Earrings with Art Clay® Silver and Sterling Silver Drops and Links
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Design Idea NA5G
-- Designer --
LauraLynn, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about LauraLynn, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Jump ring, sterling silver, 3.5mm round, 2.2mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
- Firing block, compressed vermiculite, white, 6 x 4 x 1 inches
- Burnisher, agate / wood (natural) / stainless steel, 9 inches with 2-inch tip
- Fine steel wire brush, 8-1/4x5/8 inches
- Block, rubber, black, 4 x 4 x 1 inches
- Clay cutter, galvanized steel, 20mm / 30mm / 40mm square
- Sanding pad, micro-mesh, 2-inch square, 1500-12000 grit
- Slats, acrylic, assorted colors, 6 inches
- Clay carving, stainless steel and plastic, 6-1/2 inches with grooved grip
- Blades, steel and rubber, black, 140 x 18.5 x 0.5mm / 140 x 18 x 0.15mm smooth / 120 x 18 x 1.5mm serrated with hand guard
- Link, sterling silver, 17x17mm diamond with holes
- Art Clay® Silver, low fire, slow dry formula
- Metal clay conditioner and release, slikbaby
- Jump ring, sterling silver, 7x5mm oval, 5.5x3.7mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Drop, sterling silver, 25x9mm hammered double rings
- Ear wire, sterling silver, 17.5mm kidney with (2) closed double loops, 19 gauge
Instructions
Step 1
Condition the clay by folding it multiple times while still inside the plastic.
Step 2
Apply metal clay conditioner to your hands and the clay. Roll the clay on a rubber block between two slats set at the desired thickness.
Step 3
Place a texture plate onto the clay while still in the slats and roll once. Remove the plate and use clay cutters to cut four shapes of the same size. Drill a hole in one corner of each piece. Air dry for at least one hour at room temperature.
Step 4
Sand the shapes smooth.
Step 5
Fill a bowl with room temperature water.
Fire the shapes on a firing block with a torch. Use tweezers to pick up the shapes and quench in the bowl of water.
Drop the shapes in a pickle compound until all slag is gone. Remove with copper tongs and rinse.
Step 6
Use a wire brush to clean the shapes. Sand once more if needed. Burnish with an agate burnisher.
Step 7
Open an oval jump ring. Slide on one finished shape, one pre-made link with holes and one double ring drop. Close the jump ring.
Attach the other end of the double ring drop to an oval jump ring. Use a round jump ring to attach the drop to one loop on an ear wire.
Attach a finished shape to an oval jump ring. Use a round jump ring to attach the shape to the other loop on the ear wire.
Repeat to create a second earring.
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