BENGALURU: One of the reasons crafting enthusiasts do not venture into making jewellery, is the fear of lacking skills. It is a valid fear. But all it takes is that one small project, that helps you overcome it. Today’s polymer clay jewelry making experts are yesterday’s novices.
Smudgy Trove’s entrepreneur Sankgetha Sripathy is someone who can dole out jewelry designs, exquisite and simple, ethnic and chic, with ease. If you can lay hands on an OTG oven, or borrow its use from a friend, you can start a project.
For those taking baby steps in clay jewelry, she has quickly put together easy peasy instructions to make a pair of polymer clay stud earrings.
Materials
Jewellery pliers, one mound of polymer clay the size of a plum, one ball of polymer clay, clay blade, tapestry needle or toothpick, stud-backs, stud screws, sequins, polymer clay cutters
Method
■ Start by making two balls of equal size from the dark sized polymer ball between your palms. The smaller ball needs to be broken and kneaded into several tiny balls using your fingers.
■ Make discs out of the dark balls and use the tiny balls to make drop or oval shapes of similar size. Fix the drops on the discs to form a design, to resemble a flower.
■ Add a sequin to form the flower centre.
■ Use the tapestry needle. Run it gently between these drop shaped fixes to make them look like petals.
■ Bake these diskettes.
■ Use industrial grade glue to fix the stud-backs to the rears of these designed diskettes.
■ Let the pieces dry. And then use the stud screws on them. Your super simple pair of earrings with polymer clay are ready.
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