Geometric Metallic Effect Earrings

Geometric Metallic Effect Earrings by Cindi McGee

Metallics never go out of style.  They coordinate with almost any style or color of clothing, making them a very versatile accessory.  These earrings are simple to make and would make a great gift.  Prefer gold to silver?  Simply change the color of the mica powders and change the color of the jump rings and earring wires to customize them as you’d like. 

Materials:

Makin’s Clay® - Black

Makin’s® -

• Clay Roller 
• Texture Sheets - Set H - Connectors, Set B - Dots 
• Cutters - Rectangles, Mini Geo 

Makin’s Professional® 

• Cutting Mat 
• Professional Clay Tools 

Silver & copper mica powder 

Paintbrush 

Silver earring wires, jump rings

Jewelry pliers 

Plastic wrap 

Beacon 527 Adhesive™

Instructions:

Roll black clay to a little less than 1/4” thick.   

Place connectors texture sheet over rolled clay.  Apply light pressure to transfer texture to clay. 

Place plastic wrap over the clay, use rectangular cutter (in size of choice - I used the medium in the 3 piece set) to cut 2 rectangles. 

Roll more clay to a little less than 1/4” thick.   

Place dots texture sheet over rolled clay.  Apply light pressure to transfer texture to clay.

Place plastic wrap over the clay, use the diamond cutter from the Mini Geo set to cut two diamonds. 

Use paintbrush to apply silver mica powder to the rectangles and copper to the diamonds.  

Use tool to make hole top center of in each rectangle.   

Apply a small amount of adhesive to back of diamonds, mount to center of rectangles.  

Let clay and adhesive dry 24 hours. 

Add silver jump rings to each recetangle, then add silver earring wires.