2015 #2 Clay Jewellery {by Alison Hall}

2015 Theme 2: Shiny Stuff

Hi everyone Alison here, joining you this evening with a post about making art jewellery using Fimo clay and Perfect Pearls. I have a wonderful book called Mixed Media Mosaics by Laurie Mika, and this challenge was the perfect excuse to dip into it and try some of the techniques.

Step One: 
I began by rolling out some black Fimo Clay to about 3mm thick, then stamped into it with the large patterned grid from Ink and the Dog Collection - 'Clocks - Plate 2'.

Clocks Plate 2

Step Two: 

I used a clay cutter (the long blade at the foot of the picture) to cut out a block of 8 squares for my pendant, and two blocks of 2 squares for the earrings.

Step Three: 

Using a soft brush, I added colour to the different sections with Ranger Perfect Pearls in Blue Patina, Green Patina, and Cappuccino.

Step Four: 

I used a coffee stirrer to make small dents between the sections, then placed some glass seed beads with the help of a piercing tool. I used the flat side of the stirrer to push the beads into the clay a little.

Step Five: 

I cut three eye pins to about half an inch, then inserted them into the tops of the pendant and earrings. Then I added three glass beads to each of three head pins, cut those to about half an inch, then inserted them into the bottom of the pendant and earrings.

Step Six: 

Here are my pendant and earrings ready to be baked as per the manufacturer's instructions. Once they were baked and cooled, I sealed them with Fimo Gloss Glaze, and added my jewellery findings.

Step Seven: I also made a triangular pendant in a similar way, using the script from Ink and the Dog Collection - 'Petals - Plate 1' ...

Petals Plate 1

... and one of the patterned squares from Ink and the Dog Collection - 'Clocks - Plate 2'. This time, I used my finger to apply the Perfect Pearls, so that it only coloured the raised parts, leaving the detail in the dippy bits black.

I hope that I've inspired you to make some unique wearable art for yourselves. I'm really pleased with how my pieces turned out, and had so much fun making them. Just remember to use glass beads if you have to bake your clay!

Alison x
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These are gorgeous pieces Alison, thankyou for joining us this evening. I am sure many people, like me, have forgotton Fimo in a drawer, just waiting for the perfect inspiration. The deep red rubber of the PaperArtsy stamps creates brilliant impressions, really stunning pieces.

If you fancy joining PaperArtsy challenge #2: Shiny Stuff, then you can link up your creativity HERE.  

NB.  you will get 3 weeks to participate in this challenge, as we will interrupt the usual schedule for our New Product Announcements which starts Feb 1st for a week.

All links go in the draw to win a voucher to spend on products of your choice from the PaperArtsy online store. The Shiny Stuff link will close 17:00 (London Time) Sunday, Feb 8th, winner will be announced 2 hours later at 19:00.