Envirotex Jewelry Clay is very versatile and has a long open time which makes it lovely to work with. I thought it would be a very easy way to add pizazz to my upcycled spoon hooks.
I am still setting up my new craft room and studio and discovered that I didn't have handy hooks for my aprons. What should I buy? Screw-in hooks or adhesive hooks or.....did I say BUY? Do you know how much hooks can cost? No, no, no! I went to my most favorite thrift store in the world ( in St. Catharines, Ontario) and grabbed some silver souvenir spoons - 10 for $1, and set out to make the prettiest hooks in the room.Materials:
- EnviroTex Jewelry Clay®
- Castin' Craft Mold Release and Conditioner
- Ann Butler Earth Safe Finishes Iridescents: onyx,rose,sky,leaf,bronze,pearl, sunshine
- ColorBox® Background Basics by Ann Butler:Picnic 1, Basket 1
- silver spoons
- gems, crystals, found objects
- Velcro®
Directions:
1. Clean and dry your spoons and lay them out in front of you on a craft mat *Good to Know* - if you are putting clay on the handle, remember to account for the bending of the spoon and how much of the spoon will actually be visible once it has been bent.
2. Mix together equal parts of A + B jewelry clay; blend the two until they have a nice, uniform color (albeit an icky gray). Remember to close your jars once you have taken out all the compound you will need. The amount of clay you use will depend on the size of the spoon, how much surface area you want to cover and how rounded you want it to be. I used about 1" round of each A+B for my project and I may have had some left over.
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I used ColorBox stamp 'Picnic' for this spoon |
3. To stamp on the clay, I first sprayed my stamp with sealer, and then pressed into the clay. This works great with no bits of clay getting stuck in the stamp!
4. Once you are satisfied with the smoothness of your surface you may begin to place your gems and found objects. Do not press too hard or you will smush the surface and possibly cause clay to develop a 'muffin top'! *Good to Know*- to achieve the lovely rounded sides of clay, I gently rolled a pencil down and along the curve, stopping just below the line where the clay meets the spoon.
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Brushing on leaf Iridescents |
6. Take a wet wipe and squeeze out excess water. Wrap the wipe around the tip of your index finger and gently rub over all your gems to remove unwanted clay or powder. Examine the rest of your spoon and do the same. Dry all wet surfaces ( this does not include the clay). Let the clay dry.
7. Bend your spoon to form a hook
8. Use Velcro to adhere your hook to a wall or shelf.
This is a great tutorial. I have been using a two part epoxy clay from another company but this has convinced me that I need to try the ETI jewelry clay. Sadly I will now have to wait for mail order to get some since nobody sells it in my neck of the woods. The hooks look awesome. Now I know what to do with those bags of souvenir spoons that are too pretty to throw away.
ReplyDeleteThank you Brigitte. Yes, ETI's clay is the best that I have used, too. I am so happy that I inspired you today :)
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