Deception: "Colored Pencil" Necklace

DECEPTION:  "Colored Pencil" Necklace by Patricia Krauchune

For my May Makin's Clay® project, I decided to make a copy of a necklace I saw on Pinterest, except mine will not be made from pencils but from Makin's Clay®. 

Supply List:

Makin's Clay® in Light Adobe              7 Metal Beads                                  3/32" Drill Bit

Ball Chain, 10.9M                                  Sharpie® Permanent Markers 

Recommended Makin's® Tools:

Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Extruder® - Disc 17  (Hexagon)

Instructions:

Using the Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Extruder®, insert some Light Adobe clay into the barrel of the extruder. The #17 Disc: (hexagon shape) was inserted into the end of the barrel and I turned out several pieces of extruded clay.

I covered the extruded pieces of clay with a damp cloth for about 8 hours for the pieces to dry slowly. Next I uncovered the pieces and let them continue to dry for 24 hours.

When dried, I cut the extrusions into about 7 two inch pieces and let them dry another 24 hours.

I used a small drill with a 3/32" drill bit to create a hole about 1/8" down from one end.

 

I used a craft knife to "sharpen" the ends of the "pencils" to a point (I only used 6 of the 7 pieces using one as a practice piece.)

I colored my "pencils" with Sharpie® Permanent Markers in rainbow colors. Finally, I strung the "pencils" on the ball chain with a metal bead between each "pencil" and a bead on either end.  I named this project DECEPTION because looks can be deceiving... the "pencils" are really clay!

Freeform Flowers by Donna Budzynski

Design Team Member Donna Budzynski had some fun creating freeform Makin's Clay® flowers and adding accent shading with colored pencils - Find out more here on her blog.

Sock Monkey Holiday Ornament & Card

This whimsical holiday card & ornament was created using Natural Makin's Clay® and JudiKins adorable Sock Monkey rubber stamp - a definite must have item for anyone whose heart sees the charm of these vintage cuddles.  I used the leftover sock scraps after making the monkey and assorted black Blumenthal Lansing buttons to embellish the card.   The teal card stock was made by crumpling a piece of white card stock, unfolding, and then dying with Rit Dye.    I do this every time I dye with the leftover dye and now have quite a stash of colorful custom colored card stock.  Prismacolor watercolor pencils were used to color the stamped monkeys. The front of the card features a removable sock monkey holiday ornament made of natural colored Makin's Clay®, stamped with the monkey image, and trimmed with more of the sock scraps. - Cindi Bisson