Look at this patterned pottery earring pendant below. It is made of colorful translucent soft clay. It has a fresh and refined atmosphere. It is simple and easy to make. You will fall in love with it after seeing it. It is also made by hand DIY using clay. It is not difficult in fact. As long as you follow the tutorial carefully, you can also DIY it easily! !
Materials:
White soft clay with transparent effect, ordinary soft clay (white, green, red, orange, yellow), acrylic clay roller or clay press, sharp thin blade, plastic ID card, cardboard, scissors.
Production steps:
1. Divide the translucent soft clay into four equal parts, and put a piece of soft clay of different colors on each portion of the translucent soft clay:
2. Mix each strip into a light-colored long strip with the same width and uniform thickness. In addition, press the white translucent soft clay into a long strip with the same width:
3. Overlap a light-colored strip and a white translucent strip:
4. Roll up the overlapping spiral, and use a thin blade to cut the end diagonally:
5. After rolling tightly, cut both sides flat:
6. Follow steps 3-5 to roll the other three colors into spiral rolls:
7. Use the ID card to cut from the edge to the center:
8. Use the card to cut more evenly around the edges to create a chrysanthemum pattern:
9. Compact again and knead again until round:
10. Use spiral circles of other colors to make chrysanthemum-like strips:
11. Roll the white soft clay into thin slices:
12. Slice the flower strips into thin slices so that the blade can be seen through the flower strips:
13. Cut the strips of other colors into thin slices in the same way:
14. Use slices of different colors to mix and spread on the white clay slices:
15. Use a mud roller or mud press to compact and smooth the surface:
16. Spread from the center to all sides again:
17. Use a mud roller or mud press to compact and smooth the surface again:
18. Cut out 2 symmetrical earring pendants from the pressed soft clay pieces according to the trapezoidal cardboard cut out, and put them in the oven to bake and shape:
19. After baking, take it out and throw it into ice water. It is said that this can increase the transparency:
20. Finally, install the earring hook to complete the earrings.