Glow In The Dark Necklace "I've Got My EYE on YOU!"
Design by Kris Richards

• Sculpey III Glow in the Dark Clay in the following colors and quantities:
  • 1/4 block Yellow
  • 3/4 block Green
  • 3/4 block Blue
  • 1 block Orange
• Sculpey III clay in the following colors and quantities:
  • 1/4 block Black 042
  • Tiny piece White 001
• S'Getti String or plastic bead stringing cord in fluorescent green or black (about 26 inches long)
• Pasta machine, acrylic brayer, or smooth glass to flatten and roll out conditioned clay
• 4 or 5 thin wooden shish-kabob sticks (skewers)
• Baking dish lined with clean white paper or index cards
• Set of graduated Kemper rose cutters, or 5 sizes of round biscuit cutters
• Kitchen knife or Sculpey Super Slicer WARNING: CUTTERS ARE SHARP! HAVE AN ADULT HELP YOU WITH THE CUTTING!

Directions:

Roll out the yellow glow in the dark clay, and make it quite thick. Use the biggest cutter, and cut TWO circles to make the eyeball bead.

Press the two pieces you cut together, and squish it nice and tight to make one blob of clay.

Roll the blob of clay into a nice round, smooth ball.

Pierce the ball of clay straight through with the wooden shish kabob stick.

Roll out a thin sheet of blue glow in the dark clay. Use the smallest circle cutter tocut a round flat piece for the iris (colored part of the eye). Press it to the center of the eyeball.

Make a teeny black dot and flatten it onto the center of the iris. Make an even teenier white one for the sparkle in the eye and press it to the side of the iris next to the black dot.

Flatten the remaining yellow, green blue and orange clays, and use the smallest round cutter to cut one piece for each bead. Roll each flat round piece into a ball.

Roll each ball into a tube shape, and make sure each one is the same size. Press all the tubes together, and roll. Fold it in half and twist, then roll into a smooth tube. Pierce one end with a shish kabob stick. Make five more marbleized tube beads just like the last one, and put them all on one shish kabob stick to bake.

Roll out the orange clay so it's flat, and cut 8 orange beads using the "next to the largest cutter." Roll them all into smooth round balls. Pierce each one with another shish kabob stick.

Repeat the same process as above, but use the next smaller round cutter, and cut 8 green beads, and 8 smaller blue beads. Pierce each one with another shish kabob stick, and leave them on the stick to bake.

Get the last shish kabob stick, and roll out a thin sheet of black clay. Begin at one long end of the clay, and wrap it around the shish kabob stick as shown. Smooth out any lines left in the clay so the beads will be smooth and round. Get your adult to help cut your beads with the sharp knife or blade. Cut 8 beads the same size. These are called "tube beads." Leave the cut beads on the shish kabob stick to bake.

Bake all pieces and beads in a clean baking dish lined with clean paper or index cards. Don't worry, it won't burn because you will be baking at 275 degrees for 30 minutes. (Have your adult check your oven with an external thermometer --- don't trust the dial or readout. Adjust dial accordingly to reach an accurate 275 degrees F (130 degrees C). Remove everything from the oven and allow it all to cool.

Stringing the necklace on the plastic string:
When your beads are cool, string the eyeball onto the cord. Working from each side of the eyeball bead, string in this order, following the example in the picture:

Black tube bead
Green bead
Orange bead
Striped bead

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