Jael's Art Jewels Blog: Shiny Beads

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Shiny Beads

When I was teaching polymer clay, I would often get asked how I got my beads shiny.

There are several ways to get shiny beads, but my preferred method is sanding and buffing. I generally use from 800 to 2000 grit and then use my dremel to buff. It's tedious, but I love the results. I have purchased a bench grinder and buffing wheel, but have yet to find a place to set it up...

I found a video on You Tube by "MrsWright75" that does a pretty good job of explaining the sanding and buffing process. Hope this is helpful!

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Starfish Story
Once a man was walking along a beach.
The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. Off in the distance he could see a person going back and forth between the surf's edge and and the beach. Back and forth this person went. As the man approached he could see that there were hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand as the result of the natural action of the tide.

The man was struck by the the apparent futility of the task. There were far too many starfish. Many of them were sure to perish. As he approached, the person continued the task of picking up starfish one by one and throwing them into the surf.

As he came up to the person he said, "You must be crazy. There are thousands of miles of beach covered with starfish. You can't possibly make a difference." The person looked at the man. He then stooped down and pick up one more starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man and said, "It sure made a difference to that one!"