Polymer Clay Whoo Hoo! Flower Veneer and my first Hoop Earrings! Tutorial

from flowers, to a veneer, and finally, Hoops!
This was a lot of fun.
hoop guides are up on site.
hoop guide link
www.etsy.com/listing/14184252...
www.etsy.com/shop/thecreativedork
supplies? These are some of what I use
www.amazon.com/shop/thecreativedork

[@cakeStudioD]

Who "liked" this video before even watching it? I did!!! 💜🧡♥

[@MisKandi]

Me too! 😊

[@sharoncochran8508]

I always tap thumbs up as soon as I see a new video. They are all great!

[@jone6635]

yes! Me too.

[@jernst777]

Now I joined you! There is not a chance that I will not like one of Irene’s videos!😊

[@SilverLeafDonna]

Me too!

[@stephaniekeith3361]

I cut crooked too. But… I learned from Donna kato that you mark your line on top and bottom, and then connect those lines up the sides. Then gradually rock your blade down the side lines to cut, you’ll get even cuts. Works like a gem for me every time now!

[@sharoncochran8508]

I LOVE this project! I bought clay during the pandemic as well. I used most of my stimulus money to pay off bills but allowed myself to get $100 worth of clay and supplies. I've used more of my clay since watching your tutorials than ever before. Thank you so much, Ms. Irene! P. S. I looked at your Facebook page and saw how incredibly beautiful you are! If I looked like you, I would be on screen all the time!

[@Theperilsofbev]

I gotta say, I love to go through your "journeys" with you! So honest, so much to learn about these processes with you, a true THANK YOU🌹Also! I'm a blue fan as wellll!

[@jeaninejacob1158]

Thanks for your videos. I paint the ends of the dull side of blades with nail polish.

[@SilverLeafDonna]

That’s brilliant!!!

[@sandytillotson]

You should be very happy with the way they turned out, they are beautiful. This is the first video of yours that I found and I am looking forward to watching more. This was so interesting. thank you for sharing!

[@TheCreativeDork5]

Thank you so much!

[@SilverLeafDonna]

Sandy, you will LOVE her! She makes this so much fun!

[@TheCreativeDork5]

Thank you so much. I was pretty happy with how they turned out.

[@BlackOnyxCat]

Beautiful results in spite of the hard clay❣️ I love those little flower and leaf colors!! So pretty and spring like- may Spring begin, please!! Love the hoops, so beautiful and different. If you wrapped those hoops around a metal circle cutter the same size, would that help? Thank you for sharing 💙💛💜🤍💚

[@paulaskuse559]

Beautiful, I love these 😊

[@joyceparkes2678]

Grand work ❤🙏🏽

[@mandyhall1674]

Irene those earrings are gorgeous. Please, please put some blue scotch tape or something on the top of that blade so you don't cut yourself. Have a beautiful day Irene.

[@TheCreativeDork5]

Thanks for the tip! I will do that today

[@HeatherLynch555]

Yup, I’d buy them. I’ve never made hoops, but you make me WANT to 💜

[@helenwatermelon]

These look really amazing.

[@eileenosullivan4748]

Beautiful work

[@melbabowen4389]

SO PRETTY! ❤ Love the cane!

[@carleenburnette3710]

I did and they turned out beautiful

[@MichelleJ1822]

These are GORGEOUS!!!!

[@yulondakimbrell7493]

You do such BEAUTIFUL work

[@leonanelson2444]

Very pretty,thank you

[@elisabethperdue9667]

Yep! Me too! I had to do was to see the preview photo& I was hooked!!!

[@susane945]

Hey! I LOVE your leaf. And flower. I think you're great. Stop putting yourself down!! You're creative, talented, and need to just believe it!! And by the way, those earrings are SO BEAUTIFUL!!❤😊 Perfection is boring. Far better to just be You. You are enough. I really learned a lot from your tutorial!! Thanks! 😊🌸

[@artiejohnson703]

I love the flower pattern. So pretty

[@jackiearmstrong7994]

So so cute!!

[@lanakeskisaari8409]

beautiful!!!!

[@elaineyourbraceletisbeauti3602]

Gorgeous😀!!!

[@alfonsotsoto3954]

Loved it! Thank you so much!

[@kristibbradshaw]

So pretty!!!!

[@amm7364]

Thank you so much for your explanation of all the process 😊🇵🇹

[@TheCreativeDork5]

You are so welcome!

[@maniok1977]

Cool earrings!

[@rosemishue2562]

Beautiful Thanks for sharing

[@0LorreneBaumDavis0]

Great tute. Thanks.

[@mimisthoughts4699]

You bet! I love the hoop makers❤!

[@TheCreativeDork5]

they are up as hoop guides

[@colleengarland8977]

Yes please.

[@madebymellyjewelry]

Oh, Irene I love those!!! So cute 🥰 I think you should definitely list those hoop helpers in the store 😉

[@TheCreativeDork5]

I did! Finally up

[@nitahenderson4298]

Love the hoops and would definitely be interested in the disks.

[@TheCreativeDork5]

They are called hoop guides and are online now

[@Elidam.Mendoza-fx1gt]

I love to this kind videos

[@TheCreativeDork5]

Thank you so much!

[@gailreinert3868]

Yes, I want the hoop holders.

[@TheCreativeDork5]

They are online and not too bad in price. Just search hoop guides

[@yulondakimbrell7493]

Sometimes they have the POKYMER CLAY on sale in Amazon

[@joyceparkes2678]

Beautiful ❤ you could wrap the hoops around protected metal round cutters.. works a treat. 🙏🏽

[@TheCreativeDork5]

I have done that but can never get consistent sizes. I might use the guides to cut and then wrap around metal

[@user-eb1tp7nh5u]

I’m such a klutz so I painted all my blades with bright pink nail polish on the no. Cutting side, no more cut fingers.

[@TheCreativeDork5]

That's smart. I should probably do the same

[@catieraymond3734]

yes list...lots of fun.....p.s. my desk is just as messy....or worst...lol

[@ThePotatoad]

I bought some transparent Premo from amazon and it was so dry and crumbly! I chopped in into teeny tiny pieces, smothered it in liquid clay and it came back to life! Don't throw out your old clay loves! There's always hope! 🤗

[@runawaybead]

Nice ❤

[@TheCreativeDork5]

Thanks 🔥

[@roxanneagredano5430]

They really don’t go bad…add a little liquid Sculpey… or just work it in your palm. It softens right up

[@SilverLeafDonna]

In my other post, I just whined about how bad I messed it up. I didn’t even stop to tell you how most of my successful projects came from watching YOUR tutorials! I love Samantha at Jessama and Deb at Clay Boutique, but every day I find some way to learn from our favorite, The Clay Dork, who is not a dork at all but an incredible artist and teacher!

[@TheCreativeDork5]

You're too kind. Curious though, and excuse me but I'm brain dead due to being in the middle of doing my taxes. I said I'd get back to you but have completely flaked. Can you remind me?

[@SilverLeafDonna]

@@TheCreativeDork5 yes, I’ll email you 😊

[@TheCreativeDork5]

I sent you an email but it keeps kicking it back

[@TheCreativeDork5]

Donna, Those petals are perfect. Because you don't have a big cane, I wouldn't reduce so much.. If your using A small cane I only Do 5 petals instead of six and if you have to make each at 3/4 of an inch for each petal that's fine. So the only thing that I see is that you reduced the petals too small and they got all wonky on you. Try and make your flower petals a little bigger.... But I will only reduce the petal to 5 inches and that way, You'll have 5 petals at 1 inch. Don't quit though because you have it.. It's right there in those petals. Honestly, I just wrap mine in plastic wrap. Some artists wrap in wax paper, but you'll have to tape it. Hope that helps :-) I'll go find your message. Your KZbin name and your real name wasn't making a connection.

[@SilverLeafDonna]

Thank you so much for your solid advice!!! It does make sense. This is why we’re all so grateful to you. You put in all the work and learned and developed your techniques, and generously shared them with us. You’ll likely be my first patreon when I can join one! You’re an Angel! 😇❤

[@margaretboss8710]

Do you still have a amazon shop? If so I can not find it. Thanks your work is so beautiful

[@TheCreativeDork5]

It should be here Www.amazon.com/shop/thecreativedork

[@patriciasteger8611]

If you dont use up your cane right away, will the alcohol ink "bleed" into the translucent and white eventually? Love the look, thank you.

[@TheCreativeDork5]

I'm not sure. I know that it will dry out the clay to where there will be cracks. I don't remember if any bleeding happened though.

[@judis.1810]

Beautiful earrings!! And yes, everything and anything you make you should sell at how much time and how much the materials cost you. God Bless you and your family today and thru the future.

[@TheCreativeDork5]

I sure hope so. Thank you!

[@kbowler9266]

You can revive translucent and other colours with clay softener. It only takes a drop or two.

[@TheCreativeDork5]

My clay softener is in clay form. I think it's a sculpey product

[@kbowler9266]

@@TheCreativeDork5 the one I use is sculpey also.a little goes a long way.

[@kathybyers398]

Could you parbake it just enough to set the clay without damagung the form?

[@farrenrohana]

Michael's (canada) is the worst for sending out dry clay. I just had a major battle to get my money back! We don't have great deals like you guys do and shipping to Canada from the USA is insane. Hopefully this will get fixed in 2024. 😉👍 Thanks for the tute!!!

[@TheCreativeDork5]

Oh no! Our Michaels changed during lockdown. They got rod of so many sales and coupons

[@horsartist]

You have it at an angle when you cut to insert the white. The bottom is in the square, but the top, looking down on it, is not straight up and own in the square. So your cut is at n angle.

[@kerryhall7506]

Hi Irene What Colours Did You Use Please and Thank You 💕💕💕

[@TheCreativeDork5]

I don't remember lol. It should be in the video. Just alcohol inks in various colors like yellow, pinks, and blues

[@Shanyth]

Please list the hoop things I would love to purchase. I did go looking for them on your Etsy store 😊.

[@TheCreativeDork5]

Hi ya. They are up. Hoop guides. Let me see if I can link here

[@TheCreativeDork5]

www.etsy.com/listing/1418425288/polymer-clay-cutters-798-earring-hoop

[@Shanyth]

@@TheCreativeDork5 thank you! 🙏🏾

[@maryrominger9224]

@@TheCreativeDork5 can you link the circle cutter as well and some of your favorites that you use would be awesome! ty :)

[@marilynl.855]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️. yes list?

[@maryrominger9224]

I've watched several of your video's but you rarely tell us what cutters you are using so we can go find them on your etsy shop. What item# is the circle cutter please. Thank you!

[@TheCreativeDork5]

Circle is 180

[@maryrominger9224]

@@TheCreativeDork5 that one doesn't have the hole cut out of it. I liked the one in the video where the hole is not right in the middle but more towards the top?

[@maryrominger9224]

@@TheCreativeDork5 ya that one doesn't have the circle hole cut out towards the top of the circle I love the other one also that has a hole cut kind of a funky shape triangle/diamond

[@bonniemason6858]

How did you get the clay so cheap? When I went to sculpy it $3.29 each. I love your videos!

[@TheCreativeDork5]

Sculpeyproducts.com They are always on sale. Just make sure that you put into the notes that you wanted to ship flat rate. Then pick the cheapest that they show but they will change it and refund it.

[@bonniemason6858]

@The Creative Dork I just went over there, and WOW! Sculpy official is so much more! Thank you!

[@saywhatna7376]

Would it be okay to use this technique and make some earrings to sell?

[@TheCreativeDork5]

Absolutely!!

[@saywhatna7376]

@TheCreativeDork757 thank you 😁

[@pjfoltz8810]

Make a small clay "handle on your blades. Then it will be easy to see how to pick them up.

[@maryrominger9224]

what do you mean by this very interested.....

[@elizabethdavidson4188]

Your polymer clay will last a good 30 years. just add a couple drop of baby oil and work the clay to get the clay going cuz the clay need to be backed in order to set it. Hope this helps. My

[@TheCreativeDork5]

Thanks. I do have baby oil somewhere. I think I used it on my cernit

[@0LorreneBaumDavis0]

List them.

[@farrenrohana]

If you stood up and put yourself directly over your work you'd be able to see and cut better but I understand the camera is in the way. I used to cut hair and it's super important to stand in the right way to cut properly. It's all about the science baby! 😉👍

[@TheCreativeDork5]

If I stand up, I wouldn't be able to see my work at all. I hate my setup but for now, we just have to adjust.

[@farrenrohana]

@@TheCreativeDork5 understood. No worries. 😉

[@fawnwolfe7355]

I love your vids, and I really love the ghost flowers, but good lord woman you scare me with that blade! Please for the love of all things holy, don’t amputate your fingers! J/k, but now I know why people freak out when they watch me with a blade. Lol

[@TheCreativeDork5]

You should see me with a hot glass rod :-) I am horrible at grabbing bladed. These new one's have no markings on which is the sharp side. Probably wouldn't matter though

[@fawnwolfe7355]

@@TheCreativeDork5 I know what you mean I have an almost healed slice now lol. And I have seen you with a hot glass rod too! I still don’t know how you don’t catch yourself on fire. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to learn to do that.

[@TheCreativeDork5]

Which part? Catching on fire?

[@SilverLeafDonna]

@@TheCreativeDork5 😂 LOL you are a hot mess!!! ❤

[@SilverLeafDonna]

Irene, I know you said you’d get back with me, but I’m up to my butt in armadillas here! I attempted this project and I was doing great! Right up until the part you open the package and take out the clay. 🫤 It seems like it went a bit awry. The blue flower is a set of blue oval morpho-dots floating in a little lopsided cocoon of white and trans. They’re tiny now and I don’t know if they are viable. I will tackle them another day, but wondering if you or anyone has any suggestions on how to store all my warped cane pieces? If I don’t wrap them, they will stick to each other. What can I wrap them in that won’t leach all the oils out? Did I mention I don’t drink or smoke, but I’m gonna start both tonight? Yeah I’m pretty much a mess. 😊

[@TheCreativeDork5]

Send me a picture of what you made... [e-mail]

[@SilverLeafDonna]

@@TheCreativeDork5 it’s sent, with 3 pics I’d like to call “The 3 Stages of Destruction”

[@SoulfulVeg]

These were so gorgeous. And a true act of me trusting the process.❤❤