In exchange for a marvelous gift, Polymer Clay Mixed Media Jewelry, I promised to make my friend the bracelet on the cover. I had visited this book often in Michaels, but because coupons are not valid on books, I had to make due with leafing through its pages when I visited.
It took me longer than it probably should have to create a functional Skinner blend, but once that part was done, the rest was easy. It took many hours to create the mixed media pieces and I enjoyed watching Youtube during the more tedious portions. Finally, I cured the little medalions and they are ready to link up with some Swarovskis!
Here is a closeup of one of the medium-sized medallions. My camera afforded me few other useable closeup shots. I love how the hot fix crystals show up against the bright orange and pink mosaic clay. They are also framed in by cylinder and seed beads.
I didn't like the way the artist put another layer of clay for the sides and backing. It just looked clunky. Instead, I used metallic powders and painted the sides and back. I was considering silver leaf, but since I've never used the stuff, I chickened out!
Another change: I didn't use jumprings as links. I tried them before and they only mishaped the clay piece I was working on, which was infuriating! Here I trimmed the long end off eye pins and inserted them as deep as I dare go. I'm proud of nearly all of them! The middle one was my first try and it ended up looking whacked out, so I'll be redoing that one. Not bad, all in all for my first try at this project!
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