Rachel
2008-10-02, 1:20am
Easy Teddy Bear bead from Cattwalk Daisy Press
I would like to apologize first for the quality of the pictures. I had a hard time taking the pictures by myself and they were done with my camera phone as well so sometimes they are a bit fuzzy. I hope that doesn’t distract from the instructions.
1. Make base bead in any size cavity of the press. I like to start with the middle or largest size in the trio. You can also make big ones in the focal size daisy press.
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2. Heat up lines that were made in the daisy and cut while glowing hot close to the middle circle of the daisy shape.
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3. I like to heat up the cuts and press them in a bit with my catwalk marver on the sharp end or you can use a knife or any kind of tool really just to make sure the cuts open up a bit wider.
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4. It should start to look more like a bear at this point. Next, I start to make his head by adding a little glass and round it off a bit.
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5. I like to let gravity round the head as much as possible and roll it on the marver gently to make a head shape in any way you like. You can also add glass to the arms and legs depending on how long you want them to be. Sometimes I like to make the arms and legs face forward so you have to make them a bit longer for that. This is the point where I add dots to the side of his head to make the ears as well.
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6. This is where you can start to make the teddy look many different ways. Typically there is still a circle right on his belly from the center of the daisy impression. I like to add different colors here to his belly or a the same color just to make him look a little fatter. I used opal yellow here and ivory for his nose.
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7. Finish up your teddy by adding a nose or shaping his arms and legs. I like to make the ends of his arms and legs flat. You can make many different looks. This certainly isn’t the best one I’ve ever made but I hope it gives you some ideas and please above anything else, have fun with it!!
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I would like to apologize first for the quality of the pictures. I had a hard time taking the pictures by myself and they were done with my camera phone as well so sometimes they are a bit fuzzy. I hope that doesn’t distract from the instructions.
1. Make base bead in any size cavity of the press. I like to start with the middle or largest size in the trio. You can also make big ones in the focal size daisy press.
139605 139588
2. Heat up lines that were made in the daisy and cut while glowing hot close to the middle circle of the daisy shape.
139589
3. I like to heat up the cuts and press them in a bit with my catwalk marver on the sharp end or you can use a knife or any kind of tool really just to make sure the cuts open up a bit wider.
139590 139591
139592 139593
4. It should start to look more like a bear at this point. Next, I start to make his head by adding a little glass and round it off a bit.
139594 139595
5. I like to let gravity round the head as much as possible and roll it on the marver gently to make a head shape in any way you like. You can also add glass to the arms and legs depending on how long you want them to be. Sometimes I like to make the arms and legs face forward so you have to make them a bit longer for that. This is the point where I add dots to the side of his head to make the ears as well.
139596 139597
6. This is where you can start to make the teddy look many different ways. Typically there is still a circle right on his belly from the center of the daisy impression. I like to add different colors here to his belly or a the same color just to make him look a little fatter. I used opal yellow here and ivory for his nose.
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7. Finish up your teddy by adding a nose or shaping his arms and legs. I like to make the ends of his arms and legs flat. You can make many different looks. This certainly isn’t the best one I’ve ever made but I hope it gives you some ideas and please above anything else, have fun with it!!
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