Earthtone Faux Agate Bracelet by Cindi Bisson

Earthtone Faux Agate Bracelet

Designed by Cindi Bisson

I love to experiment and try new techniques with working with Makin’s Clay®. Pinterest is a great source of inspiration for new things to try. Our Pinterest Board is full of projects featuring Makin’s Clay®, and also pins featuring other techniques that would be great to try with Makin’s Clay®.

The original project that inspired my version can be found here on our Pinterest board. I loved her original color palette, but did not want to just copy her, so I went with a more earthtone feel.

Materials:

Makin’s Clay® - White, Terra Cotta, Persimmon, Straw, Peach, Adobe Brown

- Cutting Mat

- Clay Tools

- Circle Cutters

JudiKins™ Diamond Glaze™

Jump rings, closure, jewelry pliers

Instructions:

I began by following the instructions from the original project from Pinterest, but I altered the color scheme a bit.

Cut a piece of the white clay about 2” x 1/2” thick, then cut pieces of all the remaining colors approximately 1” x 1/2” thick. (Note: I made enough faux agate to make multiple beads for later use - you can modify the portions of each color as needed to make smaller or larger quantities.)

Roll each color to approximately 1/8” thick.

Roll the white clay into a tube. Then begin rolling the other colors over the white clay, overlapping the colors in some areas, until all the colors are in a single “tube” - I started with lighter colors and worked to the darkest.

Roll the tube with your fingers until it is about 1/4” in diameter.

Cut the tube into smaller workable sections (I cut mine at about 3”).

THIS IS WHERE I FOUND I HAD TO MODIFY THE INSTRUCTIONS TO GET THE RESULT I DESIRED WITH MAKINS CLAY®

The original instructions state to then cut the small sections of tube in half and roll. I did not achieve results that I was happy with using this technique, so I modified it a bit.

Cut small sections of the tube about 1/4”. Flatten slightly with

fingers, then roll very thin until desired effect is achieved. Use circle cutter to cut rolled clay.

I found that by rolling the clay very thin I got a better, blended result more true to the agate effect I was hoping for. However, by rolling it this thin it mean the pieces were not usable as beads - so I created base pieces.

Roll solid colored coordinating clay to approximately 1/8”

thick. Cut circles with circle cutter.

Layer each thin piece of “faux agate” clay onto a base piece. No additional adhesive is necessary as clay is fresh. If clay has begun to dry, add a small amount of water with your finger to adhere layers, or use Beacon® Tacky Glue.

Use fingers to gently pull and elongate circles to create more natural “agate” shapes.