How to Make Marbled Polymer Clay Earrings!

How to Make Marbled Polymer Clay Earrings! Learn how fun and simple it is to make marbled polymer clay earrings! Polymer clay bakes is soft to work with and bakes hard in the oven. Marbling the clay makes gorgeous quartz crystal effects, paired with gold leaf for the ultimate classy earrings. These gorgeous earrings are made from polymer clay...and let's just say, it's impossible to make just one! Even a small batch of clay will yield a few pairs of earrings, so maybe you'll want to make some to sell, gift or hoard all of them! Easily worth $12 a pair! It's kind of a big investment to start making these marbled polymer clay earrings, so jump in and make a bunch to sell--that will help cover your costs. Supplies Needed for Marbled Polymer Clay Earrings: Translucent Sculpey Clay Aqua Acrylic Craft Paint (or color of your choice) Gold Leaf Sheets Liquid Sculpey  (mine is gold, but clear works too) Clay Cutters  (this kit comes with earring hardware too) Jewelry Resin Hypo...

How to Make Dorodango (Japanese Shiny Mud Ball Art)

How to Make Dorodango (Japanese Shiny Mud Ball Art) Learn the art of Dorodango, Japanese shiny mud balls. This amazing polishing technique can turn a ball of dirt into a ornament worthy of the mantle, handmade gifts and a gorgeous conversation starter. Let me show you how to take mud from your own backyard and transform it into a beautiful shiny orb, worthy of adoration. Let's get started! WHAT IS DORODANGO? Dorodango is a Japanese art and meditative hobby of hand-molding and polishing soil to create a smooth, shiny mud ball. It involves layering fine dirt and water, then gradually shaping and buffing the mud ball until it achieves a lustrous, marble-like finish. This is the process that the Mythbusters used years ago to prove that you can, in fact, polish a turd. I heard of dorodango years ago and had never tried it for myself. I though it would be difficult, need the perfect balance of sand and clay, and be expensive...buying powdered clay or fine sand. Turns out, this craft is a...