Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday once more!

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Today’s workdesk finds me playing with my Sculpey Hollow Bead Maker. It specifically makes lentil shaped beads, and is a clever design.

For quite some time polymer clay artists have been using light bulbs of various sizes as the forms for their hollow lentils, but this tool makes it a bit easier to get both halves the same size.

I pulled out several leftover canes to play today. Right now what you see is the sanding stage. The edges of each half have to be sanded smooth so they will fit together. I’ll be sure to post photos when they are done!

Check back tomorrow to see my completed dragon #16. The plan is for it to be on one of these lentil beads. We shall see…

That’s all I’ve got for this week. If you wonder why I’m sharing a photo of my desk, it’s this fun little blog hop game we play over at Julia’s called What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday. Join in, all are welcome!

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5 thoughts on “WOYWW-Hollow Lentil Beads

  1. Oh, those are so pretty! I can’t really tell the size–how big is the large bead half there on the sandpaper?

    1. The largest is 1 3/4″ in diameter, the one on the sandpaper is 1 1/2″ and the others are 1 1/4″, 1″ and 3/4″.

  2. That’s a very interesting gadget, not seen one before and the beads are gorgeous.
    Have a great woyww and happy crafting, Angela x 30

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