Intro to Polymer Clay Jewelry: Design Floral Accessories
Sanding, Buffing, and Cleaning
A course by Mallory Smith , Polymer Clay Artist
About the video: Sanding, Buffing, and Cleaning
Overview
“It's time to sand your pieces, buff the edges, and clean everything up. To achieve professional, smooth edges, I will show you how to effectively use a DREMEL tool. ”
In this video lesson Mallory Smith addresses the topic: Sanding, Buffing, and Cleaning, which is part of the Domestika online course: Intro to Polymer Clay Jewelry: Design Floral Accessories. Discover multiple jewelry-making techniques to create an original line of accessories by hand and bring them to life with unique floral patterns.
Partial transcription of the video
“In the last lesson, I showed you how to properly bake your piece and in this lesson, I'll be teaching you how to properly sand, buff, and clean them. One of the many ways to achieve a professional finish on your pieces is to make sure all of the edges are smooth. I do this by sanding and buffing. The main tool that I use is the Dremel. If you don't have one, you can do all of these steps by hand. And still achieve great results. But first, I'm going to show you how to use this tool. If you own a clay business or plan on working with clay long term, The Dremel stylo is easy to use and gives ...”
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Course summary for: Intro to Polymer Clay Jewelry: Design Floral Accessories
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Craft, Fashion -
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Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, DIY, Fashion Design, Jewelry Design
Mallory Smith
A course by Mallory Smith
Mallory Smith is a self-taught artist from the United States and the founder of ShopMalCreates, an online store devoted to polymer clay jewelry and accessories. She originally studied early education at Columbia College, but decided to pursue a more creative career after graduation. She launched her craft project in 2018 and quickly found success the following year when she started experimenting with clay to make jewelry dishes, and from there, jewelry itself.
Mallory considers her jewelry art rather than a commodity; she makes all of her pieces by hand, emphasizing quality and detail over mass production. Her intricate and unique floral designs have helped her stand out within the craft world and led her to collaborate with other well-known artisan brands such as Mane Message.
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