Fire and Ice Polymer Clay Bezel with Seed Beads

How to Make Fire and Ice Polymer Clay Bezels with Seed Beads

• To start with, you need two sheets of pearl white polymer clay (I'm using Premo) run through the thickest setting of your pasta machine.
• Decide what shape you would like your bezel to be and choose a set of cutters. You need two cutters of the same shape, one larger than the other. I'll be using my Fangle Mirror Cutters today.
• Take your smaller cutter and cut into one of your clay sheets. Remove the cutter, but leave the clay in place.
• Use your larger cutter to cut around the first cut to create a border.
• Recut the middle using the smaller cutter, then remove this piece with the tip of your craft knife. You should be left with just a border in the shape of your cutter.
• Clean up the edges.
• Heat gun the border for a few seconds to set it and leave to cool.
• Use your larger cutter to cut a piece out from your second polymer clay sheet.
• Spread a good layer of silver mica powder over your clay.
• Pick up your frame carefully and lay it over the base. See the video for tips and tricks to get your bezel smooth and in the right shape.
• Bake for a full hour at the recommended temperature.
• Roll out a sheet of pearl white clay on the middle setting of your pasta machine.
• Texture the clay using your chosen texture stamp. I'm using my frozen fractures stamp. See the video for tips on how to get the best imprint.
• Smear the back of your baked bezel with Bake and Bond or Polypaste.
• Lay your textured sheet over it, texture side up.
• Flip the whole thing over and cut around the bezel with your craft knife.
• Smooth off the edges with your fingertips.
• Bake for another half an hour.
• Finish off the sides with the Jessama Smear Technique.
• Bake for another half an hour.
• Give the back, sides and frame a good sand, starting with a 400 grit, and going all the way through to the higher grits.
• Give a good buff with a soft polishing cloth.

• Smear a light layer of translucent liquid clay in the inside of your bezel. Use a brush to get it into the corners.
• Allow the liquid clay to settle for a minute or two.
• Place a row of clear or white seed beads around the edge of the bezel.
• Add a second row of light turquoise blue beads.
• Add a third row of baby blue, then sky blue, then dark blue. See the video for details.
• Bake for half an hour at the recommended temperature to set the liquid clay.
• Allow to cool.
• Fill your bezel with Ice Resin. See the video for the process. I also have an Ice Resin Tutorial for step by step help if you struggle with resin.
• Allow to cure for 24 hours.
• Use a push drill to drill a hole through the top of your pendant from one side to the other.
• String your pendant in any way you choose.