Introduction: Harry Potter: Luna's Radish Earrings
Learn how to make radish earrings - just like Luna's!
Step 1: Gather Supplies
You will need:
Some polymer clay - I've used Sculpey for this project.
You'll need three colours - green, purplish-red, and white.
A pair of earrings - you can probably get these from any craft store.
small amount of bendable wire (to attach radish to earrings)
Step 2: Prepare Clay
Seperate the clay into equal halves.
You will need more or less depending on how large you want your earrings to be. Proportionately, you should have more red clay than white, and more white than green.
Step 3: Putting the Radish Together
Place the white clay on top of the red ball.
Roll both pieces in your palm until you have one unified sphere.
Step 4: Adding Roots
Pinch the white part of the radish, making a cone.
Roll the tip of the cone to create a short root.
Step 5: Leaves
Split the green clay into three teardrop-shaped leaves.
You will want the middle leaf to be large and thicker, as this is where your wire will be inserted.
Attach all leaves together at the stem and pinch/roll them together.
Using a pen, make a hole in the top red part of your radish. Insert the leaves into this hole stem-first.
Step 6: Wire
Fold the piece of wire in half and thread it through your earing.
Insert the other end of the wire into the middle large leaf of the radish, pushing down so it enters the red part as well. This will help to hold the pieces together once baked.
Step 7: Bake and Wear!
Make the other radish and bake both of them according to the instructions on your clay label. Make sure you don't let the clay burn! Let it cool down before taking the clay out from the oven as it will be very hot, as well as fragile. Once your earrings have cooled sufficiently, grab your butterbeer necklace and a copy of the Quibbler, and don your new earrings!
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43 Comments
11 years ago on Introduction
Cool but in the book Luna wears dirigible plum earrings
Reply 2 years ago
I think the dirigible plums were for the diadim
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
Not from what I remember, from what I remember they were radish earrings and the dirigible plums grew outside her house.
6 years ago
Very cool; well done! :)
11 years ago on Step 7
Can you bake the radishes on the earrings?
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
Yes, the metal is fine in the oven.
11 years ago on Introduction
Mine are soooo cute! thank you so much! Luna is my favorite character and now i look just like her!
11 years ago on Introduction
Mine are so cute! To Luna- I happen to be in Ravenclaw. Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure.
12 years ago on Introduction
Mine are still in the oven, but so far so good! I used dyed homemade clay instead of store bought.:)
15 years ago on Introduction
I saw on a website that the girl who played Luna beat out something like 15,000 other girls fro the part. And that the radish earrings she wore were made by her. I'm not sure how true it is, but I would guess that she's quite a fan if she made her own version.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
This is true, but her earrings were not really dirigible plums. They were beaded. As I am Luna Lovegood, I really should have been the one to play myself. See what I mean? Unfortunately, this Evanna girl was taking my place while I was with my friends. Does anyone else personally know Harry Potter? He's quite nice, actually. Very kind to me, even though Ron and Hermione don't always aprove of me. Very kind. I wish Dobby hadn't died. Harry even dug him a grave. I would have helped but I was told to stay away.
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
I am Luna Lovegood's younger sister, in the muggle world, fearing that my aunt (i'm not naming names) who is a death eater will find me. no offense, but my sister doesn't act like that, and she doesn't use a computer.
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
i thought luna lovegood was an only child!
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
This is a spoiler to the books....
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
is it just me or does Evana has a sort of strange sexy air about her?
12 years ago on Introduction
i used real radishis it looks better
12 years ago on Introduction
cool
15 years ago on Introduction
Those don't look much like my earrings. Yes, they are reddish-orange. In the movie Evanna Lynch messed up or something. She said my necklace was to keep the Gnargles away. Oh, and my earrings are made of Dirigible Plums, not radishes. I do rather like the earrings, though. They are quite lovely and unique. Very small. Very practical. I'm going to go paint my friends' faces on the wall. See you!
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
excuse moi, gut you spelled *nargles* wrong, that's okay.probably a mistake, i suppose? mwa mwa k1sses, hannah, luna lovegood's favorito sister! bye!
13 years ago on Step 7
Very cool! Much better than the other radish earrings Ive seen online. I think I will be giving this one a go :D But I think I will make it with orange clay to make it as true to the book as I can. Thank you!