I recently just decided to start my own business making polymer clay earrings! I have researched so much! While research, I came across your videos and just want to thank you so much for sharing your tips and tricks. I know it’s hard for some creators to share their tips and tricks because it’s kind of like a secret. But you are so selfless to share all of yours and I have already learned SO much from watch your videos. So THANK YOU!
Thank you so much! I totally understand and appreciate wanting to preserve unique, artistic techniques, but I also think helping each other grow as artists is important too! Imagine your favorite musician or author. If they weren't taught the basics by others, we wouldn't be able to enjoy their unique take on the craft today. It raises the bar for the quality of work we offer. When we all have access to the tools and knowledge we need to create, the creative possibilities are endless and exciting! There's room for everyone to be successful.
TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 1:35 About Polymer Clay 2:33 Temperature 3:35 WHAT TO DO: Yellowing/Discoloration 4:15 Time 5:50 How Long to Bake For 6:25 WHAT TO DO: Brittle Clay 7:34 Surface 8:03 WHAT TO DO: Uneven Heating/Finicky Oven 8:42 WHAT TO DO: Burning/Discoloration 9:15 WHAT TO DO: Air Bubbles 9:58 Bonus Tip
Hi! So glad I found your channel. I’ve been selling my polymer clay jewelry, miniature food, and sculptures for 22 years now... love seeing how the medium has evolved and become more popular. In my opinion there is no more fun or versatile medium out there and I love how it can be made to look like almost anything- leather, suede, stone, cake, ice cream...etc. I just want to commend you- you give great advice that’s really helpful, and will help a lot of people avoid the most common mistakes when they first start out. I’ve been baking my work on ceramic tiles and tenting with foil for over two decades now and so happy to hear you give such solid advice! New subscriber here!
how do you bake your clay without pieces breaking because they are thinner than other parts of the sculpture? Like for example: the long skinny horns of a dragons or vines to some plants. Also if you are making a sculpture, can you build one part, bake it, build the other part onto that, and bake it again? (double baking)
When I bake my clay, my oven smokes and causes my whole house to smell AWFUL and cause lots of coughing... I turned the temperature down to 250º and baked longer and that seemed to help some.. but not 100%. What would you suggest to help fix that?
Omg this kind of happened to me. I used the Soufflé clay and baked precisely according to instructions and everything stuck to the wax paper and was ruined and discolored :( I hope she answers you with a solution.
Love the videos! 💕 what is the best technique to get a clean, smooth earring back? I haven't seen any videos yet that show how the earrings end up looking in the back. Thank you!
Hi, I’ve recently started making polymer clay earrings and I’m using kato polyclay. Because there aren’t many colors available, I’ve decided to mix some together by myself. However when I do that, little bubbles form inside the clay no matter how careful I am with folding and putting it through the pasta machine. Can anyone help me please, I’m getting really frustrated 😩 And the earrings look... well, ugly after baking
I wanna try polymer clay for the first time not to make earnings. I wanna know what happens if I don’t bake the polymer clay. Does it dry with air ? Would that be enough
There are different types of clay and it will tell you on a package if it is oven dried or air dry. Polymer clay is typically oven baked to get it to harden. If you don't bake it, it will remain pliable until you do bake it.
Hi there! I’m really enjoying your videos. I’m an aspiring maker so I’m just messing around with clay and tools trying to learn as much as I can. Can you give advice on attaching the stud post to the polymer clay. How do you prep? What glue would you suggest. Right now I’m experimenting with embedding and it’s so tedious but I’m afraid that glue won’t hold months down the line.
I just recently started making earrings as well! Idk if this a long term solution, but I use gorilla super glue (gel kind) to attach the Earring post then add a small layer of clay to the back and bake it again. It seems to work for me so far, so I hope that helps some :)
Thank you so much! This is a great question and a topic I will definitely cover in the near future. A little advice in the meantime, embedding is a very secure way to attach a post, although tedious. I personally use a strong gel adhesive. Because polymer clay is slightly flexible, the gel can flex with the movement and shape of the jewelry components rather than snapping if it were to flex in some way. I hope that is helpful for now and stay tuned for more info!
Abdaly Lopez I just picked up the gorilla glue 2 part epoxy. Not sure if that’s the kind you use. I tried E6000 and it didn’t hold well. I will try your technique and see if that works. Thanks for the advice.
Thank you for this video. I have a relatively new oven, but no thermometer. I am cooking on a tile at the recommended temp (premo) and for 60 mins and it's still breaking after a small amount of bending. I am thoroughly conditioning my clay and I'm at a loss as to what's going on and I'm about to give up!!! I thought working with sheet metal was hard, but this stuff takes the cake!!
Thank you! (-: Good tips, especially the one about placing something (e.g. a ceramic tile) on top of the items to be baked in order to prevent bubbling. I'll definitely try this out.
So you're saying I can manipulate time and space with my polymer clay? Such a multifaceted, multi-dimensional substance! Lol. Love your videos keep them coming plz..
Hey, maybe you can answer my question. I baked Fimo earrings between 2 ceramic tiles and 2 sheets of printing paper for an hour with 110° Celsius and they break. Do you have an idea, whats the reason? Is it possible to put the pieces back in the oven and bake them again for maybe half an hour? Thank you :-)
I would be interested in seeing a visual of this, like for the placing a sheet on the clay. Does the texture of the paper or the sheet not get pressed into the clay? As well as getting smushed?
Wow, thank you for sharing your experiences with us, it actually means a lot, sharing is caring and i appreciate it. Thank youu I'll stay tuned to your videos.
You are awesome! You are helping me sooo, but sooo much. It's has been aleeady 4 days since I've discovered you, and whatch your videos❤️❤️❤️🙏🤗 thank you so much for what you are doing for us!❤️
So I do bake with a second baking sheet on top of my pieces (as long as I don't have sculpted pieces anyway) and I'm still getting bubbles rising. My pieces also appear perfectly flat going into the oven but when I'm sanding them, it becomes obvious that the edges were raised (almost as if the whole piece was slightly dome shaped) I did finally order a pasta machine (Literally yesterday!) So I'm hoping that will help me with the conditioning phase but I'm wondering if there are any other steps I should take? Either way, thanks for sharing these videos, they have been incredibly helpful ❤
I'm just starting to create my own clay earrings and I find your channel very helpful ! 👍 I tried Sculpey 3 last time, I baked it for 15 min at 275F and some of my earrings just broke it two, it was so fragile... Do you still think that I must bake it longer ? 🤔
Thank you so much! And great question. You can try baking it longer, but Sculpey 3 is known for being very brittle and too soft for making jewelry. It's great for practice as a beginner, but I would avoid buying that line of clay for jewelry. This week I will be doing a video on polymer clay brands that I recommend so stay tuned!
What temperature do you bake your earrings at? I had been doing mine for 15 minutes at 275 and lots of my earrings have been breaking. Now I know to cook it for longer, but you never mentioned a recommended temp. Thanks :)
Hi, yours is the first tutorial/how-to that I am watching, so thank you so much for your wonderfully informative channel. I am wondering (because I dont have an 'oven' I can devote to this) - could I use an air-fryer as my oven to back the clay? I have one that rarely, if ever, browns the food I cook, so, because I can get a very low heat, and air will move very freely around the items I bake, I thought this might be a good thing to use. What do you think?
Thank you so much for your tips! I will definitely try some of them to get my sculptures to bake better. I didn't see this question answered, though. So, I'd like to ask you. I make little dragons with my clay and am having difficulty not burning the thinner parts of my work, like a long neck/head or tails. How do I get an even bake across the varying thicknesses that won't cause a shiny mark on the clay, like I've had some foil cause, when it touches on parts of the piece? Thanks again for the tips. I'm sure they will help with some of my issues.
I’ve seen some videos of people whose earrings are super bendy? is that how they’re suppose to be? Most of my earrings i’ve done drop test on all of mine and none have broken but they’re not that bendy. I want to make sure when I make them for people they get the best quality!
they should be bendy, that is normal. If your piece is not very thick, for example figurines wouldnt bend because they are so thick. The bendiness also depends on the brand of clay you are using, some are more flexible than others
I recently came across your videos, love that your setup is so professional. Thank you for the great tips and the way you present everything, including the merchandising and packaging side of running a home business 😀
Hi, I’m new to polymer clay world. Yesterday I did my very first piece and baked it for 10 min with 100 °C but only in ten minutes my clay lost its color. i mean it was a very vibrant pink but it turned into a dusty pink color and there was fumes coming from it. Also it was’t stiff and kinda bendable. I don’t know what did I do wrong :( how can i avoid this in my future projects?
Lots of nice bits of info. The #1 tip for anyone should be follow the manufacturers directions. Different brands bake at different temperatures. And pay attention to measurements. If it says bake 1/4” thick piece for 20 min at 275f, if your piece is 1/2” thick you bake for at least 40 minutes. Never bake at higher than recommended. And bake multiple times. If it’s a layered piece bake each time you put a raw piece on. Always bake covered on UNglazed porcelain or ceramic or pizza stone. The problem is almost always the piece is underbaked, your oven is too hot, or you’re applying paint or other coatings that shouldn’t be baked. Test test test before you ruin a piece you’ve worked so hard on.
Hi there, I am new to polymer clay. I followed all your tips and it turned out great. I am having problems with the back of the earrings. It looks rough and when I sand it, it doesn't look nice. Are polymer clay back supposed to look like that or can I achieve a perfect back also?
So I have an oven thermometer, it stays on 275°, for 45 mins and I condition it a lot prior to baking it and it’s still really hard when it comes out of the oven :( I also let it cool very slowly
Hello Lisa you are awesome for sharing your tips with us:) I have a problem, I recently just started working with polymer clay and I use UV resin hard to seal it but I seem not to be getting the results I expected to get. firstly the resin flattens with no shine at all, no dome, the edges of the earring bends upwards and creates some sort of depression in the middle of the jewellery piece and when it comes to drilling it lifts off my polymer surface. now I asked for help before and I was told that I should extend my curing time, did that but the outcome was the same. might it be the brand of the resin that I am using or is there something that I am still doing wrong? please help me:(
This was very helpful because I wasn't fully prepping my clay properly and was baking long enough in fear of burning the clay. My earrings were crumbling after baking. I thought I had to buy some sort of sealant to help protect the clay. Thank you.
Hi Thank you so much for the video it was very informative. I am thinking of making earrings out of polymer and had a question. Is it safe to bake the clay in our kitchen oven?
thank you so much. I am having brittle, clay literally every batch is breaking. This didn't happen in the beginning but all of a sudden I am so confused. I really hope getting the thermometer will help. Thank you so much!
Hi, what the best surface material to use to roll out clay on? I have a marble top but has all sorts of scratches on it so it marks up the back of my pieces....
I purchased a silicone baking sheet to bake on because I can use it as a work surface and a baking surface without needing to transfer the soft clay, was this a good idea or will I have issues baking on the silicone?
What kind of oven do you suggest I purchase for a beginner? And I love your videos, they are very informative and detailed. Thank you for making this information available. I have been wanting to make polymer clay earrings for over a year now. I just keep doing research to motivated me to just go for it.
I love your video’s and thank you for all the information you give us. I have been inspired by your awesome work. I’ve started making earrings myself but am stuck on the cooking part. I have tried everything and just a few get fully cooked. The rest break. I have tried leaving them longer and even less time but no luck. I am definitely not giving up. You give such a beautiful vibe that helps me not give up. I will figure this out and keep going. Thank you for all you do!!!
Hello, I just started using polymer clay for the first time yesterday. I preheated the toaster oven and got it to 275 in advance (I have a thermometer in the oven). I placed my piece on a piece of copy paper with a ceramic tile under it with a foil tent. I baked for the recommended time for Sculpey Premo (275 F). My piece broke when I tried to bend... I tried it for a little longer the second time... it broke again. I then kept it in there for an entire hour.. it STILL broke. I was monitoring the temp the whole time and made sure it stayed in the correct range. Every tutorial I watch says if it breaks, it hasn't cured long enough. I had it in there an entire hour! What am I doing wrong here?
Hi Kelly, not sure if you'll see this as your comment was a year ago... but I'm wondering if you ever figured this out? I'm having the same issue, the clay is easily breakable after baking, no matter what I do. I did the EXACT same as you mentioned. Any luck with figuring this out? Thanks! -Annie
If I’m using Fimo and Sculpey III combined and they each ask for different bake times/temperatures, how long should I bake it for? Fimo asks for 30 min at 230° F and 275° F for Sculpey III? I’m not sure what to do and I don’t want to ruin my earring cut outs!
Thank you for your videos!!! Where did you purchase your tile to bake on? Also, what surface do you work on before baking? I have trouble transferring from my work surface to the baking surface. 🤦🏻♀️
this is my problem as well. I have been using the number one setting on the clay machine. Even though it is the thickest setting, it still is not thick enough😭
I have one question, I have just started to make some polymer clay earrings but sometimes they do not stay flat once baked. Do you have any recommendations?
I had a package of old sculpey clay that I decided to use. Unfortunately some of the things I made broke. Could this be because the clay is older? The package was sealed in its packaging.
I use ceramic tiles to help with air bubbles but I’m running into the problem with air bubbles not going away as I condition. I’ve rolled a premo no joke 50+ times. I also put it in my fridge. I CANT get the air bubbles out!!! Idk what else I could do??
I recently just decided to start my own business making polymer clay earrings! I have researched so much! While research, I came across your videos and just want to thank you so much for sharing your tips and tricks. I know it’s hard for some creators to share their tips and tricks because it’s kind of like a secret. But you are so selfless to share all of yours and I have already learned SO much from watch your videos. So THANK YOU!
Thank you so much! I totally understand and appreciate wanting to preserve unique, artistic techniques, but I also think helping each other grow as artists is important too! Imagine your favorite musician or author. If they weren't taught the basics by others, we wouldn't be able to enjoy their unique take on the craft today. It raises the bar for the quality of work we offer. When we all have access to the tools and knowledge we need to create, the creative possibilities are endless and exciting! There's room for everyone to be successful.
What’s your store called?
@@theslowhaus I wish everyone thought this way
I agree too. Thank you so much for sharing. Your tips helped me a lot.
Can i use reynold's wrap aluminum foil??
Would love the see a video of the baking process. It’s easy to hear the tips but I’m a visual person
That’s what I been saying this whole time
I’ve literlly burned my clay in the oven , i checked just a while ago, n the clay is still soft 🥹
I have no idea what to do with it now
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:35 About Polymer Clay
2:33 Temperature
3:35 WHAT TO DO: Yellowing/Discoloration
4:15 Time
5:50 How Long to Bake For
6:25 WHAT TO DO: Brittle Clay
7:34 Surface
8:03 WHAT TO DO: Uneven Heating/Finicky Oven
8:42 WHAT TO DO: Burning/Discoloration
9:15 WHAT TO DO: Air Bubbles
9:58 Bonus Tip
Thank you for all the helpful tips! Creating polymer clay earrings has been very therapeutic for me during these times ☺️
Yes! It's such a great creative outlet. I happy it's helping you through!
Hi! So glad I found your channel. I’ve been selling my polymer clay jewelry, miniature food, and sculptures for 22 years now... love seeing how the medium has evolved and become more popular. In my opinion there is no more fun or versatile medium out there and I love how it can be made to look like almost anything- leather, suede, stone, cake, ice cream...etc. I just want to commend you- you give great advice that’s really helpful, and will help a lot of people avoid the most common mistakes when they first start out. I’ve been baking my work on ceramic tiles and tenting with foil for over two decades now and so happy to hear you give such solid advice! New subscriber here!
Welcome to RUclips Lisa! 💖
Thank you!!! Love your channel! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hello just wanna ask if can i use rebold's aluminum foil in baking
Can you do a video where you are actually doing the baking process!
I just baked the most beautiful earrings and they broke. im so hurt!!! 😭😭😭 thank you so much for taking the time to share your tips!!!
how do you bake your clay without pieces breaking because they are thinner than other parts of the sculpture? Like for example: the long skinny horns of a dragons or vines to some plants. Also if you are making a sculpture, can you build one part, bake it, build the other part onto that, and bake it again? (double baking)
Do you have any advice for transferring clay onto the baking surface without mis-shaping it?
I cut directly on my baking tray.🙂
When I bake my clay, my oven smokes and causes my whole house to smell AWFUL and cause lots of coughing... I turned the temperature down to 250º and baked longer and that seemed to help some.. but not 100%. What would you suggest to help fix that?
Omg this kind of happened to me. I used the Soufflé clay and baked precisely according to instructions and everything stuck to the wax paper and was ruined and discolored :( I hope she answers you with a solution.
250 is way to high of a temp :)
Love the videos! 💕 what is the best technique to get a clean, smooth earring back? I haven't seen any videos yet that show how the earrings end up looking in the back. Thank you!
Got it, thanks very helpful and saved my time.
What is the best way to pick up earrings that you just made, moving them to a different surface, without ruining the shape you just made?
Hi, I’ve recently started making polymer clay earrings and I’m using kato polyclay. Because there aren’t many colors available, I’ve decided to mix some together by myself. However when I do that, little bubbles form inside the clay no matter how careful I am with folding and putting it through the pasta machine. Can anyone help me please, I’m getting really frustrated 😩 And the earrings look... well, ugly after baking
I wanna try polymer clay for the first time not to make earnings. I wanna know what happens if I don’t bake the polymer clay. Does it dry with air ? Would that be enough
There are different types of clay and it will tell you on a package if it is oven dried or air dry. Polymer clay is typically oven baked to get it to harden. If you don't bake it, it will remain pliable until you do bake it.
Hi there! I’m really enjoying your videos. I’m an aspiring maker so I’m just messing around with clay and tools trying to learn as much as I can. Can you give advice on attaching the stud post to the polymer clay. How do you prep? What glue would you suggest. Right now I’m experimenting with embedding and it’s so tedious but I’m afraid that glue won’t hold months down the line.
I just recently started making earrings as well! Idk if this a long term solution, but I use gorilla super glue (gel kind) to attach the Earring post then add a small layer of clay to the back and bake it again. It seems to work for me so far, so I hope that helps some :)
Thank you so much! This is a great question and a topic I will definitely cover in the near future. A little advice in the meantime, embedding is a very secure way to attach a post, although tedious. I personally use a strong gel adhesive. Because polymer clay is slightly flexible, the gel can flex with the movement and shape of the jewelry components rather than snapping if it were to flex in some way. I hope that is helpful for now and stay tuned for more info!
Abdaly Lopez I just picked up the gorilla glue 2 part epoxy. Not sure if that’s the kind you use. I tried E6000 and it didn’t hold well. I will try your technique and see if that works. Thanks for the advice.
Of Clay Jewelry I plan to experiment with embedding very soon. Can’t wait to see more vids they’ve been really helpful.
Thank you for this video. I have a relatively new oven, but no thermometer. I am cooking on a tile at the recommended temp (premo) and for 60 mins and it's still breaking after a small amount of bending. I am thoroughly conditioning my clay and I'm at a loss as to what's going on and I'm about to give up!!! I thought working with sheet metal was hard, but this stuff takes the cake!!
I agree, I can't prevent breakage 😔
My earrings are turning out hard with no bend to them... what am I doing wrong? 😅
It's ok if they are hard, but hopefully there aren't brittle! If so, try baking for a slightly shorter time period.
Thank you! (-: Good tips, especially the one about placing something (e.g. a ceramic tile) on top of the items to be baked in order to prevent bubbling. I'll definitely try this out.
I don't have oven to bake earings . Plz tell me other way . How can I make polymer clay earings without oven
So you're saying I can manipulate time and space with my polymer clay? Such a multifaceted, multi-dimensional substance! Lol. Love your videos keep them coming plz..
Hey, maybe you can answer my question. I baked Fimo earrings between 2 ceramic tiles and 2 sheets of printing paper for an hour with 110° Celsius and they break. Do you have an idea, whats the reason? Is it possible to put the pieces back in the oven and bake them again for maybe half an hour? Thank you :-)
Thank you for the tips I’ve been having trouble with bubbling so I may try a lighter ceramic tile on top to see if that helps
Which oven mode do I use for polymer clay?
I would be interested in seeing a visual of this, like for the placing a sheet on the clay. Does the texture of the paper or the sheet not get pressed into the clay? As well as getting smushed?
I love baking on white cardstock . Thank you for your videos xx
Wow, thank you for sharing your experiences with us, it actually means a lot, sharing is caring and i appreciate it. Thank youu I'll stay tuned to your videos.
You are awesome! You are helping me sooo, but sooo much. It's has been aleeady 4 days since I've discovered you, and whatch your videos❤️❤️❤️🙏🤗 thank you so much for what you are doing for us!❤️
My sculpey is crumbling apart before baking. What to do
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This was so help full!! i'm only 16 and this video really made sense and was very easy to understand...Glad i found you!.
Yo have spoken too much but said very good tricks😅
So I do bake with a second baking sheet on top of my pieces (as long as I don't have sculpted pieces anyway) and I'm still getting bubbles rising. My pieces also appear perfectly flat going into the oven but when I'm sanding them, it becomes obvious that the edges were raised (almost as if the whole piece was slightly dome shaped)
I did finally order a pasta machine (Literally yesterday!) So I'm hoping that will help me with the conditioning phase but I'm wondering if there are any other steps I should take?
Either way, thanks for sharing these videos, they have been incredibly helpful ❤
I'm just starting to create my own clay earrings and I find your channel very helpful ! 👍
I tried Sculpey 3 last time, I baked it for 15 min at 275F and some of my earrings just broke it two, it was so fragile... Do you still think that I must bake it longer ? 🤔
Thank you so much! And great question. You can try baking it longer, but Sculpey 3 is known for being very brittle and too soft for making jewelry. It's great for practice as a beginner, but I would avoid buying that line of clay for jewelry. This week I will be doing a video on polymer clay brands that I recommend so stay tuned!
@@theslowhaus
Thank You !!!
What temperature do you bake your earrings at? I had been doing mine for 15 minutes at 275 and lots of my earrings have been breaking. Now I know to cook it for longer, but you never mentioned a recommended temp. Thanks :)
She said 275
I bake my first creations today and I was so exited, until I burned them. I wish I watched this video before I started... ) :
Hi, yours is the first tutorial/how-to that I am watching, so thank you so much for your wonderfully informative channel. I am wondering (because I dont have an 'oven' I can devote to this) - could I use an air-fryer as my oven to back the clay? I have one that rarely, if ever, browns the food I cook, so, because I can get a very low heat, and air will move very freely around the items I bake, I thought this might be a good thing to use. What do you think?
No. You cannot cook it in an air fryer. Get a toaster or mini convection oven.
Thank you so much for your tips! I will definitely try some of them to get my sculptures to bake better. I didn't see this question answered, though. So, I'd like to ask you. I make little dragons with my clay and am having difficulty not burning the thinner parts of my work, like a long neck/head or tails. How do I get an even bake across the varying thicknesses that won't cause a shiny mark on the clay, like I've had some foil cause, when it touches on parts of the piece? Thanks again for the tips. I'm sure they will help with some of my issues.
I’ve seen some videos of people whose earrings are super bendy? is that how they’re suppose to be? Most of my earrings i’ve done drop test on all of mine and none have broken but they’re not that bendy. I want to make sure when I make them for people they get the best quality!
they should be bendy, that is normal. If your piece is not very thick, for example figurines wouldnt bend because they are so thick. The bendiness also depends on the brand of clay you are using, some are more flexible than others
I recently came across your videos, love that your setup is so professional. Thank you for the great tips and the way you present everything, including the merchandising and packaging side of running a home business 😀
Thanks for the tips! You look a bit like Wiinter Blanco 🙈
Hi, I’m new to polymer clay world. Yesterday I did my very first piece and baked it for 10 min with 100 °C but only in ten minutes my clay lost its color. i mean it was a very vibrant pink but it turned into a dusty pink color and there was fumes coming from it. Also it was’t stiff and kinda bendable. I don’t know what did I do wrong :( how can i avoid this in my future projects?
I am a visual learner, this video doesn't help
If I want a drape or wrinkle texture in my piece that I can’t put tiles over, what can I do? Maybe bake it in a low temp and longer time?
Lots of nice bits of info. The #1 tip for anyone should be follow the manufacturers directions. Different brands bake at different temperatures. And pay attention to measurements. If it says bake 1/4” thick piece for 20 min at 275f, if your piece is 1/2” thick you bake for at least 40 minutes. Never bake at higher than recommended. And bake multiple times. If it’s a layered piece bake each time you put a raw piece on. Always bake covered on UNglazed porcelain or ceramic or pizza stone. The problem is almost always the piece is underbaked, your oven is too hot, or you’re applying paint or other coatings that shouldn’t be baked. Test test test before you ruin a piece you’ve worked so hard on.
So what temperature you bake your clay?
Such a helpful video. Thank you so much! which tiles should I use to bake the clay under?
Hi there, I am new to polymer clay. I followed all your tips and it turned out great. I am having problems with the back of the earrings. It looks rough and when I sand it, it doesn't look nice. Are polymer clay back supposed to look like that or can I achieve a perfect back also?
Hi! How to avoid bubbles for non flat clay shapes like wavey earrings? Obviously it shouldn’t use the sandwich technique cuz it might get flatten 😭
would love a video about how to best condition clay! especially premo sculpey
Thank you for your videos! What’s the process after baking can I take it out of the oven ASAP and let it sit out on the bench?
I love the video!! I have a questionn, do I have to put some paper down the earrings when they are baking?
1:35 she starts explaining.
Thank you for sharing you information 😊
So I have an oven thermometer, it stays on 275°, for 45 mins and I condition it a lot prior to baking it and it’s still really hard when it comes out of the oven :( I also let it cool very slowly
I don’t know what else to do
And I bake on a ceramic tray
Hello Lisa
you are awesome for sharing your tips with us:)
I have a problem, I recently just started working with polymer clay and I use UV resin hard to seal it but I seem not to be getting the results I expected to get. firstly the resin flattens with no shine at all, no dome, the edges of the earring bends upwards and creates some sort of depression in the middle of the jewellery piece and when it comes to drilling it lifts off my polymer surface. now I asked for help before and I was told that I should extend my curing time, did that but the outcome was the same. might it be the brand of the resin that I am using or is there something that I am still doing wrong? please help me:(
I used sculpty clay 3 yesterday to make rings and it changed color and got burnt!
This was very helpful because I wasn't fully prepping my clay properly and was baking long enough in fear of burning the clay. My earrings were crumbling after baking. I thought I had to buy some sort of sealant to help protect the clay. Thank you.
Hi Thank you so much for the video it was very informative. I am thinking of making earrings out of polymer and had a question. Is it safe to bake the clay in our kitchen oven?
thank you so much. I am having brittle, clay literally every batch is breaking. This didn't happen in the beginning but all of a sudden I am so confused. I really hope getting the thermometer will help. Thank you so much!
Hi, what the best surface material to use to roll out clay on? I have a marble top but has all sorts of scratches on it so it marks up the back of my pieces....
I purchased a silicone baking sheet to bake on because I can use it as a work surface and a baking surface without needing to transfer the soft clay, was this a good idea or will I have issues baking on the silicone?
What kind of oven do you suggest I purchase for a beginner? And I love your videos, they are very informative and detailed. Thank you for making this information available. I have been wanting to make polymer clay earrings for over a year now. I just keep doing research to motivated me to just go for it.
Thanks pal, been struggling with consistency but you've pointed out what I'm doing wrong!
Ordered a thermometer right now !!
Thank you so much I just got some clay and supplies to make earrings 💗 I love all your video !
Thank you for the tips. My nephew and I, we are baking his polymer clay figurines he made.
Needs to get her chemistry correct
what jump ring sizes do you use for connecting your pieces?
Thanks for all your help!! I am hoping to start making some earrings soon...but was wondering what the actual temp is supposed to be for baking.
Can you do a video on jewelry findings? Where to buy them? How to add them properly? Thank you!
Can I bake it a second time if I under baked it?
Yes you can :)
*goes to store and witnesses $40 earrings* 0.0
Yeah, handmade things tend to be expensive.
I love your video’s and thank you for all the information you give us. I have been inspired by your awesome work. I’ve started making earrings myself but am stuck on the cooking part. I have tried everything and just a few get fully cooked. The rest break. I have tried leaving them longer and even less time but no luck. I am definitely not giving up. You give such a beautiful vibe that helps me not give up. I will figure this out and keep going. Thank you for all you do!!!
Great advice. Thank you!
Thank you for this great tip for baking it longer, very helpful!
Which oven do you recommend
You are a wonderful teacher! Your explanations are so clear and understandable, also detailed.
Hello, I just started using polymer clay for the first time yesterday. I preheated the toaster oven and got it to 275 in advance (I have a thermometer in the oven). I placed my piece on a piece of copy paper with a ceramic tile under it with a foil tent. I baked for the recommended time for Sculpey Premo (275 F). My piece broke when I tried to bend... I tried it for a little longer the second time... it broke again. I then kept it in there for an entire hour.. it STILL broke. I was monitoring the temp the whole time and made sure it stayed in the correct range. Every tutorial I watch says if it breaks, it hasn't cured long enough. I had it in there an entire hour! What am I doing wrong here?
Hi Kelly, not sure if you'll see this as your comment was a year ago... but I'm wondering if you ever figured this out? I'm having the same issue, the clay is easily breakable after baking, no matter what I do. I did the EXACT same as you mentioned. Any luck with figuring this out? Thanks! -Annie
@@andrearassbach5695 hello, no unfortunately I never did find the solution and I gave up... maybe one day I will revisit. I lost my mind trying.
What temp do I do it at?
I hope this isn’t a silly question...do we just buy a ceramic tile from Lowe’s or Home Depot? Are there different types of ceramic tiles?
I am Marissa yes they are the tiles from those stores. I got mine at home depot
What about moonies?
Can we bake polymer clay jewellery in microwave??? Plz tell
No, never in the microwave
Loved this video! The tips were great, thank you :)
If I’m using Fimo and Sculpey III combined and they each ask for different bake times/temperatures, how long should I bake it for? Fimo asks for 30 min at 230° F and 275° F for Sculpey III? I’m not sure what to do and I don’t want to ruin my earring cut outs!
Thank you for your videos!!! Where did you purchase your tile to bake on? Also, what surface do you work on before baking? I have trouble transferring from my work surface to the baking surface. 🤦🏻♀️
The advantage of the ceramic tile you can work on it AND bake on it.
I started tenting my clay
Awesome! Gotta keep those cuties protected!
Wow👂🏻💍💕😛😛
I’m so scared to bake my first slab now, because I’m so happy with it
If mine is breaking. Do I need to lower the temp and up the cooking time?
never lower the temp! if you bake it at lower temps all the polymers will not meld together and you will risk breaking your pieces.
Hi I am soo sorry but I had another query. What exactly should be the thickness of the earrings to prevent them from breaking?
this is my problem as well. I have been using the number one setting on the clay machine. Even though it is the thickest setting, it still is not thick enough😭
Hi "Polymer Clay Tutor has a thickness video for polymer clay
Is it necessary to preheat oven everytime before baking jewelry?
What you do?
Cool 👍🥰🐥😎
I have one question, I have just started to make some polymer clay earrings but sometimes they do not stay flat once baked. Do you have any recommendations?
Thank you
Wow so helpful! Thank you
Less talk
Hello, do you know what my earrings lifted up or bent up while baking? Maybe they’re too thin?
I had a package of old sculpey clay that I decided to use. Unfortunately some of the things I made broke. Could this be because the clay is older? The package was sealed in its packaging.
Thank you so much for your tips and tricks. 🙂 But I agree with Fabulously Jih a video would be helpful as well. 🙂😌
Can I ask how long you have been using polymer clay? Just curious?
I use ceramic tiles to help with air bubbles but I’m running into the problem with air bubbles not going away as I condition. I’ve rolled a premo no joke 50+ times. I also put it in my fridge. I CANT get the air bubbles out!!! Idk what else I could do??