“It has been snowing here for 4 days now and is forecasted for another 4 days.” ~Aims
Reports are coming in from various regions up here in the northern hemisphere, that we may not even get a Fall season this year. Old Man Winter seems to be settling in early, for what could be a long cold spell for many of us.
It has been snowing here in central Alberta for 4 days now and is forecasted for another 4 days. No fall to speak of at all – but then again – no summer either. I think I’m going to build an igloo. ~Aims
SNOWING here in central Iowa. That may sound exciting to some people but last winter was horrific and I am NOT ready for snow. ~Anna-S
So I thought I had better hurry up and show you my Fall inspired polymer clay pendant in the shape of an Acorn… before I completely lose the window of opportunity and have to to wait until next year!
This neat looking Acorn Pendant was made using a rubber stamp. The stamp was pressed into a raw sheet of polymer clay that was dusted with cornstarch so the stamp would not stick, and then trimmed around before baking.
I’ve already done a tutorial on rubber stamping polymer clay in the Polymer Clay Video Library if you missed it. It’s in the Rubber Stamp Texture Volume-013 Back Issue Package.
After baking and a light sanding and buffing, the pendant was then coated with acrylic paints in a couple of different layers. Then to reveal the design and give the piece a distressed look, the paint was sanded away in the high spots down to the original clay. This left the paint in the recesses of the acorn imprint, giving it dimension and added color.
When wearing this fall pendant the other day, a friend of mine asked if it were made of copper or brass. You see one of the colors I had layered in was an antique gold. The combination of the gold plus the black, green and brown paints I had also used, gave the piece the look of embossed metal.
Of course, my friend wasn’t at all surprised when I told her it was polymer clay. She knows me too well. I was pleased it had fooled her though. Polymer clay never ceases to amaze me with its ability to mimic other materials.
So if you’re looking for a Quick Fall Jewelry Project** to make with your polymer clay, go grab yourself a Autumn theme rubber stamp and get making one fast. But you’ll have to hurry, Winter is fast on its way!
** Here’s another Quick Fall Jewelry Tutorial you may be interested in checking out too: Faux Leather Oak Leaves Vol-013 Back Issue Package.
Love this Cindy, right up my alley. Its on my “to do list”. Now off to find an acorn stamp. Thanks, just love it, love it, love it. I have now made some lentil beads and wow is that fun.
Me too, Joyce. I’m off to the stamp store in search of acorn. Love this!!
Cindy, did you mount the acorn onto a base of clay to create the pendant?
Well Cindy – it is still snowing here as I type and there is over an inch on the ground and it is staying. We had hoped to come over to British Columbia this week but the passes look dangerous today – maybe tomorrow?
We don’t have trees that produce acorns in this part of the province. However I remember them well from my years in Ontario. I had thought recently of doing an acorn charm bracelet. Your pendant has again sparked that flame of creativity in me. So if the passes remain dangerous perhaps I’ll get the chance to make one!
This means I can put my lonely acrylics to good use again! The remaining paints from past projects have been stored away, I’m glad to hear that they’re also compatible with polymer clay. I really like the richness of this pendant with just a few layers of color and texture… it’s such a nice effect.
Well I’m still not wearing a coat outside yet! (A hoody is warm enough if I’m walking.)
I wish we had more snow here, but I do get bored of it after a week or so when it turns to slush – I’d love enough snow to ski and skate (not that I can ski or skate, ah well…)
I like the pendant Cindy, oak trees are cool! Got a little tiny one growing in my orchard which I’m going to move into the main garden in spring. And when I’m old and grey it’ll be a big tree and make lovely acorns for me to admire.
Hello to AIMS. This comment isn’t clay related. Just want to say I now live in Ohio, but I was born in Stettler, Alta. My parents are both from the States, but my dad’s company was up there exploring for oil and sent him to Stettler for a couple of years. I haven’t been back to western Canada since I was a baby. Alberta is certainly on my wish list of places to visit, and since I’m within a few years of retiring, I hope I’ll have time to get there before too long.
@PlaneFancies
Stettler isn’t very far from where I live – perhaps an hours drive. If you come – at least come in the summer where there is the possibility of there not being any snow. All us Albertans say we’ve seen it snow every month of the year and it is very true. Surprised me to wake to 4 inches in August the very first year I moved here.
@aims: Thanks for the advice Aims. I’d love to be there in the summer.
@Elizabeth: Sorry I missed your question. Too busy for my own good! The clay is all one piece. The stamp image is deep and kind of cut into so it looks raised on the surface when it’s stamped into the clay.
Thank you everyone else for your comments! I really appreciate all you guys have to say!