Este conjunto de collar y pendientes esta hecho con cuentas de arcilla de colores; en este caso blanca y negra.
Aqui, en EEUU, se llama Polymer Clay y hay unas cuantas marcas como Sculpey... En España creo que se llama Fimo pero no estoy segura.
Trabajar la arcilla no tiene mayor dificultad. Solo necesitas decidir los colores a combinar y empezar a juntarlos y a experimentar con formas y mezclas. Una vez tengas suficientes, acuerdate de hacerles un agujero para ensartarlas (un palillo de dientes si las quieres poner sobre cuerda o un alambre gordo si las vas a poner sobre alambre) y luego van al horno. Para rematarlas, puedes darle una capa de barniz especial para manualidades. Aqui se llama "Glaze"; desafortunadamente, no os puedo ayudar a los que estais en España :(
Making your own clay beads is easy and fun. You only need to chose the colors that you want to combine and get started! :)
There is a huge variety of Polymer Clay brands that you can use; I haven't used clay enough to be able to recommend a specific brand. I've used a couple of them and the result is similar so I'd say go for the cheapest!! (Sculpey @ Michael's ~$1.79)
Once you have the shapes of the beads, remember to make a hole so you can use them in your jewelry projects. I use a toothpick for cord or the metal finding itself when it's to be used with it.
To finish, you can paint your baked beads in a glaze solution to make them look crystal like or others (there are many different solutions for different purposes; just experiment!)
Aqui van algunos otros diseños simples con arcilla:
This blog is to explore my creative side specially through jewelry making (which is my latest hobby) but it can also be painting, knitting... I'll include pictures of my designs and brief explanations on how to create them. It's also a bit of a test for me; depending on the results and critics/comments, I might decide to go a bit more commercial with this hobby :)
About Me
- Alba
- I currently live in Munich, Germany. Previously, I've lived in Portland (OR), Amsterdam (NL), Brussels (BE), Madrid (ES), Sheffield (UK) and Sevilla (ES).