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Cathy Harm Millefiori
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| Hi, I'm Cathy
Harm (aka.
CHarm) polymer clay artist, years ago I fell in love with the intricate Millefiori
designs I saw on 1845-1865 paperweights and decided to make my own
“canes” (or "rods") out of polymer clay. Millefiori means “1000 flowers” …
Similar to the Venetian Millefiori technique with glass I take raw
polymer clay and design my flowers and leaves into what’s called
“canes” from the clay. From my cane work I then take thin slices off
the canes and apply those wee tiny slices onto my piece, then it’s
baked, sanded several times and then buffed to a soft sheen that I
like then finally a protective coat of baked on sealer is applied.
All this work creates a very durable finished piece. Because each of my pieces are unique and original and I'm lucky to have a great turnover in items, I prefer to sell my finished pieces in my shop at Etsy. I sell my raw cane work in my store on Ebay C Harm Polymer Clay and Art . Besides my finished cane work and pieces I'm now teaching my techniques on how I actually make my canes within the tutorials below. Along with other polymer clay artists such as Donna Kato, Judy Belcher and so many more, I also have step by step classes on caning available on CraftArtEdu. |
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| "CHarm Rose
Cane" Tutorial is a
comprehensive tutorial that I think covers everything I know
about making a rose cane from start to finish! This is a very
large 2.96 MB PDF file, 38 page tutorial containing 155 photos
(I like lots of pictures).
We’ll cover making 3 different fan-fold blends, 4 rose petal
cane techniques, 4 different rose cane centers and 5 rose petal
shapes. Then I’ll show you my techniques and share my tips for
constructing a couple of beautiful rose canes. Also included in
this tutorial is a chart with cutting measurements to make 8
different number of rose petals, from a 9 petal cane to an 18
petal rose cane. I’m also including a “Rose Cane Option“ sheet
for easy reference and of course, my “Helpful Hints“ page just
in case you don‘t already have it. With all the combinations for
you to choose from, I think you’re in for hours of fun creating
your own gorgeous rose canes. What are roses without leaves to
add a graceful accent to any piece? This attractive leaf cane is
also included within this tutorial.
With the amount of instruction given in this tutorial, it covers
all levels of learning. |
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| The only supplies you‘ll need
for the Rose cane are: - 2 oz. flower color clay - 2 oz. blend color (white) clay - ½ oz. darker shade of flower color clay - 2 oz. background color clay - pasta machine - tissue blade - ruler - roller - knitting needle (or pen) For your leaf cane you need: - 2 oz. leaf color clay - 2 oz. blend color (white) clay - 2 oz. wrap color clay |
I will email you the link to the large 2.96MB PDF tutorial
within 24 hours. (I check my email quite often). A link to Adobe
Reader to read the PDF file will also be sent just in case you
don’t have it already. -Duplication of this tutorial by or for anyone other than yourself is expressly prohibited. -My tutorials are for your own personal use only. They are not for resale and the text and photos are not for reproduction or redistribution either in print or electronically. -You can save it to your computer, print it off for your own reference or save it to disk but please don't pass it around to others or reproduce it in any way. Under the copyright laws that's illegal and besides that... it's just not nice or fair to others. It’s just for you and nobody else but you! -The canes and projects you make from the tutorials are yours to do with as you like. -I really appreciate you honoring my copyright so I can keep on doing what I do. -Thank you for your understanding and co-operation. |
| Rose Cane Tutorial $28.00 If you have any questions or concerns, please ask me before you purchase this tutorial because it is non-refundable and will be delivered to your PayPal email address shortly after payment is received. |
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“Blends to Beauties” is a
tutorial where
I’ll show you the techniques I use to design and create all seven of
these gorgeous Millefiori polymer clay canes from only three fan
fold blends. We’ll start off with creating three beautiful fan fold
blends then we‘ll create a few component canes that we‘ll use to
design each of these seven Millefiori canes (4 floral canes and 3
leaf canes). No matter whether you’re a beginner who has worked with
caning a little bit or if you’re an advance caner looking for a new
technique to create quite a few unique designs, I think you‘ll have
fun using this tutorial. The 19 page tutorial is packed with 86
detail color photos that guide you along each cane, plus my “Helpful
Hints Page” is included too!
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The supplies that we’ll need to create our 7 canes are: -pasta machine -tissue blade -ruler -3 - 6oz blends (2oz of the color (red) 2 oz of the center color (orange) and 2 oz of the light color (yellow) -approx. 4oz for your background color (I’ve chosen to use black but translucent or even a complimenting rolled blend will work great) |
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| Blends to Beauties tutorial $28.00 If you have any questions or concerns, please ask me before you purchase this tutorial because it is non-refundable and will be delivered to your PayPal email address shortly after payment is received. |
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Here's a sampling of my work, all created
from polymer clay. Check for
new items
, they change all the time.
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| Intricate canes of roses and leaves | Stunning canes of Southwest designs | Gorgeous Millefiori cane work |
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| Millefiori Beads | Champagne or wine Flutes | Millefiori Kaleidoscope egg |
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| Faux tiger skin pen and key ring | Blooming Pen Pot | Millefiori Fountain Pen |
