Another Bangle Design

polymer clay bangleI made a whole slew of bangles last year using polymer clay over a metal core and this year looks to be the same trend again in my work. While I really like the contrast between the edging / backing solid colour with the complexity of the cane section I was looking for some simpler designs that would have fewer steps.

This one is the first try at that and I have to say that I quite like it. I have a few more in the To Sand tub so that I can have another bangle stack! I wonder if I could texture the whole deal and skip that sanding step…

April 9, 2008 | Filed Under Studio 

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3 Responses to “Another Bangle Design”

  1. Mopsy on April 10th, 2008 6:05 pm

    I love your work! I check your site every day. I pack translucent around my canes and it leaves a halo around the flower. I use Premo translucent. How do you avoid this? I am a beginner and have not been able to get much help on this. I am using very thin slices.

    Thanks and great work!

  2. Elaine on April 10th, 2008 9:39 pm

    Thanks! Actually I still get halos, depending on how thickly I’ve sliced. I don’t use Premo translucent or Premo Frost, as a rule (premo frost is very clear but I had issues with it for packing canes previously because it would later dry and crack; others have never had these issues)

    I think most of it is technique based rather than clay type based: very thin slices, proper baking without browning, using a base colour layer it won’t stand out against (trans ALWAYS shows on white or pearl for example) and using the absolute least background you can, including trimming it off. Sanding it and buffing are the final steps.

  3. Carolyn on April 12th, 2008 3:06 pm

    Very pretty…
    I like the solid background without the contrasting edge…it seems..cleaner and more elegant to me. I loved last years editions but this is a step up in my humble opinion :)

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