Open Heart Steampunk Pendant

Open Heart Steampunk Pendant by Patricia Krauchune

This month I decided to used some of the scrap dried clay I have accumulated after almost 4 years on the Makin's Clay® Design Team. I will show you, through this project, how there is no waste with Makin's Clay®. Let's get started! 

Supply List:

Leftover Dried Black & Red Makin's Clay®                   Heart Punch                     Sandpaper
ART C® Wax in Gold/Silver/Copper                             Krazy® Glue                    Scissors
1 Large and 1 Small Gear                                            2 Oval Jump Rings           1 Small Brad
Beadalon® Wildfire™ Bead Weaving Thread                 Linoleum Cutter               Small Key
Beacon™ Fast Finish Decopauge                                  Japanese Screw Punch

Recommended Makin's® Tools:

Makin's Professional® Cutting Mat

Instructions:

Here's a drawer where I put all the leftover pieces of clay from previous projects.  You will see that nothing goes to waste.

From a piece of paper, make a heart shape pattern and trace onto a piece of leftover dried Makin's Clay®.*

Cut out the heart with scissors.

*If you do not have any leftover clay, roll some out on the #1 setting of the Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine® and let it dry for several days.

Using the original heart pattern, cut out a smaller heart from the center of the pattern.  Now trace the cut out section onto the heart shaped piece of clay.

Sand the edges till smooth.  I punched some holes into the heart pattern, then transferred the alignment onto the clay, then punched the holes out using a Japanese Screw Punch.











I layered a small gear over a larger gear and used a small brad to secure together.   Texture was added with a linoleum cutter.

At this point, I used some ART C® waxes to give the appearance of metal.  I used Gold, Copper and Silver wax.

I punched out a small heart from some leftover red clay.










Beadaolon® Wildfire™ Bead Weaving Thread was used to capture the gears in the center of the heart. I used Krazy® Glue to secure the little red heart.  A little key was added to the heart bottom using an oval jump ring and a larger oval jump ring was added to the top to attach a chain.

The final step was to seal the heart using Beacon™ Fast Finish Decoupage.



There you have it, a cool little pendant made from leftover clay.  Nothing is wasted using Makin's Clay®!

Key to My Heart

Key to My Heart by Lucy Reese

Hello my fellow clayers/crafters! Who says the love has to stop because February has past? This month, I'm giving you all a "Key to my Heart". It's a simple project using minimal supplies. 

I hope you enjoy it!

Supplies:

Makin's Clay® - Black

Jewelry Components-Key and Charms

Christie Freisen Texture Stamp-In the Meadow

Art Alchemy Paint- Turquoise 

Inks Gold- Ice Blue

Instructions:

1. Grab a ball of clay to work around the key shank. You may need to add or remove bits of clay to get a heart shape you are happy with.

2. Once you have a shape your satisfied with..sandwich it with the texture stamp to emboss both sides. If it distorts a bit, gently manipulate it back to where it was. Let it dry completely and paint half with the turquoise.

3. To finish up, use the Inka Gold to highlight the raised areas on the heart. At this point, you can seal the heart with Flecto. Add your charms and it's a simple as that. 

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Steampunk Angels Tag

Steampunk Angels Tag by Irit Shalom

Design Team Member Irit Shalom recently shared another of her detailed mixed-media tags - this one with a "steampunk & angels" theme.  Irit used Makin's Clay® to mold her angels embellishment.