Reversible Necklace

Here is another piece made from the "labradorite" technique that I keep modifying.  I've tried different colors for the base as well as for the streaks of color that criss-cross about the the surface. You'll be seeing more pieces and more experiments in more posts over the next few weeks.


I am particularly pleased with the piece I'm posting here today. This is a reversible necklace. Both sides have very different looks and colors, yet the fire-polish crystals I found manage to compliment both.  The necklace has a nice shine, not too glossy, but not matte, either.  I added magnetic closures for ease of use.

The blue set below is not reversible, but it is made from another stack sheet of the labradorite look, and so I decided to post it here for fun and contrast. One of the colors I used had some silver glitter, so this set has a special sparkle that doesn't seem to show up in the photo as much as it does in person.

An Earring Variety

Here are a few pairs of earrings made using new textures, new powders, new cutters, and new polymer sheets.

These earrings and the pair at the bottom of the page were made from a sheet of clay decorated in the stone/labradorite technique I like so much.

The pairs in shiny blues and purples were made using a deep cut texture from Ludmila Bakulina.  She also makes cutters in some unusual shapes.

Hope you find a pair you like.

Teardrop Necklace

I obviously am enjoying playing with this stone-look technique.  Even when the colors I'm using may be a tad unusual for  most stones you might see on a walk, I'm pretty sure that somewhere - perhaps on a beach, deep under the ground, or in a cave - these colors, or something close, do exist in nature. Here is one of my latest pieces, using 2 sizes of tear drop cutters. This close-up gives you a good idea of how the striations in the "stone" look, and how the colors blend and swirl.

I used plastic wrap when cutting to get the slightly rounded dome on each piece, and finished with Kato transparent liquid clay which I baked and then set by heat gun to create the extra depth and shine. You'll be seeing more pieces made with this stone-look idea.  I'm working on a reversible set and can't wait to see how it turns out.

Architectural Earrings

Hello!  Once again, I tried something a bit different for me, and I really like the results.  These earrings are based on a process developed by Nikolina Ortzan.  She has some really incredible ideas and designs, and many of them are available as tutorials or as completed products online at Etsy.  I made a few alterations in my version of these earrings, and I'm sure I'll try more variations in the future.

I liked that these were open so I could add beads, pearls and crystals.  I also made up my own shapes and styles. These earrings are fun - and they're unusual!

One tip:  if you use a softer clay like Premo!, make sure your clay strips are a bit on the thick side.  If you make the earrings larger, like the ones I made in coral and lime, clay that is too thin will not hold up under too much finger pressure.  A clay like Kato will be strong enough to be used thin, as long as you are sure to bake it at the recommended temperature.