Lessons modeling from plastic. How is strawberry made from polymer clay?

Decorations made of polymer clay confidently conquer the hearts of modern women of fashion. Bracelets, pendants, rings and earrings made of this material are able to supplement and decorate the entire female image, to make bright notes. Each of you can make plastic products with your own hands. Do not believe me? It is the beginner in this kind of needlework masters and this article is devoted. In it you can read about how strawberries made from polymer clay are made. This unpretentious element can later become an earring or pendant. Study our master class, be charged with a portion of inspiration and start creativity.

Molding from polymer clay: a preparatory stage

In order to make a strawberry from plastic, the following materials and tools will be needed:

• Stucco material of red, green color;
• Knife stationery;
• Wooden or plastic board;
• Accessories for jewelry;
• Small beads or yellow beads;
• toothpick;
• Varnish for plastic products.

Master-class on the topic "Strawberries from polymer clay"

1. The stucco material of red color (a whole piece) is smoothed in the hands to make it soft and elastic.
2. Swing the plastic into the "sausage" and cut into two identical halves with a clerical knife. Each piece later becomes an earring in the form of strawberries. If you decide to make a pendant, then you can not cut the clay, but to mold a large berry from a whole block.
3. Form a plastic figure of an oval shape. Then with your fingers give it the outline of a berry: one edge thicker, and the other - thinner and longer. Strawberries from polymer clay (the main part) are already ready.
4. Wash your hands clean and wipe them. Take care not to let the particles of red stucco material remain on your fingers, so that they do not transfer to other pieces of clay in color. Further work will continue with green plastic.
5. Cut a piece of clay into ten pieces. Blind little petals out of them. Attach them (5 pieces) to the thick edge of the strawberry, forming a sepal.
6. Using a toothpick, draw veins on the petals. This will give the product a natural look.
7. Further, strawberries from polymer clay are decorated with beads. Attach them in a staggered manner over the entire red surface of the product, slightly pressing into the plastic. In this way you have formed seeds on the berry.
8. The next step is fixing the hardware. Depending on what type of jewelry you are carrying out, insert the appropriate pins and fasteners into the product.
9. Transfer the product to the oven and bake at the temperature indicated on the packaging in which the material for modeling was purchased. For different types of polymer clay, the drying time and the degree regime can differ. Therefore, carefully read the instructions.
10. After cooling, the strawberry from the polymer clay is covered with varnish and dried naturally.

The decoration is ready! Just like that, you can make beautiful earrings, a bracelet, a suspension from plastic. Similar products from polymer clay (photo confirmation) look impressive, stylish and very cute. Decorate yourself with fashionable handmade accessories, be adorable and attractive.