What Is Baked Bead Jewelry?

Baked beads are very popular with children because they can create their own beads to look like anything they want. Oftentimes, in jewelry for older people and teens, these baked beads are more like charms that can be added to any necklace as an accent piece. These beads are made from polymer clay and then they are baked in the oven to dry the clay for use.

• Baked beads are made from polymer clay because it is non-toxic and will not harm children or animals. Polymer clay comes in many colors as well as glow-in-the dark, metallic, sparkles and flat colors.


• Once the beads are shaped how you want them, they are baked in the oven to dry the clay so that it can be warn. Once the clay has been dried, you can get them wet again without softening the beads.


• Some designs that you can make when creating large batches of beads include: tie dye, swirls, solid colored beads, and shaped beads such as squares or hearts. If you are making charms to wear on your necklaces, there is no limit to the type of designs you can make. Many craft stores sell molds that you can use to create your own charms. If you are creative, you can create your own designs as well using the clay. Some people create their own designs by making very small miniature designs, rolling them into long tubes then cutting them to the thickness that they want. This allows them to have multiples of the same design.


• Baked beads are often bigger than other beads. This is because it is difficult to put a design into a bead that is so small. In order to be able to string these beads onto a necklace, they must have toothpicks inserted into them while they are baked to create a hole, otherwise a hook must be put into the bead so that it can be functional.