Love Heart Earrings

Be cute and lovable with these little darling earrings!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/love-heart-earrings • Posted by Motte

These are not just for Valentine's, but for all year round! You can make other shapes too!

You will need

Sculpting Clay air drying Pliers Push Pins Parchment Paper Rolling Pin Acylic Paint Earring posts Earring Backs Cookie Cutter or Pencil with a metal end metal Nail File small Paint Brush strong Glue (e.g. E6000)

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Description

These are not just for Valentine's, but for all year round! You can make other shapes too!

Instructions

1. 

   Roll out the air drying modelling clay and cut out teeny tiny love hearts with a cookie cutter.

2. 

   If you don't have a cookie cutter in that shape or size, get out a pencil with the metal bit at the end. Remove the eraser and then proceed to shape the metal with plies and a push pin into the desired heart shape.

3. 

   Let dry for 24 hours, then proceed to file the hearts with a nail file to give them a smoother finish. Then paint them with acrylic paint.

4. 

   I liked to add a gold rim to the colored hearts.

5. 

   Since the hearts are rather small, I used tweezers to help me lift them from the parchment paper whilst painting.

6. 

   Since the paint dries really quickly on the clay, you can soon glue the hearts onto some golden earring posts. have fun wearing these!