With Halloween approaching, I wanted to make something fun to go with my Halloween Costume… and what better way to add to a costume than jewellery! Makin's Clay® is lightweight and durable to make fun themed earrings and jewellery pieces. Any guesses to what I am dressing up as?
Materials:
Makin’s Clay®- Black, Plum Wine and Yellow
Makin's Clay® Roller or Clay Machine
Makin’s Professional® Cutting Mat
Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Extruder®
Makin's® Texture Sheet Set C - Weave
Makin's® Clay Tool Set - Chisel
Clay Blade
Circle cutter 3cm diameter
Triangle cutters (optional)
2 Micro square cutters, one approx. 1cm and 0.8cm
Micro Circle cutter approx. 1cm
Tacky glue
Black coated jump ring 1.2cm
Surgical steel earring posts 0.5cm
Pin Vice Drill
Jewellery pliers
Instructions:
Roll out your Makin's Clay® black to the thickest setting on your clay machine, then cut two, 3cm circles. Smooth edges of the circle with your fingers. Lay aside and cut two triangles to fit each circle. I used a diamond cutter and then used the same circle cutter to do a curved cut in the middle of the diamond, then trimmed it to fit the circle.
Lay the triangles on top the circle bases, use a touch of water or tacky glue to attach them.
Extrude Makin’s Clay® - Plum wine with the help of Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Extruder® and the single circle extruder disk, to make the witches hat ribbon.
Place the strip of clay around the base of the point hat tip with water or tacky flue. Smooth the edges down slightly.
To make the witches hat buckle, roll out your Makin's Clay® Yellow to the 3rd thickest setting on your clay machine. Cut a little square using the larger of the 2 square cutters, then in the centre of that square place the smaller square cutter and cut out the square, leaving a square outline use as a buckle.
Place the put line square onto the hat ribbon using tacky glue or water, I placed them a little off-centre to add interest.
Roll out your Makin's Clay® Plum Wine to the thickest setting on your clay machine, then cut a 1cm circle, using a micro circle cutter. Smooth edges of the circle with your fingers. At this point, you can put a hole towards the bottom of the circle and towards the top of the Witches hat point, for later on jump ring attachment. or I used a pin vice drill, later on, once dry to put the holes in.
Set aside the Hats and circles to dry for 24 hours.
This next step is optional.
Roll out your Makin's Clay® Plum Wine to 3rd thinnest setting on your clay machine, then Lightly dust, dusting powder (cornstarch) over the clay. Place the Makin's Clay® Texture Sheet Set C - Weave on top of the clay, using your fingers press and roll over the texture sheet, pressing the impression into the clay. Does not have to be a perfect impression right around, it is to give an organic feel.
Use the same circle cutter used to cut the base of the hat, cut a circle out to place on the bottom of the hat base. Adhere it with some tacky glue. Smooth edges with your fingertips.
Allow to dry for 24 hours.
Place holes using the pin vice drill (if already haven’t) drill holes in towards the bottom of the circle and towards the top of the witches hat point. To finish the earrings off, attach jump rings to attach the hat and circle. Then glue earring posts to the back of the circles.
Hope you have fun making and wearing these Witches Hat Earrings!
Happy Halloween!
