How to make earrings from polymer clay?

Polymer clay is a very common material among the masters of hand-made maid. It is used for making various costume jewelry and even accessories for hair. From it you can make earrings, rings, pendants, bracelets and even toys for a Christmas tree. It is particularly appreciated for its juicy colors, plasticity and strength. Products made of this material are very natural, like real. Believe me, with such an interesting accessory your image will be filled with special tenderness and romanticism! Molding from clay brings not only a good mood, but also calms the nervous system, develops creative imagination. The process itself is quite easy and inexpensive. Do you know how to make earrings from polymer clay? Then to you it is exact to us! We will help to make original earrings from natural clay at home. Why not? It will come out to you much cheaper than buying ready-made jewelry. In this article we will tell you in detail about the choice of material for modeling, how to make earrings from polymer clay with your own hands.

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All about polymer clay

Of course, you saw beautiful jewelry made of clay, and outwardly she liked it. But were you wondering what it is, what properties the material has and how to work with a novice master, how to make earrings from polymer clay at home? We are happy to answer your questions.

Properties of

So, polymer clay is a plastic mass that resembles plasticine in molding. It is the same in appearance and touch, but under the influence of high temperature( 110-130 °) it becomes hard and can no longer be modified. Therefore, it is often called thermoplastic or thermoplastic.

Types of

Manufacturers offer a large selection of different polymer clay - from the most soft to the hardest. This is done so that each needlewoman can choose the right plastic for various decorations, figurines, toys, buttons or miniature sculptures.

Important! In the market there is a material that is already painted in various colors, colorless or decorated with sparkles, luminous, with imitation of stone or metal. Due to this choice of colors, in which clay is produced, it is possible to make different products from it, combining shades with each other.

Methods of processing

At home, the finished products are baked in the oven, and then - if necessary, painted with acrylic paints, glued together or with other materials, varnished.

Important! The most qualitative technique is considered, in which color polymer clay is used. In this case, the paint will not peel off, and the decoration will be worn long enough.

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Materials and tools for creating earrings from polymer clay

Before making earrings from polymer clay, you need to prepare the necessary material. For work we will need:

• Polymer clay in blue, white, pink.
• Polymer clay is brown( with sparkles).
• Knife for polymer clay or blade.
• Glass or ceramic tiles( for the work surface).
• Boats of different shapes. Roller or paste machine.
• Toothpick.
• Gloves or finger.
• Fittings.
• Lacquer matt or glossy.

Important! Tools for making jewelry from plastic can be replaced with improvised materials: a toothpick, an ordinary plastic kitchen board, a dry knife, furniture from unnecessary jewelry.

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Earrings made of clay with their own hands - master class

We offer to make earrings from polymer clay in vintage style. Cabochon can be bought ready, but in this case we will manufacture it ourselves.

So, after preparing all the necessary materials, proceed to making earrings from plastic:

• Mix together three colors of clay: white, pink and blue. As a result of careful mixing we obtain a light purple color.

Important: For making petals for a flower, you can take more vivid colors. But in this case they are rather dim, so we want to create an effect of antiquity.

• From the resulting piece cut off a smaller one with a special knife. Here we add a little blue plastic.
• From the last part cut the halves, add a little more blue plastic. As a result, we get a color transition from dark to light.
• Between the fingers we squeeze a small ball of the darkest shade. The thumb and forefinger we do rolling until we get a flat circle.

Important! When molding petals, we use gloves to avoid leaving traces on the plastic and not spoil the final result.

• The resulting circle is rolled into a tube.
• Now take the medium shade of plastic, the same scheme, we turn off another petal.
• The first bud is wrapped with a petal. By this principle we fasten 3 petals of the same shade, and the most extreme ones leave the lightest.

Important! Try to form petals with thin edges. So the flower will look more natural and natural.

• Next - to a piece of light-lilac polymer clay add a little pink color, constantly stirring up to complete uniformity of color and egg-shaped. In this way we create the core of the flower.

Important! Color clay can be made at home. To do this, add a little coloring powder and mix thoroughly. This is an order of magnitude cheaper than buying ready-made polymer clay. We want to save money? Of course yes!

• With the help of your fingers, we form oval petals and attach them to the finished base.
• Other petals are also attached to the core.
• Now we form a rosebud. For this, the dark plastic is folded like a rose, which was mentioned above.
• Next, we make a large petal, in order to wrap the whole half of the bud at once. The second wrap the rest of the rose.
• Now we finish our rose. To do this, we take the rose from the edge at the bottom, twist until it becomes thin and elegant,
• Now we make several more pink buds using a different technology. We roll the circle, giving it an elongated shape of the leaf. In this way we make four petals. Each of them we connect for the edge, and firmly pressing, we turn four leaves into a tube. As a result, we get a gentle closed bud.
• Now from a brown plastic we roll a small ball.
• Using a special knife, cut the ball into two parts to get two cabochons.
• Next, we form the cabochons with our fingers - the basis for our earrings.
• To ensure that the roses are well attached to the base, cut the tail with a knife.
• We fix all the flowers made to the cabochon, fixing the bottom with a toothpick.
• From green plastic we form petals of various shapes. Their number and size are at your discretion.
• From the same color we form thin flagella.
• We place the leaves on the flowers, and the flagella - between the buds.
• We check whether everything is in place, whether the shape of the cabochon is pleasant. If not, then carefully trimmed with a knife for polymer clay.
• Now we send the workpieces in the oven to the full hardening.
• After cooling the almost finished jewelry, drill a hole and pass a metal eyelet. The choice of metal is up to you.

Important! Do not forget that if you decide to cover the finished decoration with varnish, then the accessories are put on after applying it and the surface dries completely.

These earrings perfectly fit the spring image of a gentle girl. We hope that such a master class on making earrings made of polymer clay is very useful for you!

Often after a cold winter, we all want spring heat, bright colors and floral scents. So why not add these shades to your airy image. The original and beautiful decoration of polymer clay will emphasize your femininity at the right time. You will spend a minimum of time and money on making the whole masterpiece of needlework. And the flowers from plastic will be like real. Agree that the thing made by own hands, is much more pleasant to wear, rather than bought. In such a wonderful accessory, it's not a shame to go out to any social party or event. Be sure, your image will not be left without attention!