Polymer Clay Tattoo Style Necklace

Tattoo inspired polymer clay pendants

Posted by nora c.

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These easy to make pendants can be personalised with any name for a unique little present!
I have used here some traditional tattoo style lettering, but why not try the name of your favourite band,or your boyfriend's name.....

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You Will Need (6 things)

  • Red, white and green Polymer Clay
  • small piece Jewelry Wire
  • Clear Varnish
  • Indian Ink and extra-fine calligraphy pen
  • Thonging for necklace
  • 3 Black Seed Beads

Steps (8 steps, 90 minutes)

  1. 1

    take a grape-sized piece of red polymer clay, and shape into a heart around a piece of wire. bend the borrom of the wire into a hook shape before inserting, to make it more secure.

  2. 2

    Roll out some white polymer clay thinly, and cut into strips about 5mm wide and one and a half times the width of the heart

  3. 3

    Cut little "v" shapes out of each end of white strip and lay across the heart

  4. 4

    Fold over each end of white strip like this.....

  5. 5

    Make tiny roses by rolling up a little strip of red polymer clay.
    Form tiny leaves from green polymer clay as shown.....

  6. 6

    Gently press rose/ leaves in place.
    Gently press white "ribbon " in place.
    Bake in oven at 130 degrees C for 30 minutes

  7. 7

    When cool, add lettering.
    Either use waterproof ink and a super-fine calligraphy pen, or else use another image transfer technique of your choice....

  8. 8

    Give the completed pendant 2 or 3 coats of varnish.
    Add 3 little black seed beads to wire, then form a loop and attatch to some thonging.