Polymer Clay Tips

[@kolitiokada9825]

Hey Melly! Yes, I've used both Sculpey Liquid Clay and Sculpey Oven Bake Clay Adhesive to bond two baked pieces of clay together with great success. I noticed that your 2 clay pieces looked very shiny on the back sides. Did you initially bake those 2 pieces on a tile or glass? The shiny back sides are slick & smooth. You'll have to roughen the entire surface up & give it some tooth with an emery board or sand paper. This will give the Oven Bake Clay Adhesive a surface to grip onto. Try it again & let me know how it works for you.

[@madebymellyjewelry]

You know, I didn't even think about that! 🤔 Yes, I almost always bake on a shiny ceramic tile. You got me wanting to try it again...just to see if it'll work! 😆 I was thinking of trying again (on camera) & using different adhesives, liquid clays, etc. This was just a spur of the moment, in the middle of a project kinda experiment. I wanted to do more extensive experimenting 🤓 Thanks for the tip & thanks for watching & commenting ❤️

[@kolitiokada9825]

@@madebymellyjewelry Hey Melly! Eager to see/hear your results! Happy making!

[@AIRview2]

This will work. I also used Cernit glue to clue baked flowers to baked pieces. It earned for me. But roughen up both sides.

[@sherbearsclay]

Glad you tried this so now I know 😊 thanks for sharing ❤

[@madebymellyjewelry]

You're very welcome! I think the general consensus is that thris works...but it really doesn't 😏 Thank you very much for watching 😊

[@loveanythingart]

Hey! Good experiment! I've never tried to bond two pieces of baked clay together. I thought it would have worked, but it's good to know it doesn't.

[@madebymellyjewelry]

Thanks. There are ways around it, of course...as I mentioned putting a border on it, or you can even put a super thin layer of raw clay between the two layers...but doing those things means that you're not actually bonding the baked clay to baked clay. It seems that a lot of people think you CAN do this, so I thought I'd test it. I wanted to know for sure because when I make a piece of jewelry, my name, my reputation, & my business are on the line! I'm not gonna do something I can't trust will hold up.

[@loveandlightgallery]

Thanks for this video!

[@madebymellyjewelry]

You're so very welcome...glad you enjoyed it. I'd like to do some more experimenting on this subject & also about the best way to attach an earring post. IF I ever get around to it 😆 Thanks for watching ❤️