Liquid Sculpey® Open Heart Earrings

Getting Started with Liquid Sculpey®:

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 (also called Curing):

 -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/cured 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/cured 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 by using aluminum foil over your project.

Here’s a tip for baking perfectly in silicone molds. Dampen a dish towel with water and wring out as much of the water as you can. Fold the damp towel so that the molds can sit level on top of it. The damp towel will slow down the curing process so that the LS will cure evenly throughout and avoid warping.

Fill one half of the open heart shape with Garnet Metallic Liquid Sculpey® (LS). Use the tip of a Needle Tool to make sure the LS goes around the post.

Fill the other half of the open heart shape with Clear LS. Sprinkle a few bits of large mica flakes into the Clear LS only. Help the mica flakes sink into the LS by poking them down with the tip of the Needle Tool. Tools can easily be cleaned with paper towel.

Bake the mold following the baking instructions for Liquid Sculpey®. Allow to cool completely before flexing it to demold the shape.

The molded piece may come out with bits of LS debris around the edges.

If this is the case these can be trimmed away with sharp scissors.

Fill the mold again to create a second mirror image open heart shape.

Designer’s Note - to really pump up the Clear and make it super shiny, you can use a heat gun. Place the baked liquid pieces on a heat safe plate. Turn the heat gun on “HI” and move it slowly back and forth across the pieces. You will see the Clear areas go really clear and turn shiny. When this happens, turn off the heat gun and allow to cool completely.

Here is the layout for our earrings.

Use flat nose pliers to open and close jump rings assembling earrings as shown.

Repeat for each earring and enjoy!