Plant Stakes with Sculpey® Polymer Clay and Anodized Aluminum Wire

Design Idea R H 7 2 - A polymer clay harvest—a strawberry, a beet and a carrot—hang from three black plants stakes.

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Design Idea RH72

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Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®

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Cup, stainless steel, 9x4mm with 4mm cup and 4.5mm twisted peg, fits 3-6mm bead
Jump ring, electro-coated brass, black, 8mm round, 6mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
Liquid polymer clay, 2-fluid ounce transparent clear Liquid Sculpey®
Polymer clay, Sculpey® PREMO, alizarin crimson hue
Polymer clay, Sculpey® PREMO, forest green
Polymer clay, Sculpey® PREMO, orange
Polymer clay, Sculpey® PREMO, bright green pearl
Polymer clay, Sculpey® PREMO, translucent
Polymer clay, Sculpey® Soufflé™, cherry pie
Resin, EnviroTex Lite®, 2-part resin, clear, (02008)
Wire, anodized aluminum, black, 2.5mm round, 10 gauge
Wire, Zebra Wire™, tinned copper, silver color, round, 14 gauge

Instructions

Plant Stakes Instructions

Step 1

Cut three 16-inch lengths of 2.5mm 10-gauge black anodized aluminum wire.

Step 2

Using Wubbers® Designer Mandrel extra-large round mandrel pliers, form the end of each piece of wire into a spiral.

Strawberry Instructions

Step 1

Cut off 1/4 of a bar of cherry pie Sculpey® Soufflé™ polymer clay. Roll it into a large ball and then start to taper one end to give it the shape of a strawberry.

Step 2

Roll a small amount of translucent Sculpey PREMO polymer clay into a very thin snake. Cut off bits to make tiny seeds. Use a toothpick to place them onto the strawberry.

Step 3

Cut off 1/16 of a bar of forest green Sculpey PREMO polymer clay. Create a starlike shape and attach it to the strawberry using Liquid Sculpey transparent clear liquid polymer clay.

Step 4

Using a toothpick, make a small hole in the top of the strawberry.

Step 5

Bake at 275 Fahrenheit (135 Celsius) for 20 minutes.

Step 6

Using Devcon 5 Minute® epoxy, attach a 9x4mm stainless steel cup with a 4.5mm twisted peg to the hole in the top of the strawberry. Add an 8mm 18-gauge electro-coated black round jump ring to the loop in the cup component.

Step 7

Dip in EnviroTex Lite® 2-part clear resin. Let it cure for 24 hours.

Step 8

Add the charm to the wire plant stake.

Beet Instructions

Step 1

Cut off 1/4 of a bar of alizarin crimson hue Sculpey PREMO polymer clay. Roll it into a large ball and then taper one end to give it the shape of a beet.

Step 2

Cut off 1/16 of a bar of bright green pearl Sculpey PREMO polymer clay as well as a tiny bit of forest green Sculpey PREMO polymer clay. Mix—but do not overmix (you want it streaky)—the two shades of green.

Step 3

Make four leaves and attach them to the top of the beet using Liquid Sculpey transparent clear liquid polymer clay.

Step 4

Using a toothpick, make a hole in the top of the beet.

Step 5

Bake at 275 Fahrenheit (135 Celsius) for 20 minutes.

Step 6

Using Devcon 5 Minute epoxy, attach a 9x4mm stainless steel cup with a 4.5mm twisted peg to the hole in the top of the beet. Add an 8mm 18-gauge electro-coated black round jump ring to the loop in the cup component.

Step 7

Dip in EnviroTex Lite 2-part clear resin. Let it cure for 24 hours.

Step 8

Add the charm to the wire plant stake.

Carrot Instructions

Step 1

Cut off 1/2 of a bar of orange Sculpey PREMO polymer clay. Roll the clay into a log, then taper one end to give it the shape of a carrot.

Step 2

Using the back of a craft knife, make scores for lines in the carrot.

Step 3

Cut off 1/16 of a bar of bright green pearl Sculpey PREMO polymer clay as well as a tiny bit of forest green Sculpey PREMO polymer clay. Mix—but do not overmix (you want it streaky)—the two shades of green.

Step 4

Make 4 carrot ferns and attach them to the top of the carrot using Liquid Sculpey transparent clear liquid polymer clay.

Step 5

Using a toothpick, make a hole in the top of the carrot.

Step 6

Bake at 275 Fahrenheit (135 Celsius) for 20 minutes.

Step 7

Using Devcon 5 Minute epoxy, attach a 9x4mm stainless steel cup with a 4.5mm twisted peg to the hole in the top of the beet. Add an 8mm 18-gauge electro-coated black round jump ring to the loop in the cup component.

Step 8

Dip in EnviroTex Lite 2-part clear resin. Let it cure for 24 hours.

Step 9

Add the charm to the wire plant stake.

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