Polymer clay masters recommend a master class on creating jewelry from polymer clay – bracelet – with your own hands.
Polymer clay masters recommend! For cane you will need: - White and blue plasticine - Rolling pin - BladeTo assemble the bracelet:– Foil – Toothpicks – Nail polish and brush – Nail polish remover and cotton pads – Jewelry wire – Decorative rings – Bead caps – Toggle clasp – Jump rings, pins with ring – Round nose pliers – Wire end caps – Cotton padsExecution:First, we will form a cane with a square cut from just one element. This article does not specify the sizes of the elements, since they can be absolutely anything. The smaller the initial dimensions of the parts, the smaller the final cane and vice versa. Roll out a sausage from white plastic. Give it a teardrop shape.Roll out a layer of blue plastic.We wrap the teardrop-shaped sausage with blue plastic.We cut off the excess plastic.Roll out a thick layer of white plasticine and cut it so that its edge is “sharp”.Roll out the blue layer; its size should be at least twice the size of the white element.We wrap the white element with a blue layer, the sharp edge must be preserved, and the excess blue plastic must be cut off.We make a deep cut in the teardrop-shaped part strictly in the center. We insert a pointed element there.We cut off the excess plastic.Roll out the white plastic and wrap it around the resulting piece.We remove excess material.Roll out a white sausage and a blue layer.We wrap the sausage with blue plastic.We cut the sausage crosswise with a blade. To complete the elements we need a piece of blue plastic.We cover the white sections of the sausage with blue polymer clay.We connect the halves together.We wrap the halves with a layer of white polymer clay.We connect the teardrop-shaped part with the half-shaped one. If the half-length is much longer than the base, it can be either cut or compressed to the required dimensions.Add white plastic in the area of the thin part of the teardrop-shaped part. Add flagella of white polymer clay in the area where the base and halves connect.Now the piece has an almost rectangular cut. It needs to be stretched, while trying to keep the roundness on the bottom side.We cut the stretched element in the middle and put the elements next to each other. The pattern is already clearly visible on the cut.Again, cut in half with a blade and fold again. This time, the overall shape of the cuts resembles a rhombus.We repeat the process of stretching the sausage.We cut and put the halves back together.We cut the folded halves in half again and fold them. We get something like a cube with a symmetrical pattern on the cut.We add sausages of white plastic to the joints of the parts so that the edges acquire a more even shape.Arm yourself with a rolling pin and begin to roll out the cane without disturbing its "squareness". Continue the rolling process until the cane acquires the length and cut size you need!You can make a control cut!From the remains and trimmings of polymer clay I roll several beads and glue them with cuts - two cuts for each bead. I carefully join the edges of the cuts, diligently roll the beads. The size of the beads is arbitrary, the shape is asymmetrical. We make holes in the beads with toothpicks and bake them.Since I use white, it looks veryany dust and fluff are visible. To remove them, I wipe each bead with nail polish remover. This will remove dust and degrease before applying the glossy varnish.I cover the beads with varnish and let them dry.My beads are different sizes, so I lay them out in the order I need for the bracelet - large ones in the middle, smaller ones at the edges.I string beads onto a rope, alternating them with decorative rings.I clamp the end of the cable with a limit switch.I insert a pin with a ring into the end switch.I put a bead cap on the pin.Using round-nose pliers, I wrap the tip of the pin into a ring.I attach a regular connecting ring to a pin ring. And I attach one of the parts of the toggle lock to another ring.I clamp all the rings tightly.This side of the bracelet is ready, let's move on to the other one. We move all the beads close to the finished lock. On the other side, we cut the rope so that a small piece remains for fastening.We attach the end clamp to this edge.Next, we attach the pin, cap and the second part of the clasp, as described above.Polymer clay jewelry - DIY bracelet - is ready. Author: Anastasia Balakina