Variations on a Theme - Polymer Clay Adventures

When I wrote last week's post, I had already finished the sculptural pendant featured. To outline my creative process, I cut two more ovals from the kaleidoscope cane to take pictures. The post is written and I'm left with two unfinished oval slices. Time to put 'em to work!

I ordered some rubber buna cord to finish these necklaces. When I have that in my hot little hands, I'll be able to list the pendants for sale.

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My friend, Alice Stroppel of Polymer Clay Etc, suggested I try using brass cuff bracelet blanks. I spent this past weekend working on my first cuff.

This was so much fun. Alice has a video showing how to make a polymer clay cover for business card holders. She assured me the process is basically the same for a bracelet. I watched her video and it made the cuff construction easily understandable.

I started the cuff with a base of black clay, on which I laid slices from my latest leaf cane and the gold fan shapes. The background is gold leaf on black clay with a layer of translucent clay on top. After baking, I added a Swarovski crystal button, and some smaller Swarovski flat-back crystals. Pretty! You can find it listed here.

Thanks Alice! More of these are in my future, for sure.


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