Stamped Fimo pendants

Just a couple of tiny little pictures to show you what I’ve been up to today.

I’m still playing about with Fimo, trying out some techniques that may or may not work when I move on to using the silver clay.

Both pendants are imprinted with a rubber stamp. The Piglet has been painted with acrylics, and both pendants have been washed.

The spider pendant would be an ideal candidate for enamelling, if it was made in silver clay. The imprint of the rubber stamp makes a perfect reservoir for liquid enamel colours. The Piglet is too detailed for enamels, but the details could definitely be picked out with liver of sulphur, which creates an “antiqued” effect. I think it would look very smart if the pendant itself had a brushed finish, but the heart was burnished to make it shiny.

I have so many ideas for Fimo and silver clay pieces that I want to make, and techniques that I want to try. I think I need to get out my pencils and start a little sketch book, so I don’t forget anything.