STEP-BY-STEP DIY POLYMER CLAY TUTORIAL: PETRA VILÍMKOVÁ “CANE WITH ABSTRACT LINES” MADE WITH LC MINI SLICER

Let’s make this easy, abstract polymer clay cane. You can use it to make jewelry. I decided to make buttons.

About the author

Petra Vilímková

Petra lives near Pilsen, Czech Republic. Ever since childhood, she has loved learning new craft techniques. By age fifteen, she began studying art at various art schools in Pilsen before receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Industrial Design at the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art, University of West Bohemia. She has been working for LUCY CLAY since 2014.

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Materials and tools:

Polymer clay (black and white)
Machine
LC Mini Slicer
Sharp blade – LC Handy Blade
Round cutter
Aluminum foil
Liquid clay
Mini-drill

Step 1

Condition black polymer clay. Make a block of clay in size 6 cm x 6 cm x 2 cm. Then condition white polymer clay and make a thin sheet.

Step 2

Cut black block in half.

Step 3

Lay one part onto the white sheet and carefully cut around it.

Step 4

Squeeze all parts gently together back into the block shape.

Step 5

Again cut the block and repeat the same procedure.

Step 6

When you are happy with your block, you can reduce it slightly. Slice the cane using LC Slicer or LC Mini Slicer. Use it in your project.

Step 7

Cut using a round cookie cutter and remove the excess clay. Bake according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Step 8

Make a thin sheet of black clay and texturize it with aluminum foil. Cut out the circle again. Then cover the backside of the baked part with liquid clay. Place the black circle in there. Bake again.

Step 9