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!