Herbaceous Polymer Ring Tutorial

Created by: Jaci Boston

Designer Tips

Wash your hands thoroughly before handling the clay, since polymer clay tends to pick up any dirt and dander that may be hiding.
Use a pasta machine to condition and flatten the clay.
Pinch off a small piece of clay and form a flat teardrop petal shape. Pinch it together. Make another teardrop and wrap around the first piece. Continue to make larger petals and attach to the outside.
Bake the piece according to the manufacturer's instructions.
If you don't have a glass pan or light-colored pan for baking the polymer, you can place the clay on a piece of heavier paper like oven-safe parchment paper.
It can be hard to attach something with an organic shape to a flat object, so the designer used an epoxy with a fast setting time.

Free Technique Sheets & How-Tos

Suggested Supplies

1 ea #60-230 2-Part Clear Epoxy
1 ea #51-000-33-6 Finger Ring, Adjustable, Open Leafy Design (Antiqued Brass Plated)
1 ea #84-710-41 Kato Polyclay™, 4oz, Warm Color Set

Additional Supplies

Oven
Parchment paper
Pasta machine, or Craft pasta machine for conditioning clay
"Rose sticks" (Pointed wooden dowels in various sizes) can make it easier to shape the petals.

Oct 31st 2021 Jaci Boston