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Monogrammed Keychains

Hi weekend crafter!

I’m always on the hunt for making something useful with polymer clay and so for this weekend, I wanted to show you how I make monogrammed keychains. Personalized items are quite popular, with people wanting to have their initials on their things. I myself am an owner of a lot of personalized things, and I’ve gotten a lot of use from them.

To make these keychains, you want to start out with making a floral slab. To make a floral slab, you will need clay, a few silicon molds of leaves and flowers, flower-shaped cutters, a clay blade and a detail needle.

Speaking of floral slabs, I want to share with you that I’ve partnered with Creative Fabrica to teach you how to make beautiful polymer clay slabs. Creative Fabrica recently launched different craft classes that you can enroll in, and one of those classes is about working with polymer clay. In this 6-part class, I show you the basics of working with polymer clay to make them into slabs. You will learn texturing, color-mixing and even assembling your pieces until you are able to make your very own accessories with polymer clay. So if you’re ever wanting to learn something new for the summer, do check out the link that I’m sharing –  https://www.creativefabrica.com/classes/ref/1130715/ .

Going back to the keychain, once you’re done with making a slab, the next thing that you need to do is to assemble your keychain. First, use a circular cutter to mark off the area of your keychain. Then, use an alphabet cutter to cut your letters out. Finally, go back to the circular cutter to cut it through. Make a hole on top for where your findings will go.

Once this is baked, use jump rings to attach the keychain findings to your clay. And that is it! When done correctly, this will result into a very beautiful and personalized keychain, perfect for gifting!

Clay Slab Tutorial

I’ve been claying on weekends and so far have been really obsessed with making clay slabs. It’s a really simple way to make a lot of fun and funky earrings.

For this tutorial, I will teach you how to make a clay slab in bold colors.

For this slab, you will need:

polymer clay in glitter black, gray, turquoise, periwinkle and pink

mountain-shaped clay cutters

detail needles

clay blade

clay roller

What to do: 1. Flatten your main slab (black) into the number 3 setting on your clay roller.

2. Flatten your accent slab in the number 7 setting.

3. Get your clay cutters and punch out the shapes.

4. Arrange the shapes on the main slab and flatten using the number 2 setting.

5. Add texture by using a detail needle.

6. Cut into earrings, and then bake the clay following the instructions on the packaging.

I hope you enjoy making these super simple clay slabs!

Craft Tutorial: Rainbow Polymer Clay Earrings

It’s been a while since I’ve shared a clay craft. But because of this quarantine, I’ve had more time to go back to clay-making. Here’s a simple tutorial on rainbow earrings that you can teach your kids how to make.

For materials, you will need:

  • polymer clay in rainbow colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet)
  • clay blade
  • earring findings
  • detail needle

What to Do:

  1. Roll out your rainbow clay into thin snakes.
  2. Starting from the violet clay, carefully bend the clay snake into a U-shape.
  3. Bend the successive colors, following the violet one, until all the colors have been placed.
  4. Use your clay blade to cut the excess clay.
  5. Get your detail needle and poke a hole at the topmost color.
  6. Bake the polymer clay following the instructions on the packaging.
  7. Attach the earring findings.

There you have it, a simple craft to make with your kids! You can also switch the colors up, using bolder colors, or lighter colors, depending on your mood.

Wash your hands and stay safe!