DIY Braided Clay Bracelet

Step 1: What you will need

What you will need:

Polymer clay
Razor blade

Comments

[nadeensafty]

Wow, that's amazing

[fxedfool]

join or blend would have worked fine :)

[Julianne fights Dragons!]

Reunite? Mush? Press together? Fuse? Letting the singles mingle? Merge? Conjoin? Interbreed?

I love this simple yet awesome designs! I have some glay which I have been dying to use so this would be a great project for me hahaha

[mstyle183]

good luck.. they look great

[wolfe24d]

when you say the bracelets are all baked...what do you have to do to make the bracelets harden and not crack??

[suayres]

If you have properly conditioned the clay (kneaded it, so it's soft & flexible) and cured it (baked it) according to the directions on the package, it should hold up pretty well, but you can ensure flexibility and strength by also buying some of the "Sculpey Elasticlay" and kneading a small amount into the clay you're making your piece from. Also, don't make an individual "snake" thinner than 1/8". Lastly, for all kinds of helpful hints, tips, & pointers, go to www.polymerclaycentral.com --they have forums and contests, and a wonderful community.

[suayres]

Need to make a couple of corrections on my comment above (darn autocorrect, anyway!).: www.polymerclayexpress.com. And www.dickblick.com. THESE are the correct URLs, not the ones below (above?)

[knam25]

Where can I buy Polyform products?

[lindsaykujawa]

Thank you everyone!!

You bake them for about 20 min at 275 degrees

[djlewis725]

you got my vote for the play with clay challenge.

[OliveLady]

How long do you bake them for and at what temperature?

[lindsaykujawa]

Wolfe24d - To harden the clay you need to bake it in the oven. Once they are baked they are actually slightly bendy and flexible which makes them such a great material to work with, They will not crack once baked.

[ZoDo]

I like what you did. The gray one looks like it's made from stone. Nice

[BrittLiv]

Those look great! I especially like the colour combination.