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I like easy ways to make something fabulous. And this easy peasy crackle effect tutorial for polymer clay jewelry by the Unruly Housewife fits the bill! The trick is to basically crack a very thin briefly baked (5 min) polymer sheet on a base of thicker ...

Easy Peasy Crackle Effect for Polymer Clay Jewelry  More Recent Articles Easy Peasy Crackle Effect for Polymer Clay Jewelry I like easy ways to make something fabulous. And this easy peasy crackle effect tutorial for polymer clay jewelry by the Unruly Housewife fits the bill! The trick is to basically crack a very thin briefly baked (5 min) polymer sheet on a base of thicker clay.  Fun coloring with alcohol inks really makes this technique shine! But judging from the comments on the tutorial, some people do have trouble cracking that sheet. If you have trouble, try some of these suggestions offered by the designer and others : bake the top of a thin sheet of polymer clay with a heat gun and then put it through the pasta machine make the thin polymer clay sheet even more brittle by doing another short bake Consider adding a layer of epoxy resin as the final finish. The crackle piece will look like it is under glass!   Before You Go: Very Useful Alcohol Inks Guide for Jewelry Making How to Make Crackle Metal Pendants with Alcohol Inks Real Eggshell Jewelry Tutorials ______________________________ Original Post by THE BEADING GEM Jewelry Making Tips - Wire JewelryTips  -Jewelry Business Tips           Share Your Comment! Share Your Comment! Related Posts Mermaid Tail Polymer Clay Jewelry Tutorial 3 Easy and Elegant Beaded Pearl Bracelet Tutorials by Sonysree Creations Crochet Spiral Earrings Tutorial with Pearl Centers   • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments •   More Recent Articles Spiral Wire Braiding and Making Your Own End Metal Caps Original Tiny Beaded Earrings by Leslie Sykes O'Neill Shades of Clay's Fimo Doll Art Kit Giveaway 3 Easy and Elegant Beaded Pearl Bracelet Tutorials by Sonysree Creations Crochet Spiral Earrings Tutorial with Pearl Centers Spectacular Wire Wrapped Dragon Ring Tutorial Tension Set Gemstone Wire Ring Tutorial     Contact Me •Past Issues •Join This List •Unsubscribe     Click here to safely unsubscribe from "The Beading Gem's Journal." Click here to view mailing archives, here to change your preferences, or here to subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC, 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.