Uploaded January 2012 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Mistakes are valuable to any process. I really wanted to find a way to reproduce a smooth cuff bracelet to cover for beading. I had zero luck finding any lucite, acrylic, or plastic open cuffs to use as a model, so I decided to make my own out of polymer clay. Lots of mistakes throughout the week long process, but I'll try it again. I used a cardstock template (way too wide,) polymer clay (way too thin,) liquid latex rubber (worked great,) and a paper mache shell to make the resin casting.
Mistakes are valuable to any process. I really wanted to find a way to reproduce a smooth cuff bracelet to cover for beading. I had zero luck finding any lucite, acrylic, or plastic open cuffs to use as a model, so I decided to make my own out of polymer clay. Lots of mistakes throughout the week long process, but I'll try it again. I used a cardstock template (way too wide,) polymer clay (way too thin,) liquid latex rubber (worked great,) and a paper mache shell to make the resin casting.
