
Happy New Year everyone!
The January meeting of the Central Mississippi Polymer Clay Guild will be on Saturday January 23rd, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at the Pearl Library, Pearl, Mississippi. Joyce is starting off the New Year with Heart jewelry and/or charms, just in time for early Valentine gifts.
Here’s a list of the fun things Joyce will be teaching:
·
how
to install a hook as a bezel
·
how
to add a pin back
·
how
to use buna cord
·
how
to drill clay
·
antiquing
·
how
to use earring wires
·
how
to make a shepherd hook from wire
·
how
to add a bead to clay
·
Shaping
of a heart to cut at an angle and bevel it.
·
bone/ivory
cane
·
small
faux flower/leaf cane
Projects:
2 small hearts for
earrings, 1 large heart for necklace, 1 large heart for pin
Supplies:
Clay: white,
translucent, ecru and colors of choice for a flower- 2 colors. If you
already have a faux ivory cane and small flower/leaf cane, bring
those.
26 or 28 gauge wire
and 20 or 22 gauge wire
Additional Supplies:
Superglue-AVAILABLE
exacto knife with new
blade
pin backs-SUPPLIED
buna cord AVAILABLE
drill AVAILABLE
burnt umber paint for
antiquing AVAILABLE
sponge
small container for
water
paper towels
earring wires SUPPLIED
jump rings SUPPLIED
deli or candy paper AVAILABLE
small flower/leaf cane
light color scrap clay
for heart base
glass beads to use on
heart
rubber gloves or paint
brush
jewelry tools- round
nose pliers, chain nose pliers and flat nose pliers. (Harbor freight has a
small mini set of these). AVAILABLE
heart template AVAILABE
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