Pick your cabochon/button/etc. I had all these lovely ones to choose from in my last Pick Your Plum goodie box I ordered.
Press it into your clay. Experiment with whether you like a deep or shallow impression. I was going for a bolder look, so I pressed deep.
I decided I liked that off-center look. So when I used my little round cutter, I made it even more off-center. You want to stamp first and then cut, because the stamping will squish your clay. If you cut it first, it will end up misshapen. Although, if you enjpy that sort of look – feel free to try it out. There are really no rules here!
I used a toothpick to poke a hole in my pendant, so I could add a jump ring.
Now, bake it in the oven according to the package directions. Different brands and formulas may have different directions, so be sure to do what your package says. Generally, though, a 1/4″ thick pendant is going to bake for 30 minutes.
Once it’s done and cooled, brush a coat of gloss glaze on it. This will help protect it, and make it shiny. You could probably skip this step if you like a matte-finish look, but to me that looks unfinished.
You’ll note I made two – I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to glue a bail on the back of it, or put it on a jump ring, so I made one with a hole and one without.
I decided it looked a little plain on its own, so I raided my bits-and-pieces and paired this ring with it. That’s why I opted for the jump ring.
It makes for a fun, summery piece! What kinds of experiments have you been working on lately?
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Sunflower is a flower that yearns for light, symbolizing health, happiness, and vitality.
I love your polymer craft works and I really want to try them out. But I have yet work much with clay before, can I know what brand and type of silver clay are you using for reference because some I saw looks darker than yours and that is not what I want.
This is Sculpey Premo, I’m not sure what the color is called but it is a really light silver, like a shimmery white rather than a gray tone. I like it a lot, I use it for a lot of my projects.
I love this project and plan to try and duplicate it. Were those actually buttons you impressed into the clay? Really very nice.
I used cabochons, which are very similar to buttons but the backs are flat to adhere to things. You can use buttons though or really anything you like to look or texture of.
Omigosh! So simple, and just beautiful!
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I love this! I have a friend that is crazy about sunflowers and this would be a perfect little gift to make for her =) Thanks for sharing!
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love love LOVE this!! Pinning it right away. I have that same flower set from PYP…so going to try this if I can find some clay in my stash!
So cute! I love the sparkle of it.
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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing at the Pomp Party! Pinning!
I LOVE this!
Way cute, and it looks great off center like that! Thanks for sharing at The Fun In Functional!
Ooooh! I wanna try this! Great tutorial. I feel like this is something I could go crazy with :)
I love it! It's gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.
Lovely!!
Wow, that is totally cute! I might actually be able to do that! I love the off center look; it's so original.
That is seriously so beautiful!
Cute as a button! I really love the shimmer finish on it.
I LOVE this idea! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!
Super duper cute. I may make some later. Thanks for sharing this with us :)
So cute!! I made something similar recently, but I didn't use the sculpty glaze, I used Lisa Pavelka's Magic Glos (https://www.lisapavelka.com/Magic-Glos.asp) It gives a really good shine and gives it kind of a doming effect, very cool. And you just have to set it in the sun to set it. I love the results, you should try it!!!
this is great!!! I love it..
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wow! this is awesome! stopping by from the link up! so glad i did because your blog is super cute! cant wait to read more :)
Very pretty!
Love it!
I love that you used a cab as a stamp!! So clever and it turned out so cute. I really need to pull mine out and give it a try!:)
I agree about the off-centered look. This is really sweet.
I like the off centered look, too!