Tuesday, September 20, 2011

How to..

As promised, I'll show you how I cover the front of a locket with polymer clay.

Some tips:

I flatten the clay already using the pasta machine so that I'll get a smooth and flat base that I can easily work on. It's hard if you make a ball and then flatten it on top of the locket. It usually gives you a bumpy surface not as smooth.

As for the thickness of your clay..it depends on the design that you're going to make. If you are going to do some stamping, I suggest that you use a thicker sheet but if you're just going to use it as a base, you can just use a thin one.

Always make sure there are no air bubbles trapped between the clay and the locket. You can remove it by lifting the clay sheet a bit (the part where the bubble is present) and then flatten it again pushing the air bubble out. :)

Here are the videos!:)




When I don't have a specific cutter that I can use for other locket shapes...I do this technique:


Hope these videos will help you in some way! Have a good week!:)

7 comments:

  1. Muchas gracias por compartir. Besos

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  2. Thank you so much for sharing this mentor!!! :-)
    Served as my refresher from the very nice workshop I had with you last October. Muah! I miss you

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  3. So nice that you're doing a lot of tutorials rocky :) it helps us so much!

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  4. thanks everyone!:) so happy that the videos help you in some way!

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  5. Thanks for sharing. Sana makahanap ako ng materials like the locket. Nung napanood ko yung demo mo sa Sweet Life via Youtube, parang gusto ko ring i-try. Ang ganda kasi. :-)

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  6. welcome and thanks also for watching the video:) Hope you're having fun playing with clay! I'm sure you can buy lots of lockets online:)

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