October Meeting – New Location

Our next meeting is taking place on Saturday, October 4.

On site setup starts at 9:30 AM, Zoom Opens at 1030, and Demo is at 11.

Please note location change – we will be meeting this month at Making Awesome not just on Zoom. There are few things to know:

• Closed toed shoes must be worn
• Pay attention to posted ‘no parking’ areas. If needed, unload your gear and move your car.
• Barbara will be outside to let you in with the card key and direct you to the meeting area.
• Coffee service will be available – bring your cup.
• Bring lunch in a small cooler – the on site refrigerator is quite small.
• Oven off at 2:30 and must be out by 3 PM
• Other Making Awesome members will be on site at the same time.

2818 Industrial Plaza Dr, Suite H, Tallahassee, FL 32301

Demo for October: Squiggly Beads

Diana L will lead our demo this month, showing us how to make these fun squiggly beads. Full instructions in PDF will be sent to members.

Here she is wearing them in Ostuni, Italy!

Supplies

• One 2oz block of polymer clay. I used Sculpey Premo Ecru for these beads. For demonstration, I am using Sculpey Souffle in a similar color. You can use any color you want. I just wanted mine to have a more natural organic look. 
• Blade or craft knife 
• Pasta machine or roller to condition clay 
• Extruder 
• Cordless screwdriver with T-Slot attachment (optional) – this just makes it easier to extrude the clay instead of turning the T-Bar by hand. 
  • Examples available on amazon. Be sure to match your screwdriver’s attachment size with the t-slot attachment.
  • If you don’t have a drill, these grips can make turning the extruder handle easier. Match the length of your handle to the inner length of the grip.
• Round wood or metal rod for forming the beads, approximately 1/4″ diameter
• 2mm -4mm leather cord or similar. The cord must be smaller than the ¼” bead opening (of course). 
• Cord ends 
• Jump rings
• Whatever clasp you want to use 
• Flat nosed pliers