I have just discovered how to make beads from polymer clay. I decided to give it a go, so here are the results:

This is what my beads looked like before I had poked the holes. They are not perfectly round, but I think they turned out pretty good for a first try. They are made from white and blue pearl Sculpey (the blue is a lot brighter than the image shows). This is what one of the beads looks like after making a hole and baking.

Now all I have to do is think of what to do with them...