It's time for part two of my Halloween jewellery blog! And man have I been busy this month! I mean busier than usual!. Apart from making Halloween jewellery I've been making some other jewellery that is being sent to Ireland to be sold. So! I'm very excited about that :) I'm also awaiting word back from the course in silver jewellery I took, as I've sent it away to get graded and the waiting is killing me!. Now back to all things spooky. I had been wondering what to make as I had some creative block, and that sound ridiculous because it's near Halloween how can I get creative block with all this inspiration around me!. But after all that, I settled on what I wanted to make. So lets get to the good stuff., the jewellery! :)
Cute cauldron
Lets start with this cute little cauldron I will be making this in to a pendant, I haven't put it on a chain yet as I've got other projects to make that are of a higher priority than the cauldron. This was my first attempt at making a cauldron and I will say it's rather easy to make. It's made from polymer clay. I made this first by
making the round shape of the cauldron I then carefully cut a bit of the top of the round shape so that it was flat, I then put the round shape of the cauldron to the side, I then got some more black polymer clay and conditioned it through the sculpty conditioning machine, which also has a thickness gauge so you can choose how thick you want your sheet of rolled out clay to be. I then got a craft knife and cut two strips, one strip was for the rim of the cauldron and the other was for the decoration round the middle as you can see in the picture. I also blended the rim into the cauldron so nothing looked half done or messy. The foamy effect from the witches brew again is polymer clay, I used glow in the dark polymer clay for that spooky glow when it's dark. The frothy effect is easy enough to do. I just use a sculpting tool to make little imprints and I just hung some over the side to make it look like the brew is boiling over. The handles I just rolled out small strips and blended them in to the side of the cauldron.
Twisted Witches Hats
These are one of my favourite makes this month. They are just so unique and cute!. Witches hats are always an easy thing to make with polymer clay, Just roll out a long cone shape and flat base
for the rim of the hat, that's it!! I hear you "surely it's not that easy raven!?" well yes it is., but, and this is a big but! if you are wanting to make polymer clay ribbons be aware of the thickness and that they don't brake or rip while your adding them. It's happened to me many times. After adding the ribbons I then made a little square buckle for added decoration :)
Braaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiins
Well brain in this case haha!. I was going to make a bog standard pink brain but then I thought black and green would look much more effective and different, again the basic shape of the brain is simple enough once I got that I made a line down the middle of
the brain shape. I then rolled out strips of green clay for the., well squiggle texture of the brain, "Raven that's not medically accurate!!" I know but lets pretend it is hehe, which is fiddly to do! And my eye sight isn't what it use to be add arthritis in to that mix it was a slow process making this., well actually in making anything!
Severed Zombie Fingers
These where fun to make as I have not made zombie severed fingers before. I rolled these in to well finger shapes, I then cut into the top of the finger. I then smoothed out the part I cut and blended some red polymer clay into the green to give it that bloody look. I then partially closed up the top of the finger. I then pushed jump rings in to the clay to look like it had been stitch up. I then added the creases on the finger and some black polymer clay for the horrible decaying nails.
Zoiks It's a G-g-g-g-gost!!!
Yes it is but who could be scared of these two little guys :) I made these two a few days ago, they where some what difficult to make but that was more how to get the look of the cute bed sheet ghost look. I made these by rolling two small balls of white polymer clay. I then got more polymer clay which I put though the
conditioning machine and set it for quite a thin thickness as it where. I then cut two square shapes from the thin sheet of polymer clay. Remember the two balls I made?. I then draped the rolled out sheets on to the ball and adjusted the clay to make it look like they billowing. I then rolled out some small bits of black clay to make their eyes :).
I hope you enjoyed reading the second part of my Halloween blog, I may write a third if I have time but in the mean time Keep It Spooky Children Of The Night!!
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making the round shape of the cauldron I then carefully cut a bit of the top of the round shape so that it was flat, I then put the round shape of the cauldron to the side, I then got some more black polymer clay and conditioned it through the sculpty conditioning machine, which also has a thickness gauge so you can choose how thick you want your sheet of rolled out clay to be. I then got a craft knife and cut two strips, one strip was for the rim of the cauldron and the other was for the decoration round the middle as you can see in the picture. I also blended the rim into the cauldron so nothing looked half done or messy. The foamy effect from the witches brew again is polymer clay, I used glow in the dark polymer clay for that spooky glow when it's dark. The frothy effect is easy enough to do. I just use a sculpting tool to make little imprints and I just hung some over the side to make it look like the brew is boiling over. The handles I just rolled out small strips and blended them in to the side of the cauldron.
for the rim of the hat, that's it!! I hear you "surely it's not that easy raven!?" well yes it is., but, and this is a big but! if you are wanting to make polymer clay ribbons be aware of the thickness and that they don't brake or rip while your adding them. It's happened to me many times. After adding the ribbons I then made a little square buckle for added decoration :)
the brain shape. I then rolled out strips of green clay for the., well squiggle texture of the brain, "Raven that's not medically accurate!!" I know but lets pretend it is hehe, which is fiddly to do! And my eye sight isn't what it use to be add arthritis in to that mix it was a slow process making this., well actually in making anything! 
conditioning machine and set it for quite a thin thickness as it where. I then cut two square shapes from the thin sheet of polymer clay. Remember the two balls I made?. I then draped the rolled out sheets on to the ball and adjusted the clay to make it look like they billowing. I then rolled out some small bits of black clay to make their eyes :).