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Ovenfried Beads

Handcrafted Polymer Clay Beads and Embellishments
by Amy E Wallace
Home of the original Stacker Bead

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"Stacker Bead" Tutorial
All you need is a long blade and polymer clay.
I normally choose 5 colors. Feel free to experiment.
This technique is also called a Damascus Ladder.
For the story on how they were developed, click here.

 


Step 1
select colors
 

Step 2
cut thin slices

Step 3
stack the slices
 

Step 4
cut in half and re-stack

Step 5
roll into a ball
 

Step 6
roll into a long tapered cone

Step 7
cut the cone in half

Step 8
slice down center to reveal pattern


Stacker Beads!
roll starting with fat end....bake and drill to avoid a misshapen Stacker bead

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