This matching pendant and earring set was by far the most tedious of all my art clay projects. Having "mastered" (yeah right) making silver clay earrings and pendants, we learned how to add yet another step, gold foil. We used the ancient bonding technique, Keum-Boo. Once the pieces were fired and polished, we decided what object we wanted to embellish. Cutting the teeny-tiny pieces and trying to keep them on the teeny-tiny area you wanted to embellish proved to be a bit frustrating. But, all in all, I think it worked out. I'm certainly glad to be finished with them!!!

This earring and necklace set is my favorite so far. You could wear this all the time! I used texture plates to create the designs on the clay and fired each of them. For the first time, I soldered on earring posts and a chain hook to the back of my pieces. Soldering is a skill I've wanted to learn for a while. It is much more time consuming than I thought, though!

silver art clay leaf

Nature inspired! We took leaves from the garden and used them to create beautiful pendants. We used art clay paste and hand painted layer after layer after layer right on top of the leaf. When you fire the piece, the leaf burns away and you are left with a 99% pure silver leaf. From the garden to your jewelry box!

The 2nd project in my Metal Clay Jewelry Class. We learned how to create a pendant, set a stone with a bezel and add a bail. It sounds so easy, right?!?! The J was added with a "syringe." It is just like decorating a cake! The 99.9% pure silver pendant was finished in a tumbler to add extra shine. It was a lot of fun and hard work. I definitely need more practice!

Art Clay Silver

These earrings are my first experiment in using Art Clay. The clay starts out just like a ball of putty. You cut or mold it into the shape and style you want. When your design is complete, you fire the piece in a kiln. The firing process removes the binding clay material and you are left with 99% pure silver. Remarkable!

These earrings are made with pure silver art clay stamped with a coral design and finished with wire wrapped red coral briolettes.

More designs to come!

Ali Larter looks stunning in these deep ocean blues. Recreate the look with these earrings from Provare.