Premo Organic Caned Bracelet

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® Work ‘n Bake Clay Mat, wax paper, metal baking sheet, or disposable foil. Uncured clay may damage unprotected furniture or finished surfaces. Be sure to cover your crafting area appropriately.
Start with clean hands, unwrap and knead clay until soft and smooth, or condition by running clay though a Pasta Machine. We recommend using a designated machine for clay purposes only. When working with multiple colors, clean hands with soap and water or baby wipes (we have found that baby wipes work best) before switching colors. Shape clay, pressing pieces firmly together. Wash hands after use.

Baking:

Begin by preheating oven to 275 °F (130 °C). After you are done creating; for best results bake clay on an oven-proof surface such metal, aluminum foil, an index card or the Sculpey® Clay Mat at 275°F (130 °C) for 30 minutes per ¼" (6 mm) thickness according to package directions. Oven safe glass or ceramic surfaces are also acceptable for baking; however please note that the baking times may take longer as the glass or ceramic surfaces take longer to heat up. For best baking results, use an oven thermometer. DO NOT USE MICROWAVE OVEN. DO NOT EXCEED THE ABOVE TEMPERATURE OR RECOMMENDED BAKING TIME.

Using white or scrap clay, form a fat log about ½” in diameter and long enough to wrap around the form. Butt the ends and blend the seam. Pinch and press the snake into an undulating design.

Mix Colors: ¼ package Blue and Ecru with 1/8 package of black. 1/8 package Black and White. Make a blended sheet between ½ of the resulting slate blue and an equal portion of Rhino Grey.

Divide the blended sheet and stack the pieces, alternating the color direction

Press and compress the stack while stretching it. When the pieces are about 1” wide, divide into three even pieces.

Form a small triangle of the white/black mix. Arrange the three pieces of step 6 around the grey triangle. Compress and lengthen this new triangle and divide it into 4 equal pieces. Stack them into a new triangle. Compress and roll the cane into a rounded form.

Create a bull’s eye cane with the white/ecru mix in the center, Rhino grey around that, and a thin sheet of dark blue around the outside.

Roll the bulls eye cane and cut into several uneven pieces. Roll the shorter pieces until they are all equal length but different diameters. Stack and press together into a rounded cane.

Cut thin slices of the cane and press them on the inside surface of the bangle core. Trim the pieces along the contour of the interior edge. Bake.

Apply the triangular cane slices around the outside of the bangle, following the undulating contours.

Trim the edges level with the interior edge. Bake according to the directions in Step 1. Sand with 400 and 600 wet/dry sandpaper. Polish the outer surface with a soft cloth or buff on a jeweler’s wheel.