DIY Polymer Clay Earrings | Whitney Beth Photography | Utah Photographer

DIY Polymer Clay Earrings | Whitney Beth Photography | Utah Photographer

This past week I helped host and organize an activity for the ladies in my neighborhood. We had a craft night where they could either bring what they’ve been working on and hang out or make something with one of the crafts we provided. One of the crafts I headed up was polymer clay earrings. It was my first time making them and I had so much fun! It was a lot easier than I thought, but there was still a learning curve and my first go was very optimistic and resulted in a blobby mess! I’d recommend starting simple and not going for a five petal flower with leaves the size of a dime. ha.

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I bought a starter kit on Amazon full of colors and it also came with tools.
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break off a bit of clay and knead it to warm it up and make it pliable.
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It helps to work on top of parchment paper or wax paper so your clay doesn’t stick to your surface. For these earrings, I’m making pumpkins.
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I started with little balls of clay and then smooshed them slightly to get a nice oval shape. Next I used a curved tool to create the indents in the pumpkin.
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I kneaded a small piece of green and used the tools to attach the stem and draw lines for the veins.
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To get the curl, I twisted a small amount of clay in my fingers until it spiraled and then carefully laid it where I wanted it to be.
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A pumpkin!
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Next, place your earrings on a cookie sheet and bake at 250 degrees for 15 minutes.
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After they’ve cooled, I used some B-7000 glue to attach earring backs
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The glue needs a full 24 hours to cure, but once it’s set you’ve got a cute and festive pari of earrings!

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