Rainbow Pin - Sculpey Clay Projects

March - Rainbow Pin

Some Basic Information:

Sculpey III, Bake & Bend, and Amazing Eraser Clay should be conditioned before using. To condition, roll and squeeze each color in your hands until the clay becomes soft and pliable and an even consistency.

It's important to bake projects for the right amount of time and at the right temperature. Once your project is complete, follow these baking instructions for each type of clay:

Sculpey III bakes in your home oven for 15 minutes at 275 Degrees F (130 Degrees C).
Bake & Bend bakes in your home oven for 20 minutes at 285 Degrees F (130 Degrees C).
Amazing Eraser Clay bakes in your home oven for 10 minutes at 250 Degrees F (130 Degrees C).

Line your baking sheets with aluminum foil or index cards when using them to cure (bake) polymer clay projects.

Always assist children during the baking process and never touch a clay project until it is completely cool. You should use an oven thermometer to make sure the oven temperature is accurate. Overheating polymer clay can cause it to become discolored. In the case of Amazing Eraser Clay, the eraser may not erase well if it's over baked.

Good working surfaces include a large piece of glass, wax paper, marble, or an old baking sheet. It is important that you not place unbaked polymer clay on any good furniture surface. Do not use everyday cooking utensils with clay if you are going to continue using them for preparing food.

Shapes:

All of the projects in this series can be made from the following shapes:

Ball - Take a lump of clay and roll it in your palms until it's smooth.

Teardrop - Start with a ball of clay and then taper it on one end with your fingers.

Coil - Roll a lump of clay until it¹s long and skinny.

What you'll need:

Sculpey III - 2 ounce bars
- Maroon
- Red
- Yellow
- Green
- Turquoise
- Black
- Gold
Pinback Strong glue (for example: Super Glue Gel, 2 part epoxy)

Instructions

1. Form the rainbow using thin coils of Maroon, Red, Yellow, Green, Turquoise and Blue. The entire rainbow should measure no more than 2" across.

2. With 3 Green teardrop shape pieces form the shamrock and attach to the left side of the rainbow. With a very small teardrop shape piece of Green, form the stem and attach to the base of the shamrock.

3. With a ½" ball of Black clay mold the pot using your thumb as a form. Flatten the pot slightly and attach to the right side of the rainbow.

4. Flatten tiny balls of Gold clay to form the gold coins in the pot.

5. Bake at 275 Degrees F (130 Degrees C) for 15 minutes.

6. When Rainbow is completely cooled, attach a pinback.