Polymer Clay Lace Necklace

Here is one of the clay projects that I made. I found a video tutorial online for making clay lace. It looks more complicated than it really is. I don't have images of making it, but basically you take a tube of clay and wrap a flat piece of another color around it. Then you take that tube, cut it into smaller pieces and roll them together to form a larger tube. For a visual explanation, check out this video. It's not the one I learned with, but it's the same concept and I think I like it better.

For the actual pendant, I used slices from my clay lace cane and put them together side by side to make the size I wanted. I cut smaller pieces to fill the holes because since they were circles, they didn't fit together. I did it on top of another piece of clay so it would have a black backing. I cut everything out with a small round cookie cutter and baked it on a ceramic tile. Next time I'll try to remember to take more pictures.

The beads are also clay that I just moulded into oval shapes. I like the marble effect, but I'm not sure if they really blend well together with the lace pattern.

Have you experimented with polymer clay? I got my clay at Walmart for less than a dollar per color. You can also get color samples online. If you didn't know, Amazon is my favorite store!

Tinkering with Wire

  Lately, I've been tinkering with some wire. It's been a long time since I've made any kind of jewelry accessories. There are lots of tutorials and videos out there for jewelry making and I've been taking advantage as well as coming up with my own designs. Here are some of my creations. Everything is made of brass, copper, or aluminum. I haven't made my way to the more expensive metals, since I'm still experimenting.

Ear Cuffs

Ear Cuffs

Love Ring

Bead Rings

Knot Rings

Treble Ring

Perfectly Imperfect

Silver Hearts

Lil' Tree Earrings