The Clay Club

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Session 1: Getting Started in Clay Jewelry 

Want to start making clay earrings? Let’s walk through the tools you will need as a beginner. 

To get started we will need the following tools:

Materials

• polymer clay in various colors (Premo Sculpey or Sculpey Souffle)
• earring backs (either posts, hooks, or hoops)
• jump rings
• flexible superglue such as Loctite Gel or Gorilla Glue Gel Superglue
• parchment paper or foil
• Clean work space (art cutting mat or a square piece of tile)

Tools

• acrylic rolling pin (Don’t use the same wooden rolling pin that you use with food.)
• X-Acto, craft knife, or clay slicer
• clay cuttersor cookie cutters
• toothpick or a large needle
• flat baking sheet
• jewelry pliers