Create beautiful Faux Cloisonne with polymer clay and flat wire. Transform a simple wooden box into an amazing keepsake. Liquid polymer clay is the secret to this project along with the free Love Bird pattern!
Cook Time 3 hourshours
Total Time 3 hourshours
Servings 1Box
Author Suzy Myers
Cost $40
Equipment
1 Wire Cutters
10 Toothpicks
1 Needle Nose Pliers
Ingredients
8 ozWhite Polymer Clay
15ft3mm Flat WireGold or Silver
1eaUnfinished wood box
1bottleBlack Liquid Polymer Clay
1bottle Colored Liquid Polymer Clayany colors
1eaE6000 Glue
1eaBlack Acrylic Paint
1eaClear Nail Polish
1eaLove Bird Pattern
Instructions
Roll out white polymer clay 1/4" thick and cut to size of box top.
Transfer pattern to clay by punching hole into the pattern with pencil.
Using the wire cutters, cut the flat wire in pieces to match the pattern. This flat wire is easy to cut and bend, so no special tools are required. Use the needle nose pliers and your fingers to bend the wire and align it with the paper pattern.
Push the wire into the clay on its edge about halfway, leaving about 1 mm of wire above the clay.
Any areas where the wires meet need a tiny touch of polymer clay. This will prevent the liquid colors of polymer clay from spreading into other areas.
Place the finished wire piece into a 275 degree oven for about 20 minutes. Allow it to cool before going to the next step.
Paint the outside of the wood box with black acrylic paint.
Use E6000 glue to add wire to the outside edges, being sure to have at least 1 mm of wire above the edge.
Carefully add colored liquid polymer clay to the individual sections created by the flat wire. If you end up with any leaks in spite of careful placement of white clay (as you can see that I did above), simply place the piece back into the oven at 275 degrees for five minutes. This will harden the liquid clay and stop it from leaking. Do all colors first before adding in the black.
Use a toothpick to push the colored liquid polymer clay into the smaller areas. Once all the colored liquid clay has been added, bake at 275 degrees for five minutes to set.
Carefully add the black liquid polymer clay to all of the background. Use a toothpick to push it into the smaller areas. Bake again at 275 degrees for five more minutes.
Add a coat of clear nail polish to the sections of the colored and black clay.
Use E6000 glue to attach the piece to the top of the wood box. Use black acrylic paint to paint the bottom edge of the white polymer clay (where the wire does not cover it on the sides).