Over The Top Jewelry Clay Necklace

I already know.

I went way, way, way overboard with this necklace.

I am sharing it with you because this is what happens when you experiment with a new medium and that new medium is Jewelry Clay.

My idea was a simple one to start. Fill some bottle cap style components with the clay.

I happily made my clay gold by brushing gold Pearl Ex across the surface.

Then I stamped my initials into the clay with rubber stamps and black StazOn ink. I should have stopped right here.

But the ink was still wet and I wanted to see if Pearl Ex would cling to it. It did. The pink Pearl-Ex made my black look purple.

Then I added some Preciosa crystals. I see space...I fill it.

Since I was already dabbling, I pulled out this metal embossing tool and added some interesting pattern to the clay surface.

Could I stop??? No, having too much fun at this point. In for a penny they say...

I added some extra colour with my Sharpie glitter marker.

Last but not least, after my clay cured overnight I just had to pour some Jewelry Resin into the recessed areas.....

When you go overboard...sometimes you just have to try everything!