Check out these cool ideas you can make with clay!
Polymer Clay JewelleryThese polymer clay earrings are super fun to make, keep it simple with single colours for a bright pop or be more adventurous and try the marble-look effect in the other video!
What You'll Need: - An oven - Earring (or other jewellery) hardware - Essdee Aluminium Craft Roller - Optional: Acrylic Paint e.g Pebeo Studio Acrylic Set - Optional: Pebeo Gold Flakes - Optional: Sculpey Gloss Glaze & paint brush
Directions: 1. Roll out the polymer clay in to the desired thickness for single coloured jewellery, or for marbled effect chop it up into pieces and coat in paint and/or gold leaf as desired, recombining and rolling out into a thin, flat piece as shown in the video. 2. Cut out selected shapes with Sculpey Mini Metal Cutters. Don't forget to poke holes for the earring fittings with a tooth pick! 3. Bake the in the oven according to instructions on the packet - should be 130° for 30mins per 1/4 inch of clay thickness. 4. Optional - add sculpey gloss glaze 5. Use hardware to build your jewellery!
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Trinket TraysThese trinket trays are so beautiful and super easy to make! Using Gedeo Air Drying clay, you can use almost any acrylic paint to decorate them.
What you'll need: - Gedeo Selection of 4 Modelling Tools - Sponge - Schmincke Akademie Acrylics Set or Golden SoFlat Matte Acrylic - Golden GAC-100 Acrylic Primer - Golden Gesso or Pebeo Studio Green Gesso
Directions: 1. Cut off the clay, roll it out to the thickness desired and shape on top of a plate using the modelling tools and a wet sponge to smooth out imperfections. 2. Let dry for as long as necessary - may take up to 3 days to dry depending on thickness of clay 3. Seal with Golden GAC-100 Acrylic Primer front and back with two to three coats, allow to dry 4. Prime with Gesso like the Golden Gesso or Pebeo Studio Green Gesso for an eco-friendly option and let dry 5. Paint with acrylic paint like the Schmincke Akademie Acrylic or Golden SoFlat matte self-levelling Acrylic Range, let dry. 6. Seal with Golden Waterborne Varnish
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