Here's what I did:
This is what the clay looked like to begin with. I rolled it out to about 1/4 inch thick.
I then used little scissors and my fingers to create a heart shape that I was happy with.
I used a tooth pick to poke a hole in the heart. I then baked the clay according the the instructions. For this particular clay, it was baked at 275 degrees for 15-20 minutes. I placed it on a pieced of paper while it was baking so it wouldn't be directly on the pan. I read that this helps if from getting shiny on the bottom side.
I then painted my heart using acrylic paint. I did a layer of black first and then used silver.
I threaded my hemp twine through the heart and I had a necklace.
Love it! I'm going to try to make some myself!
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Hi, Madelyn - this is so simple and cool! I love the look of the silver on top of the black, really makes it look like metal.
ReplyDeleteI have the clay, I have the paints... I'm all set! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteLove the post. I wanted to share an idea with you. A couple of years ago I made hearts like these with pink sculpy and I pressed my kids thumbs onto the heart on an angle (i have 2 kids) so their prints formed the shape of a heart. the detail really shows up nicely. I put a small eyelet screw on the top and baked it. We made them for our gramas for mothers day. Just wanted to share this bc I got a lot of good ideAs from your blog.
ReplyDeleteLove this idea. I'm going to try it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this great craft idea !
ReplyDeleteI would love to make one too,but I have never used any clay before. What kind, brand did you use for this project ?what about for the paint ? Thank you
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