Things You'll Need:
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Step 1
Use a clay knife to chop up several blocks of different colored clays. Bigger blocks of colors will dominate the beads' color scheme. Keep chopping until you have a mixture of finely chopped clay bits.
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Step 2
Shape chopped clay into one mass with your hands. To make round beads, pinch off small amounts from the mass and roll them between your hands until you have a smooth sphere. For cube-shaped beads, continue shaping the mass until you have a rough block shape. Perfect the block by flattening each of its faces with an acrylic roller. Use a clay knife to slice the block into strips and then cut each strip into small cubes.
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Step 3
Hold each bead between your thumb and index finger. Stick a wooden skewer into one end of the bead and bring it out through the opposite end. Rotate the skewer inside the bead several times before pulling it out.
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Step 4
Cover the inside of a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place the beads onto the foil. Preheat your oven and bake the beads according to the clay manufacturer's instructions.
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Step 5
Remove the baking sheet from the oven. After the beads have cooled off, buff the surfaces by smoothing them with sandpaper.
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Step 6
Decide whether you wish to wear the beads around your neck, wrist or ankle. Wrap a piece of embroidery floss or yarn around the chosen body part to determine how much of the material you should cut.
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Step 7
Use scissors cut off the necessary length of string. Put the string through the hole of each bead. Finish by tying the string around your neck, ankle or wrist.
