Liquid Sculpey® Boho Feather Earrings

Getting Started:

Please make sure your work area is covered and you are not working on an unprotected surface. We recommend working on the Sculpey® Oven Safe Work Mat, wax paper, metal baking sheet, or disposable foil. Uncured Liquid Polymer Clay may damage unprotected furniture or finished surfaces. Be sure to cover your crafting area appropriately. - Stir Liquid Sculpey® completely. Thin with Sculpey® Liquid Clay Softener as needed - Wash hands after use (we have found that baby wipes work best)

Baking:

•It is important to use oven thermometer when you bake the liquids so that you can ensure your oven is at the correct temperature.•Do not microwave the liquids. They must be baked in a Preheated oven at 275 ºF (130 ºC) for liquid colors and 300 ºF (149 ºC) for Clear – Do not exceed baking temperatures.•If your piece is less than 1/4” bake for 15 minutes. For thicker pieces that are 1/4” or above bake for 30 minutes. •If your liquid project has become yellowed or discolored in the oven, when you remake it, tent it by placing either – folding an index card in half and placing your project under it or by using aluminum foil over your project.

Following the instructions above for the Warm Cure method, fill the largest feather with the Bronze Liquid Sculpey® (LS).

Squeegee off excess as needed.

Fill the smallest feather with White LS

Squeegee off excess. Bake the mold following the baking instructions for LS.

When the mold is completely cool, flex it gently to release the feathers. Repeat Steps 2-5 to make a second set of feathers. When the second set is completely cool, release the feathers from the mold. Use your fingertip to spread a thin layer of gold mica powder over the quill and the detailed edges of the small White feathers.

The areas where there is mica powder should be sealed with a thin layer of Sculpey Satin Glaze to make sure the powder stays on permanently. Allow the glaze to dry completely. Group the quills of a large feather and a small feather together and poke them through a spacer bead. String five of the faux pearls onto a head pin and poke the end of the head pin through the spacer beads as well. Trim the head pin to 3/4” above the spacer beads. Use the round nose pliers to curl the end of the head pin down into a loop just above the spacer beads. Open the loop in the ear wire with flat pliers and connect the ear wire to the loop you just made in the head pin. Close the ear wire.

Repeat the construction process for the second earring.