Learn to use metallic polymer clay to create an optical illusion. This technique can be used for MANY things...not just beads!
Be sure to google "polymer...
The song "Baubles, Bangles, and Beads", from the 1955 MGM musical "Kismet", starring Howard Keel, Vic Damone, and Ann Blyth (here singing).
Written by Bob Wright...
I demonstrate my personal methods for creating a shiny finish on polymer clay beads.
1) Wet sanding and high speed buffing.
2) Applying liquid clear acrylic.
Plus other...