Crafts by Chris

Musing on polymer clay, beads, jewelry and other stuff.

upcoming tutorial

Posted on | March 20, 2007 | 10 Comments

I’m working on a tutorial for the floating garden/dragonfly gems beads. If you would like to play along, I’ll give you the supply list now.

    Materials:

  • sterling silver bezel cups with loops*
  • FIMO decorating gel
  • foils (I used Jones Tones foils)
  • liquid silver leaf (for the dragonfly gems)
  • tiny polymer clay flowers (for floating garden) I used ones similar to those shown in my hibiscus cane tutorial.
  • small ceramic tile
  • small scissors
  • heat gun

* I purchase my bezel cups on eBay from a seller in Israel: http://stores.ebay.com/ZDP-Findings-Manufacturer. It can take up to a couple of weeks to get them. I’ve had excellent dealings with this seller and their products are great. They offer the bezel cups in a large variety of sizes and shapes.

Update: ZDP-findings also has an etsy shop.

Category: FIMO decorating gel, beads

Comments

10 Responses to “upcoming tutorial”

  1. polymer clay notes » fimo gel floating flowers
    March 20th, 2007 @ 2:46 pm

    [...] UPDATE:Â chris will be posting a tutorial soon – for the materials list click here. [...]

  2. Tina T.
    March 20th, 2007 @ 3:39 pm

    Chris,
    You know that I am a big/ HUGE fan of your work!!
    I will be keeping my eye on this tut! Can’t wait to see it! :0)

    ~Tina T.

  3. admin
    March 20th, 2007 @ 3:48 pm

    Thanks Tina!

  4. Sandi
    March 21st, 2007 @ 11:29 am

    These are fantastic… I can’t wait for the tutorial. Your work is wonderful.

    Sandi
    Sandi Lee Designs

  5. Chris
    March 22nd, 2007 @ 8:35 am

    Thanks Sandi!

  6. Golden Pearl
    April 15th, 2007 @ 1:16 am

    Wow! I can’t wait! Any idea when the tute might be?

  7. Chris
    April 15th, 2007 @ 10:51 am

    Golden Pearl – The tutorial is up and can be found here.

    Chris

  8. Louise Steyn
    February 23rd, 2008 @ 4:07 am

    I have just stumbled across this site and am speechless! You people come up with the most gorgeous ideas! Whether I will find Fimo Gel in South Africa is another story, but if I don’t I will certainly order it from overseas.

    This site is marked for my everyday attention Chris! You really are an artist!
    Love
    Louise from South Africa

  9. Chris
    February 23rd, 2008 @ 9:10 am

    Thanks Louise! How sweet you are. Let me know if you have any problems finding the FIMO gel.

  10. Emi
    February 23rd, 2008 @ 9:41 am

    Your work is excellent.I wish I could make such fabulous things.However I’ll try.Thank you for the ideas.
    Emi from Greece