Trying new techniques

The fascinating thing about polymer clay is that there are so many different things to try. Nothing is ever wasted even if you are left with lots of scrap it is useful for becoming the centre of new beads. This week I have tried two new things.

The first is a water colour/torn paper effect. I made a skinner blend with three shades of blue-green and made a stack including black white,translucent and the skinner blend.The sheet was left over night and the next day I was able to tear it and add it to the surface of the scrap clay.
I found this technique on Maggie Maggios Blog

The second technique was to make a 'mobius' bead. I made a square cane with a simple jelly roll which was cut. A slice of cane was taken and opposite points were pinched together at the top and pinched together at the bottom. I have already made a necklace from these beads incorporating matching lentils