Polymer Clay Dangle Earrings

Ronna Sarvas Weltman creates stylish dangle earrings with marbled polymer clay and silver leaf.

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Polymer Clay Earrings

Materials and Tools:

green and various colors of polymer clay
silver leaf
tissue blade
pasta machine
20-gauge wire
purchased earring wires
wire cutters
round nose pliers
convection toaster oven
metallic powders - optional

Steps 1 and 2

Steps:

1. Condition green clay by rolling it through a pasta machine several times.

2. Place a sheet of silver leaf on top of the conditioned green clay.

Step 3

3. Roll the silver-leafed unit through the pasta machine to develop a crackle appearance.

Step 4

4. Mix small amounts of selected colors of polymer clay to produce a marble sheet. Run the clay through the pasta machine.

Step 5

5. Cut a rectangular shape from the crackled silver-leaf clay sheet with a tissue blade.

Step 6

6. Cut five 1/4 inch wide slices from the marbled sheet. Press the marbled pieces crosswise on top of the silver-leafed rectangle.

Step 7

7. Cut two 1/4-inch wide strips from the silver-leafed piece to form the earrings.

Steps 8, 9 and 10

8. Bend 20-gauge wire into a U-shape to form a metal loop on the top of the earrings. Place the loop onto the top of each strip (image). Overlay with more clay to hide the bottom of the wire. Sprinkle on metallic powders as desired.

9. Bake the polymer clay earrings at 275 degrees for 15 minutes.

10. Attach earring wires to the wire loops and enjoy your new dangle earrings!

Project by Ronna Sarvas Weltman from Clyde Hill, Wash.

Website: www.ronnaround.com

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