Polymer Clay Fractals Pendant Tutorial

How to Make A Polymer Clay Fractals Pendant

• To start with, you need a sheet of black polymer clay (I'm using Premo) run through the thickest 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.
• Roll out a second sheet of black clay on the thinnest setting of your pasta machine and put it behind the textured sheet as a backing.
• Trim up your clay.
• Decide what shape you would like your bezel to be and choose a set of cutters. You need two cutters of the same, or different shapes, one larger than the other. I'll be using my Rounded square and circle cutters today.
• Take your smaller cutter and cut into your clay sheet. 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.
• Lay your border piece over another sheet of black clay rolled out on your second thinnest setting.
• Use your rounded square cutter to cut around the shape, then clean it up with your blade.
• Smooth off the sides with your fingertips.
• Spread a good layer of silver mica powder over the border of your clay.
• Roll out another sheet of black clay on the middle setting of your pasta machine and texture it as before with your chosen texture stamp.
• Put it on the back of your piece as a backing and use your cutter again to cut it out and smooth off the edges.
• Spread a good layer of silver mica powder over the back of your piece to highlight the texture.
• Trim a piece of black clay from a sheet rolled out on the middle setting of your pasta machine for a bail.
• Wrap it around a skewer and trim off any excess.
• Stick your bail to the back of your piece by gently pushing it on with the skewer.
• Finish it off with mica powder.
• Bake for a full hour at the recommended temperature.
• Give the back, sides and frame a good sand, starting with a 400 grit, and going all the way through to the higher grits.
• Add a light layer of renaissance wax to the front, sides and back of your bezel.
• Give a good buff with a soft polishing cloth and allow the renaissance wax to cure for at least ten minutes.

• For this part you will need a measuring cup, some white paint, Floetrol, water and acrylic inks and 99% alcohol.
• Squeeze a good bit of paint into your cup and then water it down to the consistency of thick cream.
• Add about 2 parts Floetrol to 1 part paint.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Fill your baked bezel with a thin layer of the paint mixture. Spread it to the sides and allow it to level out.
• Drop a few drops of ink onto a piece of plastic or a small mixing dish and spray on a little 99% alcohol. Mix.
• Apply small drops to your white paint in the bezel using the end of a skewer.
• Repeat with other colors.
• See the video for details and some other fun tricks.
• Leave to dry for at least 24 hours.

• 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.
• String your polymer clay fractals pendant on the premade rubber cord necklace.