Clay Dough Jewelry

Materials Needed: 

• 1 bread clay dough jewelry Recipe
• Needed accessories (chains, Jump rings with a stem, beads, etc.)
• Quick glue
• Background cutter (desired size)
• Cutter for centerpiece
• Food coloring or acrylic paint in desired colors
• Thin line sable paint brush
  

Instructions:  

1. Prepare your dough and color a piece of dough for the background or base, the cut-out for the design and any accessories like the rose.  Put each in a baggie until you will need to use them.  
   
   You can also use silk roses such as the ones show at right or purchased roses from a craft or fabric store.  The one shown is made from the bread clay dough.


2. Cut out each piece separately on wax paper with your cutters and then set aside.  If you don't have cutters, you can buy them inexpensively in packages or separately at discount stores. 


3. You can join your pieces together in two ways.  I use my flat sable brush to moisten each top layer with a slight bit of water and fuse in place.  Another way is to join the pieces with glue after each is hard.   


4. Whichever way you choose to join your clay dough jewelry pieces, you must air-dry only as per the clay instructions.
   
   Note:  Before your project pieces dry, insert any rings, or accessories needed for assemply of jewelry pieces.  


5. When hard, assemble pieces if necessary.  Paint where needed and varnish with a gloss or matte varnish when paint is dry.  


6. Glue on pinbacks or ear posts.  Attach chain or a string of beads of pearls.      
   

Make Clay Dough Jewelry Insets:

• Use cutters the size of your jewelry finding (see left).  You will use it to fit into the finding when hard.  Use for painting or to decorate with clay. 


• Let air-dry before inserting into the finding. 

• Findings can be found at at any craft or jewelry making store. 

Use Small Cutters, Straight Pins and Paint To Decorate Your Clay Dough Jewelry