Golden Clay Cuff Bangle Bracelet With Vintage Pin Focal
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Golden Clay Cuff Bangle Bracelet With Vintage Pin Focal
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I inherited a vintage pin with a broken pinback. Oh, what to do? I decided to make it a focal point to a golden swirled Sculpey Clay cuff style bangle bracelet.
Prepare the Pinback
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I turned over this pinback and broke of the remaining bits of the pin, but I left the brackets that hold the pin. I really liked the detailing with the faux gold and faux pearls!
Prepare the Clays
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I had three different colors of Sculpey Premo Accent Golds: 18k Gold, Antique Gold, and Gold. I chopped them into pieces, and swirled them, flatten them several times.
Here's the link to the colors: http://www.sculpey.com/products/clays/premo-accents
Here's the link to the colors: http://www.sculpey.com/products/clays/premo-accents
Make the Cuff
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I rolled the clay to match up with the size of the premo! Sculpey® Cuff Bracelet http://www.sculpey.com/products/accessory/premo-sculpey%C2%AE-cuff-bracelet. It's a reuseable metal form to make cuffs. Then, I set some broken "pearl chain" into the borders of the cuff. After that. I took the broken brooch and embedded into the clay.
Bake, Cool and Enjoy
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I baked the cuff and the embedded components, per the Sculpey website's directions.
Bake on oven-proof glass or metal surface at 275 °F (130 °C) for 30 minutes per 1/4” (6 mm) thickness.
After the bracelet was baked and cooled, I slowly and gently peeled the clay away from the bracelet form. Finally, I added a couple of drops of epoxy under the pin to reinforce the bond. I let it cure, and wore the cuff the very next day.
Bake on oven-proof glass or metal surface at 275 °F (130 °C) for 30 minutes per 1/4” (6 mm) thickness.
After the bracelet was baked and cooled, I slowly and gently peeled the clay away from the bracelet form. Finally, I added a couple of drops of epoxy under the pin to reinforce the bond. I let it cure, and wore the cuff the very next day.