Ultra-light summer jewellery Create your own summer look! This dainty-looking jewellery made out of FIMOair light is highly impressive thanks its incredibly light weight and delicate design. In just a few simple steps, you too can create your own summer collection! Shopping / material list Ultra-light summer jewellery Space for your notes You can find our products in well-stocked sales outlets. Should you have any queries, please call our hotline: +49 (0)911 9365-888. Have fun crafting! You will need these STAEDTLER articles: Product Colour Art. no. Quantity 3 FIMOair light, 125 g White 8133-0 1 Texture sheets Croco/Leather -- 8744 03 1 Metallic powder Gold or 8709 BK 1 Silver 8708 BK Semi-gloss varnish -- 8705 01 BK 1 Acrylic roller -- 8700 05 1 Modelling tools -- 8711 1 Blades -- 8700 04 1 Bead-piercing needles -- 8712 20 1 Jewellery accessories: Jump rings, eye pins, earring hooks, chain necklace, Swarovski stones For crafting: Small pliers, tweezers, sharp kitchen knife, brush, bowl for mixing, strong liquid glue 1
Instructions 1 2 3 Cut a small piece bit off a block of FIMOair light and roll it out to an approx. 3 mm thin sheet on a glass work surface using the acrylic roller. Tip 1: Place a sheet of baking paper between the glass work surface and the FIMOair light. This will make it easier to remove the delicate jewellery later on. Tip 2: Before embossing, cover the texture sheet with a dusting of baby powder, talc or cornflour to make it easier to remove from the FIMO afterwards. Place the croco texture sheet on the sheet of rolled-out FIMO and roll over it with the acrylic roller, applying a little pressure as you do so. Then peel the texture sheet off carefully. 4 Print out the pattern sheet, cut the leaf motif out and place it on top of the sheet of FIMOair light for use as a template. Next, cut the jewellery motif out by going around the template with the kitchen knife. Remove any surplus FIMOair light and smooth over the edges of the motif a little using a modelling tool or your finger. Use the modelling tool to make an indent down the middle of the leaf from the top to the bottom tip. Use a bead-piercing needle to make a hole for attaching it to the chain later. 2
Instructions 5 6 7 Then harden the feather in the microwave for approx. 2 minutes at 600 watts. 10 min. Hardening: Leave the feather to dry in the air at room temperature for 1 day or harden it in the microwave in only 10 minutes at 600 watts. Mix a little gold powder with several drops of semi-gloss varnish to obtain a paste-like consistency. Brush the gold varnish onto the cold feather as required and leave to dry. Once dry, cover the entire piece of jewellery with a coat of clear varnish and leave to dry again. Carefully add a few drops of liquid glue to different spots on the feather with the bead-piercing needle. Use the tweezers to place the Swarovski stones on the glue and leave to dry. Finish off by threading the jump ring through the hole. For the earrings, use eye pins to link the jump rings with the earring hooks. IMPORTANT: Place a glass of cold water in the microwave during the hardening process. Harden within 1 hour of modelling (100 g / 10 min). 3
Alternatives This attractive feather jewellery in gold or silver makes a lovely alternative. Make a sheet of FIMOair light as described in step 1 and add a feathery texture using a comb or modelling stick. Then carry on from step 5 onwards. You can conjure up fantastic-looking sets by adding small feathers or shells created with the push mould 8725 01, a little wire and beads. 4
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