285 757 Kids Crafts Needle Crafts true Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:40:37 -0800 /system/videos/5/85/02/285.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, bake, modeling, clay, beads, cook, kids, children, activities, fun, play, safe, millefiori, crafts How To Make Bakeable Modeling Clay Beads http://www.howcast.com/videos/285-How-To-Make-Bakeable-Modeling-Clay-Beads http://www.howcast.com/videos/285-How-To-Make-Bakeable-Modeling-Clay-Beads/edit approved 272 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=285"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=285" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 3 CraftStudioGirl http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/Kids.How_to_Make_Bakeable_Modeling_Clay_Beads_SD_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 6290 false false false 4913 0 36 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/36.jpg Shape clay Shape one shade of clay into a rectangle about 2 inches by 1 1/2 inches and 1 inches thick. Do the same with the other two colors, and set aside your three leftover lumps of clay.

]]> 4914 1 49 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/49.jpg Stack rectangles Stack the three rectangles on top of each other.

]]> 4915 2 54 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/54.jpg Cut in half & stack Cut the stack in half with your plastic knife and re-stack the two halves, one on top of the other.

]]> 4916 3 62 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/62.jpg Press stack down Press the stack down to its original size and shape.

]]> 4917 4 69 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/69.jpg Cut in half again Cut the stack in half again. Now you’ll have two stacks with lots of colored layers. Set them both aside.

]]> 4918 5 78 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/78.jpg Form cylinder Pick one color of leftover clay and roll it into a ball. Then place it on your work surface and use the palm of your hand to roll it back and forth until it forms a cylinder that’s about the same length and height as your stacks.

]]> 4919 6 93 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/93.jpg Cut slice Cut a long, even slice from one of your clay stacks—not like you’re slicing bread, but lengthwise from end to end.

]]> 4920 7 102 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/102.jpg Surround cylinder Place this long slice on the cylinder so that it stretches from one end to the other. Cut another slice from the stack and put it right next to this one, and another next to it, until the whole cylinder is surrounded. Set your leftover stacks aside.

]]> 4921 8 117 Tip Make sure the colors alternate as you place the slices next to each other, so you don’t have two stripes of the same color next to each other.

]]> 4922 9 125 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/125.jpg Smooth cylinder Now that the whole cylinder is covered, gently squeeze it to press the slices so that the covered cylinder becomes one smooth cane.

]]> 4923 10 135 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/135.jpg Lengthen cane Place the cane on your work surface and roll it back and forth. To make it longer, hold each end and gently pull. Roll and pull until the cane is the diameter that you want your beads to be.

]]> 4924 11 148 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/148.jpg Repeat process Take another color of leftover clay, roll it into a cylinder, cover it in slices of the leftover stacks, and roll and pull it into a cane like your first one.

]]> 4925 12 159 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/159.jpg Repeat again Take your third color of leftover clay, roll it into a cylinder, cover it in slices of the leftover stacks, and roll and pull it into a cane like your first and second one. You now have three canes with different-colored centers.

]]> 4926 13 175 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/175.jpg Slice flat beads Use your plastic knife to slice flat beads from each cylinder. Make sure they’re all the same thickness.

]]> 4927 14 183 Tip To get the cleanest cut possible, let the canes sit for a few minutes before you slice them or put them into the freezer for a few minutes to firm them up.

]]> 4928 15 193 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/193.jpg Line with paper Line the baking sheet with the paper.

]]> 4929 16 197 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/197.jpg Make holes & string Now make holes through the sides of your flat beads so that you can string them (and their colored centers will face out). Twist the needle halfway through one side of a bead, then twist it through on the opposite side until the holes meet. Place each bead on the lined baking sheet, making sure they don’t touch.

]]> 4930 17 216 Tip Make round spacer beads by rolling small balls of clay and piercing them with the needle. Place them on the baking sheet.

]]> 4931 18 224 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/224.jpg Bake beads Have a grown-up help you heat the oven to 275 degrees, and bake your beads for 15 minutes per quarter inch of thickness. For example, if your beads are half an inch thick, bake them for 30 minutes.

]]> 4932 19 238 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/238.jpg Take out of oven Take your beads out of the oven when they’re finished and turn the oven off. Let your beads cool.

]]> 4933 20 245 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/285/245.jpg String beads Cut a piece of elastic, embroidery floss, or lanyard string to whatever length you want for a necklace or bracelet. String your beads in whatever pattern you like, knot the ends together, and show off your one-of-a-kind millefiori creation.

]]> 4934 21 261 Fact Millefiori is an Italian word—’mille’ means thousand, and ‘fiori’ means flowers.

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