How to make clay necklace

You probably have a handprint of your little
one recorded in plaster somewhere but it’s not
exactly something that you can carry with you.
With this fingerprint pendant, you can create a
precious keepsake as well as a one-of-a-kind
piece of jewelry!

*click on pictures to enlarge*

Materials:
white polymer clay*
32″ waxed string or your preference**
round wood toothpick or skewer
smooth round-bodied pen
trimmed plastic lid
wax paper to work on

1: roll a small ball of clay (about a ½” in diameter)

2: use your round pen as a rolling pin and gently
roll the ball to ¼” in both directions

3: using your “rolling pen” create an oval shape

4: shape the upper portion of your pendant as
seen above – I use my pinkie fingers

5: use the wood skewer to make a hole for
stringing; roll the skewer between your fingers
at the same time as you rotate it around the
hole to get it nice and smooth

6: take your child’s finger and press down into
the clay to make a nice clean print

7: once your happy with the print it’s
ready for baking

8: use your plastic disc to transfer the pendant
to your baking sheet; follow the directions for
your clay; for mine, I
bake it in a 275˚ oven
for 15 minutes


9: after the pendant has cooled you can string it;
fold your string in half and put the loop through the
hole from the front to the back then pull the two
loose ends through the loop and knot the loose ends

If you would like to add a sealer then do
that before stringing. Make sure you use a
light coat or the fine print lines will be lost.
(This pendant is different from the one pictured in the
previoussteps and is not my preferred oval shape.)