Make a Polymer Clay Pansy Cane

Here's a good springy flower: a purple pansy with a yellow face.This cane has a translucent background, great for layering on your slabs, but you can pop in whatever colour works for you.
I've used Premo clays for this one except for the translucent which is probably a mix of whatever I found - Premo, Sculpey 3, Cernit.
00:30 Setting Up and Doing the Blend
03:25 Making the Pansy Petals
13:00 Assembling the Pansy
16:15 Adding Translucent Background
18:45 Reducing the Cane
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[@adelaidesansalone8965]

Elaine, this is the absolute best tutorial I have seen for a Pansy cane!!! The details you add truly makes the cane appear so realistic it’s amazing. This is what differentiates you from other PolymerClay artists and places you in the top 5%. I love watching your tutorials and you inspire me to keep caning especially when my physical limitations stop me from doing the things I love. I truly appreciate your effort, time and thoughtfulness in sharing your talent with us at no cost. Thank you for your consideration and kindness. Keep safe and well ❤️🤗

[@Tooaquarius]

That's super kind of you! I've been doing clay for a while now so there's lots to share with folks.

[@marywoods6329]

I love the flower

[@leighanncarter2576]

Thank you for that tutorial on that beautiful pansy cane, I hope you will make many more tutorials.

[@Tooaquarius]

There's gonna be more! I'm getting into the swing of things!

[@1212haro]

😍😍😍 Truly magnificent Pansy cane. Thank you so very much for sharing your skills with us. ❤️

[@karenhooper1697]

"Someone out there makes perfect, neat blends, but it isn't me." I resemble that comment 100%. No-one has time for perfection. 🤣 Just gorgeous. I love this pansy but you make it look so easy! Goals. 🙌😍

[@Tooaquarius]

I have been doing this a LONG time plus I get to slightly cut out the worst screw ups (although I try to keep the normal mistakes in)

[@catherinemichael916]

Thank you. It is beautiful and easy to follow the steps you used to make this cane. Would love to see more of your work.

[@christinemathies7236]

Thia is absolutely stunning! Pansey are a favorite flower of mine as well! Thank you!

[@maggiemiller6147]

Absolutely gorgeous cane

[@Tooaquarius]

Definitely one of my favourites!

[@seboyaprimera3785]

I love your messy chaotic work style. It works for me. I can understand and somehow, appreciate it more that it's sped up but realistic. Thank you for such a wonderful video. I am not a clean edge blender either.

[@Tooaquarius]

I hate to hide how the process really looks. You will not get clean, straight edges, perfect cuts and no wonkiness in a single, given cane.

[@Jeea84]

Beautiful! Going on my to try list asap

[@Tooaquarius]

Have fun!

[@jenniferroya3606]

This is so beautiful and was a pleasure to watch. ❤

[@Tooaquarius]

My favourite garden flowers!

[@jillrenshaw6509]

Beautiful!

[@madonnalancaster5395]

Absolutely beautiful 😍

[@Tooaquarius]

Thank you! 😊

[@donnaingram1720]

Finally a great tutorial! Thanks for dharing.

[@Tooaquarius]

Aww, they're all great :p Some greater than others I admit. Thanks for watching :)

[@maggiesmith2208]

thanks for sharing love the pansy look forward to more tutorials have a great day

[@Tooaquarius]

Thanks! I'm sure there's more to come!

[@idagress2090]

You make it look so easy 😁. Well done!

[@Tooaquarius]

Thank you! 😊 I have been doing this a long time!

[@jenniferroya3606]

Beautiful cane, thank you so much.

[@Tooaquarius]

Glad you like it!

[@matthewlawton9241]

I hope you see this, I was hoping you might please answer two questions if you have the time? - What is this style of clay molding called? I've seen others use this style of manipulating clay to make miniature china dishes as well as candy makers. - Can this be done with cold porcelain clay as well, or will it blend too much? I notice polymer clay seems to keep a sort of boundary between the layers.

[@Tooaquarius]

Sure! - This is cane making or polymer clay millefiori / millefiore. A lot of people use it for making miniatures, adding details to sculpture, making beads, jewellery, scenes. I mostly make the actual canes / designs and beads. - This can be done with any clay you can colour - I've done it with ceramic clay and homemade clays but this type does, for sure, keep the details best. If you think about a simple pattern where you roll two layers together and make a spiral of it... cookies, cakes, candies are done like this. You can do the same in most clays I imagine.

[@joyceengland8781]

The extra trans you put in changed so much. Looks so nice when you reduce it! Keeps that beautiful shape. The colors are nice too. Some of the pansy canes I know God didn’t create pansies those colors.

[@Tooaquarius]

I used to use a lot less because I'm pretty experienced at reducing canes but customers and friends had trouble working with my canes as a result so ... adding a little more to keep it stable helps for some designs. I still end up squishing petal edges but less

[@Julzzzsatx]

Oh so pretty!! If I don't have those colors can I use my oils to dye my clay or powders? Sorry, I'm new & can't remember the proper names. Thank you❤

[@Rareplymouth]

Very nice instructions to follow and just beautiful 😍

[@Tooaquarius]

Thanks so much 😊

[@kathyjones274]

Thank you for sharing it all I'm a beginner so I want to see

[@user-yd4xu3qp9u]

You are too damn good wish I found you 🎉2 years ago glad I got you now!

[@Tooaquarius]

Thanks :) I've been a this a while!

[@joyceparkes2678]

💖🙏🏽

[@joyceengland8781]

Nicely done! Good instruction. Mine was as pretty as yours! That just doesn’t happen for me. Tifs.

[@Tooaquarius]

Yay! I'm happy to hear that!