Faux Aged Copper Bracelet by Cindi McGee

FAUX AGED COPPER BRACELET

Designed By Cindi McGee - Behind These Eyes™

Makin's Clay® challenged our creative Design Team this month to select a tutorial or technique from our Tutorials & Techniques for Makin's Clay® Pinterest Board and try it with Makin's Clay®.  There are so many options to choose from, it's hard to choose just one!  The first one I decided to try was a technique inspired by this pin for faux vintage keys & more.  I made some minor revisions to the technique they used, and I'm happy with the result. 

Materials:

Makin’s Clay® - Terra Cotta 

Makin’s® Clay Roller & Piercing Tool

Makin’s® Cutting Mat 

Makin’s® Square Clay Cutter Set 

DecoArt® Americana® Multi-Surface Satin™ - Woodland Green, Deep Turquoise 

DecoArt® Dazzling Metallics® - Copper 

Rubber stamp

Paintbrush, paper towels

Copper jump rings - large and small, round copper charms, copper jewelry closure, jewelry pliers 

Instructions:

Use hand roller to roll Terra Cotta Makin’s Clay® to  about 1/8” thick. 

Impress texture onto rolled clay with un-inked rubber stamp. 

Use middle sized square clay cutter (or desired shape) to cut out 4 pieces.  (This stamp had a design that was exactly the size of the medium shaped square cutter - adjust your shape/size accordingly).   Place any unused clay in zipper bag with damp paper towel.   

Use pointed end of piercing tool to make a hole in two corners of each square.  Let dry 24 hours.   

Paint each piece front and back with Dazzling Metallics® copper paint.  Let dry. 

Apply small amount of Deep Turquoise Multi-Surface Satin™ paint to front of each piece.   While paint is still wet, use paper towel to gently wipe away paint, allowing some to remain in stamped areas, etc.  Apply to back and gently wipe to remove some paint while wet.   Let dry. 

Apply small amount of Woodland Green Multi-Surface Satin™ paint to front of each piece.   While paint is still wet, use paper towel to gently wipe away paint, allowing some to remain in stamped areas, etc.  Apply to back and gently wipe to remove some paint while wet.   Let dry.

Add copper jump rings to connect each square.  Add round copper charm on small jump ring between each set of squares.  Add copper closure.