Tools & Supplies

A detailed supply list will be sent out next after you register. .

The optional jewelry kit is sold out. The projects can use substitutes if you don't have a certain bead or chain. The most important things are the 34mm brass circle blanks, 18 and 20 gauge copper and 0.41mm/26 gauge copper sheet. All the rest can be whatever is in your bead stash.

Polymer Clay: You’ll need 2 oz. of white polymer clay in either Premo, Kato or Fimo Professional. There is a shortage of Premo due to the pandemic, so any of these brands will work for our project.

For the Scattered Leaves Bead Making Class there will be a list of suggested colors for the 4 different color ways shown if you want to recreate the beads in my colors. I’m going to show you how to adjust and use whatever colors you have on hand. I recommend these colors, but it’s okay to make substitutions: translucent, white, black, brown, orange, yellow, gold, copper/bronze, blue and purple.

Acrylic Paint: I like Martha Stewart Satin craft paint, but any acrylic craft paint will work.

Miscellaneous: Renaissance wax, 400 grit sand paper, liver of sulphur extended gel, 0000 steel wool, baby wipes

Brass Blanks: 34mm circle blanks from Vintaj.com. You’ll need one for each pendant you want to make. 25mm blanks are also available and perfect for earrings.

Pliers: Chain and round nose pliers, flush wire cutters. (You'll need a second pair of flat or chain nose pliers for opening and closing jump rings.)

Metal files or Emery Board - small to medium size files will work. Don’t have a file? Just grab an emery board, we are using a thin gauge metal.

Jewelry metal shears - make sure they have a spring for easier use. They should have straight blades and be specially for jewelry.

Steel bench block - bring a rubber mat or hand towel to deaden the sound.

Hammers - riveting hammer with a tapered edge and a ball peen hammer with one side flat and one side rounded.

Metal hole punch - either style will work fine.

Polymer clay tools: pasta machine and acrylic clay roller. If you don’t have a pasta machine, no need to get one. You can use the acrylic roller instead.

You’ll need several clay sculpting tools. These are my favorite, but any flat sculpting tool will create interesting marks. I recommend this set.

Extras: small paintbrush, ruler, fine point Sharpie marker, bead mat or bead board and scissors, beading needle and beading thread like Nymo or One-G in a dark color.

Tool resources: Check your local bead shop or chain craft store. Amazon.com will carry most of these items.