How to make a brooch from polymer clay? Universal decoration - a brooch-hairpin with a large flower made of polymer clay with your own hands How to make a brooch from polymer clay

Recently, embroidered brooches from beads have become very fashionable. Today I want to propose an idea of ​​shining jewelry with a similar effect. Instead of beads, I took rhinestones, and used polymer clay as a base. The base is covered with rhinestones, like a gingerbread is covered with glaze. Let's call such a strass glaze a strass.

What rhinestones can be used for this job? We need elements that will not melt in the oven at 130 degrees. These can be rhinestones made of glass, metal, a chain with rhinestones, metal pendants, glass cabochons, rivoli, etc. It should be borne in mind that glass and metal do not stick to polymer clay during the baking process, so it is better to buy rhinestones on an adhesive basis, the so-called thermo rhinestones. Elements without glue must either be glued after baking with superglue, or before baking, brick them up in clay so that they cannot be removed. For example, a chain with rhinestones can be pressed in so that the jumper is inside the clay, and after baking the rivoli can be removed and glued.

First, let's prepare a sketch. You can print a picture from the Internet or draw a sketch by hand. Today we are going to make a heart. Below are a few images of hearts. Choose what you like, print or draw yourself and cut out the resulting heart. When baking, polymer clay does not change its size, so there is no need to make a template a little larger.

We start by preparing the foundation. Any baked polymer clay is suitable for rhinestone. I have DMO Chinese clay. On our live broadcasts in VKontakte, the most frequent question about my review about the quality of Chinese clay. It is softer than more expensive counterparts, but flexible and strong after baking. For rhinestones, DMO is excellent, since it is easy to press rhinestones into it due to its softness.

Roll out a layer of polymer clay with a rolling pin or on the thickest division of the paste machine. We apply the template to the clay, outline it. Cut out with a knife as close to the picture as possible. You can use a breadboard knife or a regular blade. After that, the edges of the brooch must be smoothed with your fingers along the entire contour, both on the front side and on the wrong side. The front side can even be made flat, depending on the design. We draw auxiliary lines according to the sketch. In order to glue the rhinestones, you need to prepare a "tool". We take a toothpick or skewer, wrap cotton wool fibers with a thin layer on the very tip. Wet this cotton tip. When we apply the tip to the rhinestone, the rhinestone is glued to the cotton wool, carried to the clay and lightly pressed into the surface.

We begin to apply rhinestones along the auxiliary lines. First the paths, and then we fill inside the path. It is important to fill the space in such a way that there are no too large gaps between the lines, which do not fit the rhinestones.

Do not try to reproduce the drawing accurately. Even rhinestones laid out on paper will not give an accurate result. Adjust the pattern as you work. Pay special attention to the edge of the brooch. Carefully press in the rhinestones located along the edge, because they are most susceptible to stress due to friction against clothing, etc.

After the drawing is ready, smooth the rhinestones with your finger to adjust the height, press a little if the rhinestones stick out too much. We send for baking. You need to bake brooches made of polymer clay in a horizontal position. In an upright position, when the glue is melted, the rhinestones may slip. If vertical surfaces are decorated, then the rhinestones must be pressed deeply so that they do not glaze, in general, the rhinestones must be pressed as much as possible so that they hold on tightly.

Chinese clay is baked at 130 degrees, thermostatic glue also melts at this temperature. If the product is well baked, the rhinestones will not come off after hardening! If the brooch is cold and the rhinestones do not hold tightly, then the temperature is not enough, bake the rhinestone brooch again.

Practice, make a few small samples and press the rhinestones into them with varying strength. Bake and you will get an accurate idea of ​​how hard the rhinestones need to be pressed and how long to bake the product.

After that, we attach the clasp to the brooch blank as shown in the photo below.
Fragments of polymer clay can be fastened together using a special gel, but if it is not available, the fastener can be glued with epoxy. If the mount is on a gel, then the product must be baked again. In this case, you can put the brooch on a paper accordion so that the brooch is even, because the glue will melt again. I preliminarily sanded the base itself a little with sandpaper, giving it a rough texture.

Now how to make a bulky brooch from polymer clay. If initially the base of the brooch is made twice as thick, and then the edges are rounded off, cutting off the excess, then you can get a voluminous heart (in the photo below, the two lower hearts are made in this way). The bulky brooch looks very impressive.

Everything is ready, we carry it with pleasure!

I want to show you some photos with embroidered heart brooches from Pinterest. The authors are different, the brooches are embroidered with beads, but I know for sure that you will have ideas on how to make something of your own and original. The strapping technique provides a huge field for experimentation. Indeed, in the work you can use not only rhinestones, but also metal elements, stones, and you can decorate with molding. What room for imagination!

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If your outfit lacks flavor, go for a petite brooch made of clay that will look harmonious on your purse or jacket lapel. For such a brooch, in addition to polymer clay, you will need a soda can key, sculpting tools, clay glue and a brooch clasp. Roll out a layer of clay about 3-4 mm thick.

Press the key into the layer and cut it around the workpiece, stepping back a couple of millimeters from the key. In this case, the brooch will be a tiny doll, so roll a small ball of white or body clay and flatten it slightly. Now you need to do your hair.

To do this, place the doll's head on a thin layer of black clay and place a small piece of clay on top, forming a bang. With a thin tool, add two lines of the eyes and a sponge, with dry pastels or blush, tint the cheeks. Place the head in the upper slot of the key, and in the lower one lay out a fragment of the dress.

Bake the brooch or leave to dry completely if you are working with self-hardening clay. If some parts are not connected, then glue them together with glue. On the reverse side, glue the brooch base and cover it with a neat square of clay, then bake the brooch again.

I present to your attention a simple master class on creating a universal polymer clay jewelry that can highlight your hairstyle or complement your look with an elegant brooch. Based on this lesson, you can create a blank in the form of a large volumetric flower, with delicate petals and luscious greenery, and use this blank to create a necklace, ring, headband or any other accessory. A beautiful delicate flower, with a color transition from pale pink to white, will not leave anyone indifferent and you will be provided with increased attention!

Materials and tools required when sculpting a flower for a brooch:

1. Polymer clay of white, pink and green color;
2. Blade or stationery knife;
3. Rolling pin or pasta machine;
4. Weiner double-sided universal leaf;
5. Yellow acrylic paint and brush;
6. Liquid plastic;
7. Cutter in the form of a leaf;
8. Metal base for a brooch and hairpin;
9. Stack with a ball;
10. Fast drying glue;
11. Varnish for polymer clay.

So, let's start sculpting:

1. Take an equal proportion of pink and white plastic and lay it diagonally in a common layer. Using a paste machine or rolling pin, make a color transition tape from the two-color layer.

2. A long ribbon with a color transition must be folded like an accordion.

3. Shape the rectangular accordion reeds into a regular round shape and roll the reed to a diameter of 1.5 cm. On the pink side, pin the reed with your fingers and cut into thin slices.

4. Place the petal in the middle of the left palm and draw out the edges with a stack with a ball. Then detach the petal from the skin, put it on your palm again and in a circular motion make a depression in the center of the petal with a stack with a ball, while the petal will take the shape of a boat.

5. For the formation of a volumetric flower, petals of different sizes are needed, which are easy to obtain as follows: the thinner the cut - the smaller the petal, the thicker the cut - the larger the petal.

6. Form an oblong drop from white or pink plastic and string it on a toothpick or knitting needle.

7. Now we begin to form a flower around the droplet - first we take the smallest petals and wrap them around the droplet-core. In this case, each subsequent petal should be superimposed on the previous petal.

9. Soften the green clay and roll out on a 4 mm thick pasta machine and cut out five identical shapes with a plastic die or cutter in the shape of a leaf.

10. Place the petal on the surface of the veiner and give the plastic a vein texture.

11. Place the leaves in a fan so that they touch in the center. With a stack of balls, smooth out the junction of the leaves in the center of the composition.

12. Carefully remove the flower from the toothpick and cut off the excess plastic in the form of a "tail" with a blade.

13. Place the flower in the center of the leaf arrangement. To create dew on the leaves and petals, you need to put small droplets of liquid plastic on the surface of the flower and leaves, and then put the product in the oven for firing.

14. Prepare a metal blank for a brooch and hairpin - just compact the area tightly with green plastic.

15. Coat the back of the flower blank with liquid plastic and attach to the base. Place again in the oven for firing.

I made this bird two weeks ago, and there was no time to lay out a master class on it. And they called this handsome man a gray-throated long-tailed larvaeater :)

Here it is, the real one.

To begin with, as in my previous master classes, we examine the animal, and then we start creating a brooch :)

We need:

Polymer clay, black and gray-brown;

Acrylic paints (black, white, red, yellow, brown, blue);

Wire;

Brooch base;

Stack with a ball;

Hands and desire to create!

Go! :)

We draw a template of the required size, and we will check with it.

We sculpt a body and a head from a piece of black clay.

Separately we make a part of the wing and tail.

We stick to the body and smooth it.

With a stack with a ball, we make a recess for an oval-shaped eye, and with a needle draw a line from the outer corner of the eye to the back of the head.

Also with a needle we outline the outlines of the beak. Making a voluminous eye from a small piece of clay

The bird turned out to be flat, so we grow the belly.

And again we smooth out all the joints.

We also make the volume on the wing, and cut the feathers with a blade.

Cut the slightly visible second wing with the blade.

And again, with a needle, push through the remaining feathers-villi.

From wire we twist such a structure for a twig and legs.

We stick it with clay and insert it into place, stick our fingers.

I chose the base for the brooch with such a round thing.

We bake for 25 minutes at the temperature specified for your clay (I have 130 C).

And now the most interesting and important thing is painting :) The final appearance of the product depends on it.

Here is my "palette" :) We need this color scheme for coloring the bird's head. A little black, dark gray with a drop of blue and light gray also with blue, white.

First, cover it with a light gray, as shown in the photo below.

Then we paint the upper part of the head with dark gray and make a strip from the beak to the lower inner edge of the eye.

Further, with separate strokes of dark gray, light gray, white and black, we pass along the upper part of the head and wing. I made several layers until I was satisfied with the result. The rest I indicated in the photo.

Then we cover the tummy well with white paint. So light colors will be brighter and more beautiful than if we immediately painted over black.

Stretching from yellow to red.

First, paint in yellow.

Then, with separate strokes and patting, we alternately apply all shades of yellow-red. In the upper part of the breast and on the sides, add more red, in the middle and bottom - yellow and peach. Draw a white strip next to the legs and stretch it in an arc towards the top, as in the photo.

Add brown to the same shades and paint the tail. We also draw a red speck on the wing and white stripes. We go along the branch with a semi-dry brush with white paint.

We cover the eye, legs, the black part of the wing and the back of the brooch with a glossy polymer clay varnish.

And finally, the chick is ready! I hope you enjoy my master class and come in handy :) Thank you for your attention! All inspiration and success in your work! :)

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I give master classes every week in my studio in the Kalinka store Polinka and the girls have long been asking me to sculpt something based on Gapchinskaya. Adorable kids with ruddy cheeks just ask to become a talisman for happiness) They breathe with childhood, tenderness and sincerity.

When I myself tried to sculpt the face of such a baby, I was faced with the fact that it would be difficult for me to teach this in two hours to ten people. Therefore, I came up with a method for sculpting a girl's brooch from polymer clay, available for beginners, which I offer you today.

To begin with, we prepare a drawing of the baby, whom we will sculpt. In the photo I drew a girl. She looks bigger than I mold. All photographs were taken a little larger than in real life, for greater clarity. This is not exactly what I sculpt, this is a girl no outfit template, you can come up with your own design.

In order to get started, you need to print the blank in duplicate. In one version, cut out the face and make holes in the eyes, nose and mouth. It sounds awful, but it will help)

We start sculpting from the neck, then the face on top will be slightly larger than in the picture.

Then we apply a template with holes and outline the points where the eyes, nose and mouth will be. We put pieces of polymer clay into these recesses. The nose can be put on the gel, the eyes are very small balls, just press in. For the mouth I draw a hollow.

Then I do the eyelids. To do this, I roll two tiny flagella with dots over the eyes.

I rub the pastel crayons into dust with the back of the knife and apply paint with a soft brush. I make pink cheeks and apply a more red color to lips, eyelids and forehead. WE BAKE. Intermediate baking is necessary so that we are no longer afraid to ruin our face when we do our hair and outfit.

After baking, add hair. We think geometrically to imagine what is in the foreground and what is in the second. We begin to sculpt from the far - legs and arms, and on top there is already a dress or suit. I will have a bunny. From the drawing, the clay can get dirty on the back side, especially the white one. Therefore, to maintain proportion, the drawing can be pushed a little and turned upside down or sculpted without it:

I sculpt the main details with my hands, and give the texture with dots. It is difficult to sculpt with white clay due to the fact that any specks of dust are clearly visible on white. Sculpt with gloves. Pay attention to their size, most often size S is suitable for everyone, fits the hand tightly and does not interfere with sculpting. Applying the texture with dots also helps to get rid of small dust particles:

If desired, you can add shadows and volume using pastels. I apply blue pastels with a brush to the places of folds on clothes, the places where hands and torso meet, etc .:

Now let's get to the back of the brooch. First I apply a layer of polymer clay. I do not use a knife, I just stretch a thin layer over the surface of the body, leaving the ears and limbs without a background. Then I press with any texture (you can use scrap stamps, sandpaper or linen cloth). We attach a brooch:

We cut out a patch from a small layer and glue it on top, you can press it with a dots or a toothpick for strength. For reliability, you can glue the layers with gel, but this is not necessary. We bake, bake is a must!

And in the wake of good mood and inspiration, we sculpt 10 more of these girls' brooches for gifts from polymer clay! Remember that very soon on March 8)

There is never too much cute: