UPDATED AUDIO: How to Make a Polymer Clay Basic Cuff Bracelet

UPDATED AUDIO: How to Make a Polymer Clay Basic Cuff Bracelet - The Polymer Clay Workbench Updated

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Hi All, thanks for joining me in my studio. This is the second Polymer Clay Workbench. In this video tutorial, we'll use the bracelet form we made to make a simple, basic cuff. The construction techniques used in this cuff can be translated into so many different styles with endless options for embellishments. Stay tuned for the end of the video where there's a poll for the next bracelet project. Hope you enjoy and thanks again for joining me in my studio. Take care.
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@Tamtam772 3 жыл бұрын

Image transfer. Love your video and your voice.

@SweetWillowDsgn 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

@Navillus02 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work. Great tutorial. Be well and happy crafting.

@maggiesmith2208 2 жыл бұрын

first time i came across your channel your way of explaining how to do is clear and easy to follow thanks for sharing have a great day!🤩

@RosasUtopia Жыл бұрын

Very nice! Love the way it came out.

@franceskillam8395 3 жыл бұрын

I just ran across your tutorial and I am so excited to try your techniques! Thank you for sharing all the details that make your bracelet so rich and beautiful.

@sharonrobinson2936 8 жыл бұрын

3 please but they all look good

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+Sharon Robinson Sharon, I love #3 but #4 won out for the next one. We'll get around to the others. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@JeanninesCraftroom 8 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed watching this. I'd like to do more crafting in polymer clay. You have inspired me!!

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+Jeannine's Craft Room I hope you do pick up polymer clay and so glad to have inspired you. Thanks for watching Jeannine!

@JanRiordan 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for clear precise video on construction and finish. I look forward to seeing more.

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+Jan Riordan Thank you Jan. Glad you enjoyed the video. More coming based on the poll. Thanks again for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.

@Janjeffs0000 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful bracelets TYFS your hard work 🙏❤️

@SweetWillowDsgn 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@hoofnmouf9973 8 жыл бұрын

Oh YES... #4 please. These are all beautiful & am enjoying your very clear & understanding videos. Love your work & thank you for showing us. (Felicia, Texas)

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+hoof nmouf So glad you enjoyed the video. Registered #4. Thanks for watching and commenting. Hugs.

@christinaaugustine27 8 жыл бұрын

Let's try #4...Love your work and your voice !!! So calm ;-)

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+Chrystal Christina Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed the video. Registered #4. Let's see how the poll turns out. #4 is my personal fav. :)

@cynhighfield7451 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you, again! I can so relate to your videos. Such good tips and easy to understand. I can't wait to get my bracelet blanks & get started.

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+Cyn Highfield Cyn, thanks for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoy the videos and tips. I'm so excited you're getting your bracelet blanks ready. We're going to do #4 first since that was the poll favorite. Thanks again for watching.

@donfranks3858 8 жыл бұрын

Great video. I look forward to seeing more. Thank you!

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+Don Franks Thanks so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you enjoy the rest in the series.

@pTanino 8 жыл бұрын

What gorgeous bracelets!! Love the series and the poll feature at the end is a lot of fun. I really appreciate your ability to give very clear and concise instructions and demonstration on such awesome projects!!

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+pTanino Glad you liked this video Pam. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@Lyn4817 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! So interesting to see the progression of making polymer clay bangles.

@SweetWillowDsgn 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, thanks so much for watching.

@kayburns7150 7 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial #2 and 5 are my choices Thank you for sharing

@SweetWillowDsgn 7 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Kay. Thanks for watching. Will have new bracelet videos upcoming.

@charw45 8 жыл бұрын

I just found you today and this is about the 6th video I've watched so far. You make it look so easy, I can't wait to try some of your techniques to make pretty jewelry too.

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

Char, glad you found my channel. I hope you do try the techniques, I think you'll find yourself making all kinds of jewelry. Thanks for watching. Hope you subscribed.

@marymary5494 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

@SweetWillowDsgn 7 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this Mary. Thanks for watching.

@marymary5494 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Super tutorial.

@SweetWillowDsgn 7 жыл бұрын

Mary, thanks for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorial. I love making bracelets with polymer clay, so many possibilities. :)

@lisasmith1565 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome series. thank you

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+Lisa smith Glad you enjoyed!

@suzynissen2350 8 жыл бұрын

Great video. I love them all.

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+suzy nissen Suzy, so glad you like these bracelets. Thanks for watching. Hope you come back for more. We're doing #4 this week.

@Cindjo717 8 жыл бұрын

Love your work and tutes

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching.

@deanablythe9394 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful piece 😁

@SweetWillowDsgn 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Deana!

@donnadecicco 5 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see you make #4, I love your work!

@SweetWillowDsgn 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Donna. I'm starting to work on polymer clay again so we'll see what I can do.

@grannyjclay-joannieholdhus925 7 жыл бұрын

Lovely! Thank you!

@SweetWillowDsgn 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed this project.

@barbb4104 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this tutorial, your voice is so pleasant to listen to and your instructions were thorough. I would like for you to do a tute on no 6 - mokume gane.

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+Barb B Barb, thanks so much for watching. Registered #6. I appreciate your kind words. Hope you continue to enjoy the videos.

@Queenofdamned13 8 жыл бұрын

#2 Looks kind of boho. Love to see how you made it.....

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and the feedback! Looking forward to making more of these bracelets.

@TheWiseMagpie1 8 жыл бұрын

I would love to see you mqke the mokume gané bracelet...! They are all beauties!!

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed.

@Her-J-Story 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. I'd like to see you make #4 :)

@SweetWillowDsgn 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@cacevedo07 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work as always. I would like to see #5. Many thanks.

@SweetWillowDsgn 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I haven't worked in polymer clay for some time so I may not circle back to this for a while. Thanks for watching!

@cacevedo07 4 жыл бұрын

@@SweetWillowDsgn Thank you for your reply. May I ask, what color did you use for #5?

@SweetWillowDsgn 4 жыл бұрын

@@cacevedo07 I think it's Burnt Umber.

@cacevedo07 4 жыл бұрын

@@SweetWillowDsgn Ok, Thank you. It's a beautiful color

@mildred6305 6 жыл бұрын

Beautifulll👏😍

@SweetWillowDsgn 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@redhacker4598 7 жыл бұрын

Very nice! #5

@InaSolsberyartroom 8 жыл бұрын

great video Maria and such pretty bracelets. Love the poll idea as well..want to figure out how to do that.

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+Ina Solsbery Hey Ina, thanks for watching and glad you like these bracelets. I figured out how to set up the poll but no one actually used it so it must be hard to find or use. Oh well, keep trying. :)

@InaSolsberyartroom 8 жыл бұрын

I used it Maria,,,did it not work??

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

I'm not entirely sure. It looks like maybe but finding the report is a problem. It may be that it takes a couple of days for the poll results to show up. Still playing with it.

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+Ina Solsbery Ok, I checked my analytics this morning and it did work but took a couple of days to post results. Supposedly you can get results real time but I need to keep checking on that.

@InaSolsberyartroom 8 жыл бұрын

Good..it is a very cool idea..

@JaneThomas58 5 жыл бұрын

Lovely. I could not find any tutorials about image transfers using colored laser images.

@SweetWillowDsgn 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jane.

@elenisartstuff 8 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial and beautiful bracelet! Tfs! Heading over to the next one...

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+Eleni S. Eleni, thanks so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed.

@TheRyanostorm 5 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️ all

@SweetWillowDsgn 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@nancymasters7407 2 жыл бұрын

#2 please

@fairysnmypond 8 жыл бұрын

For me Maria I would like to see #6

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+Fairysnmypond Barbara, thanks for watching. Have gotten several votes for #6. The poll is fun to see what's of interest. Thanks for watching and commenting. Hugs.

@charmedlife7758 5 жыл бұрын

@barbaramitchelson2922 2 жыл бұрын

I like #1

@lenawebb-bey3642 8 жыл бұрын

Since wedding season is coming up, I would like to get some ideas on wedding designs.

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

+Lena Webb Wedding theme is a great idea Lena. In a bracelet or other jewelry? I'll add that to the list. I'd like to do a wedding creation. Let me know specifically the type of jewelry - necklace, bracelet, earrings, etc. - to get the creative juices flowing. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@EnergyDivineBalance 8 жыл бұрын

+SweetWillowDesigns Entire wedding party, mother of the bride, mother of the groom. Made of honor, etc.

@lenawebb-bey3642 8 жыл бұрын

oops, maid of honor.

@c.y.vandenberg2490 6 жыл бұрын

Mij hands are too warm. By the time I'm finished there will be no reliëf left. Even if I put my work in the fridge for a while. What to do? Btw: I like the red bracelet without the gem. Beautiful. Great tutorial! Thank you.

@SweetWillowDsgn 6 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the bracelet. I think you'll have to go slow and rest the clay quite a bit to counter the warmth of your hands. My basement is so cold I never have a problem! :) Thanks for watching.

@bonnieroffman5453 Жыл бұрын

I would like to see the mukame game #2

@udayanipathapati422 5 жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel and fell in love with your work

@SweetWillowDsgn 5 жыл бұрын

Hi. Thanks so much for watching. I use Sculpey Premo! clay so can only speak to that clay. I haven't had any issue with breaking but I am not rough on the jewelry. I experiment with baking times/temperatures also to see how the clay performs strength. Experimenting might help you find just the right time/temp.

@udayanipathapati422 5 жыл бұрын

@@SweetWillowDsgn I use Premo too... thanks for you advice.. I will definitely try and experiment. Keep up the good work!!

@rowdeo8968 8 жыл бұрын

three

@lmarteen2778 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, what brand is the cobalt teal color u used?

@SweetWillowDsgn 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Lupe, thanks for watching and I'm glad you liked the bracelet. I used DecoArt Dazzling Metallics Peacock Pearl. Love this color! Hope you try the project.

@annetteweadock4949 8 жыл бұрын

Love all of the bangles but how did you get the roses on the white one?

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Annette. The bracelet with the roses is an image transfer. I'll do an upcoming video on the technique. Glad you enjoyed.

@annetteweadock4949 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for responding! Please let me know when you have finished the video..........your videos are excellent..........so easy to understand.

@jasminehealey9405 4 жыл бұрын

You probably won't see this since this video was made a few years ago but I feel the need to leave it anyway on the off chance that you may read it & reply. 1st I'd like to say thank you so much for sharing this. I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE it! This one bracelet just combines several particular looks that I just can not get enough of. I'm so excited to try making it but right when I was about to I realized something.. I have no idea how you were able to get a raised up embossed image from the cursive writing. I have several script style stamps but they would all leave an impressed image on the clay since the letters are raised on the stamps. I do have a stencil of cursive writing, could I somehow use that? Can I ask, how on earth were you able to do that?! I'm so disappointed that I do not currently have a way of achieving that effect because it means that I can't try making this just yet. So I'm really hoping you see this & get back to me asap, I would really appreciate it. Thank you so much again!

@SweetWillowDsgn 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jasmine. I'm so glad you liked this project. To get the raised texture I used an embossing folder meant for paper. It has both a negative and positive impression. Here's a link for a similar one as an example: amzn.to/2sKzXF7 Hope you find one you like. THanks so much for watching!

@mspecht565 7 жыл бұрын

i wish you had done number 6.

@RameyRocks 8 жыл бұрын

I would like to see number 5! Where do you get the verathane matt?

@SweetWillowDsgn 8 жыл бұрын

I've had to order the Varathane Matte on line. Check Home Depot or big box home improvement, if they don't have it in stock you can order it which I've done. Here's an Amazon link if you need it: amzn.to/2bJp65z

@RameyRocks 8 жыл бұрын

+Sweet Willow Designs oh thank you I will check that out

@jothorpe4771 2 жыл бұрын

Transfer cuff please

@anitaparikh6415 3 жыл бұрын

The aluminium blanks are 14 gauge on Amazon. Is that the right gauge or are they too stiff and unbendy?

@dianabrady1056 3 жыл бұрын

Can this be done with a wooden cuff bracelet?

@SweetWillowDsgn 3 жыл бұрын

You take a chance doing it on wood. Wood has moisture that causes the cuff to expand/contract which could crack the clay. I would try baking the wood cuff first to remove as much moisture as possible then cover.

@jothorpe4771 2 жыл бұрын

Image transfer please

@debbiegaines1362 3 жыл бұрын

Do you use the blanks so that you don't have to add closures?

@SweetWillowDsgn 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Debbie. The style I was going for was a traditional cuff. I found that just using polymer clay was not sufficiently strong so I use the blanks for strength.

@debbiegaines1362 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Love the idea, now to order blanks