circle and hexagon clay pendant necklace

Slice a piece of black, white, Pacific Blue, Cherry Red and Tangerine clay from each block.

Knead and condition until moldable.

Add a little black clay to your conditioned Pacific Blue clay to make navy.

Roll out each color into different thicknesses of snake shapes, lay them next to each other, vertically, in the following order: white, Tangerine, Chery Red, navy and white. Use an acrylic roller, or clay machine, to flatten and blend as shown.

Roll out more navy to about 1/8" [0.3 cm] thick and cut a medium-small circle.

Roll out more Tangerine to about 1/8" [0.3 cm] thick and cut four small circles.

Use a small stylus tool to create a hole in the center towards the top of the hexagon and small circles; then on two sides of the medium-small navy circle, as shown.

Bake for 30 minutes at 230°F (110°C). Remove from oven and set aside to cool.

Use a jump ring to attach the hexagon shape to one of the holes in the medium-small navy circle.
TIP: To open and close a jump ring, simply grasp the jump ring on both sides with chain nose pliers and twist the ring open, from side-to-side. Never pull the jump ring which can cause distortion.

Cut a piece of chain to desired length.

Add a jump ring to one end and jump ring with a lobster clasp to the other end.

Find the center of your necklace and add the hexagon pendant to the center with jump ring.

Use jump rings to add two Tangerine circles, evenly spaced, to each side of the hexagon pendant.

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