Sculpey Premo™ and Liquid Sculpey® Mixed Media Bracelet

Getting Started with Sculpey Premo™ and Sculpey
Soufflé™ :

Please make sure your work area is covered and you are not working on an unprotected surface. We recommend working on the Sculpey® Oven-Safe Work Mat, wax paper, metal baking
sheet, or disposable foil. Uncured clay may damage unprotected furniture or finished
surfaces. Be sure to cover your crafting area appropriately.

Start with clean
hands, unwrap and knead clay until soft and smooth, or condition by running
clay though a Pasta Machine. We recommend using a designated machine for clay
purposes only. When working with multiple colors, clean hands with soap and
water or baby wipes (we have found that baby wipes work best) before switching
colors. Shape clay, pressing pieces firmly together. Wash hands after use.

Baking (also called
Curing):

Begin by preheating
oven to 275 °F (130 °C). After you are done creating; for best results
bake/cure clay on an oven-proof surface such metal, aluminum foil, an index
card or the Sculpey® Clay Mat at 275°F (130 °C) for 30 minutes per 1/4" (6
mm) thickness according to package directions. Oven safe glass or ceramic
surfaces are also acceptable for baking/curing; however please note that the
baking/curing times may take longer as the glass or ceramic surfaces take
longer to heat up. For best baking results, use an oven thermometer. DO NOT USE
MICROWAVE OVEN. DO NOT EXCEED THE ABOVE TEMPERATURE OR RECOMMENDED BAKING TIME.

Getting Started with Liquid Sculpey®:

Please make sure your work area is covered and you are not working on an unprotected surface. We recommend working on the Sculpey® Oven Safe Work Mat, wax paper, metal baking sheet, or disposable foil. Uncured Liquid Polymer Clay may damage unprotected furniture or finished surfaces. Be sure to cover your crafting area appropriately. - Stir Liquid Sculpey® completely. Thin with Sculpey® Liquid Clay Softener as needed - Wash hands after use (we have found that baby wipes work best)

Baking:

 -It is important to use oven thermometer when you bake the liquids so that you can ensure your oven is at the correct temperature.

-Do not microwave the liquids. They must be baked in a Preheated oven at 275 ºF (130 ºC) for liquid colors and 300 ºF (149 ºC) for Clear – Do not exceed baking temperatures.

-If your piece is less than 1/4” bake for 15 minutes. For thicker pieces that are 1/4” or above bake for 30 minutes.

-If your liquid project has become yellowed or discolored in the oven, when you remake it, tent it by placing either – folding an index card in half and placing your project under it by using aluminum foil over your project.

For round beads we will use the Bead Maker. The Bead Maker comes with measuring cups in three sizes with coordinating rollers in the same three sizes. For my beads I’m using the smallest size cup and rollers (13mm). Make sure the cup you select is the same size as the rollers you use. Fill the cup - in this photo the 13mm - with Turnip Soufflé™.

If the clay is mounded on the back, shave it to level using a Clay Blade.

Remove the excess clay that you shaved away in Step 3.

Carefully remove the amount of clay from the measuring cup.

Roll it with your palms.

Load the size 13 mm trays into each side of the roller caps. Place the clay in one of the trays.

Close the clay in between the rollers.

Hold one side of the roller in each hand. Slide the trays with the rollers back and
forth. Do not allow a gap between the rollers. Slide the sides back and forth a
few times to make the ball of clay perfectly round.

Open the trays to reveal the perfectly round bead. If the bead is not totally round, you can repeat Step 7 until the bead is perfect.

Repeat the steps until you have enough round beads. My finished bracelet (which is size 7.5”) requires two of each Turnip and Graphite. However, I made extras as
shown in the upcoming photos.

Poke holes in beads with the skewers from the Bead Baking Rack. Set up the rack as
shown and balance the skewers so that the beads don’t touch the baking surface.
This will ensure that the beads do not get shiny or flat spots on them during
baking.

For small square beads we will use the tall square tube shape in the 3D Jewelry
Mold. Place a small amount of Liquid Sculpey® (LS) in the bottom of the tall
square tube.

Use a Needle Tool to drag the LS from the bottom up along each corner. Coating the
corners in this way will help to eliminate air bubbles from sticking in the
corners.

Fill the well to level. Tap the mold rapidly on the work surface to release air bubbles.

For larger square beads we will use the cube shapes in the 3D Jewelry Mold. Place Blue LS in the bottom of the cube shapes but not to the top. Use a Needle Tool to drag through all the corners of the cubes releasing air bubbles. Then fill
to level with more Blue LS. Tap on the work surface to release air bubbles.

Bake the clay beads on the baking rack and the LS beads in the mold following the baking instructions for Premo™ Sculpey.

Allow to cool completely before handling.

To release the pieces from the 3D Jewelry Mold, use a Needle Tool to carefully
create space between the side of the clay shape and the mold. Squirt one drop
of Sculpey® Softener and Thinner in this space. Drag the Thinner around the
sides of the clay shape with the Needle Tool.

Now you can push the baked shape out of the mold by slightly stretching the top of the open mold and pushing up from the bottom.

Dry the clay piece off as needed with paper towel. The mold is now available if
you need to create more matching beads by repeating Steps 13 and 14

Use a Clay Blade to cut the baked LS square tube into equal size pieces.

Here’s a look at the collection of beads that are available for designing the bracelet.

The baked LS beads will need to be drilled with a Dremel Tool to create holes for
stringing.

Lay out the beads along the edge of a ruler, leaving small gaps between each bead for spacers, to determine how many beads will be needed. My beads are laid out to
5.5” leaving 2” for the metal links.

Fold 20” of black stretchy bead floss in half and string half through the first link of
the metal chain. Add a crimp bead on both ends of the floss, string the crimp
bead tight to the metal link, and smash it with flat nose pliers at the base of
the metal link to secure. Thread both ends of the floss onto a bead needle.
String the clay beads onto the doubled floss inserting a metal spacer bead
between each one.

Place another crimp bead snugly to the last bead. String the tails of the stretchy
floss through the last metal link. Loop the end of the stretchy floss back
through the crimp bead. Smash the crimp bead flat with flat nose pliers. Trim
the tails of the stretch floss with scissors.