Electric Leopard Liquid Polymer Clay Donut Tutorial

How to Make Electric Leopard Liquid Polymer Clay Donuts Step by Step

• To start with, you will need a sheet of black Premo polymer clay rolled out to about 1mm thick.
• Cover with a sheet of deli paper and burnish it onto your baking tile.
• Next you will need a donut cutter. I am using the 6cm donut#3 from JessamaDesign.
• Cut out a donut from your black clay, then use your craft knife to cut a squiggly border around the outside and the inside edge.
• Next you will need some small circle cutters. I am using small kemper cutters and micro circles.
• Use your cutters to cut out some circles of various sizes from your donut.
• Remove the excess donut clay so that you leave the circles, the middle and the outside behind on your tile. (See the video)
• Use your small circle cutters to cut the middle out of each of the dots on your tile. (See the video)
• Remove the centers and the outside so that you are left with a frame. (See the video)
• Set aside.

• Today I will be using Fimo translucent liquid clay, because it dries the clearest without the help of a heat gun.
• Squeeze out two good puddles of Fimo Gel.
• Add two drops of Honeycomb alcohol ink to one puddle, and two drops of Amethyst alcohol ink into the other. Mix together with a toothpick.
• Bring over your frame and spend some time cleaning up the edges.
• Use a small paint brush to fill all of your small holes with the Honeycomb liquid clay.
• Fill the rest of the frame with the Amethyst liquid clay.
• Bake for half an hour hour at the recommended temperature.

• Roll out another sheet of black Premo clay to 1mm thick.
• Texture using a stamp of your choice. I am using my Abstract Animal Print.
• Brush some gold and purple mica powder over the texture using a soft brush.
• Turn the clay over and cover with a sheet of silver leaf.
• Stretch gently using your fingers to create a crackle.

• Use a brush to paint a circle of Fimo gel onto the silver leaf side of the backing where you want to place the donut.
• Press the donut on.
• Use your craft knife to trim around the outside, and inside of the donut.
• Bake for an hour at the recommended temperature.

• Use black clay to finish off the edges of your donut using the Jessama Smear technique.
• Bake for another 20 minutes.
• Use polishing papers to sand the back, sides and front to remove any extra mica powders. Sand from around a 400 to 2000 grit.
• Continue sanding the back up to your 8000 grit.
• Buff using a soft cloth or a rotary tool if you have one.
• Add a light layer of Renaissance wax to the back and buff again.
• Cover the front of the donut with Ice Resin and leave to cure for 12 to 24 hours. (See the video for the process.)
• Knot a piece of cord through your donut. I am using Rat's tail Satin cord.
• Thread on a large silver bead.
• Attach a cord end to either end of the cord and attach a clasp using jump rings.