith PolyOriginals Thank you so much for your help. Please don’t apologise - I would be stuck without you!
When you make your skinner blends you always end up with a perfect rectangle to chop in half before making the long ribbon piece. I haven't been able to accomplish this, I always get rectangular-ish (in reality they kind of look like a map of the US). What is your secret?
If you look at my Skinner Blend tutorial I show you how I do it. If you go to 3 minutes and keep watching for a couple of minutes, that should explain how I use the Sarah Shriver method of creating a neat Skinner Blend. I hope that helps :)
Thank you!
What happened to the sound from 14:43 to 14:47 ?
ha ha well spotted, I think from memory one of my dogs made an awful sound in the background, which I wasn't aware of until I was editing the video, so I just took the sound out for those few seconds ;)
I don't think anyone would mind and that was a missed opportunity for a joke. People in the polymer clay community are pretty chill and love to laugh so I don't think that would be a problem. TurtleSoapBeads channel is a very good example of that :)
I'm sure you are right, and yes, I don't mind at all when I hear it on others videos. Maybe I'll leave future ones in ;) @@Opalescant_moon
SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!!!!
Thank you :)
cuuuuuuuuuuute! :)
Thank you Gordana :)
Caroline Hatch
How many does this amount of Polymer clay make.
To be honest that completely depends on how thick you cut your slices ;) Also the use you want to put them to. If you wish to sand your final piece you will need them thicker, if you are not then they can be as thin as you cut them, in which case of course, they could cover quite an area. I have never exactly measured how far they would cover - maybe something for another tutorial ;) Thank you :)
Coool :^)
Thank you :)
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Caroline Hatch
Can't figure out how to comment - oh, well. Love this cane - so much fun. Thank you for all your wonderful videos - they are so detailed, it's a joy to execute them.
Thanks so much Caroline (just catching up on some comments from past videos that I somehow seem to have missed, sorry ;) ) :)