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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Makin's Clay® Faux Stone Heart Pendant

This is one of the projects I taught to a group of students recently at New Port Sales/Avanti in Puerto Rico.  I've seen the technique before with oven bake clays - this Pin on Pinterest was what inspired me - but wanted to try it with Makin's Clay® and I was really pleased with the results.   It's a fairly simple technique but there are lots of options for altering these faux stone beads, and lots of shapes you could create from basic beads to obelisks, hearts, arrowheads and more. 
- Cindi

Materials: 

Makin’s Clay® - White, Black 
Makin’s® Professional™ clay tools 
Dryer lint 
Leather cording, jewelry closure, jewelry pliers, toothpick
Westcott® Craft Titanium Non-Stick Scissors, Self-Healing Mat  

Instructions: 


Step 1 - 3:  Mix approximately 3 parts white Makin’s Clay®, one part black Makin’s Clay® clay, and a small amount of fine dryer lint until lint is mixed with clay and clay is a variated gray shade with touches of white and black still showing.  Tip:  Place unused clay in a zip lock bag with a damp paper towel to keep fresh. 

The dryer lint adds a subtle texture to your finished faux stones. You can add more or less as desired.  Experiment with adding a touch of brown or tan clay from the Vineyard Tones or Earth Tones to create stones of various colors. 

Step 4:  Create desired shape beads, gently scratch surface of bead with clay tool, then use finger to rub over scratched areas to blend an soften any edges.  The result will be a slightly distressed surface to your faux stones.  

Step 5:  Make hole through beads with toothpick.  Allow to dry 24 hours.


Step 6:  String onto leather cording, add jewelry closure.



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