You can now try your artistic ideas to make unique charms using glitters, beads, and metallic paints. You may also use a wet sandpaper to make the color even lighter. Step 7: Now, to make the charm look a bit rustier, I use some more sandpaper to rub off some of the colors. Use a large brush (size 14/16) for the base color, using some paper towel to soak off any extra paint. However, make sure not to make it too smooth or you will lose the rustic look. Also, I prefer to use a sandpaper to smoothen the surface a little before coloring. In case you are using some dark colored clay, you will need to color it with white or some other light paint before adding the colorful details. Here, as I have used white and cream clay, I can directly move to coloring the charms with the shades I want to use. Step 6: Once they come out of the oven, nice and hard, let them cool down before you can move on to the next step, which is adding color to your charming charms. I baked mine for around 25 minutes at 275☏. Step 5: Place the charms on the baking sheet and bake as per the directions on the box of the clay. Step 1: First, work the clay for a couple of minutes to soften it, as you would for making anything with polymer clay.įingerprint charms are an amazing idea as well, where you only need your little angels to press their fingers into the soft clay so the prints can be baked and saved as a souvenir. Baking sheet (preferably parchment lined).Letter stamps to shape your charms (for different designs, I use various things, from buttons and shaped plastic toys to small chocolate molds and even patterned rings/earrings).Acrylic paint (you can use multiple shades, but make sure to choose colors that contrast well with each other).You may also use some dark colors in combination with a light shade, and make flowers and stars to add at the top.
You can use some colored clay though, it will save you the step of painting your charms. I prefer the white and cream varieties as I can color them any way I want to. The basic material you will need is, of course, some polymer clay. It has great scope in jewelry-making and here we are making simple clay charms that you can wear as a pendant or attach with your charm bracelet. Use the knitting needle or chopstick to make a hole in the top of the disk, about ¼ inch in from the top edge.There is no end to the amazing things you can do with polymer clay. Press the ball between the palms of your hands to flatten it into a disk. To make the charms, pull off a small piece of the clay and roll it into a ball about ½ inch across. Turn the clay out onto a lightly oiled plate and allow it to cool before using it. When the mixture is about the thickness of mashed potatoes, remove it from the heat. Then continue stirring, keeping the mixture from separating, until it begins to thicken.
Boil the water over medium heat and then whisk in the baking soda and cornstarch. A perfect rainy day (or sick day) activity if ever there was one.īegin by making the clay.
CLAY CHARMAS HOW TO
Read on to find out how to craft a set of clay charms of your own. A bit of messing around with a favorite gluten-free play clay recipe and we found ourselves with a set of charms that were easy to make, could be painted for color, and that turned out even better than we’d hoped. The only problem was that a weekend of feverish sniffles had left us housebound with no choice but to make our baubles out of ingredients that were readily available in our own kitchen cupboards. They then set about making a set of charms for each other, each one representing something special about them or their favorite things.Īfter hearing the story, we decided to make some charms of our own. In this week’s Martin & Sylvia: More Adventures story “The Necklace,” the siblings learn about their mother’s special necklace and the significance of the charms on it.