Designer and artist Emi Fukushima of the American Art Clay Company uses a simple kimono-shaped template to make an eye-catching necklace from FimoB. clay. Materials:
Kimono template--see illustration for tracing
Fimo clay, Black #9
Pasta machine or rolling pin (Note: After being used to condition clay, a pasta machine can no longer be used for food preparation.)
Card stock or manila folder
PlexiglasB. cutting board
Baking parchment paper
Surgical blade
X-ActoB. knife
Needle tool
Fimo Metallic PulverB., Gold, Silver, or Bronze
Flat and shader brushes
Fimo glaze
Jump rings
3" eye pin
3" twig
36" to 40" rattail cording
Large-hole bead
E6000B. glue - Condition the Fimo clay by working it through your fingers.
- Put the clay through a pasta machine at the thickest setting. If you don't have a pasta machine, use a rolling pin to roll the clay into a flat sheet about 1/4" thick.
- Using the illustration as a guide, cut a kimono template from the card stock or manila folder.
- Place the template on the conditioned sheet of Fimo. Outline the kimono design, and cut out with an X-Acto knife. Place a Plexiglas cutting board underneath before cutting to protect your work surface from scratches (figure A).
- Using the needle tool, draw the desired design on the kimono. Also use the tool to make two holes at the top of the kimono for the jump rings to be attached later (figure B).
- Embellish the medallion by placing a coin in the center of the kimono. Push the coin firmly into the clay, using the handle of the needle tool (figure C).
- Dab the brush into Fimo Pulver. Using very little Pulver, brush it onto the unbaked Fimo. The powder is very fine. Be careful not to inhale it (figure D).
- Use a surgical blade to scrape and lift the clay from the work surface (figure E). Place the piece on parchment paper, and bake in a 265-degree oven for 30 to 45 minutes.
- Let the clay cool. Lift the coin, and apply E6000 glue to the back. Glue the coin in place. Using the brush, apply Fimo glaze.
- Insert jump rings into the two holes you made at the top of the kimono.
- Insert the 3" eye pin into the jump rings, and wrap the end of the eye pin around the twig to make a hanger for the cord.
- Fold the 36" to 40" cording in half. Insert the resulting loop under the twig, and insert the two ends into the loop.
- Insert the two ends of the cording into a large-hole bead, and tie a knot at the end (figure F).
RESOURCES :
E6000 multipurpose adhesive
Eclectic Products Inc.
Toll Free Phone: 800-693-4667
Website: eclecticproducts.com
Fimo clay (AMACO)
American Art Clay Co. Inc. (AMACO)
Indianapolis, IN 46222
Phone: 317-244-6871
Fax: 317-248-9300
Email: catalog@amaco.com
Website: www.amaco.com
Fimo Metallic Pulverizer
American Art Clay Co. Inc. (AMACO)
Indianapolis, IN 46222
Phone: 317-244-6871
Fax: 317-248-9300
Email: catalog@amaco.com
Website: www.amaco.com
Fimo glaze
American Art Clay Co. Inc. (AMACO)
Indianapolis, IN 46222
Phone: 317-244-6871
Fax: 317-248-9300
Email: catalog@amaco.com
Website: www.amaco.com
Fukushima, Emi
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