Divinity Pin
Michele Parlee
3 Hours
Workshop Description
In this class you will learn to make several Divinity Pins and/or pendants out of polymer clay using basic polymer clay techniques. These pins will have a window in which you will make a shrine to someone or something that you love. You will place a personal photo into the pin and decorate it in your own personal style. You will also learn basic jewelry wire wrapping techniques that you can use to apply to almost anything, including making your own earrings, pendants or wine charms, or adding dangling embellishments to journals, books, and cards.
Before decorating the pin, I will demonstrate how to make the pins we will be using in class, using polymer clay, rubber stamps, and an Xacto blade. Because we don't have access to an oven, I will pre-bake all of the pins needed for the class.
Supply list for students
- Several small images (1" high x 3/4"wide) to place in the middle of your Divinity Pin
- Assorted beads for dangles
- 2 or more assorted paintbrushes, round and flat
- Acrylic paints in your favorite colors for your pin/pendant
- Jewelry Pliers, round nose and regular
- Assorted ephemera for embellishing the front of your pins such as: flat-backed crystals, tiny paper flowers, alphabet beads, tiny crowns for top of photo window, broken jewelry, or whatever else you can think of.
- Water Carrier
- Scissors
- Glitter glue (I use Stickles brand)
- Embossing powders/embossing pad
- Heat Gun
Class Fee : $75
Kit Fee: $5 Includes Items for use on Teacher's Supply List
Includes:
- (2) Pre-baked shrine-shaped unpainted pins made of Sculpey Premo!
- (2) Pin backs
- Gold head pins; Gold jump rings; Gold wire
- Clear liquid nails (to glue pin onto back)
- Ultimate glue
- Toothpicks
- Acrylic paints in assorted colors
- Rub and Buff
- Sculpey Glaze
- Beads
- Heat Guns
- Paper towels
Email: mlparlee@gmail.com
