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
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