Color Swirl Beaded Jewelry  Combine swirled and layered clay
beads to make funky one-of-a-kind jewelry.  What you'll need:
• Polymer clay in desired colors   • Phillips screwdriver,
decorative-edge scissors, toothpick, or other items to create
texture in clay   • Toothpicks   • Fine beading wire   • Glass
baking dish   • Small beads   1. Create multitone beads by
twisting clay in two or more colors together. The more the clay
is worked, the more blended the colors will become.   2. Shape a
bead by rolling a small amount of clay in your hands until the
clay becomes soft and smooth.   3. To add interest to a bead,
roll small balls of clay and press them onto the bead. Then roll
smaller clay balls and press those onto the small balls as dots.
4. Give a bead texture with the end of a Phillips screwdriver, a
toothpick, or another tool.   5. To make a twisted bead, roll
two different colors of clay into long smooth individual
strands. Twist the strands together, then roll them around a
toothpick. Remove the too