Q: I have a couple questions about Kato Polyclay. First, what adhesives would you recommend to use with the clay? I've noticed that some of them "eat" through the clay or make it soft and sticky again, and it might take a couple of weeks before you get such a "surprise." The last glue I've used was E6000® Jewelry and Craft Adhesive; no "surprises" so far. Are there any other adhesives which are safe for the polymer clay? Second, is there any particular glaze which is best to cover cured polymer clay with? I've tried Sculpey®, but for some reason it sometimes forms little bubbles on the surface of the clay when dried. Thank you very much.

A process of casting wherein a wax model is encased in an investment, which is agitated mechanically or put into a vacuum to remove air bubbles. After the wax is burned off in an oven, a cavity remains, which is filled with molten metal through an opening. The investment is broken away from the hardened metal, which is then ready for polishing or ornamentation. For large scale production, numerous identical wax models are made by pouring molten wax into a rubber mold.

Take a trip to the tropics in the bright blue hues of this bubbling bracelet.

Make waves with this gorgeous beaded kumihimo necklace and lampworked glass focal that evokes the bubbling foam of crashing waves.

This tranquil necklace design depicts a top-down view of a happily swimming fish whose wire and gemstone bubbles gently drift up and away.

This bracelet design by Laura Graham is Bubbling Over Pinks. using different sizes of seed beads together achieves an almost 3D effect and gives the piece an interesting texture.

Sonia Lidozzi has captured the shifting iridescence of soap bubbles and the movement of rippling ocean waves in her spectacular "Bubble Sea" necklace.

Turquoise-blue gemstone beads and creamy pearls create a fun, bubbly texture in this design.