DIY craft trend is making a comeback- bigger and stronger than ever. This is why internet is flooded with great DIY tutorials and ideas. A small toolbox, an idea and patience is all it takes to complete a successful and beautiful DIY project. If we have a steady hand and a creative eye then we can save money and time that you invested on things that could have been made at home in an hour’s time at cheaper cost.
This used to happen to me every time I bought an expensive piece of jewelry. But, now I prefer making something on my own which, in most of the cases, comes out to be more elegant and artistic. Today’s creation will force you to believe why DIY is always my first choice over buying a piece of jewelry that my pocket doesn’t allow to.
So grab all the essential stuff from your nearest daily needs store and get ready to have a pair of brand new gilded necklace which looks elegant and expensive at the same time.
Stuff you need:
- Black polymer clay
- Gold leaf
- Aluminum foil
- Blade
- Awl
- Pasta machine
- Eye pin
- Needle-nosed pliers
- Jump ring
- Chain
Follow steps listed below to make a Disco Ball Pendant:
Step 1:– Roll aluminum foil into a rounded tight ball. You can take a bigger foil sheet depending on the size of the pendent you want.
Step 2:– You need to condition the black clay once you are done with preparing a firm ball of aluminum foil. Pass the black clay though pasta machine to get two flat sheets and cut one of them in a circular shape. Place the foil ball on the circular sheet of clay and wrap it around the ball.
Step 3:– You can remove the extra clay if you don’t want to add extra mass to the pendent after wrapping the clay around the ball evenly.
Step 4:– Pierce the ball through the middle with the help of an awl and put the eye pin through it.
Step 5:– Curl the bottom of the pin and press it inside the ball. Take a small ball of clay and place it to cover the pin in order to avoid injuries.
Step 6:– Take second sheet of clay and stick gold leaf on upper surface of it. Cut narrow straight strips and then small squares out of stripes with the help of sharp blade.
Step 7:– Stick the small squares on the ball symmetrically and bake it on recommended temperature for a suitable time.
Step 8:–Take it out after being baked and cool it. Add a jump ring and a chain, and you have a glistening new pendent ready to wear.
Similarly you can prepare a Fringe Pendant without buying any extra stuff. Process black clay in pasta machine to get four sheets and cut them in rectangular shape of size ¾’hx1 ¼’w. You need a piece of paper straw that you need to place at the upper edge of the sheet. Wrap clay sheet around the straw which will work as a buckle.
Place gold leaf on another clay sheet and cut stripes with the help of straight blade the way shown in the picture below. Cut five-six gold-leafed rectangular clay strips and separate them nicely so that the pendent doesn’t look untidy. Stick all the pieces on the base sheet starting from the bottom, covering the buckle perfectly. Bake it on recommended temperature. And, you are ready to wear another designer pendent when cooled.
So, with 2015 knocking at the door, I hope you are almost done with all preparations. Now, dawn your best dress and homemade jewelry, and gear up for saying goodbye to another great year.
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