You can make this easy clay necklace (although it’s taken me several tries…haha) with any kind of stamp you’d like. It’s inspired by this necklace, which I saw on Pinterest, and I decided to try to adapt it into a music craft.
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Supplies:
Clay (I used white Sculpey)
String (long enough for a necklace)
Stamp (I used a pretty old stamp that appears to be from Inkadinkado)
Ink (I used this ColorBox ink or something similar in black)
Skewer or something to fold it over to make the hole
Something to trim the sides with (you could use a ruler)
Glaze (I used Sculpey satin glaze)
Brush (for glaze)
Step 1: Roll out your clay. Make sure it is plenty big for the stamp with a good amount left at the top to fold over later.
Step 2: Ink your stamp, then stamp the clay.
Step 3: Trim off the excess around the bottom and sides of your impression. Then trim the top to make it straight(ish). You might need to take a little more off the top, depending on how much extra clay you have. You can also smooth out the sides if necessary.
Step 4: Fold the top of the clay over skewer to make a hole for the string to go through. I left some blank clay at the top where the fold went. Press clay down from back enough to stick, but be careful not to mess up your design.
Step 5: Bake according to package directions.
Step 6: After cooling, glaze your piece according to package directions.
Step 7: After your glaze has dried, insert the string. You can add hardware to the string to give it a more finished look, you can make it long enough to slip over your head and knot, or you can tie a temporary knot in it so that you can remover it (be careful not to lose it!).
Do you think you’ll try this? Be sure to tag me on Instagram, Tweet me, or leave a link in the comments so I can see!
-Barbara
P.S. There’s another stamped clay project over on my old blog.
Barbara Fischer runs Fischarper, LLC and loves her job as a harpist and private music educator. She enjoys blogging about various aspects of the music field on fischarper.com/blog. For more music resources, check out the Fischarper store. Find out where you can find Barbara on the interwebs here. And you can sign up to receive Fischarper updates by joining the email list.