Beads Of Courage
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Step 1, condition the clay, roll it out and cut out blanks and form
beads. Mine are done by rolling them around in my hand to
make round ones. I shape them otherwise with my fingers into
squares or bi-cones.
Step 2, texture the beads if needed.
Practically anything with a texture
can be used in this step. It’s fun to
look around in and out of the house
to see what can be found to use to
texture the clay.
Step 3, use something to make a
hole thru the bead. I usually use
straws of different sizes.
Step 4, Let them dry, so not to foul
up the shape, then wet sand them
to take off sharp edges or imperfections.
Step 5, these are then glazed. Once
in a while if there is time, I might
bisque the beads before glazing.
These are single fired beads.
Step 6, fire. Here they are a couple
of days later fired and ready to be
sent to Beads of Courage
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