Mini
Notepad Pendant
Design by Lynn B. Krucke
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 Materials:
- Premo Black
042
- Dragonfly
panel rubber stamp (Stamp Camp) or other stamp of your choice
- Powdered mica
pigment (Pearl-Ex or Powdered Pearls)
- Pasta machine
or rolling pin dedicated to clay use
- Paper for
notepad (mini Post-Its work great)
- Needle tool
- Wooden skewer
or small dowel
- 1/16 inch hole
punch
- Paintbrush
(natural bristles work best)
- Craft Wire
(Artistic Wire or ArtWire)
- Cording for
pendant
- Pliers
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Directions: |
| Condition clay
by kneading in your hands or running it through pasta machine until
soft and pliable. Roll out a sheet of clay to the #2 setting on the
pasta machine or about 1/4" thick. |
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Cut out two pieces
of clay slightly larger than the note paper to be used for the inside
of the booklet.
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 Press
the first rectangle of clay firmly into the rubber stamp. Remove carefully.
Trim this rectangle more closely to be slightly larger than the size
of your paper.
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Using a soft paintbrush or your finger, brush on several colors
of Pearl-Ex or Powdered Pearls.
 
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Make holes with needle tool that are evenly spaced across the top
or side of the piece, depending on preference.
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Bake the cover piece at 275 degrees F in a calibrated oven checked
for temperature accuracy for 30 minutes per 1/4" of thickness. Let
cool completely.
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Repeat above steps for the second piece of clay to make the back of
the notebook. Use the cover as a template to mark the holes. Then,
bake the second piece.
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NOTE:
You may be able to make both pieces at once, but I have better luck
using the first as a guide for the second. For this it is easier to
use it baked, so there is no risk or distortion or of the two pieces
sticking together when marking the holes.
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While the second piece is baking, use the cover to mark the holes
on the note paper. Punch holes with hole punch or awl.
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Stack cover, note paper, and back of book together and assemble by
threading wire through the holes and wrapping it around a skewer or
dowel placed along the top or side of the notebook.
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Trim ends of wire and make reinforced loops at ends of wire for cording
or ribbon.
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Thread
cording through holes, tie, and enjoy!
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