Handmade Clay Pins, 2022
polymer clay, acryla gouache, acrylic ink, uv resinI’ve been wanting to mess with clay since my last go at it back in Christmas of 2020. I wanted to try and make something that I could sell at the St. Joseph Center of AR markets I’ve been attending every so often. So I decided this time around to try making pins instead of the magnets.
I decided to use Sculpey clay instead of the Das air dry clay. I’ve enjoyed working with Das but I wanted to see how working with the polymer clay would compare to air dry. Using polymer clay has the added benefit of being able to bake the clay in a single day instead of waiting multiple days for it to dry.
Yes you can bake polymer clay in an air fryer. Since our stove is busted I was thrilled to learn this fact thanks to Cindy Lietz’s YouTube video.
If your baked clay has bubbles, finger prints or lint, use Q-tips and acetone. While applying gentle pressure, rub the acetone over the baked clay piece in even and alternating strokes. The acetone softens the polymer and allows the bubbles to be pushed down with the pressure you apply, while also removing any lint or finger prints. See the comparison below.
