ELABORATE

The butterfly and flower canes by Seana Bettencourt are intricate and rich in detail. Find them at Skb31mom.etsy.com.

SUNNY

After five days of rain I am longing for some sun shine, and these beads by Ivy Koehn look to me just like sunny patches on some fantastic flower fields.

You can find these amazing focal beads as well as Ivy's intricate kaleidoscope canes in her shop, ikandiclay.etsy.com.

CHEERFUL

Here are some bright colors from Toni Ransfield's shop for your Monday morning. Tony is an American artist, who now lives in New Zealand. She makes beautiful fantasy flower and leaf millefiori canes, great for many applications. Se examples of finished items decorated with slices of these canes, in her photo album.

CANNED

Canes, or millefiori (if you prefer fancy words), is one of the most popular techniques for polymer clay. Adopted from the ancient art of glass-making, it suits polymer clay perfectly.

Charlene (Cat) Therien is probably one of the best masters of this technique. At her shop, you may find not only her beautifully-detailed raw canes, but also tools and tutorials for making and slicing your own canes.

Visit Cat's web site to see more of her work and to find a list of her free polymer clay tutorials.