This is another of my experiments with polymer clay and tumbled stones. The pendant is made by simply wrapping the edges of a tumbled stone with polymer clay. The large bead at the top of the pendant has a third hole in the bottom, and this was pushed right into the polymer clay before it’s baked. The flower embellishment has a bead in the centre which was also added before the pendant was baked. No glue was used in the pendant. The texture was created by rolling a decorative button over the surface.
After baking, the textured pendant was painted to tone down the colour of the clay and to bring out the texture in contrast to the smooth stone. Once that was done, it was simply a case of looking through all of my hematite beads, and deciding what the necklace was going to be like. The longer strand measures 21″, with the pendant adding an extra inch and a half. The inner strand measures 19″.
I don’t think the photo accurately conveys how glittering and shiny this necklace is. I also couldn’t figure out how to take a picture of such a reflective surface without having my hands and the camera appear in every bead!
I have plenty more tumbled stones, so I think a few more of these pendants are going to be forthcoming in the near future.