DIY Rainbow Galaxy Earrings From Polymer Clay
One can never have too many earrings! Add a pair of ethereal rainbow galaxy earrings to the collection. All you need is polymer clay and some alcohol ink to make these earrings an addition to your accessory drawer.
Tools and materials:
- Polymer clay
- Acrylic roller
- Ink diluent
- Alcohol inks
- Metallic powder
- 2 Paint Brushes
- Cookie cutters
Prepare the clay base
Start by preparing the base. Using an acrylic roller, create a large flat piece of polymer clay about 2-3mm (0.1 inches) thick.
Pour on ink diluent
Pour some diluent over the clay slab and spread it with a paintbrush.
Add the ink
Take the alcohol ink and drop the ink randomly. The larger the blot the more saturated that color will be and the smaller the blot the lighter the effect. Use as many colors as you want to create the rainbow effect.
Add the metallic powder
Once you have all the colors on the slab, dip the second paintbrush in the metallic powder and sprinkle it over the slab. Let the powder fall inside the liquid.
Blow the liquid
Blow the liquid around on the slab. Mix together the colors and metallic powder. Keep going until you are happy with the result. You don’t need to use a straw in this step, blowing directly works perfectly.
Once you are happy with your creation, let the liquid sit for about 10-15 minutes to dry a little.
Cut out the earring pieces
After letting the liquid dry a bit, use the cookie cutters to cut out your earring pieces. Pop the pieces in the oven, following the instructions on your polymer clay package. If you don’t have a drill, don’t forget to poke a hole in the earring pieces before they go in the oven.
These rainbow galaxy earrings are truly out of this world! Share your thoughts on this DIY in the comments below!
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Tiny quibble - Please always say 'polymer clay' as I clicked on the article and it wasn't real pottery clay.
Way cool idea though for the plastic substance that is polymer clay.
Leslie is absolutely correct!