Half-Moon Clay DIY Earrings

Clay is so much fun to work with! There isn’t a steep learning curve – it’s really easy to get started. There are endless possibilities, too. I know you’ll love it, so I’m going to show you a fun jewelry project – clay DIY earrings. Let’s get started!

Supplies needed to make your own clay DIY earrings:

• Oven-bake Clay
• Polymer Clay Press
• Gold Acrylic Paint
• Paintbrush
• Circle Cookie Cutter
• Washi Tape
• Jewelry Findings: Earring Wires, 6 inches of chain, Jump Rings (optional: two beads and headpins)

Step 1: Condition the clay by rolling it around in your hand. The warmth of your skin will soften the clay so you can put it in the clay press machine.

Step 2: Put a lump of clay in the clay press machine and crank it through. You can choose how thick you want the clay by turning the dial on the left.

Step 3: Use a circle cookie cutter to cut a circle out of the clay.

Step 4: Cut the circle in half. I used a square cookie cutter but any sharp edge will work.

Step 5: Add two holes in each half – one in each top corner. I used a headpin to create the holes.

Step 6: Bake the clay pieces according to the instructions on the package. Make sure you don’t over bake! The clay will still be a little flexible when it is done baking, which will prevent the clay from breaking too easily.

Step 7: Use your washi tape to tape off the part of of the piece that you don’t want to paint.

Step 8: Paint the exposed part of the clay. I recommend three layers of paint. Optional: Paint the back of the piece.

Step 9: Put jump rings through the holes at the top.

Step 10: Decide how much chain you want to use per earring. I used about 3 inches. Attach the chain to the jump rings.

Step 11: Place the chain onto an ear wire and pinch the ear wire shut.

Optional: I just had to add these pretty green beads to my DIY earrings one side of the chain. I put the bead on a headpin and created loops at each end, then attached to the jump ring and chain.

That’s it! I love these DIY earrings. I might have to make some with neon pink paint. What color do you think would work with this DIY earrings design?

Katie

Katie is the creative mind behind lemonjitters.com, a blog dedicated to all things crafty. Her interests are ever-changing and currently include: kitschy kitchen timers, digital design, eating lots of chocolate and paper crafting.