Faux fire opal with polymer clay

I show how I use colored metal leaf to create a faux fire opal effect.
Colored foil flakes-
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[@MichelleJ1822]

😍 purty! This is a gorgeous technique! Definitely will be trying it! Thank you for sharing!

[@susankilmister11]

Those fire opals are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.

[@ruthtrefethen4171]

Beautiful! Opals are amazing in their colors. My sister deals in antique jewelry and one day when I was visiting, she invited me to accompany her to see another dealer who had various gems for sale. After looking and pricing she asked about cost on a couple. The shop owner gave her a very low price and she bought them. I noticed she was grinning from ear to ear so I asked why? The purchare included a fire opal. The owner sold it to her for a dollar. She asked her why the opal was so inexpensive. The owner sad she had this "mood ring" for too long and just wanted to get rid of it. My sister told her that it was a fire opal but she let her have it for 1.00. It was huge and round like a mood ring and she was on cloud 9. Thank you for this beautiful tutorial. I'm very eager, thsnks to you, to try this.😊👍💜💙💚💛

[@denisewoodsd10]

I want to thank you as I’ve been looking for different colour foil for a bit now and having no luck as I was using the wrong wording or something I guess. 🤣🤣I had to shop before I could watch the video cause I can’t say now to more craft stuff🤣🤣🤣 oops forgot mention that I loved your video too but wondering now what they’d look like as a veneer over white. I do love a video that gets the crafting juices going 👍👍

[@NessRawks]

I thought there was a cat hair on your clay, and I thought “story of my life,” then I realized it was on my screen 😂

[@happyplacestudio]

Hahahahaha!!! 🤣

[@leonanelson2444]

Very pretty, thank you

[@lizvid2511]

Ingot some foils at doller store, but they are hard and dont act like the leaf. Do these act like the leading? I just ordered these and didnt watch the video since inwas so excited to see colors other then normal leaf

[@marystribling3104]

Nice tutorial! What's the purpose for the ice water bath? Thanks for the link to the flakes

[@happyplacestudio]

Hi! The ice water helps with the translucency. Makes it pop!

[@maggiesmith2208]

very nice , how did the beads turn out? thanks for sharing have a great day

[@happyplacestudio]

Good. I can't post a pic here though. Sorry

[@maggiesmith2208]

@@happyplacestudio thats ok again thanks

[@kristeng.reich-simplysweet9628]

very pretty! how long do you plunge the pieces in the ice bath?

[@happyplacestudio]

Just until they are cold. Less than a minute

[@wendym1234]

Can you just add sparkles to the clay?

[@happyplacestudio]

It doesn't work as well. I've tried everything and this was the best result

[@gaylemoore3342]

Could not find your sit

[@happyplacestudio]

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