Facet Rings.

One of the things that I love is combing rings. With this Facet Rings you can play around. Create them in the colours you like and wear as many rings as you like!

What you'll need

- Fimo (or another kind of polymer clay)

- A ring

extra: super glue, a cutter

Tutorial

Step by step

1) Make a little ball out of the clay

    TIP: Is you use "Fimo Soft" - put the ball in the fridge before cutting

2) Start cutting, by cutting little "facets" you can create your desired form

3) Bake!

4) Glue it on top of the ring

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Summer Chain Necklace.

Two years ago I made small collection of statement necklaces for my clothing line Midnight Gold, this DIY is inspired by one of those necklaces, but I made them longer and more colourful for a instant summer feeling.

What you'll need
- 1,5 pack of Fimo (or another kind of polymer clay)
- some ribbon

extra: a cutter, an oven, needle and threath

Tutorial

Step by step
1) make little "sausages" of the clay
2) Cut them in pieces (around 8 cm)
3) Add the two ends together and carefully create oval circles
4) Bake them
   TIP: make sure you bake the circles "loose" 
5) When baked, carefully shake the necklace loose, so no cirkels are pasting together
6) Add te ribbon by sewing it like shown on the picture

There you go! No the only thing thing you'll need is some sunshine...

Marni x H&M inspired necklace II.

A year ago Marni x H&M worked together and made a beautiful collection. Inspired by one of those pieces - worn here by the lovely Liene of the Belgian blog Suriel - I tried to create my own and fun DIY version!


What you'll need
- Fimo (or another kind of polymer clay)
- little balls of styrofoam (I used 8 of 3,5 cm and 2 of 4 cm)
- leather cord
- the template

extra: a pin, an oven, a cutter, tinfoil

The template

Tutorial

Step by step
1) Cover the balls in tin foil and make "a tail"
2) Roll out the clay and cut out the template
3) Make two little holes in the clay
4) Place the clay around the ball
5) Bake!
6) When the clay is baked you will see the balls shrunk and you can easily remove them 
7) Weave the cord through the little holes you made earlier

There you go!
I am in love with the result! How about you?

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Neon statement necklace.

Hello sunshine!
Given that Neon is one of the trends for this Spring/Summer here is a lovely DIY to make your own neon statement necklace!

What you'll need
- Polymer clay ("Fimo")
- Ribbon
- The template

Extra: an oven, a cutter, superglue

The template

Tutorial

Step by step
1) Make "pancakes" out of your clay (+- 2 mm thickness)
2) Put in the fridge
3) Cut the template
4) Try to fit the paper template on to the rolled out clay and cut the squares out of the clay
5) Bake!
    TIP: Let the squares cool down under a heavy book 
6) Sew or glue your ribbon into the right shape (see picture)
7) Glue the squares on to the ribbon

There you go, your own neon statement necklace!  

Circle Rings.

 

A fun mix and match DIY!

If you have been around the blog, you'll probably have noticed that I love to work with polymer clay (aka "Fimo") because of it great possibilities and eye popping colours!
So this DIY is ideal if you've got some leftovers!

What you'll need
- leftovers of polymer clay
- a metallic ring

extra: a cutter, an oven, superglue

Tutorial

Step by step
1) Make pancakes out of the clay (3 mm thickness)
2) Put them in the fridge
3) Cut out paper circles - you can choose different diameters 
4) Cut out the circles out of the polymer clay
5) Bake
6) Mix and match! And secure the pieces by adding little drops of superglue

The possibilities are endless,
enjoy the mix & matching!