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Namely, a decoration made of polymer clay, or, as it is also called, plastic (thermoplastics). This material is quite easy to use: it resembles plasticine. Sometimes it is called "adult plasticine." And rightly so, because this material is not a children's toy at all. After finishing work with polymer clay, the finished jewelry should be put in the oven, and then hands should be thoroughly washed.

Today I’ll talk about how to make clove earrings.

For this we need:
1) stationery knife
2) waterproof glue
3) needle
4) Earrings - the basis for our earrings
5) A sheet of paper (you can take glass, ceramic tile - this is so that the working surface is homogeneous, without relief)
6) foil
7) varnish (varnishes are sold in specialized stores, they can be used to add gloss to the product and increase the color saturation; but if there is no such store in your city, you can use the most ordinary transparent nail polish)
8) The polymer clay itself. You can choose any color.

Before starting work, wash your hands and treat them with an antiseptic. And we begin by carefully crunching the clay in our hands so that it warms up and looks more like plasticine. Next, we separate a small piece from the total mass, roll a cake out of it with our fingers, and wrap it like a pita bread:

Next, we roll out the exact same circle or oval, and attach it to our core, which we have already made. To make the petal look more natural, slightly twist the edges with a needle. It should look something like this:

Next, we catch a few more petals. You can choose the flower size yourself, depending on your preferences and desires. Standard diameter is approximately 1.4 - 1.8 cm

We got such a flower. Carefully put it on a sheet of paper or tile, and in the same way do another one.

If the flowers turned out to be not exactly the same for you, you should not be upset, because in nature you will never find two identical trees or leaves.
We put our two flowers on a foil, which we spread on a baking sheet. We bake earrings in the oven. Time and temperature should be indicated on the plastic packaging. If this packaging is not preserved or you cannot find it, bake polymer clay at 130 degrees Celsius for 15-30 minutes (this depends on the thickness and volume of the craft). Our earrings last 10 minutes (again, it depends on the plastics).
When baking, pay special attention to the smell. If you feel any unusual, unfamiliar aroma, immediately remove jewelry from the oven and open the windows. If you overexpose the plastic, then this specific smell will make your head hurt, because this clay is a toxic substance.
After the earrings are ready, let them cool. Later, glue the flowers and accessories as described in the instructions for use of the adhesive you bought. After the glue hardens, apply varnish to the earrings, this will increase the service life of the jewelry made of plastic.