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I love a dramatic, over-sized pendant necklace. When I picked up my Mockingjay pin last week, I had dreams of making something really dramatic that I could wear to work. Polymer clay turned out to be the answer.
Here’s how I did it:
1. Knead some polymer clay. For best results, you really should work at it to ensure that the color is spread evenly throughout.
2. Wrap your now flattened piece of clay with saran wrap. Make sure there are no creases or bubbles in your wrap, because those will appear in the clay.
3. Put the polymer wrap in between two hardcover books and press down firmly. You want to make sure you press down evenly so you will have an even pendant.
4. Keep the saran wrap on your clay. Press your Mockingjay pin into the clay. You may need to press it down several times to get the right depth in the clay. Just make sure you are pressing in the same spot.
5. Remove your saran wrap and use an X-acto knife to cut your desired shape. I also used a ruler so I could get a nice clean edge. Notice how I always put the ruler on the outside edge? You don’t want to imprint the ruler on the center at all, because you will need to smooth that out.
6. Use a toothpick to smooth out any unevenness on the sides.
7. Get your jewelry pins (they’re the straight beading posts with a hoop on the end) and stick them into the top. Make sure you don’t puncture the front or back.
8. Bake at 275 degrees for one hour on a non-stick baking pan.
9. When cooled, use ribbon, chain, thin leather to complete.
You need:
Mockingjay pin (or something to imprint with)
Polymer clay
X-Acto Knife
Beading pins
Saran Wrap
Two hardcover books
Non-stick pan
Leather, ribbon or chain
Cutting board/surface
One hour and 15 minutes
Total Cost: $4 Polymer clay was $1.49 for the square, ribbon I had, beading pins were $2.49
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