Skill level 2 Clay Jewelry

Courtesy of JoAnn Stores Supplies:

Polymer clay White Gold Embossing ink pads Clear Brown Embossing powders Red Blue Ultra-thick embossing powders Gold Clear

Tools:
Rubber stamps in star or textured design Flattened marbles and mini-marbles Beads, buttons and word tags Old postage stamps Wire, cord and ribbon Heat tool Tacky glue

Directions:

1. Roll out clay. Stamp star or texture and cut out desired shape around it (circle, heart, etc). Punch holes for cords or ribbon. Bake according to package directions. 2. Gold tag designs: Press baked clay onto brown ink pad. Press onto clear ink pad, sprinkle clear ultra thick powder on front of shape and melt with heat tool. Repeat. Drop in a few gold mini-marbles before heat setting. TIP: Hold object with tip of needle-nose pliers to protect your hand from heat. 3. Blue and gold design: Press baked clay onto ink pad. Sprinkle on blue embossing powder sparingly. Set with heat tool. Coat with clear powder. Apply gold powder. 4. Red and gold heart: Press baked clay onto ink pad. Sprinkle a little red embossing powder onto small area. Cover the rest with clear powder and heat-set. Repeat, placing a few minimarbles before heat-setting. Pad edges and top right portion of heart with ink pad. Dip in gold embossing powder and heat-set. Repeat as necessary for good coverage. 5. Postage stamps: Mount on card stock and cut, leaving a border so powder doesn't cover too much of stamp. Press stamp onto clear ink pad, then into clear embossing powder and heat-set. Repeat. Drag edges of stamp across ink pad, then dip into gold powder. Brush off excess, then heat-set. 6. Glue stamps, word tags, beads, buttons and marbles to clay shapes. Add wire and bead drops at bottom and cord at top.

Skill Level: Some experience helpful

Approximate Crafting Time: 2 hours

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