DIY polymer clay decorations. Sausages made of polymer clay
Sausages made of polymer clay
- these are blanks for future jewelry, including beads, from which thin
plates-patterns
.
"Sausages"
are also called
"canes"
or
"canes"
(English
cane
).
We offer you a master class on making a very beautiful black and white sausage
, which can be used to create stylish and very original jewelry.
What you will need:
— White and black polymer clay
— Knife or metal plate with blade
- Ruler
— Rolling pin and board for clay
— Rubber gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints
— Extrusion press
Let's get started:
Take two identical pieces of white and black clay and roll them into two squares 8 by 8 centimeters
approximately
0.5 centimeters thick.
Place one layer on top of the other and then divide them into two equal parts. Do this procedure again. You should end up with a striped “sandwich” like this.
Squeeze the resulting rectangle so that you get an elongated round sausage.
Then use your palm to twist the sausage to create a spiral.
. Simply press the sausage onto the table with your palm and roll it in one direction. Do this very carefully so as not to damage the drawing.
If you cut the resulting product in half, there should be a pattern like this
:
Place the sausage inside the clay press
and squeeze out a thin long sausage.
In cross section it will look like this:
Thinly slice the sausage to create a pattern
:
As a result, you can use the drawing for a variety of original decorations:
Photo in accessory
It would be fun to make a pendant with a photograph, because wearing an image of yourself or a photograph of another person framed in an interesting style around your neck has never gone out of fashion. For such a pendant you will need:
- thin transparent plastic;
- two photos;
- transparent glue “Moment”;
- lighter;
- chain;
- scissors.
Cut out identical rectangles from the photos. If you wish, you can cut them in the shape of a heart. We cut out two plastic parts of the same size and shape.
We carefully coat each photograph along its front perimeter with glue and glue it to the plastic part. After this, we glue the photographs to each other with the wrong sides.
Carefully melt the edges of the resulting workpiece around the perimeter with a lighter. The melted edges of the pendant are closed with links of a chain, which gradually sits on glue along the perimeter
The pendant should dry for at least 20 minutes
The melted edges of the pendant are closed with links of a chain, which gradually sits on the glue along the perimeter. The pendant should dry for at least 20 minutes.
This pendant can be attached to the same chain or cord.
Polymer clay beads
Multi-colored beads
, which can be used to make a wide variety of jewelry, can be made from multi-colored polymer clay. If you don’t know the specifics of their manufacture, it seems as if the design was applied to these products using paint, but only multi-colored clay was used.
See for yourself.
What you will need:
— Self-hardening polymer clay of 5 colors (in this case white, gray, green, brown and yellow, but any others are possible)
— Knife or metal ruler with blade
— Rolling pin and board for clay
— Rubber gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints
Let's get started:
In order to get a design in the form of a daisy, first you need to “make it up” from clay of different colors. Take white clay and roll it into a sausage about 8 centimeters
and a diameter of
4 centimeters
.
Roll out a plate of gray clay about 2 millimeters
.
Wrap the gray platinum about halfway around the white cylinder, cutting off the excess
knife or ruler.
Take the green clay, roll it into a plate and also wrap the first piece on top of the gray layer
. Trim the resulting sausage, remove excess from the sides.
Using a ruler, make cuts on the white part of the piece as shown in the picture. First in the middle, then two more cuts on the sides so that there is approximately the same distance
.
Then insert the cut out rectangular pieces of the gray plate into the cuts.
Squeeze the resulting sausage, but not too hard, so that all the parts stick together and the air layer between them disappears
.
With your hands you can form the shape of the future petal. The photo shows a petal in the form of a truncated triangle
.
The entire sausage stretched to a length of approximately 30 centimeters
.
The length of the sausage depends on how many petals
you wish to receive.
For example, for this flower the author of the master class is going to make 9 petals, so the length was 32 centimeters
, that is,
3.5 centimeters
per petal. Divide the sausage into 9 parts.
Let's start making the center of the chamomile. Take yellow clay and roll it into a sausage 5 centimeters
and a diameter of
2 centimeters
.
Roll out a plate of brown clay approximately 6 millimeters
and completely wrap it around the yellow sausage.
Then press all the parts so as to maintain the round shape of the sausage.
. After this, start attaching the petals.
You should end up with a daisy
:
Fill the empty spaces between the petals with pieces of green clay:
Completely wrap the daisy with the rolled out green strip
.
Squeeze the daisy sausage
so as to release all the air between the parts.
Then you can start slicing. If you have some of the chamomile sausage left over, store it for future products by wrapping it in film
without air access. Cover the clay ball with daisies cut from the sausage, then smooth it out.
You can make several bead
:
Earrings and necklace
Making jewelry for women's ears and necks is not very difficult. You need to prepare:
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- toothpick;
- lace;
- clay of any color (depending on the preferences of the master);
- metal rods (pins).
Hairpins made of polymer clay
Very simple hairpins can be made using bobby pins and polymer clay
. Here's one option:
What you will need:
- Polymer clay of the desired color
— Invisibility pin
- Glue
Let's get to work
Roll a small ball
, and then crush it into a round disc with your fingers.
Pinch the edges to create a petal
. Make as many petals as you wish.
Connect all the petals together. If you have fire clay, bake the flower to harden the clay. Then you can stick it on the invisible one using a piece of thick fabric.
bobby pins using this simple technique.
:
By the way, hairpins can be made using ready-made flowers and base accessories
. You can use the master classes from the article Flowers made of polymer clay.
Here are some examples:
Technicians
Now on the shelves there is a huge assortment of products made from this material and created using various techniques.
The most common of them are:
- watercolor;
- millifiori;
- sugar
Polymer clay pendant
This stylish pinecone pendant
easy to do if you have a mold, which you can make yourself from a piece of metal tube.
What you will need:
— Self-hardening polymer clay (black)
- 2 sheets of aluminum foil (golden and silver)
— Drop shape
— Cutting blade for working with clay
— Shiloh
— Accessories for jewelry (pin with loop, chain)
— Pasta machine or rolling pin with a board for rolling out a thin layer
Let's get to work
Roll the foil into a tight ball
.
This will be the central element of our pendant. This core will allow the product not to be too heavy. You can make the center out of clay, but if you wear such a pendant for a long time, an imprint from the chain will remain on your neck.
Using a pasta machine or by hand, roll out a thin layer of clay
and cut out an even circle. Wrap it around a ball of foil. Remove excess clay.
Once the balloon is ready, pierce it with a jewelry pin.
through.
Roll out a sheet of black clay about 3 millimeters
, cover it with a layer of very thin
gold foil
and press it out using a teardrop mold.
Then start attaching the drops one at a time to the round base.
future big shot. Don't worry if the thin layer of gold cracks, it will give a special stylish look to your product.
Cover the entire bud with drops until the very end
.
If you are using baked clay, bake the product at the recommended temperature
. Once it has cooled, attach the chain.
Let's get started
We advise you not to buy a large set of plastics at once and not to look at very expensive types. For a beginner, cheaper material is suitable to learn. To make it convenient to create crafts, you need to purchase a board, molds, a stick, accessories, and available tools. Typically, each manufacturer writes its own conditions on the packaging. By following them, you can begin to create beauty.
Polymer clay beads
We invite you to get acquainted with the unusual technique
of creating jewelry using polymer clay, balls and wire using the following example of creating beads.
You can make entire sets in the same way: beads, earrings, bracelets, pendants.
What you will need:
— Self-hardening translucent polymer clay (several shades)
— Small rubber balls
— Thin wire
- Scissors
— Accessories for jewelry (pin with loop, chain)
— Pasta machine or rolling pin with a board for rolling out a thin layer
— Pin
Let's get to work
1. Inflate rubber balloons to desired size
. You can make balls of different sizes, as shown in this master class, or the same ones. The number of balls will determine the size of the product.
2. Twist a few pieces
wire as shown in the photo to make a loop.
3. Place a loop on the ball where it is tied in a knot
.
4. Cover the ball with wire to form a mesh
.
5. You should have a ball covered with a wire mesh.
6. 7. Remove excess wire ends using scissors
.
8. Roll out a very thin sheet
made of translucent polymer clay.
9. Completely wrap the clay sheet around the wire mesh
.
10. 11. Pop the ball inside with a pin and pull it out through the small hole.
12. Press the clay inward to create a slightly wrinkled sphere.
. Do this very carefully so as not to damage the thin layer of clay.
Let the clay harden thoroughly, and then use special paints to apply the desired design.
.
Features of raw materials
Anyone can learn sculpting techniques and make unique items in just a few lessons. The material is so popular that many companies sell various types of raw materials, which differ in appearance, quality and price. Professionals do not recommend that beginners buy expensive material, but advise them to try their hand at making simple jewelry from inexpensive raw materials.
Polymer clay ring
We offer you a master class on making a very simple but original
polymer clay rings in the shape of a bow.
What you will need:
— Polymer clay (desired color)
- Blade
— Pasta machine or rolling pin with a board for rolling out a thin layer
— Sequins
Let's get to work
Knead the clay in your hands to make it more pliable, and roll out a plate about 0.5 centimeters
.
Using a blade or knife, cut out the details for the bow.
: two rectangles (one wider, the other narrower). Fold the edges of the longer one inward, and wrap the other rectangle around the first piece.
You should end up with a bow
:
Make a clay ring
, then attach a bow to it.
In order for the ring to fit you, you first need to wrap it around your own finger
and adjust it to the desired size.
Don't worry if there are fingerprints or imperfections on the ring. With the help of glitter
this problem will be masked.
Cover the ring with glitter
and let it harden.
Wedding flowers
Wedding jewelry made of polymer clay will complete the delicate and romantic image of the bride.
To create a wedding set, represented by a bracelet and a ring, decorated with flowers, you will need:
- polymer clay – white, white translucent, pink, light brown or beige, green;
- white acrylic paint;
- blade or stationery knife;
- plastic machine or acrylic rolling pin;
- a stack with a ball and a stack with a needle (toothpick);
- wire with a diameter of 0.5 mm;
- round nose pliers, side cutters;
- round cutter;
- double-sided weiner with leaf veins;
- foam sponge;
- thin white satin ribbon.
The process of making wedding jewelry looks like this:
- Soften the plastic in your hands and roll it in a pasta machine on mode No. 5. You should end up with a layer approximately 3 mm thick.
- Then, using a round cutter with a diameter of no more than 5 mm, cut out many small circles from the clay. Place them on a foam sponge and, using a stack with a ball, thin each element, slightly bending it inward.
- From the resulting convex small petals, collect flowers of different sizes. To make a bud, use 3 elements, and to create a beautiful blooming rose, add another bottom row consisting of 5 petals to this bud.
- Make through holes in each flower and only after that send it to the oven for baking.
- For larger flowers, you should also use clay in delicate pastel shades. To do this, roll out a layer 3-4 mm thick in exactly the same way, then take a cutter or a plastic leaf-shaped die and cut out many teardrop-shaped parts.
- Place the resulting petal on your palm and press down one side with a stack of balls so that the elements have uneven edges. Using the same stack, make a small indentation in the center of the petal. It is not necessary to make the petals the same color; you can use several delicate shades that will look harmonious with the bride’s outfit.
- Now start forming large flowers: take three petals with uneven edges and overlap each other to form a bud. The next row consists of 5 petals, which are attached in the same way using liquid plastic. You can also make a third row; it should consist of 9 petals superimposed on each other. Beautiful flower arrangements are obtained if the center of the flower is made a little darker.
- Once the flowers are made from polymer clay for wedding jewelry, you can begin to form the stalks and leaves. To do this, use light green clay. If you don't have that color, mix green plastic with white. Roll the light green material on a plastic machine to obtain a layer approximately 3 mm thick.
- Then take a plastic die cutter in the shape of a five-leaf flower and make many elements from a light green layer of clay. They will serve as stalks for flowers.
- Measure small pieces from the wire, about 5 cm, and cut as many as the stalks. Using pliers, make small loops by bending one side of the wire.
- Pass the wire through the through holes in the buds and flowers so that the loop is inside.
- Place the flowers in the oven again to bake again.
- Next, start assembling the elements into the decoration. To do this, string small flowers mixed with large flowers onto the wire by twisting the wire. Attach a wire with a clasp for a necklace to the wire frame, and wrap the structure with a thin white satin ribbon. It is advisable to do this in two or three approaches so that the wire can be completely covered.
- Follow the same steps to create a wedding bracelet.
Do-it-yourself ready-made wedding jewelry made from polymer clay is shown in the photo below:
Step-by-step master class
By following the instructions below, you can make your own, unique plastic pendant. Choose the colors you like from the polymer clay package. Make sure they include light and dark shades - three to five colors is optimal. If you take more than 5 shades, they will blur, and the craft will lose clarity and contrast.
Step 1: Roll out the clay
Using a paste machine or roller, roll out the light green clay as thin as possible.
Cut two identical squares from it.
Repeat the manipulations with polymer clay in white and pink shades. Make sure all squares are approximately the same size.
Step 2: Layer Down
Arrange the squares in this way: first light green, then red and then white, again light green, red and white.
Gently press down the layers.
Cut the structure in half.
Place the halves on top of each other with the white side facing each other.
Step 3: Make the punctures
Press the structure down with your fingers. Align it into a neat square.
Using sharp tools, pierce the layers in a chaotic manner.
Cut the plastic. Insert a thin layer of white clay between the halves and compress the craft again.
Squeeze it into a small cube.
Step 4: Add Holes
Make 3 large holes in the cube.
Insert cylindrical pieces of orange plastic into the holes.
Gently press the cube again.
Step 5: Cut off the layer
Using a sharp knife, cut off the layer of clay horizontally.
Attach a piece of crafts with a design you like to the pendant. Use a knife to trim off the excess.
Insert Mokune Gane into the pendant.
How to make a necklace
Making decorations begins with softening the clay. When the material becomes suitable for work:
- small balls are formed;
- Use a toothpick to make holes in each piece;
- The beads are laid out on a baking sheet and hardened.
The balls are passed through the holes of the cooled and hardened balls and a necklace is formed. The length and number of rows depends on the desire of the master.
What can be done
Thousands of different products can be made from polymer clay: accessories, jewelry, figurines, figurines and other items.
Most often, it is used to make beads, earrings, rings, fairy-tale characters, animal figurines, keychains, flowers, mugs, and Christmas tree decorations. You need to know that if the required color is not on sale, then it is allowed to mix it and get a variety of colors and shades.
Toys
To create a toy, you need to decide on the color and shape (volumetric or flat). For a flat figure (for example, a fish) you need:
- prepare a sketch drawn on thick paper or cardboard and cut it out;
- cut a piece and roll it out with a rolling pin;
- apply the clay to the cut out sketch and cut it with a knife;
- add eyes made of beads or small rolled clay circles to the figure, make scales with a knife, cutting out semicircles along the entire length of the fish.
After which the figurine should be wiped with a damp alcohol wipe, cleaning it. Place in the oven to bake, then remove, dry and coat with acrylic varnish. Thus, you can make cartoon characters, gingerbread, a cat, a dog, Smeshariki, even buttons. Flat figures should be given a convex or wavy shape: for this it is necessary to lay the blanks on prepared foil figures.
Dolls
Doll to choose from: voluminous or flat. For a voluminous figure, roll out sausages and balls like plasticine.
Making a ball is the head.
The body must be made in the form of a cone, the arms and legs must be rolled into sausages.
You can make the feet and hands flat using a sketch and stick them to the sausages.
Next, thin sausages are rolled out, from which the doll's hair will be made. There is another way: roll out a flat oval shape, draw lines with a knife and stick it to the head.
Add a dress, a suit and a headdress, eyes made of beads or beads, a handbag, etc. to the finished doll.
New Year's crafts
To decorate the Christmas tree, you can make toys in the form of large and small balls, geometric shapes, Santa Claus, snowman, Snow Maiden, snowflake and others. One of the options for crafts is combining several colors, using the example of a snowflake made of 2 colors (blue and white):
- Roll white into a thick sausage (cylinder).
- Roll out the blue flat cake and wrap it around the cylinder, cutting off the excess.
- Make another flat blue cake and cut into thin slices.
- Cut the cylinder in half and cut a blue strip along the edge of each, connecting the halves.
- Cut the cylinder in half again perpendicular to the first cut and stick it on, do this several times, when the cylinder sticks together, you will see that you have a kind of snowflake.
- Cut the cylinder into circles and place in the oven, then degrease and seal with varnish.
Before baking, you should use a toothpick to make holes in the snowflake so that later you have somewhere to thread the rope.
Figurines
The figurines are made in the likeness of a doll; you can combine colors or make one color and paint them after baking. For figurines, it will be necessary to make a pedestal on which the figurine is attached, so that it can then be placed and hung.
Mugs
Creating a mug or flower pot is a rather complicated process, for which you need to choose clay that is harder and dries quickly. To make the figure even and beautiful, especially for beginners, you need to take a form - a plastic glass or a ready-made mug. Select the material and roll it out into large flat cakes, but not thin ones, 1-1.5 cm thick.
Grease the mold with vegetable oil or rinse with water.
Cover the mug from the inside, carefully connecting the layers of clay so that there are no cracks; ideally, it should be made from one whole piece.
Remove the figure and place it in the oven for baking, then degrease it with soapy water and seal it with varnish.
Flowers
Creating flowers is a kind of symphony in the form of a bouquet, keychain, earrings, or just a painting or a watch. To create a rose, you need to roll out the plates, roll the first one into a tube, and gradually wrap the rest, straightening the petals. Chamomile is made from plates: blanks of paper with sharp or round edges and cut out the required amount from them.
Then combine and bake. You can create dahlias from balls that are cut in a circle with scissors, forming sharp petals, a little prickly, like those of a hedgehog.
