Assembling Your Pieces

It is time for the fun to begin! Once you have these few easy steps down, your creative potential is endless.

Basic Assembly

First thing’s first, you want to choose your shapes and cut out your pieces.

If you are planning on creating your holes for the jump rings while the clay is wet, now would be the time to do it.

Once your pieces are all cut you can lay them out on your baking sheet and cook them according to the instructions on your clay. (I often find I need to cook mine a little longer than the instructions say)

I like to lay my pieces out how they will be assembled, so I can make sure I’m not missing any pieces before I bake.

Once your pieces are baked and cooled, you are ready to start assembling.

If you are planning on drilling your holes now would be the time to do it.

You just open your jump ring, slide it through the holes you created and close the jump ring, connecting your two pieces together.

Check out this Youtube video for tips on opening and closing your jump rings.

Now you just flip your earrings over and put your glue on the back of the post and place it on the earring, pushing down to ensure the post has adhered.

Although unsightly, I suggest making sure a little glue is squishing out past the edges of the post. This lets you know the whole piece is covered in glue, and will give your post a stronger hold.

Once that is done, you just set your piece aside to dry, and you are all set to wear them!