Honeycomb & Bee Pendant

HONEYCOMB & BEE PENDANT by Cindi McGee

Materials:

Makin’s Clay® 60g Persimmon, Black

Makin’s Professional®

Cutting Mat
Ultimate Clay Machine®
Ultimate Clay Extruder® - Slot Disc 11

Makin’s® Texture Sheet Set - C - Honeycomb

Clay blade

JudiKins™ Big Bee rubber stamp

Staz-on Jet Black permanent ink pad

Black cording

Beacon® Tacky Glue

Instructions:

Roll Persimmon clay to setting #1 on clay machine. Place texture sheet over clay and roll both through machine again on setting #1.

Place onto cutting mat. Determine approximate finished size of piece based upon the stamp you are using.

Use the guidelines on the mat to cut a square (mine was 6 cm x 6 cm). Then use the guideilnes to cut the corners to make a hexagon. Since my square was 6 cm, I cut in 2 cm on each side to make the slant cuts.

Ink stamp with permanent black ink. Carefully impress tamp into clay to transfer ink and pattern into clay.

Roll remaining clay to setting #1 on clay machine. Place texture sheet over clay and roll both through machine again on setting #1.

Use the first hexagon as a template to cut another. Add tacky glue to the back and mount the two pieces together so the honeycomb is on both sides. Make a hole at the top fo cording. Use something to weigh down and ensure it dries flat - I used the stamp with the glue bottle - it was just heavy enough to ensure it remained flat yet not heavy enough to effect the texture. Let dry 24 hours.