Easy Polymer Clay Cane Tutorial | How to Make a Butterfly Smoosh Cane

🦋 Butterfly Smoosh Cane Tutorial | Easy Polymer Clay Cane for Jewelry & More!

In this tutorial, I’ll guide you through creating Lisa Pavelka's Smoosh Cane, and then I'll show you how making a slight adjustment to the cane can create a beautiful and delicate butterfly-like pattern perfect for jewelry, beads, and other artistic clay projects.

Whether you’re new to polymer clay or an experienced maker, this technique is fun, forgiving, and a great way to experiment with color and pattern. Plus, I’ll share helpful tips on cutting, reducing, and incorporating this cane into your designs!

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⏱️ Video Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction & Overview
0:43 - Materials
2:01 - Making the Smoosh Cane
7:59 - Transforming the Smoosh Cane
11:14 - Making Butterflies
14:55 - Wrap up & Final Thoughts

Materials Used:
• 1/4 block each of black, white, plum, and neon pink clay. (Fimo Soft was used in the Tutorial)
• Burnishing tool— Stainless steel soap bar works great for this
• Acrylic rod for rolling out the clay.
• Rockrose Timeless Butterfly Clay Cutter w/drill guides - https://www.rockroseclay.com/products...
• Rockrose Trillion Isosceles Puffy Triangle Clay Cutter - https://www.rockroseclay.com/products...
• Fine-tip chrome marker in gold.
• Tissue blade
• Knitting needle
• Deli paper
• Cardstock
• Texture mat for the back of your pieces.
• Glass surface with measuring guides to help when forming your cane. (Optional- you could use a standard ruler and a ceramic tile)
• Oven for curing your clay
• Pasta machine for conditioning clay
• Renaissance wax (optional)
• Sandpapers in various grits from 400-1500


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