A Polymer Clay Tutorial: The Simple Wavy Mica Pendant and Clasp
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- Опубліковано 6 січ 2024
- Welcome to my channel and this tutorial, The Simple Wavy Mica Pendant and Clasp. This is a simple pendant to make, basically all you need is clay and mica powder plus material to make it a necklace. I'm using 3mm buna cord.
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Cheers, Donna
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KATO POLYCLAY URLS
Links to Kato Products:
prairiecraft.com
katopolyclay.com
KATO CLASP TEMPLATES: prairiecraft.com/kato/DKF-CT....
REPEL GEL prairiecraft.com/polyclay/RP....
POLYPASTE: prairiecraft.com/kato/VA-1410...
Kato Clear Medium prairiecraft.com/polyclay/KCL...
KPC BIG BLOCKS prairiecraft.com/polyclay/KP1...
KATO MULTI PACKS prairiecraft.com/polyclay/KPC...
KATO 2 OUNCE prairiecraft.com/polyclay/KPC...
CONDITIONING BAR prairiecraft.com/polyclay/KCB...
BLACKOUT prairiecraft.com/polyclay/KPB...
ACRYLIC TEMPLATES prairiecraft.com/polyclay/TEM...
FAVE RULER prairiecraft.com/kato/DKF-WB7...
SCREW EYE PINS: prairiecraft.com/kato/DKF-SEP...
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Donna, the micas react differently to the skin than to the pads you used at first. Also, each powder has a maximum limit of particles it lays down before the excess stops adhering to the surface you apply it to. You may have reached the saturation point with the Chameleon and Lucy powders sooner than the other two, which is good. It means you need less to get full coverage.
That's interesting, definitely. And, makes sense, too. Thanks, Cindy! Hugs, D
Except Lucy's didn't have full coverage- it rubbed off enough for the black to show through. That's disappointing, especially considering the price point. I love all things Lucy, but.. I don't want to have to seal the powders.
Simple and beautiful…what more can one ask for?! Also, am I the only one who enjoy’s Donna’s humming and singing during the process? 😃
Lol. I can’t help it! Glad you enjoy it! Big hugs, D!
Another temu shopper. Luv it. Ty DE from Orange massachusetts
hi! i love temu! okay, i've made mistakes, mostly with size and scale but not many. may i ask a favor of a fellow temu shopper? would you subscribe to my channel? it helps the channel and it helps me (somehow, i dont' really know how) so i am asking today. anywho, thanks in advance! hugs, d
A dear friend of mine Teru Simon who was my pottery teacher taught us that clay has a memory and its true. It will always remember the shape it held so i understand letting it set for a while before you commit it to its final resting state.
It absolutely does! Cheers, D
At first i was concerned that the drill hole on curvy piece was too high & it would flip over from being top heavy, but instead it changed the angle of how it hangs (as shown on the bust) as looks super cool! Love it!
Great! 😊
Beautiful pendants! Thank you for the detailed tutorial. 💐
Glad you like them! Hugs, D
You can also use gel nails top coat to seal them instead of buying a big bottle of something else, you will still need the uv light
A smaller version would be cute earrings as well. I love the Idea of using up clay reserves with black and coloring them rather than using your colored clay. Beautiful. ✌🏻🤍
Oh I love that first color- it’s very pale gold but with a pearl luster. I’ve used chameleon powder with resin it’s so fun.
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lovely, used polymer clay years ago, after watching video renewed my interest revival!!! thank you
Wonderful!❤️
Thanks for the tutorial.
That was fun. Great tutorial.thanks
Your favorite chameleon powder also appeared to get shinier each time you rubbed it. The others I can’t tell a difference but that one seems much shinier to my eyes. That’s interesting and also quite beautiful. ✌🏻🤍
Love it!
Thank you, Carolyn! Hugs, D
Love, love, love these! Thank you Donna xxx
Thank you, Cindy! Hugs, D
Thank you for yet another gorgeous project!
You are so welcome. Makes me very happy! Hugs, D
What a statement piece. I want to make it to wear on my milestone birthday coming up.Thinking about what to do with earrings to go with it. But since I am not a matchy matchy person, I could wear a pair that I already have.
Sounds like a great plan, Gina. I really like this piece, too. Hugs, D
Amazingly elegant design, as always. Thank you for the open classes. They are fabulous.
Glad you like it! Hugs, D
Wow, that is gorgeous!
Aww, thank you! I like them and I like the simplicity of them, too! Hugs, D
Love the design and hook! Thanks.
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Love this tutorial. Thanks so much!
You are so welcome, Deb, how did I get so far behind on comments, sorry! Hugs, D
Adore this
So glad, Lynette! Hugs, D
I love this technique! Thank you. 🎉
You know, it’s simple and the chameleon powder just makes it for me! I ordered more, Maya! Hugs, D
Thank you! ❤😊
You're welcome 😊! Hugs, D
Shiny simple and pretty, that'll do for me!!! Thank you Donna 😊
I know, Clare. This one is simple! I do like it so much. It's been bouncing about my studio for sooo long, I just knew it'd be a tute someday! Today! Hugs, D
Everything you said made sense to me! Thank you for this video!
You are so welcome! Hugs, D
Fab design, lovely colours ❤
Thank you! Cheers! D
So simplistically GORGEOUS
Thank you! Hugs, D
I loved this tute so much I made along with you and have a few pieces curing in the over. Fingers crossed they work out!
Excellent job 👍👏🎉❤
Thank you! Cheers! D
Ah Ms. Donna! Another stunning project!👏👏🙌💖💖💯🔥🙏🙏
So glad you like it! Have fun!Hugs, D
Fun!
Yay! Hugs, D
I absolutely love this design, thank you for sharing its so inspired me ❤
You are so welcome! Hugs, D
Thank you Donna! I love these! ❤ I've been looking for something to make that will use up some of my scrap and now I have the very thing! 😊
Liz, this is a good way to use that scrap! Hugs, D
Lol, Donna, you hit all of my passions with this tutorial, jewelry, polymer clay, nails and resin. I have a great time trying supplies from one pursuit in another. I found out my Pearlex works well to chrome nails and my multichrome flakes and powders for nails look awesome on clay and, of course they all work in my resin! This was a fun class. I’ll have to pull out my Perfect pearls and see what they will work with other than clay! Thanks for reminding me about them!❤. Love this pendant.
I think you have a lot of fun stuff in your studio! Polymer clay is the great crossover material, so many things you can use with it. Have fun! Hugs, D
A few months ago I kept making spirals with my clay. I was thinking of pendants. I wasn't sure what in heck I was doing. But I love curling them at both ends like an "S". The end curls were going in the opposite directions. So I made one but didn't know what to do with it so I tossed it in my "orphan" box. I was so happy to run across this tutorial! Now I know what I'm doing. Thanks for the great tutorial!
Fantastic! 👍 hugs, D
D this is such a simple but beautiful design, thank you again for a fantastic tutorial 💜 I'll go and nip over to the classroom to check if this is there too 😊 hugs 💜
I am so glad you like it, Tracey! Hugs, D
Sso pretty!😊
Thank you! 😊
Well, I just bought a whole BIG set of Chameleon powders on Amazon after watching your tutorial! lol!!! THEN, I went and bought MORE stuff from your site to replenish tools and supplies! Christmas and New Year holidays are over and it is time to get back to my fun! Can't wait to make the necklace, plus a few variations on the one you did. I just love your stuff! 😃
LOL! I think they're pretty wonderful. So pretty! Big hugs, D
Thank you for sharing this video its very helpfull and so gorgeous. Wishing you a very happy new year 🤗
You're so welcome! Happy New Year! Hugs, D
GOSH!!! I have got to get some of that Chameleon Powder! LOVE IT! I also love the necklace style. You are truly an artist!!!
Thank you so much!! LOL, I think I'll do a little Amazon shopping myself. I need more colors, too! Hugs, D
Im new to mica and beginer sculpy clay user. Love that Video. I do i really do! ❤ i got 32 colors set of mica powder but im gona look for that chameleon color. Looks great.
Thanks for that video. Subing.
So glad you enjoyed it! Have fun! The powders are wonderful! ❤️
@@DonnaKatoArt for 2 years i 3dprint figures and air dry clay simple things. Begginer painter.
Now im watching Your videos and definetly going for polymer clay.
Thanks for all trutorials.
Quick question and i wont bother You anymore.
What brand of color clay Your using?
I got sculpey medium and living doll but i saw multicolor clay packs. Can You advice good brand? Or are You just inpregnating normal clay with powder or acrylics?
Thank You again and im back to Your trutorials ❤️
( btw yesterday i use mica powder for simple earings shape clay and it looks great)
I remember you. Weren't you on the Carol Duvall Show back in the day? I miss that show. I love your work.
I was! So long ago...it was such a wonderful experience for so many of us, Miss Carol was so special. Hugs, D
The universe 🌌 aligned 😂 I just received 4 different colors of chameleon powders from Temu this week. I love the design. The gorgeous powders put it over the top!!
You are set! Big hugs, D
Thank you Donna! This was a much needed and appreciated tutorial. You helped me relax and realise you don't have to do something complex to make something beautiful. I'm relatively new in the PC community and under duress I started doing tutorials. I'm always stressing out about what to do for the next collection to impress everyone. My first (and controversial tutorial) was inspired from your tutorial on mica shift snails (of course I linked your tutorial in the description box). I watch all your tutorials and you're a breath of fresh air. Thank you!
Hello! So happy to help. I do try to simplify when I can. There is so much one can do that it gets confusing! Good luck with your tutorials! Hugs, D
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Very nice, as usual.
I still have a few packs of ProMat in really good condition from the '90s, I was surprised to hear it mentioned.
Now, that is old clay. It was a good clay but couldn’t do big canes with it! Hugs, D
Донна, как всегда ты очень оригинальна. Браво! Люблю смотреть твои видео. Очень эстетично ты работаешь.
Thank you so much! Hugs, D
You might try the eyeshadow sponge applicators for the powders rather than a brush to get them out of the pots and start the burnish. That’s how we do it on nails and cured resin. I then use my finger to burnish to a high glow.
Aha! Another thing I need! Thanks for the tip! I need a bigger studio...Hugs, D
Nothing like starting Monday with a new obsession 🤣. Stunning work❣️ I have the same from Temu, so my studio will now be covered in color shifting mica because I *always* make a pigs breakfast when working with powders 😜
I make a big mess, too! At least this mess is pretty! Hugs, D
I’ve had to dip pieces in glaze after I’ve completed them before due to residue. It’s worked fine when I do that.
I am just messy! Cheers, D
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I love these! I really think they would sell! ❤
That’s an antique gold to me!
I'm so glad, Deborah! I hope you make and sell a lot of them! Hugs, D
So pretty love this design! I use Minwax sealer and floor wax lol it's more affordable and long-lasting. There is no yellowing so far after 4 years. Resin too, but sometimes I don't want to fuss with resin. I also add the powders to raw clay then cure...but im learning and don't know a lot yet haha Thanks again, Donna, for another awesome tutorial. 💜
Glad you like it, Sally! The powders are really great! Chameleon Powders. Hugs, D
Yes I need to get some now haha
A tip about using floor wax ( I used to use Future years and years ago) while it never yellowed it does react to water turning white and cloudy so you may want to test it on a sample then let it get wet to see if it reacts. A couple of really beautiful projects of mine got ruined that way
@sweetpealee056 ohh thank you I shall give it a test.😊
OMG these look awesome
Hi Selene! Sl glad you like this! I’m not familiar with the paint so I can’t say how it would work. Sorry! Big hugs, D
@@DonnaKatoArt i might just have to write this down so i remmeber to try for when i start hehehe. Big Hugs
This is such a great and not too difficult idea, i love it ❤.
On what did you bake it so it does not get flattened on the back? Backing soda? Foam? Or just regular paper ?
Hi, I baked it on baking soda and I hope you make many! Cheers, D
Hi Donna, one of my favorite tutorials, thank you. I will make one. May I ask where you purchased the 4mm bead stoppers? I have searched Amazon like crazy and find many rubber or silicone O rings of varying sizes. They are listed as plumbing repairs etc. I absolutely adore you and your tutorials, look forward to them. You are so kind to share your skills. Looking into membership!
Reply to my own comment LOL I just read the entire thread and see someone else had asked about the O rings. I just found them in Pandahall per your answer. THANK YOU!
So glad you like it. I believe I got the orings from Pandahall…it’s been a while! Cheers, D
.. That "mighty old" one looks like its that minty/goldy green that used to come in all of the mica powder sets back in the 90's.
Tanya, I think you nailed it. My powders are in my barn...I guess I need to troop down and get them!!! Hugs, D
Hi Donna. Thank you for this great tutorial. I was just looking to do a statement piece in polymer clay. Would you mind sharing the link for the temu Chameleon powder as I have looked for it and they seem to have hundreds of them.... thank you❤
Hi Mona! Okay, I posted a picture of the exact item I bought from Temu on the channel Community section. I can’t share the pic here! Hugs, D
Great video! Have you tried Deep Shine UV resin from Tiny Pandora?
I haven’t tried that. Must ask Teresa about it! Cheers,D
Hey Donna! Spectacular piece & instructor!
Will you add a link for the chameleon powder you used since it worked so beautifully in your project?
I will get the exact link from my phone! Cheers, D
@@DonnaKatoArt Thanks, I appreciate your time, Donna!
I really like the Temu that you used. I tried to order but of course got a different color. Do you have a link for it?
Hi Linda, this is it! Color 01, I think!
share.temu.com/TarE4hh1F6A
Thank you!
Can you mix plain mica powder with pastels to get colored mica powder
Hi Nancy, I don't know whether that's possible, I suspect you could but it'd be pretty messy and take a lot of pastels to achieve a depth of color. I'm just speculating, though. Hugs, D
this is amazing! I'm really enjoying this video!!!! Subscribed!💜 I feel like you invited me over so we can make stuff together.
Thanks for subbing! So glad you enjoyed the class, too. Hugs, D
Can I also make little characters
Absolutely, little characters would be great! Hugs!
Hi Donna. Need some help please. I joined your members class awhile ago. Recently I tried to access it with no luck. My old brain can’t remember how I joined or where I joined. Would appreciate if you can me send me instructions? I’m also in Florida on vaca so maybe I will get access when I get back to Canada. Going through withdrawal 🥰
Hi Lynne! Okay, you should check whether you're still a member of the classroom. You might not have renewed. I get notifications when some renew but not others. Strange. Anyway, this info can be found in your account under purchases or manage subscriptions. I have a hard time finding it myself! If you are still a member, then we have to contact UA-cam and find out why you're not getting in. Enjoy the warm! Hugs, D
You mentioned using 23 g of clay -- but how long did you roll out the clay to make the twists?
oh, gosh Elwyn, I don't know, I keep thinning and lengthening until I can make the curves I want!
How long did you bake the clay for please?
I cure my clay for 20-40 minutes at 300 but follow the instructions on the package! I use Kato and if you use another brand, it will be different. ❤️
@@DonnaKatoArt thank you
Can you give a source for the O rings?
Hi Linda! I bought a lifetime supply from PandaHall, I think it was PandaHall! Or Wish? They tend to carry the same things… hugs, d
It’s so strange! I’m using regular mica powder and I chose a color called peach pink and while I’m waiting for the clay to set I noticed that the color looks purple now. Weird!🤷♀️
It must be an interference color, Gina. Looks one way then looks another. They’re interesting. Hugs, D
Laughing so hard...I am moving and on my list for the next home is a room...a "SHE CAVE" to escape into my crafting world.
Every girl needs one, don't you think? I do, definitely. Hgus, D