Exquisite faux ceramic beads... that you'll love making |

Do you like the look of faux ceramic? I personally love ceramic pieces and I'm always working on new ideas and technique to get a beautiful faux ceramic look for my clay pieces. In this tutorial, I'm showing you how the same silkscreen used with different colours will result in different effects. And a beautiful clay slab that will allow you to make lots of clay designs! And I have to tell you that I cannot decide which one (the classic or the fall one) I prefer the most. For this tutorial I used: -white polymer clay -geometric stencil -mica powders in fall colors -imitation gold metal leaf -texture plate -2 round cutters (a larger and a smaller one) -gold color metal frame -Ultramarine Blue Pan pastel -UV resin and a UV lamp -clay tools -heat gun -oven and oven thermometer I bake my pieces on parchment paper to avoid ending up with a glass like look on the back. And this is because I like to make a beautiful textured back for my clay pieces by putting the front clay piece (with the stenciled pattern) on top of a piece textured and colored with mica powders as well. I love the distinctive touch brought by the gold metal leaf (imitation) and I thought it would fit well the faux ceramic idea. I finished by applying UV resin for the subtle sheer of the pieces and the ceramic lookalike appearance. Happy claying! Mihaela If you liked this idea, check out this tutorial for Faux Ceramic:    • Make your own Fabulous Faux Porcelain Bead...