New to Polymer Clay?... let's dive in!
HI! I'm Cat the founder of Kit & Co.
We're obsessed with designing and creating the most amazing, wearable pieces of art to adorn our lobes. If you've seen some of the incredible designs on your socials, or at your local market and want to give it a go yourself, you're in the right place!
Making your own earrings from polymer clay is:
- Fun
- Easy
- Inexpensive
- Doesn't require a lot of space
And let's face it... you can never have TOO MANY PAIRS OF EARRINGS!
Let's learn some more....
Why we're obsessed...
What is Polymer Clay?
Polymer clay is a versatile art medium that is used by a variety of hobbyists and professional artists.
Despite it's name, it is a man-made material, not natural clay. It's contains colouring agent and fillers in a polyvinyl base.
Polymer clay is sold in blocks which can be carved, moulded or pressed then cured in an oven to become a permanent piece of art.
Polymer Clay in Jewellery Design
Polymer clay is especially popular in jewellery design because of it's impressive versatility. It's can be used to mimic the look of stone, glass, wood and precious metals. It can also be sculpted to create delicate flowers, charms and beads.
Most importantly, the finished pieces are extremely lightweight, making them comfortable for the wearer.
Which Polymer Clay is best?
There's a huge range of polymer clay brands on the market.
The clay that is most commonly used by professionals , both manufactured by Sculpey, and sold by Kit & Co.
This clay is beautiful to work with, have good tolerance for flexibility after baking, and therefore create durable pieces.
Premo and Sculpey come in a wide range of colours and accents, and can also be mixed together to create new effects.
Check out some of the gorgeous things you can make!
Get started today with our Beginners Kit!
Want to get started with making your own collection? YAY!! We're here for it!!
We want to share our love for this incredible medium, and all it's possibilities.
Cat has compiled a limited edition BEGINNER'S POLYMER CLAY KIT, for everyone wanting to start out making their own earrings.
THIS IS NO ORDINARY DIT CRAFT KIT....
The kit includes all the tools and findings you need to get started, as well as a free step-by-step video course where Cat will demonstrate exactly how to make ten stunning pairs of earrings.
You'll also be shown a some great pattern techniques that will get your creativity firing... you'll be bursting to add your own flair.
This is a high quality kit, that is designed to help you get your work to a professional standard quickly. Aside from Cat's amazing tutorials and advice, just take a look at everything included!
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE KIT:
- Tissue Blade
- Pliers
- Hand drill and drill bits
- Sandpaper Pack
- Acrylic Rolling Pin
- Shaping tools
- Jump Rings 6mm, 7mm, 8mm (gold)
- An assortment of charms, earring posts and other findings (gold)
- Acrylic Texture Roller
- Gold Foil Sheets
- Pair of disposable nitrile gloves
- Earring cards, to present your finished product beautifully!
- FREE Step by step video, how to make 10 pairs of earrings to get you started!
(The ceramic tile was originally included in the kit, but due to the excessive cost of posting such an easy to source item, we've since removed the tile from the kit, and reduced the price. Any inexpensive glossy ceramic tile is suitable to use. You can find these for sale at most tile warehouses or hardware stores. I buy mine at Bunnings.
POLYMER CLAY
Polymer clay can be purchased separately from Kit & Co or another supplier. You will need the following colors or equivalent. I've linked to each product in our website.
- Sculpey Souffle Cowboy or Premo Burnt Umber
- Sculpey Premo Ultramarine Blue
- Sculpey Premo Cadmium Yellow
- Sculpey Premo Cadmium Red
If you are sparing, you will only use less than a third of the full blocks of clay to complete the course, so you'll have lots left over the develop your own designs!
Of course, you can choose to make your own colour palette and follow along!
WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED:
You will need an oven to bake your pieces. You cannot use a microwave.
A gloss ceramic tile on which to create your pieces, and bake your pieces. See notes above.
Other items that are not included, but may be useful.
- Cornflour and dusting brush
- Vaseline
- Baby wipes
- White printer paper
THE COURSE
The video course is very informal, please do not expect a fancy professionally polished production. It's designed to work hand in hand with the Beginners Kit to help get you off to a great start.
Cat's relaxed and friendly approach to sharing the techniques she has learnt is perfect for the beginner clay artist. Filmed in her home studio, she demonstrates step by step how to prepare your clay, cut the shapes, and most importantly how to finish and assemble the final earrings.
It could be the start of a side hustle, a new career, or an extremely fulfilling hobby. Trust us, your friends will be scrambling to wear your creations!
LET'S HAVE FUN!
GET STARTED
When you finish checking out, you will automatically be sent the login instructions for the course.
The email will come from the platform "Thinkific" that host the course.
The email will contain the link and login instructions, so you can start viewing the course whilst you await for your kit to arrive! How good it that!
WE'RE BEGINNERS TOO!
This is our first time creating a course, and we are still getting used to the platform... we've had great feedback, but it's not perfect we know.
Mainly we have been so excited to see some of our course 'graduates' go on to establish their own small businesses.
THANKS xxx Cat
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