Polymer clay pendant

In our age of modern technology and innovative discoveries, hand-made things, that is, hand-made things, are becoming increasingly popular. Craftswomen around the world create real masterpieces from a variety of materials. Especially recently polymer clay is in demand, which, due to its rather plastic properties, easily takes on a different shape, and after complete drying it retains it for a long time. From such clay you can sculpt everything that is enough for imagination and creative abilities: photo frames, vases, beads, badges. In this article, we will consider the creation of polymer clay trinkets, which will be unique in their kind, unique and embody the creator’s most creative fantasies.

Polymer clay is a plastic mass of various colors with a specific odor. It is divided into 2 main types: self-hardening and requiring thermal exposure to dry. The latter must be heated in an oven or microwave oven at a temperature of 130 degrees. After the product dries, the elasticity of the material is completely lost, but strength and resistance to external aggressive effects are acquired.

The modern consumer market offers polymer clay from different manufacturers and with various features: it can be colored, not containing color pigment, with sparkles, glowing in the dark. From one it is better to make large products, from the other to sculpt small parts.

For the manufacture of trinkets will require clay (it is better to prepare several briquettes of different colors), stationery knife, smooth work surface (glass cutting board, tile, etc.), accessories for trinkets, thick needle, paint and varnish products and some tools that can be replaced improvised things.

Below are a few workshops on making various sweet and soulful trinkets for a productive and creative pastime.

A key ring with a photo of a child or a loved one can be pleasing to the eye at the right time, or be a wonderful gift for loved ones. To make it you need white clay, formic alcohol, laser printout of the desired photo and creative mood.

• Cut the required amount of clay, knead and roll in the form of pancakes.
• Take the necessary photo, attach it to the workpiece face, carefully ironed, removing air between them.
• Apply an alcohol solution with a cotton swab.
• After drying, reapply the alcohol a few more times.
• Gently and carefully roll up the paper from the image, trying not to hurt the paint layer.
• Cut the excess parts with a knife, giving the keyring the desired shape.
• Put bake with work surface.
• Varnish the product.
• Add the necessary accessories and enjoy the result.

How to make a keychain of polymer clay with the state number of the car, see the following video.

To create this accessory you will need an iron mold in the form of a flower.

• Take the clay of different colors, roll out, without mixing, the layers of the required thickness and cut several flowers using molds.
• The resulting flowers are carefully placed on each other and gently press to press. Using a needle or toothpick, make a hole for fittings and small depressions on the front side of the “cake”.
• Grind a small amount of bright clay and sprinkle on top, depicting confiture.
• After drying, varnish and attach the necessary accessories. Flower-cake is ready.

Orange. It is necessary to create the correct ball of orange clay, press down and make an orange skin with a toothpick on the front surface. Create a small piece of green clay. Make a toothpick small holes on the orange and leaf.

How to make an orange slice of polymer clay, see the following video.

Apple It is made like an orange keyring. To create you need to take the red and green clay.

How to make an apple keychain from polymer clay - in the video below.

For lemon need clay yellow and green colors. It is done like an orange.

Fruits and leaves should be heated to the required temperature (usually its manufacturer indicates on the package), after cooling, varnish it (you can use a transparent nail fixer). Accessories to connect fruits and their leaves. “Delicious” products are ready to fulfill their function as key fobs and give a charge of positive summer mood.

Clay products can be simulated for other materials, such as leather. To achieve this effect, foil and brown acrylic paints are required.

• Roll out the layer of the required thickness.
• Crumple the sheet of foil in your hand and gently straighten.
• Press the crumpled foil to the clay to display the prints.
• Cut the necessary shape of the future trinket.
• Make a hole for fittings.
• To process edges with foil.
• Bake products, cool and cover with acrylic paint.
• Wipe thoroughly with a towel and a hard cloth.
• Fasten accessories and enjoy the "leather" accessory.

How to make a keychain of polymer clay with imitation of the skin, see the following video.