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Craft and Hobby Association

How to Make a Hook Head Pendant

Amount of art clay silver used: 12g (left), 10g (right)

     
 1.) Draw the design on a cooking parchment.    2.) Use appropriate amount of clay and place it on the cooking parchment.    3.) Before the clay dries, form 3 dimensional appearance useing the end of a hand file.  
     
 4.) make a hole using a toothpick for leather cord to go through.    5.) Dry the entire pieces completely for about 10-20 minutes with hot are dryer or dry at room temperature for more than 24 hours.    6.) Smooth the edges using medium fine file.  
     
 7.) To make patterns, mound paste type on the surface. Dry completely.    8.) Smooth the surface with 600 grit sandpaper.    9.) The piece is now ready for firing.