Crochet hooks aren't ALL bad... (Not condoning the crochet method, I promise!)

So this afternoon I was given some sculpey clay, and the first thing I thought of was... BEADS! I could not for the life of me figure out a way to get the beads the right size though. And I couldn't get them to sit on their ends, so that it wasn't making flat spots. Soooo... I got out my crochet hooks, wrapped then carefully in foil, built my bead around the handles, and laid the hooks across a muffin tin. I now have Meatwad (from ATHF), a pokeball, a 1UP mushroom, a grow-up mushroom, a rainbow striped sleeve, a whorled rainbow spiral, and a pink/purple whorl bead. Tomorrow, I'm hoping the make a black/white sleeve, like a racing flag. Pics when I find my camera :D

updated by @allornothing: 02/14/15 05:45:41AM

haha cool

was hoping this was a "i found a new use for...." discussion

cant wait to see em

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Yeah it took some trial and error though. I didn't think of the foil until I permanently adhered a couple beads to a large crochet hook... oops.

soaring eagle said:

haha cool

was hoping this was a "i found a new use for...." discussion

cant wait to see em

speaking of crochet hooks and alternative uses (not 1 id recomend) they can be used for piercing

1 girl that joined in the last week or 2 was crocheting her dreads and the crochet hook went straight through her finger! had to go to the hospital and have it removed

ouch

and ppl claim theyg dont damage hair but wasable to impale a finger no problem

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My new book Ban The Taboo Vol 1

Oh my goodness... Ouch. I cut one in half and used it as a gauge once, but jeez...

soaring eagle said:

speaking of crochet hooks and alternative uses (not 1 id recomend) they can be used for piercing

1 girl that joined in the last week or 2 was crocheting her dreads and the crochet hook went straight through her finger! had to go to the hospital and have it removed

ouch

and ppl claim theyg dont damage hair but wasable to impale a finger no problem

can't wait to see the photos, sounds like you have some really awesome beads made up!

Finally got my camera up and going last night, here's the pictures

Omg I was just gonna say PIX DO IT NOW. I really love the pokeball and the spiral the mostest. Very cool!

Thanks. I'm pretty proud of them. I'm working on a pikachu, but I can't get the tail right.

Ashley F said:

Omg I was just gonna say PIX DO IT NOW. I really love the pokeball and the spiral the mostest. Very cool!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the two longer rainbowy ones! Uber cool!