Apply Poly Bonder or Bake-and-Bond liquid Polymer Clay to the rim of the LED holder dome and position it into the center of the back side bead half, keeping the two holes free.With needle-nose pliers, make an open loop and bend the wires so they rest flat against the polymer clay dome.Insert the shortened LED legs into the hole of the LED holder, with the LED facing down and the legs on the top side of the dome.Use a permanent marker to color the negative (shorter) leg on the LED, then trim the legs to about 1/2" with wire cutters.We will be soldering these legs to the silicone-covered wire. The longer wire is the positive (+) side and the shorter wire is (-). The 3mm "through-hole" LEDs have two legs, a longer and a shorter wire. Drill a 1/8" hole in the middle of each insert.With thin sheets of translucent clay, make as many 1" diameter domed bead halves for the number of main beads needed for your project.Smaller Domed Inserts - Make at least 4, for the Necklace Beads Sand and buff the outside surface of each half as needed.On the bottom (back) piece, drill two 1/8" holes in the sides of the domes, slightly above the "equator" so the finished bead will hang correctly.Match pairs for best fit, then decide which half of each pair you like best for the top side of the beads.Pop the cured domes off their forms and sand their edges flat to create a smooth fit between bead halves.Cure the domes at the recommended temperature and time listed on the polymer clay package.Again, I used Sculpey's Hollow Bead Maker. Press onto light bulbs or other round, heat-safe objects to create a dome.Cut eight (to make four complete beads) 1.5" to 1.75" round shapes out of the prepared medium-thin clay sheet with a clay cutter.
Sand and buff the outside surfaces if needed/desired.Pop the cured domes off their forms and sand the edges to create a smooth fit between both halves of the focal bead.Cure at the recommended temperature and time listed on the polymer clay package.Press onto a light bulb or other heat-safe domed object - I used Sculpey's Hollow Bead Maker, and HERE is a tutorial from the company.Cut two 2" (or larger) round shapes out of the prepared medium-thin clay sheet with a clay cutter.Translucent clay becomes a bit more translucent after curing. Hold the uncured sheet of clay up to a light to see if light comes through the clay. I used a mixture of translucent and opaque clay to create patterns. You want the top half of your finished bead to allow the LED light to show through the clay. Create the components for your hollow beads by forming half-domes with a mostly translucent (some opaque clay is fine) medium-thin sheeted clay. This tutorial assumes you are somewhat familiar with polymer clay.
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