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Get ready to sparkle with a bejewelled crystal clay heart necklace!
I keep seeing gorgeous sparkly heart necklace and got inspired to make my own from clay and crystals.

Posted by Cat Morley from London, United Kingdom • Published See Cat Morley's 1145 projects »
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  • How to sculpt a clay shape necklace. Crystal Heart Necklace - Step 1
    Step 1

    Start with a large lump of Fimo clay in your favourite colour.

  • How to sculpt a clay shape necklace. Crystal Heart Necklace - Step 2
    Step 2

    Roll it our flat with a rolling pin. It should be about 1/2cm thick.

  • How to sculpt a clay shape necklace. Crystal Heart Necklace - Step 3
    Step 3

    Find a heart-shaped cookie cutter in the shape and size you'd like your necklace and cut a heart out of the clay.

  • How to sculpt a clay shape necklace. Crystal Heart Necklace - Step 4
    Step 4

    Use the end of a crochet hook or something else pointy to pierce a hole through the middle at the top of your heart.

  • How to sculpt a clay shape necklace. Crystal Heart Necklace - Step 5
    Step 5

    Deciding how to arrange the crystals is the tricky part. After a few shots I decided to arrange the larger crystals in a heart shape in the middle of the heart.

  • How to sculpt a clay shape necklace. Crystal Heart Necklace - Step 6
    Step 6

    I then added a second row of contrasting larger crystals.

  • How to sculpt a clay shape necklace. Crystal Heart Necklace - Step 7
    Step 7

    I then filled in the middle and the outer edge with smaller clear crystals. Once you're finished, press all the crystals in to the clay to make sure they're secure and bake in the oven at 110'C for half an hour.

  • How to sculpt a clay shape necklace. Crystal Heart Necklace - Step 8
    Step 8

    Leave to cool before attaching a jump ring through the hole and slipping on to your favourite necklace chain!

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