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!