Heart Spiral Pendant

 It was quite simply made but I was pleased with how it turned out.

I made a long piece of polymer clay and then rolled it into a round spiral. I made sure it was firmly stuck togther by brushing a small amount of zest-it solvent on the edges. I then gently (just in case it came apart) cut out the heart shape. I cured it before applying any colour to it.

Red and blue acrylic ink were applied liberally to the surface, it kind of settled in the grooves of the spiral, highlighting the design while leaving a lighter shade on the raise parts. I gave another coat this time mixing in some gold Pearl-ex pigments which when dried remained sparkling on the surface.  I hope I'm describing this clearly, I wish I'd taken pictures. I've already made something else with this technique and will probably post some kind of step-by-step in the future.

Shard Pendant

Hand painted shard pendant. This one took a while. I rolled out the black polymer clay, but had to make sure it remained thick enough to insert the screw bail that the cord was going to go through. I cut it into an irregular 'shard' shape. Then I painted it with metallic lumiere paints, the bright turquoise, and gold with a little of turquoise mixed in to give a green tinge to it. I'll probably make a lot more of these as I was pleased with the result and try more with just plain pendants and utilising painting designs onto the clay rather than making the paint integral to the piece.
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