Beads in the Form of a Leaf
Author: Tania Zakharchenko
Tutorial: How to make a Beads in the Form of a Leaf such as beads on this photo:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM41OEmEtc-Uw_oVOAtUxR01ms5WQiMk15mhRN_LzxJkc90ouMRRp1Ab0xcc7sV2vUHQJHQqURtnV-DwCIA_LD_oqPXisa8CIqy7xvk5ECwnAaSUCxpZrGuDYnwEjp1o4wUWvgPREeEfI/s320/Beads_Hojas.jpg)
Materials and tools: Piece of Polymer clay, blade, needle, pearl eye shadows (or Pearl-ex) and texture. I used disposable razor for depilation with grooved surface.
Moreover it will be necessary a scrap of glass or CD box, eye shadow applicator, talc powder.
In this tutorial I used Sculpey III Gold.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9oGV-nbJ8Q17zqRNNypnNlGEtLdXV52j47ZsdtSpR9dgboEEomppenW0j42quTY6YYsuc2TPiqGW8Wjl3z7PMlWlNk2Y5Ea7qBKr3V-9WWeJDDJ1EbL1UprrCc-yLXsWReUdVP_haZI/s320/MK_Hojas_1_sm.jpg)
1. Make a strip of clay from a bit piece of polymer clay 5-6 mm thickness.
A cover of CD box helps to make it.
2. Cut the strip on-the-miter in the rhomb shape…
… for small leaves cut short pieces, for long leaves cut pieces should be longer.
You can see short pieces at right and longest at left in the photo:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiEgKsLs-uHooilpYgiPqOsk0eglywiWItsOsJLqJq2isvK1XzcWnwjI6HkTaWVzBEQdxx6Qs4_vE48-NK8px8c25XN-rXq89lR5AXnxVrebl93FRn68VV6hN81gs2poSPMgK_yOVch4/s320/MK_Hojas_3_sm.jpg)
3. Put a bit of talc powder to texture to protect an adhesion. Press each piece to texture as it is shown in the photos.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6x1TrXiwvjn7-nCR9L0knar2F8qR7ELiJ23la1F4SwmRLVWVYGzrSPzFJMbUgheOJearUlxgTTJmAtfbjjEZQV-zKJsO5mEvnW4CD8CXr5erxbCtsMAMc-_Z_E3SP4n0vsZ3Of04GoBM/s320/MK_Hojas_4_sm.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvYdkY2p2umBm4cZQyZVie2_D4PWn8sHAmujVwBwhJeMKFnmpukBYM4erFQQ_SbB_dC3jLX2vc3Sm8Ig0tWtV4Q0n-OmJz-5SsaSqoH5-OVbVIQNyj_AV23hKf0fNpv4f1WTjRs2BfqQ/s320/MK_Hojas_5_sm.jpg)
4. Take away leaves from the texture and curve it a form of leaf at the same time. Hold the leaf by “petiole” (right side of the leaf in the photo).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWU8i2Cx8d3ZmvmXnhUvbuJAdODg-PZyihdGgO5CkQTvDD7oh8TnT6XaRbX6f35QB0910kMjbvXfjKAE9rzdhpc47z6FN8QNJgRJuTvJZdL-nmvQD_bgTpXhGPc7mS0lxfnDW13-6qBfQ/s320/MK_Hojas_6_sm.jpg)
5. Cut off superfluous:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Bp5qSk-TVYRQN0MIQrSkMqqQHfggWnlbvFQs9Nc5D2ZEdBCxAG4ui-6eqzSWphKel2mPzZCpHycc549YhLeIPJYk4y5I1cx3-TSMN5muDOrMXfTudxf4NP51BcGiZL8WNWEcueLwlEA/s320/MK_Hojas_7_sm.jpg)
6. Paint the leaves with the eye shadows. Put the paint on the relief parts only. For the gold clay I used the light-beige eye shadow.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lN87h2li6gXdc8-ieM9BavLQwG0FFFaBsZ7yrwD331yVN16orJ5hg-BR_v49KjglUty07s-UaDe1fxdf0TOq2MeJFbtrUZkm6BIeeE4JfNW6pfpLYZQsIgKrZZ2W75pIkSmDpCvFdpI/s320/MK_Hojas_8_sm.jpg)
7. Mark holes with the think needle, bake and varnish the beads.
Enjoy!
You can find some ideas about applications here
Also, I can make a set of the same beads specially for you. Please, find the set of similar beads at my Etsy Shop or contact me. Any colors are available!
Tania.
Tutorial: How to make a Beads in the Form of a Leaf such as beads on this photo:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM41OEmEtc-Uw_oVOAtUxR01ms5WQiMk15mhRN_LzxJkc90ouMRRp1Ab0xcc7sV2vUHQJHQqURtnV-DwCIA_LD_oqPXisa8CIqy7xvk5ECwnAaSUCxpZrGuDYnwEjp1o4wUWvgPREeEfI/s320/Beads_Hojas.jpg)
Materials and tools: Piece of Polymer clay, blade, needle, pearl eye shadows (or Pearl-ex) and texture. I used disposable razor for depilation with grooved surface.
Moreover it will be necessary a scrap of glass or CD box, eye shadow applicator, talc powder.
In this tutorial I used Sculpey III Gold.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9oGV-nbJ8Q17zqRNNypnNlGEtLdXV52j47ZsdtSpR9dgboEEomppenW0j42quTY6YYsuc2TPiqGW8Wjl3z7PMlWlNk2Y5Ea7qBKr3V-9WWeJDDJ1EbL1UprrCc-yLXsWReUdVP_haZI/s320/MK_Hojas_1_sm.jpg)
1. Make a strip of clay from a bit piece of polymer clay 5-6 mm thickness.
A cover of CD box helps to make it.
2. Cut the strip on-the-miter in the rhomb shape…
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWw6qLshyaesl8vsduk7TfDSBRLAvjXgWjNJekj7PbepkujVjG_fNTVw3z3vuex5ZwLqQvcLG_pCYq5OeqK4w16SdYc7DPMLucpBhRTXk6oaNz51qPGfQ63u1DeH9j7e6F8FdNYE_EzkE/s320/MK_Hojas_2_sm.jpg)
You can see short pieces at right and longest at left in the photo:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiEgKsLs-uHooilpYgiPqOsk0eglywiWItsOsJLqJq2isvK1XzcWnwjI6HkTaWVzBEQdxx6Qs4_vE48-NK8px8c25XN-rXq89lR5AXnxVrebl93FRn68VV6hN81gs2poSPMgK_yOVch4/s320/MK_Hojas_3_sm.jpg)
3. Put a bit of talc powder to texture to protect an adhesion. Press each piece to texture as it is shown in the photos.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6x1TrXiwvjn7-nCR9L0knar2F8qR7ELiJ23la1F4SwmRLVWVYGzrSPzFJMbUgheOJearUlxgTTJmAtfbjjEZQV-zKJsO5mEvnW4CD8CXr5erxbCtsMAMc-_Z_E3SP4n0vsZ3Of04GoBM/s320/MK_Hojas_4_sm.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvYdkY2p2umBm4cZQyZVie2_D4PWn8sHAmujVwBwhJeMKFnmpukBYM4erFQQ_SbB_dC3jLX2vc3Sm8Ig0tWtV4Q0n-OmJz-5SsaSqoH5-OVbVIQNyj_AV23hKf0fNpv4f1WTjRs2BfqQ/s320/MK_Hojas_5_sm.jpg)
4. Take away leaves from the texture and curve it a form of leaf at the same time. Hold the leaf by “petiole” (right side of the leaf in the photo).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWU8i2Cx8d3ZmvmXnhUvbuJAdODg-PZyihdGgO5CkQTvDD7oh8TnT6XaRbX6f35QB0910kMjbvXfjKAE9rzdhpc47z6FN8QNJgRJuTvJZdL-nmvQD_bgTpXhGPc7mS0lxfnDW13-6qBfQ/s320/MK_Hojas_6_sm.jpg)
5. Cut off superfluous:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Bp5qSk-TVYRQN0MIQrSkMqqQHfggWnlbvFQs9Nc5D2ZEdBCxAG4ui-6eqzSWphKel2mPzZCpHycc549YhLeIPJYk4y5I1cx3-TSMN5muDOrMXfTudxf4NP51BcGiZL8WNWEcueLwlEA/s320/MK_Hojas_7_sm.jpg)
6. Paint the leaves with the eye shadows. Put the paint on the relief parts only. For the gold clay I used the light-beige eye shadow.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lN87h2li6gXdc8-ieM9BavLQwG0FFFaBsZ7yrwD331yVN16orJ5hg-BR_v49KjglUty07s-UaDe1fxdf0TOq2MeJFbtrUZkm6BIeeE4JfNW6pfpLYZQsIgKrZZ2W75pIkSmDpCvFdpI/s320/MK_Hojas_8_sm.jpg)
7. Mark holes with the think needle, bake and varnish the beads.
Enjoy!
You can find some ideas about applications here
Also, I can make a set of the same beads specially for you. Please, find the set of similar beads at my Etsy Shop or contact me. Any colors are available!
Tania.
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Labels: beads, fimo, How to make, polymer clay, sculpey, texture, tutorial
4 Comments:
At February 21, 2008 at 5:45 PM ,
Claudia said...
Great tuto! Thanks for sharing
At May 2, 2009 at 12:42 AM ,
Anonymous said...
You are a genius! The leaves are beautiful. Thank you so much for so generously offering these wonderful tutorials.
At February 28, 2013 at 12:14 PM ,
petersmith said...
Nice work, i will try to make it the beads in the Form of a Leaf, it was great creativity.
regards
Pawn Jewellery
At December 29, 2014 at 12:15 PM ,
Unknown said...
Smart way to create a leaf. Awesome!!!
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