The Value of Tutorials
One of the best things about Facebook is being in a special interest group. I belong to a polymer clay group and a metal clay group. The polymer clay tutorials are listed and I always look. So when Emma Ralph’s (EJR Beads) tutorial was recommended, I looked at it on her etsy site. http://www.etsy.com/listing/113890791/polymer-clay-tutorial-by-emma-ralph I thought it was expensive and so I looked several times before I decided to buy it. Wow! Was it worth the money. It was well written and documented with many interesting pictures, techniques and tips! In this blog, I want to show you some of what I learned and the ‘Illuminare’ beads I made. I followed her directions and took a couple of side trips! The Thistle Medallion was one of the side trips. http://www.lindabrittdesign.blogspot.com/2013/02/thistle-medallion.html This bracelet was another. http://www.etsy.com/listing/124530104/dragonfly-bracelet I made the flat clay sheets and embellished