Gloomy Bear necklace

Follow these simple steps to make this cute Gloomy Bear pendant. All you need is some polymer clay red paint for the spooky gloomy blood! mwa ha ha! Makes a great gift for the Gloomy Bear lover in your life (can you tell from the pic that i reeeeeeally like Gloomy Bear?! ha ha!) Could i say Gloomy bear any more times? Gloomy Bear, Gloomy Bear, Gloomy Bear!

The instructions are laid out step-by-step, but read them all first so you know what to expect :)

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Step 1: You Will Need

Materials and Tools:

a) Polymer clay in a colour of your choice (for the face) I used Fimo, look on eBay under 'crafts'
b) Lacquer. An Acrylic based one will dry quickly
c) Aluminium foil
d) White polymer clay (for the muzzle)
e) Acrylic paint in red and black/ a dark colour to tone with your main clay
f) Craft knife
g) Paintbrush
h) Fine/Superfine sanding sponge
i) 1 Jump ring and 1 Top Screw (look on eBay under 'crafts')
j) Superglue
k) Bobble chain
l) Pliers

Before you start, preheat your oven as directed on your packet of clay

HaiiiiHannahBear says: Jan 27, 2011. 2:22 PM

This is pretty darn adorable. :3
I did my own rendition and then made a fox-like thing with the same instructions. Thanks! :D

Neon Panda says: Dec 3, 2010. 6:38 AM

You can buy head pins, or eye pins from ebay too. Or you can make your on from wire. It takes time to get them right but its cheaper over time. :) And you can place the head pin or eye pin BEFORE baking.
Great tutorial. Defo gunna try it this weekend. :D

alexandraw99 says: Nov 22, 2010. 5:36 PM

heyy i love all of your turtorials and while looking at some of the pictures i noticed I LOVE YOUR EYE MAKEUP and i wanted to ask if you could do a instructables on that thanks

Laurpin says: Aug 23, 2010. 9:56 AM

this is great!! i love these but i used a ring insted of a screw but the screw might have worked better for me. i didnt cook mine long enough so i had to super glue the ear back on so i just covered the whole thing in super glue, i geussed it worked cuz it made it supr shiny!!! i was amazed i had all of the supplies!!! mine wasnt as emo it ddint have blood coming out of its mouth and mine was purple!! yayay!! thanks for the instructbale!!

Mary Jane (; says: Aug 3, 2010. 10:36 AM

Do you have to lacquer the blood splat? Or will it be okay with out doing that??

rockgod57 says: Apr 25, 2010. 4:48 PM

awesome and emo (or is it goth) where do u get the gloom bear toys btw you should try this with skelanimals

Cizzageee says: Jan 9, 2010. 2:37 PM

It's really nicee :) but uno the varnish does it need to be gloss or matt? and do you varnish it all or just the paint? sorry for being dumb :/ lol

alittlestranger (author) in reply to CizzageeeJan 10, 2010. 3:33 AM

i just used gloss varnish on the 'bloody' splats to make them look more interesting. You dont need to varnish the whole thing unless you want the whole thing glossy :)

liedenfrost says: Dec 15, 2009. 7:32 PM

Well laid out...but Miley Cyrus?

shortone says: Dec 10, 2009. 7:44 PM

cute! one tip with working with polymer clay though: don't use oil-based varnish! this will react with the polymers and stay sticky forever. i usually use water-based varnish, but haven't tried acrylic. :D
keep up the good work!

alittlestranger (author) in reply to shortoneDec 14, 2009. 12:22 AM

good tip, i forgot to mention that! thanks

shortone in reply to alittlestrangerDec 14, 2009. 11:10 AM

you're welcome! i learned that one the hard way...after making a big, beautiful project, i used varnish on it :( big bummer.

codongolev says: Dec 12, 2009. 1:44 PM

dang. that's one gloomy bear.

crapulence says: Dec 7, 2009. 8:28 AM

That is uber-cute!!! I bet Gloomy Bear would be cute to in fabric or felt as well. Great idea! Cheers...

Zergling_pack says: Nov 30, 2009. 10:31 AM

How well would that top screw hold into place? I never used that kind of clay so i don't know how strong it is. Also if i dropped it would it break easy?

alittlestranger (author) in reply to Zergling_packNov 30, 2009. 10:51 AM

I use top screws with the deepest 'teeth' i can find, so it grips well. Putting a little superglue on it will stop it turning further/turning back around and 'threading' itself.

Polymer clay is pretty tough, its also slightly flexible. It will withstand a drop or two, same as a plastic necklace would scratch or chip when dropped from high enough.

Zergling_pack in reply to alittlestrangerNov 30, 2009. 1:49 PM

Thanks for the quick reply. And thanks for the info, my girlfriend loves Gloomy Bear. So i will make it for her.

alittlestranger (author) in reply to Zergling_packNov 30, 2009. 11:04 PM

aw lucky girl! :D

Zergling_pack in reply to alittlestrangerDec 1, 2009. 12:48 PM

Well i think i am the lucky one. But thank you. :D

Incrxtc says: Nov 30, 2009. 2:31 PM

Another awesome documented ible. Using the numbers to correspond to the pics is a great idea. Very well thought out. Keep it up! Is Fimo water resistant?

alittlestranger (author) in reply to IncrxtcNov 30, 2009. 11:04 PM

yep its water resistant, once its baked its like a slightly flexible plastic :)

Rue_Ryuzaki says: Nov 30, 2009. 1:10 PM

Oh i love gloomy bear i drew a pic of him he's amazing. love the necklace really good work.

kissiltur says: Nov 30, 2009. 9:18 AM

Good instructions - I like the technique of working from a reference print out.

Also, is that Flat Eric in the background? Haven't seen that cheeky fellow in a while.

alittlestranger (author) in reply to kissilturNov 30, 2009. 10:18 AM

Very observant! Flat Eric keeps watch over my art supplies :)

jaebeat says: Nov 30, 2009. 8:50 AM

This is awesome! :D Just in time for the holidays.
A good handful of my friends would love this. :]