….and Rhinestoned Dreams is back! With another "ARCHIVE DIY" project from the original website, as always the previous DIY posts from there will and are randomly re-posted to the updated version of Rhinestoned Dreams! Yay! Wooo! And applause! Yay! With the Winter Holidays coming I thought this would be the perfect time to post this "ARCHIVE DIY" or …. Fashion Inspired Ornaments! This is a super easy and fun project, but it can be quite time consuming based on how many beads, rhinestones, and sequins you use!
Materials:
-Polymer clay (Oven bake clay, Sculpey etc.)
-Paint (optional)
-Embellishments (sequins, beads, glitter, rhinestones, anything really!!)
-Glue
-Knife
-Cutting surface
First think of what you want to make ornaments of. I sketched them down in the shape and size I wanted them to be, I then simply cut them out to use as a template. Now roll out your Sculpey or any oven bake clay. This can be a little difficult, I find rubbing my hands together to heat them up, then kneading the clay works best. Now roll out the clay to your desired thickness.
Lay the templates of your ornaments down on the clay. I chose to make fashion inspired ornaments. In the end I noticed I really only made shoes! With the knife carefully cut out the shape based on the template on your cutting surface. Once the ornaments are cut out you can punch a hole to hang or insert a loop.
Bake them! Simply bake them, following your clay's directions until they are mostly hardened. Take them out of the oven, they will finish setting up once they are out of the heat. Allow them to cool.
Once they are cooled down we can embellish! You can paint them first, but I decided not to. I chose various beads, sequins, and rhinestones to complete the look I was going for. Embellishing time! Using any type of glue you see fit, I used a rhinestone/sequin glue, begin applying anything and everything. I made two Alexander McQueen Armadillo's, a Noritaka Tatehana Heeless Shoe, a McQ inspired head, and an ornament inspired by the fragrance "Angel" by Thierry Mugler.
Allow them all to dry, once dry you can hang them and admire your work!
Now back to my Rhinestoned Dreams,
Zane Walker
