Jade beads and pendants - 63 of 366 creative days

63/166  - Fake jade

For the twenty eighth day of 366 creative days I have posted a fake jade attempt of a pendant made of noodles and beads, along with a some other tests. Gives a bit of Maya jewelry impression.

Fake jade polymer clay Mayan pendants

 Materials

1 - 1 x 104 + 1 x 404 + 1/2 x 504 transparent Fimo polymer clay for light green
2 -  1 x 104 + 1x 404 + 1/2 x 374 transparent Fimo polymer clay for mustard olive
3 -  1 x 80 + a pinch of 43
4 - sand (mix of dark and white)
5 - liquid Kato polymer clay
6 - cinnamon powder, tiny sticks, various other "dirt that might look interesting in the jade
7 - 1 x 50 + 1 x 10 polymer clay
8 - 1 x 50 + a pinch of white

b - Tools

1 - roller
2 - pasta machine
3 - extrude gun
4 - molds and stamps
5 - brush


c - Techniques

 1 - Mix the colors together separate by shade by using a pasta machine
 2 - Chop the blended (1, 2) polymer clay into small bits and pieces and mix it with some sand, cinnamon and other "dirt"
3 - Mix 3 with a bit of sand for making the base for the pendant, then flatten it at a 2 mm thickness
4 - Make the bead and pendant shapes and stamp them with various designs
5 - Leftover jade extrude with a polymer clay extruder, same for 7 and 8, will fasten the process.
6 - Thin a bit more the "noodles" using your finger
7 - Brush the base using a brush with liquid Kato polymer clay, and start arranging the polymer clay jade noodles using your imagination.
8 - Bake as described on package (110 C) on a piece of baking paper

Fake jade polymer clay beads

d - End result

I'm trying to find the pendant for some time, somehow, it got lost when I changed flats along with another necklace.
I really loved the pendant, after baking, the polymer clay become slightly transparent and give a very interesting touch along with non transparent colored clay.

Ebony and beads refurbished jewelry - 61 of 366 creative days

61/366 Rearranged old jewelry

For the 61 of 366 creative days I have refurbished some old jewelry.

 Materials

1 - Old ebony necklace, old plastic bracelet
2 - Ribbon
3 - Beads
4 - Metal square for the pendant
5- Thread

b - Tools

1 - Scissors
2 - Needle
3 - Saw (for sawing some of the big beads)
4 - Pliers
5 - Glue


c - Techniques

           1 - Each line of small beads are done one by one, not loom, spin around the metal plate (that was covered previously in ribbon. when done, glue a big piece of  dotted brown ribbon on the back so the tread wont be visible.

d - End result

Abanos necklace

Beaded pendant with ribbon and big plastic focal beads

I enjoyed doing them, gave them as gift to my friends.

Polymer clay rainbow colors pendant - 34 of 366 creative days

34/366

 For the thirty forth day of 366 creative days I have continued with the polymer clay rainbow canes extruded and done a center piece of a pendant, I will add a frame from black polymer clay with cracked silver leaf on top and string it along the beads with same colors.

Polymer clay rainbow colors pendant

   I have used one of the extruded polymer clay cane from two days ago, I think it was the last one, the round cane and slice it on the length.

Polymer clay flower shaped pendants - 12 of 366 creative days

12/366
For the twelve day of 366 creative days I made three polymer clay flower shaped pendants using the material  combination I have done in previous posts.

a - Materials
b - Tools
c - Techniques
d - End result
e - Used for
f - Other info

a - Materials

           1 - Turquoise polymer clay extruded logs(6/366)
           2 - Polymer clay gun experiment, the logs(1/366)
           3 - Polymer clay gradient Ikat(9/366)
           4 - For base I used some old materials, I got by mistake a lighter version of brick color: 1x4(orange)+1x62(lavender), could also be done with: 1x404(translucent orange)+1x42(tangerine)+1x62(lavender)+a pinch of 24(indian red)
           5 - Another polymer clay gun experiment with Fimo Effect translucent clay I did before starting to post - same as for fish
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b - Tools

           1 - Pasta machine
           2 - Tissue blade
           3 - Cookie cutter
           4 - A lot of patience and non shaky hands



c - Techniques
           1 - Applied  thin layers over the base

d - End result
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Polymer clay flower shaped pendants

e - Used for
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           Will be added later
f - Other info
           - They are about 4 cm diameter
           - The polymer clay pendants are not cured yet
           - This is not a tutorial, was posted to help me remember some things and to keep track on "366 creative days" project. If you want a tutorial with detailed pictures about how I did it, let me know.

Thank you for your support!
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Pendant and earrings - 11 of 366 creative days

11/366
This is eleventh day of 366 creative days.

a - Materials
b - Tools
c - Techniques
d - End result
e - Used for
f - Other info

a - Materials

1 - Clay Gun experiment(2/366)
2 - Another clay gun experiment I did before starting to post from some weird tries colors
3 - Uneven stripes from same color experiment

b - Tools

1 - Circular cookie cutter
2 - Blade
3 - Pasta machine
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c - Techniques
1 - Overlap when cutting to have same shape
2 - Add slices from canes on a previously cut shape

d - End result

Earrings, slices of extruded polymer clay

Polymer clay fish

e - Used for
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Finished earrings

f - Other info
- the fish looks was unintentional but I guess I cannot escape, I love fish, water and everything related. No, I cannot survive more than two weeks without eating fish!
- this is not a tutorial, was posted to help me remember some things and to keep track on "366 creative days" project. If you want a tutorial with detailed pictures about how I did it let me know.

Thank you!
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