Mandala Flower Jewelry Set

Mandala Flower Jewelry Set by Naomi Scarparo

I go through different fads of fashion, depending on how I feeling… as an artist, I sometimes express my creativeness through fashion jewellery… and at the moment I love the Boho look and feel of dresses... breezy, carefree, and natural look… I decided to make Boho-inspired earrings and pendant to match my carefree, black linen dress, using a Mandala flower silkscreen.

Materials:

Makin’s Clay®- Black

Makin's Clay® Roller or Clay Machine

Makin’s Professional® Cutting Mat

Makin's Clay® Texture Sheet - Set A - Sand

Makin's Clay® Clay Tool Set - Chisel

Makin's Clay® Texture Sheet - Set A - Sand

CreateAlong.com Zensation Silkscreen

White acrylic paint

Gold acrylic (I used Cadence Metallic Peridot Gold)

Gold Flake Foil

Soft small tip paint brush and a stiff small paint brush

Gold sparkled hotfix gem approx. 0.3cm

2 circle cutters, one approx. 3cm and 4cm

(to cut Mandala shapes - the smaller earring size and larger pendant size one)

Jewellery findings - Jump rings, Earring hooks,

Instructions:

Roll out your Makin's Clay® black to the thickest setting on your clay machine, then sprinkle a small number of gold flakes, and roll/mix through the clay, roll through your clay machine again on the 2nd thickest setting.

Select what mandala you would like to use. I used the small flower style and the same patterned larger pendant size mandala. Place the silkscreen with the orange/shiny side down, smooth it down gently with your fingertips or roller.

Put a line of paint along the edge. Pull the paint across the mandala with a squeegee or an old credit card. Remove the silkscreen by slowly lifting up from one side.

Rinse the silkscreen off and lightly pat dry it to use again. Using the same technique to one more small flower mandala to match the other one.

Handy tip - Do not let the paint dry on your silkscreen. Keep a container of water nearby to place your silkscreen in. Gently rinse your silkscreen with water, using soap if necessary. Gently rub the pain off with a soft sponge if required.

Allow the paint to touch dry - but don’t leave it too long as the clay will start to cure. Once touch dry, use your circle clay cutters to cut around the flower mandala. Smooth edges lightly with your fingertips if necessary.

Lay the Mandala onto the Makin's Clay® Texture Sheet - Set A - Sand and lightly press them into the texture sheet to give the back of the pieces some texture.

While placed on the texture sheet, add the gems in the centre of the mandala and use the tip of a ballpoint pen (without the tip/pen down), securing it into place. After cured/dry they can be removed and place a dab of glue to secure them further into place.

With a small tip brush and the Cadence Metallic Peridot Gold, paint in some of the areas of the mandala.

Using the pointed size of the Makin's Clay® - Chisel, place holes in the 2 small mandala where the jump rings will be placed. Using a micro circle cutter, cut a hole for the cord on the larger pendant mandala.

Allow to dry for 24 hours. Handy tip - Place a clay tile on top to ensure the mandala dry place.

Once dry, Apply some white glue on the backs of the earrings and pendant, then add a touch of gold flakes, press them to attach to the glue. With a stiff paintbrush, brush off the excess to the desired amount.

Coat the pendant and earrings with your favourite polymer clay varnish, back and front.

Once dry, attach jewelery findings.