How Do You Make Millefiore Polymer Clay Beads?
Millefiore means “one million flowers” in French. These types of beads have been very popular for centuries. Originally fashioned from glass, today’s polymer clay offers a wonderful alternative. The simple instructions below will allow you to make millefiore polymer clay beads in any colors and styles that you desire. Polymer clay must be worked by hand to reach the appropriate consistency. These instructions can be found on the wrapper of most retail clay blocks. After doing that, you will be ready to create the millefiore polymer clay beads. Every bead begins with a sphere of clay as the base of the bead. The millefiore designs are added on top of that in a layer. In order to make the one million flowers designs on your polymer clay bead you will have to first make a flower pattern clay log. This is done with a long cylinder of clay surrounded by five skinnier cylinders of clay. The five, or more, clay logs make the petals of the flower. Use smaller triangles of clay between these to
