Calla Lily Hair Sticks, A Handmade Polymer Clay Tutorial

By Beverley Start

Calla Lily Hair Sticks, A Handmade Polymer Clay Tutorial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For this tutorial you will need the following;

• Green, orange, and white polymer clay (Fimo, Sculpey, Primo…It’s your choice… I just use what’s cheapest)
• Water based polyurethane
• A blade
• A small paint brush
• A rolling pin of some kind

 

 

How to:

Using the white polymer clay, work a small piece of clay in your hands to condition it (roll it out like a snake and then roll it into a ball…then a snake…then a ball…you get the idea). This gets the clay warm and then it will move more easily under the roller.
Once it’s conditioned, roll out the white to about 1/8” thickness and cut out the calla shape. Set it aside for later.
Condition the green and orange clay just like you did with the white.
Roll the green into a 4”long stick that has a diameter of between ¼” and 1/2″. Taper the end making the length 5”. Roll the orange into a 3/4” long stick with a ¼” to 1/2″ diameter (same as the green) and taper it at one end making it 1” long.

 

Attach the large end of the orange stick to the larger end of the green stick by smooshing them together and then gently rolling out that section until smooth.

 

Lay the orange end of the now 6” stick on top of the white calla cut out making sure that the cut out comes below the orange line.

 

 

Wrap the cut out around the stick and using your fingers, pinch along the edge of the cut out all the way around. This will give them a more delicate and realistic look. Next, pinch the tip and curl the end. And lastly, use your finger to smooth the bottom of the cut out into the green stick surface.
Using the instructions on the polymer clay package, bake the finished hair sticks making sure that they’re really straight. Once they’re cooled give them two or three coats of polyurethane and let them dry.

Aren’t they sweet?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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