Bear Paws and Sketches

I was at a show and talked to several folks about bead designs.  Some suggestions were bear paws, elk prints, moose heads and the lotus.  I sketched out some designs and hand sculpted stamps and then mixed the polymer clay and made the beads.  I sanded these, but did not buff them.  I like how this color looks with the darker imprint.

When the clay is sanded and not buffed, it has a nice matte finish.  I make many of the beads two sided so you can wear them either way.