February 27, 2008
Beads/Jewelry Projects, Craft Projects, Polymer & Air-Dry Clays
Only 3 ingredients, but OH! What an outcome! My arty friend Jenna came with her daughter yesterday for a play date, and we couldn’t help ourselves in a little clay demo, too. The kids were rapidly decompensating, so we only had time to make a sheet of clay:
I took this photo without flash so you could see the shiny metal leaf glimmering through. After Jenna & Ally left, I made some cabs and pendant pieces. I’m always designing my next class! So here are some photos of my days’ play….
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February 27, 2008 at 12:13 pm
WOW! They turned out gorgeous! I love the way the cabs come together in those random but geometric patterns. With the black to give it contrast, they look like a cross between abalone and cloisonne. Fab-U!
February 29, 2008 at 7:13 am
These are wonderful, Jenny! I’ve combined polymer clay with metal leaf before, and polymer clay with alcohol inks — but never the three together. Looks like I’ve got a new project to try — thanks for the inspiration!
February 29, 2008 at 1:59 pm
I love those cabs. Just the thing for my next project. I’m so glad you stopped by my site allowing me to discover yours.
March 2, 2008 at 6:01 am
Cool! How’d you do this? Was there an order to the application of materials, or a method of application, or… Inquiring minds wanna know!
Katherine (http://moonswings.wordpress.com)
November 26, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Those are wonderful… would love to know how you did this.
November 26, 2008 at 4:09 pm
There’s really no “recipe”- just burnish slide some metal leaf onto a sheet of thin clay, and then burnish down a little. (The background clay will show through in spots.) Then drop on alcohol based inks (like Pinata or Tim Holtz’ adirondak inks) and let them blend a little. You can even spritz on some alcohol to make some spatter-y. The inks dry quickly- 15 minutes or less- but they can dry out the clay and make it less pliable. I like to rip up the sheet anyway, and then press it onto a new base layer. Make sure you seal it after baking, so that the metal leaf doesn’t rub off!
February 27, 2010 at 9:03 pm
That is so pretty!! i have a question though. I made a pendant from polymer clay, then baked it. After that I tried to put silver leaf on it, but it would not stick. Do you have to do the silver leaf befor baking? Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you,
Tiffany
March 6, 2010 at 8:10 am
Tiffany- Yes! Tou have to apply metal leafing to uncured clay – the plasticizers make it sticky enough for the leafing to adhere without additional glues. I’ll work on a tutorial post so you can see step-by-step! Thanks for asking, Jenny
November 26, 2011 at 10:40 am
This is awesome! I would love to see a tutorial.