Iridescent Garden Fairy Cameo Pendant by Cindi McGee

Garden Fairy Cameo Pendant made by Cindi McGee with Makin's Clay®

Designer Cindi McGee recently shared the instructions to make this Iridescent Garden Fairy Cameo Pendant here on her blog.   She used Makin's Clay® to create her fairy cabochon.

Glazed Poppy Pendant by Cindi McGee

Glazed Poppy Pendant by Cindi McGee made with Makin's Clay®

Glazed Poppy Pendant 

Designed by Cindi McGee 

I love the effect of tinted Diamond Glaze™ on Makin's Clay® - it reminds me of fired ceramics.   Tinting is easy, there are a variety of coloring options, two of which I'm sharing today.    

Materials:

Makin’s Clay® - White 

Makin’s® Clay Tools - Roller 

Makin’s® Cutting Mat

Makins® Clay Cutter Set - Oval 

Poppy rubber stamp - Stampin Up®

Clearsnap® ColorBox® Surfacez® Ink - Black 

JudiKins™ Diamond Glaze™ 

Food coloring - red, blue 

Ranger® Adirondak Alcohol Ink - Bottle Green 

Fine paintbrushes 

Jump ring, closure

Red ribbon

Jewelry pliers, pin/needle to make hole 

Instructions:

Roll white Makin’s Clay® using clay roller to about 1/8” thick. 

Use largest oval clay cutter to cut oval.  Let dry about 1 hour. 

Ink poppy stamp with Surfacez® permanent black ink pad and stamp onto clay oval.  Let dry. 

Use pin to make hole at top of pendant for jump ring. 

Mix small amount of Diamond Glaze™ with one drop red food coloring.  

Use fine paintbrush to paint red glaze onto poppy petals.  

Mix small amount of Diamond Glaze™ with one drop Bottle green alcohol ink.

Use fine paintbrush to paint stem, center of poppy, partial leaf and seed pod. 

Mix small amount of Diamond Glaze™ with one drop blue food coloring.  

Use fine paintbrush to paint blue glaze around poppy.   Let dry. 

Paint back of pendant with blue glaze.  Let dry. 

Let clay dry 24 hours.    Add jump ring.

Add ribbon and add closure to ends of ribbon. 

Pink Octopus Pendant by Cindi McGee

Makin's Clay® Octopus Pendant by Cindi McGee

Cindi McGee recently shared this summery octopus pendant here on her blog.   Makin's® has a variety of push molds, but Makin's Clay® also works wonderfully in silicone molds like the mold from CreateAlong.com Cindi used to create her pendant.

Foiled Disc Bracelet by Cindi McGee

Foiled Disc Bracelet 

Designed by Cindi McGee

Materials:

Makin’s Clay® - Black 

Makin’s Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine™

Makin’s® Circle Cutter Set 

Makin’s® Cutting Mat 

Clearsnap® Designer Foils™ - Seaport, Lagoon, Goldmine, Silver Fog, Irish Eyes 

JudiKins™ Diamond Glaze™ 

Square black beads in 2 sizes 

Silver chain, silver head pins, silver jump rings, jewelry pliers, silver closure 

Instructions: 

Roll Black Makin’s Clay® in Ultimate Clay Machine™ on setting #1. 

Randomly apply Designer Foils to rolled clay.   

Roll clay with foil to setting #2, then setting #3.  Foil will begin to crackle. 

Use smallest circle to cut several small discs.  

Make hole in each disc for jump ring.  Let dry 24 hours. 

Apply Diamond Glaze™ to each clay disc.   Let dry and apply glaze to back of each disc.   When dry, add jump rings, assemble bracelet with square beads alternating with foiled discs on alternating sides as shown. 

Summer Sherbet Tube Bead Bracelet by Cindi McGee

Cindi McGee recently shared this colorful tube bead bracelet made with Makin's Clay® and the Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Extruder™ with Clay Core™ Adaptors.

 

Dots & Flowers Bracelet by Cindi McGee

Dots & Flowers Bracelet

Designed by Cindi McGee - Behind These Eyes™ 

When I have a favorite piece of clothing, I love to make a piece of coordinating jewelry to wear with it and Makin’s Clay® is the perfect choice due to it’s versatility.  This bracelet was easy to make to match this top - it’s a simple and fun accent!  This would also be a great project for kids as the Clay Mixing Ruler™ makes it easy to make beads of uniform size every time! 

Materials:

Makin’s Clay® - Black 60g, Neon Multi-Pack 120g, White, 60g 

Makin’s Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine™

Makin’s® Cutting Mat 

Makin’s® Clay Mixing Ruler™ 

Makin’s® Flower Clay Cutters 

Makin’s® Texture Sheet Set - B - Dots 

Beacon® 527 Adhesive 

Beading wire, closure, crimps

Jewelry pliers 

Needle 

Instructions:

The Neon Pink was a bit too bright to match the pink dots in my top, so I mixed a bit of White with it to tone down the color it just a bit.    Store any clay not used in the project in a ziplock bag with a damp paper towel or a moist towelette to preserve freshness. 

Making beads of uniform size is easy if you use the Clay Mixing Ruler™.  Simply fill the well of your choice with the clay, use the tool to push it through and roll into a ball.  Then use a needled to push through and make the hole in your bead.  

For this project, I made my pink beads using Well E, and my white beads using Well D.  

The black flowers are actually “leftovers” from another project! Whenever I use clay cutters to cut a shape and I don’t need the shape I have cut (when the project calls for negative space instead of the cut piece), I save the pieces for later use. 

Roll Black clay in the Ultimate Clay Machine™ beginning on setting #1 and moving up one setting at a time to setting #4.

Apply texture with Dots texture sheet.    Cut flowers using smallest cutter from Flower clay cutter set.  

Let all the pieces dry for 24 hours.  

Measure and cut beading wire for bracelet.  Begin stringing beads in desired pattern, adding black flowers between them by laying wire over back of one, adding Beacon 527 Adhesive, then placing a second flower over the first to “sandwich” the wire between the two flowers.   

Add crimp on each end and add closure.    

Cherry Blossom Barrettes by Cindi McGee

Cindi McGee recently shared these springy Cherry Blossom Barrettes made with Makin's Clay®.  Find out how she custom colored her clay, and the full instructions, here on her blog.

Cherry Blossoms Silkscreened Clay Pendant DIY Video with Cindi McGee

Cindi McGee shares how she custom colored Makin's Clay® and used a silkscreen to create this cherry blossom themed pendant in this DIY video.

Land Among the Stars Night Light by Cindi McGee

Cindi McGee recently shared this decorative night light which glows not just from it's LED light here on her blog.

shade, or from it's LED Chibitronics Lights on the shade, but with a subtle glow from the Glow in the Dark Makin's Cay® stars and moon accents!  Yes, Makin's Clay® is available in GLOW IN THE DARK!  Find out how she created this project

Springtime Birds Refrigerator Magnets - DIY When Creativity Knocks Video featuring Cindi McGee

Makin's Clay® is a sponsor of the 2016 When Creativity Knocks All-Star Designers Spring Series.  In this episode, Designer Cindi McGee creates a fun springtime magnet display for the refrigerator - both functional and decorative.  She used Makin's Clay® and our Ultimate Clay Extruder™ to create her cute birds nest magnet. 

Nesting Bluebirds Bracelet by Cindi McGee

Cindi McGee recently shared this "Nesting Bluebirds" bracelet made with Makin's Clay® and two silicone molds.  Makin's Clay® offers a wide variety of push molds, but the clay also works great in silicone molds!

Vibrant Macaw Feather Choker Necklace by Cindi McGee

Cindi McGee shares this feather choker inspired by the colors of a vibrant macaw.  She made her feathers with Makin's Clay® in a silicone push mold.  Makin's Clay® works great in our Makin's Brand® push molds, but also with other types of molds!   Find her full instructions here on her blog.

Gel Printed & Silk Screened Clay Necklace DIY Video by Cindi McGee

Cindi McGee shares how she used two techniques to create this subtly shaded Makin's Clay® necklace inspired by the shades of a peacock in this DIY video. 

Hello Spring! Decorative Slate - DIY When Creativity Knocks Video featuring Cindi McGee

Makin's Clay® is a sponsor of the When Creativity Knocks All-Star Designers 2016 Spring Series.  In this episode, Cindi McGee shares how to create this cheerful mixed-media decorative slate using a variety of techniques and products, including die cut and push molded Makin's Clay®. 

Metallic Effects Cuff Bracelet by Cindi McGee

Cindi McGee recently shared this metallic effects cuff bracelet on her blog - she used Makin's Clay® and Clearsnap® Decorator Foils to create her colorful foiled accent pieces.

Gel Print Monogram with Makin's Clay® Flower by Cindi McGee

Cindi McGee recently shared this project on her blog - she used a hand made Makin's Clay® flower to accent her gel print monogram.    Makin's Clay® flowers - whether die cut, push molded, or hand made, are a great accent for all types of mixed-media projects!

Spring Pansy Earrings DIY Video by Cindi McGee

In this DIY video, Cindi McGee shares how easy it is to make these spring pansy earrings by layering Makin's Clay® in our Floral push mold.  

Wings of Spring Butterfly Charm Bracelet by Cindi McGee

WINGS OF SPRING BUTTERFLY CHARM BRACELET 

Designed by Cindi McGee - Behind These Eyes™

www.CindiMcGeeBehindTheseEyes.blogspot.com 

Materials:

Makin’s Clay® - White 

Makin’s® Ultimate Clay Machine™ 

Makin’s® Cutting Mat

Makin’s® Large Texture Sheets - Floral 

Makin’s® Cutter Set - Butterfly 

Makin’s® Clay Tool Set 

DecoArt® Metallic Lustre™ - Fab Fuchsia, Brilliant Turquoise, Cosmic Blue 

JudiKins™ Diamond Glaze™

Silver jump rings, silver chain, silver closure 

Jewelry pliers 

Instructions:

Roll White clay in Ultimate Clay Machine™ on setting #2. 

Apply indented texture with floral texture sheet (both sides of texture sheets can be used - one will set the texture into the clay, the opposite side raises the texture on the clay).  

Apply Metallic Lustre™ to both sides of butterflies.  

Use pointed tool from clay tool set to make hole in one wing of each butterfly.  Let butterflies dry 24 hours. 

Apply Diamond Glaze™ to front and back of butterflies  Let dry. 

 

Add silver jump rings, add butterflies to silver bracelet chain and add closure.