Hide and Seek Necklace | Nathalie Vatinet

Nathalie Vatinet

“HIDE-AND-SEEK” NECKLACE

“HIDE-AND-SEEK” NECKLACE Materials & Tools: • Pasta machine/ roller • Blades / scalpel • Tools to smooth the dough • Tool for making a hole (here hand chuck) • 3 square pieces (here with rounded ends of 4,3 cm, 3,5 cm and 7 cm) • 1/2 pack of black clay (not too soft) • 1/2 pack of white clay, brand of your choice • Mica powder (here Pearlex, lavender gray color) • 1 LC Microstencil of your choice • Strong glue • Texture (quite deep) • A big ring (here 7 mm) and several very small to hang the sequins • Fine chain about 7 cm long • Various clamps for assembly • Choker (here chain marbles) length according to your preference • Sequins, balls, chain, pendants of your choice

Nathalie Vatinet Handy since forever (knitting, sewing, scrapbooking, quilling ...) I was fascinated by polymer clay, discovered by chance with one of my sisters during our meetings “DIY family holidays”.

Seeing all its possibilities and unexpected results, I call it a “magic clay”!!

I have more and more fun working with it and improving my technique at workshops.

Combining clay with other media, imitating materials, creating new colors ... all that fascinates me. And I love to create unique pieces.

I get inspired by everything around me… the seasons, the wishes, the moods...

My greatest pleasure is to see that people enjoy wearing my creations... I had fun creating them. www.nanoufimote.e-monsite.com | www.instagram.com/nanouvat

Condition the black clay, make a medium thickness rectangle. Make 2 squares (here 4.3 cm).

Cut each of these 2 squares with a 3.5 cm square cutter.

If necessary, smooth the inner edges of the clay “frames”.

Sandwich a micro stencil between the 2 clay “frames”.

Smooth the outer edges to weld the 2 “frames”.

Make an imprint on the black square, press well to “trap” the Microstencil between the 2 “frames”.

Place on a rounded rack and bake (see the time and temperature recommended by the manufacturer).

Run white clay through the pasta machine at the widest setting, make a square (here 7 cm) and texture it (here I took the same texture as for black “frames”).

Position your “frame” on the white textured square in the center and press hard (but gently) to mark the print.

With your fingertip, apply Mica powder just by touching the surface of the textured area around the “frame”. Bake according to manufacturer’s instructions. After cooking, you can sand the back side or leave as is.

Hang the pendants, balls, sequins, ball chains, etc. all along the chain (here 7 cm long) .

Make a hole in the top and center of the white square, put the big ring with the chain and the choker. Stick the “cage” on the impression with strong glue.

That’s it, your necklace is finished !!

LC MICRO STENCILS LC Microstencils are thin patterns made of heat-resistant cardboard which you can integrate into 3D project, you can draw on it a simple color plan using LC GLASSYMER, fill the empty gaps with different colors. These stencils are heat-resistant and were designed for a very efficient, yet simple decorating of polymer clay.

FEATURES: • Heat-resistant • Patterns can be cured in an oven with polymer clay.

• Can be used only once (integrated into a project) or reused several times times.

• May be rolled, cut, glued, painted, backed.

• Dozens of different patterns available for every taste.

• Can be used in dozens of different projects - from making impressions and backfilling to creating complex 3D pieces with stained glass technique.

• Material: Heat resistant cardboard. Paper pattern weight 250g/m2.

• Panel size 80 mm (3.12” x 3.12”) Pattern size 35 mm (1.37” x 1.37”)

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