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Stamped Clay Bracelet by Susanne

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Hi everyone! Today I'd like to share a jewelry project with you. I created a chunky bracelet by stamping on polymer clay. You'll find detail photos and step by step instructions in this post. Supplies: ca. 50g White and  50g Pearl Fimo (or similar clay, any brand) Stamps and other stylus tools Pasta machine would be good, also a cutter blade Acrylic paint (anything dark, I mixed black and brown) Elastic cord Some twine Bone folder Something round like a marmalad glass, a glass bottle or something like that with a     diameter of nearly 8-10cm (cover it with aluminium foil) Any bead for the closure Sharp kitchen knife Of course an oven to bake the clay Waterproof sandpaper (about 300 grit) Step 1: You will need different sheets of your clay mixture (white and pearl). One for the backside, one for the middle part and one for your stampings. You should choose the size you need and want. I used a length of 19cm and a height of 6cm (fittin...

Welcome to my Herb Garden

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Hello everyone! Bibi here with a delicious project using the set of Herb stamps from Rubber Dance and polymer clay. I love cooking with home grown herbs! I live in the city and have no garden, but I make the best out of the space available. My herb "garden" is an old zinc tub, and here's how it looks with the stamped polymer clay signs I made: The marigold flower is to keep flies and bugs away. The zebra is to keep lions away. (Yes, it works - I've never seen a lion in my herb garden!) I stamped the herb ovals on white polymer clay, using brown ink (Archival Coffee). I didn't know whether Distress ink would work, so I stamped one to find out, and what do you know - it turned out great and won't smear or run after baking. How cool is that? (It means I can use all my 30+ Distress colors for other polymer projects, too! Yoohoo!! I bet other brands of dye ink would work just as well!) Instead of using a knife to cut around the ovals, I ...