Why did it take me over 6 WHOLE MONTHS to whip up this Polymer Clay Earring Tutorial, you ask? Well, these Lightning Bolt Earrings aren't your run-of-the-mill DIY project, my friend! They're double the awesomeness because you can flip them and reverse them to get not one, but TWO pairs of earrings in a single go! I've packed as much value in as possible on all levels!
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Back to the Bolt Earrings! And guess what? I've got your back if you're running low on fancy crafting tools. You can raid your kitchen, your junk drawer, or any nook and cranny in your house for substitutes. Yep, I'm all about resourcefulness to save money too. Plus, I've got some sneaky tricks up my sleeve for making it a breeze to attach those earring hooks.
Oh, and let's not forget I went all out and crafted my entire costume while I was at it. I mean, why stop at earrings when you can go big, right? Seriously, I could have a problem... Right? lol
But the fun doesn't end there! Stay tuned because I'm cooking up a video on how to apply resin. It was a real learning curve, especially when dealing with these long and slender earrings. They're notorious for causing all sorts of technical headaches, but fear not-I've cracked the code on how to conquer them!
I can't wait to share EVERYTHING with you. It's gonna be a blast! POW! ZOWIE! BAM! 🌟📦🔨
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SKIP TO YOUR FAV PARTS HERE:
00:00 Introduction
01:27 Bolt Earring Construction
07:43 Baking your Earrings
10:68 Bolt Earring Hardware
13:22 Reversible Kidney Hook Demo
16:15 Bolt Showcase!
17:00 Final Thoughts
LIST OF MATERIALS: (In order through Tutorial)
- Paper Templates MY ETSY LINK HERE: etsy.me/3PPFlic
- Gloss or Glazed Ceramic Tile or Glass work Surface
- Yellow/Gold Colour Polymer Clay
- Rolling Tool (Acrylic Roller, pasta Machine, etc)
- Cutting Knife (eg, Xacto Brand)
- Tent (Aluminium Tray or Foil, Copy Paper)
- Manual Hand Drill
- Two pairs of flat Nose Jewelry Pliers
- Jump Rings of your preferred sizes 1x Large and 1 x Smaller size
- Earring Hooks (I showed Kidney Hooks and Standard Ear Wires)
OPTIONAL:
- Nitrile Gloves
- Rigid Slicing Blade (aka. Tissue Blade)
- Modelling Tools of your choice
- Synthetic or Sable Fine Brush
- Isopropyl Alcohol
- Toothpick/Needle Tool
- Cotton Tip
- Oven Tray
- Oven Thermometer
- P1200 Sandpaper (or your preferred Sandpapers)
- Polishing Papers
- Variable Speed Rotary Detail Carver
- Ozito Rotary Tool RTR-040
ETSY SHOP: To buy all types of artisan cabochon eyes, polymer clay creations, jewelry, prints, digital downloads and other original artwork visit: ETSY shop here: www.etsy.com/au/shop/TwoFeath...
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EMAIL: twofeathersgalleryart@gmail.com
CREDITS AND DONATIONS:
Video Editing: Two Feathers Gallery
Hand Modelling: Katherine Bruzesse
Royalty Free Music: filmstro.com "Parbat" and "Agrius"
MY DISABILITIES:
Hey, so dealing with my disabilities is a team effort. I've got a few awesome carers who totally have my back when it comes to setting up all the equipment, and let's be real, pacing myself is super important. My soft Premo Sculpey Polymer clay and trusty pasta machine? Total game changers. And safety first, always rocking that PPE no matter what art adventure I'm on. Oh! My voice sometimes needs a pep talk, so I take special medicines and perform hilarious voice exercises that probably has my cat giving me weird looks. Meow?🎨
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