Polymer Clay Keyring with Stacey van Rensburg

What you will need:

• Fimo polymer clay
• Blade or craft knife
• Rolling pin
• Shape cutter
• Keyring
• Food grater

Method:

• Condition the Fimo clay by rolling it out with a rolling pin, and mix the colours you want to use.
• Take your additional colour, which will form the ‘speckles’ effect, and gently rub this against a grater. Find the right texture on the grater to suit your look. I used the finest texture. Keep this grater for future use separate from your food grater.
• Gently roll over the clay to press the speckles into the base colour.
• Roll out your third colour very thinly. Take a blade or craft knife and cut the edge straight and clean. You may find the need to use the blade to help lift the clay off your work surface.
• Place the thin layer on top of the base at the position you like most.
• Gently roll to join all layers.
• Use a shape cutter to cut out your keyring shape.
• Bake for 45 – 60min following the instruction on the pack of clay.
• Once cooled, remove from the oven and attach to a keyring.

Stacey van Rensburg is a self-taught polymer clay artist living and working in Cape Town. She is the owner of Happy Island, a jewellery and accessories company specialising in one-of-a-kind statement earrings and quirky gifts. She loves working with her hands and has turned her love for all things arts and crafts into her full-time hustle. “It all starts with a sense of play, the need to explore and experiment with different projects and mediums. I would urge anyone interested in crafts to try as many different projects as possible; you never know what hidden passion you might find and where it will take you!”