May meeting

This month we worked on a fun little project- Framed Flower Pendants, presented by Cherry Taylor. You can see that Nancy was having a great time! Cherry is giving some pointers to Jaynee.

Here is a finished example of the project made by Cherry.

In case you missed the meeting, a copy of the instructions will be uploaded to our Yahoo! group.

Cherry shared several good tips for this technique, here are a few that I overheard:

-when applying the border, start at the point you will be attaching the bail.

-instead of a bail, use a 3 to 1 necklace connector and sink the three loop side into the top of your pendant (she used one on the example). Then you can use 2 of the same connectors to make a matching pair of earrings.

-after stamping your ink image, lightly heat with a heat gun to dry the ink a bit so it won't tend to smear so easily.

- Swarovski hot fix crystals work really well with the clay. They have a heat activated glue on the back, so they glue in when you cure your pendant.

- to get the look of canvas, imprint the top layer with a piece of cloth with a coarse weave, or a fine mesh screen.

Other news: we are still finalizing the details for our next clay day- we'll keep y'all posted through our Yahoo! group. Next month, we will be working with wire- how to make your own clasp and ear wires, and a beaded link. Supply list will be posted- you guessed it- on our Yahoo! group, closer to the meeting date.

Happy Claying Everyone!

Nora