October Meeting: Squiggly Beads

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.

Demo for October: Squiggly Beads

Diana L will lead our demo this month, showing us how to make these fun squiggly beads.

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