I’ve finally gotten a few paper clay jewelry experiments finished, and I think the results are promising. I’m not 100% happy with the results yet. I think I still have that learning curve thing going on; therefore, my finished pieces are a little rougher than I’d like them to be - nothing at this point do I feel is polished looking enough to sell or even give as a gift.
Pictured is an example of what I’m talking about, my Painted Paper Clay Pendant project. This is what I came up with after playing around with rubber stamps and using one to …read more

I mentioned a while ago that I was working on a paper clay star ornament, and here it is – finished! You can read complete directions here: “Paper Clay Star.”
I think for a first effort, it’s okay. I am a little bummed that I didn’t manage to use some lace to get a textured affect with my gold paint, but I’m still happy with how it turned out.
One thing that I didn’t think about before making this was the fact that the whole drying process involved (and since I live in a humid climate) would eat up a lot of …read more

 While this project on the Paper Clay web site is designed to make a box, obviously many of the techniques can be adapted to jewelry.
I’ve been experimenting some with paper clay, and so far, I like it. The finished pieces are really light, so you can have large items and not have to worry about them weighing too much, that is if you like to make bold jewelry. And, I especially like how you can use thing like rubber stamps to create patterns in the clay.