Hard Hearted Carved Polymer Clay Heart Pendant

Hard Hearted by Patricia Krauchune

I love the fact that there is no waste with Makin’s Clay®. To demonstrate that, I left a package of clay opened for a couple of months to dry out. Here’s how I proceeded!

Supplies:

• Makin's Clay® - White 
• Makin's Professional® Cutting Mat  
• Carving knife
• Linoleum cutter
• Large gear, Small Gear
• Clock hands
• 5 Minute Epoxy 
• Art C® Wax
• Small screws
• Diamond Glaze
• Bead chain 
• Jump ring

Instructions:

Draw a heart shape onto some totally dried out white clay. Cut out with a scroll saw.

Next, using a sharp knife, round off the edges. HINT: Draw a center line around the middle of the edge and round toward the line.

Draw some lines then use a linoleum cutter to make some grooves.

Hollow out an area for the large gear and place the gear over the opening.

Cut a groove at the top of the heart to hold a small gear that will be the bale.  Epoxy the gear into the groove.

Epoxy a small screw through the hole in the clock hands and gear.  Set aside to cure. 

I also added some small screws to the front and back.

The heart was “antiqued” with Art C® wax.  A bit of Diamond Glad was added to the center of the gear.

A jump ring was added to the top gear and the pendant is hung with a bead chain.