If I can't buy what I need, maybe I can make it.

I have never done nothing like this i wish you luck with this. I am not a very crafty person but when i find something I like and can do on my own I have a lot of fun doing it.I look forward to seeing pictures of your finished product when it is done.

You are very gifted. I've never heard of cold porcelain. Good luck to you.

That is a very creative thing to do, when you don't have the right craft supply. Glad you could figure out how to make it on your own. Can you colour the beads too? I would also be frustrated, if I bought something, and it turned out to be the wrong side.

I make things a lot that I need to use around the house.The best craft supply store that I also used to work out was AC Moore.One that is closer and has a lot of great supplies is Michaels.We can also get a limited amount of supplies at Target,Wal Mart or K Mart.

Hi GG, No, I've never heard of this and I am a crafter, shame on me. It sounds pretty interesting and I'll have to make some for myself and my little granddaughter, Lucy. I already looked it up. Could you have maybe tried to hammer very lightly, a nail in the hole of the bead you bought to try and enlarge it? What are you trying to make and please...take some pic's for us. We all want to see and that's the best part, lol! I've used clay before but nothing else. I made tiny little mice, dishes, worms and other odds and ends for my miniature scenes I use to do. My granddaughter and I just make some Halloween items with Play Dough...she made an adorable yellow and black ghost and a hot pink finger puppet with a face. I made 3 pumpkins, a little purple and green monster, and witch hat with a mouse on it, and an purple owl. Yeh boy, we are allll creative here, lol!

U are a smart lady, i'm not, lol. I have never done crafts, have no imagination how anything is going to look till it's in front of me,. Would love to see a picture of your latest creation when u get it done.

no i never heard of it, but I wish you well.

Congratulations! I think more people should get involved doing crafts like you are doing! It is a good way to be creative and generate a bit of extra income!

Erm, no. My hands are so crap thanks to Fibromyalgia I can't. But to beat the Walmart stranglehold and get more variety, try poking some on-line stores. Sense rents on store fronts went sky high Mom & Pop hit the Internet in spades.

I've done fimo clay. The trick for fimo/sculpy is lots of rolling. A pasta roller is nearly a necessity. When I was in college a friend's mom made roses out of bread clay... http://www.ehow.com/how_2132677_make-bread-clay.html can you post pictures of your finished project?

That sounds neat. I have made some jewelry out of sculpy. It i8s fun. Somewhere I do also have a drill bit small enough to redrill beads...and a small vice, too. I love tools!

how i wish i could really try something like that, i have seen online where people make their own beads and some other crafts thru porcelain and clay! i so want to try that but sad to say i could not find any store here that sell those raw materials i need. sad

Would love to see your work GG. Do post a picture when done. Beads are in fashion these days. I used to be crazy in the good old days. In fact I worked for a company that manufactured artificial pearls and beads. I used to deck myself with them - even used them as hair pieces, round my waist, etc When I was in the US, I visited my nephew who took me to a craft place where kids worked on porcelain objects. I too was given a piece to work on. I still have that with me.

I have not heard of cold porcelain. My wife has used fimo before but I find it a little expensive. I'm going to have to look into cold porcelain. I make candle holder, bowls and other turned items. I think some of these same items could be cast or formed and hand painted. It would be an interesting addition to the crafts I already make. I have considered plaster of paris but I have to find a way to make it strong enough without making the job too labor intensive. I wish you luck with your own projects.

This is something that I have done years ago, and had fun doing. Have not done anything like this in years though. I do remember how fun it was and actually something I might enjoy trying again if I had the time. I hope your project worked for you.

Good evening GardenGerty, I love buying art and craft supplies. I am always making something. I have not made that cold porcelain, that you are talking about. I have not heard of this either. I make different things and thats all I make. Its hard for me to follow directions on things that I need to make. I am very free lance. In everything really! Its actually kinda annoying how I cant follow directions. Thats why I have never slow-danced!!! LOL I can do like technical stuff. But it all has to be my own way of getting there. Did you make those beades on your own or did you follow directions?

I have no idea what you are referring to. It sounds like you are very talented at making-do. I don't have an artistic bone in my body. Folks like you are few and far between. Please don't change. The rest of the world needs folks like you.

not heard of the cold porcelain but have used fimo for beads and this year, i am planning to use some fimo for little flat tags which i will attach to my Christmas cards and tags. i have a metal stamping set so i can stamp words like joy, peace, etc on them and will get some strong glue to affix them. i hope you will show us how the beads turn out.

You seem to have a natural bent for craft such as knitting and the like, which is all Greek to me.I have never seen cold porcelain.It is said that its main components are cornstarch and white glue.I am eager to see what you make.

How in the world did u become so crafty!?! I'm trying to be like that but for some reason-I think I know y-I don't stick to it. I tried growing a garden but I lostost of my plants some cat got into my garden or some animal idk but anywho I do try I have also tried making jewelry but it seems I can't fallow the complicated rules and directions. Plus I'm soo very busy with work and raising toddlers and keeping my house from falling apart :D. I'm sure I'll give it another try at all those things when they r all grown...