Beautiful one of a kind heart shaped pendants, created from leftover scraps!
For this tutorial it is recommended that you use Cernit Polymer Clay
Basic tools needed
Polymer clay blade, jewelery wire and an acrylic block. If you don’t have an acrylic block you could use a tile
And Polymer clay scraps
Start by pressing the clay together to warm it up. Try not to mix the colours too much.
Once the clay is warmed up enough, gently twist it like shown.
Using the acrylic block, flatten the clay evenly.
Then use the acrylic block again to flatten the edges of the clay.
Using the Polymer clay blade, make one clean cut through the centre of your block.
Carefully open, to reveal a mirror image
And gently press these two halves together
Then using the acrylic block again, press down firmly to flatten the clay, producing a symmetrical pattern
Cut away the bottom corners to make the bottom of the heart shape.
And cut away the top corners to get a diamond shape
Using your finger, gently press in the top of the diamond to make the top of the heart
And gently press the edges in with your fingers. Don’t roll the clay or drag it, as this will ruin the design. Just gently tap the edge with your finger
Next, roll the jewellery wire around a pencil or paintbrush to get a spiral
Make sure to leave enough at each end to insert into the heart pendant
Remove from pencil
And twist the ends together
Gently insert the twisted part of the wire into the top of the heart, ensuring you don’t press too far in or split the clay. Bake in the oven at 150 degrees centigrade for approximately 10-15mins.
Once cooled, string a piece of leather thong through and there you have it! You can leave it matt or varnish it, and you can use fine sandpaper to make the surface smooth!
