Colapsing Puff beads

by Mary
(United States)

I really like your site. It is very informative.

I have been making hollow, domed Polymer clay beads, but I have not been able to keep them from going flat when re-curing them. How do you keep yours domed?

Mary Ann

P.S. Using the backs of paint palettes is a good idea, but do you use a lower temperature to keep them from melting?

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Aug 29, 2011
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by: Mary

Hi Anne:

Thanks for the tips.

I rolled my clay through the thickest setting on the pasta machine, but maybe I should just roll it out manually.

It was when I added the edging and put it back in the oven that it collasped. I did not use polyester fabric though. I put it on a baking sheet.

I have made some more beads and will let you know how they come out.

Mary Ann
Aug 27, 2011
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by: Anne Cecilie

Hello Mary,

Thank you for your question.
The way I do it is to first make the two halves and cure them on the paint palette. I have a plastic paint palette that doesn't melt. Try yours out before you add clay to it. If it melts, try another one. You can also get paint palettes in metal. You can see a lot of variations here:




When the parts are cured, I glue them together and cover the jointline. I then rebake them on a thick sheet of polyester.
It may be that you have too thin sheets of clay. Try making them a bit thicker. It will be harder for them to go flat then.

I hope this will solve the problem for you.

All the best and good luck!

Anne Cecilie

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