Faux Swedish Heart Clay Pendant

by Cindi McGee

11 Materials

When I saw a photo & post on the Fairfield World Facebook page about a fabric Swedish Heart, my mind began imagining it in another material. I found lots more versions out there in the creative world, done with paper, fabric, felt, but nothing done with polymer clay - so I couldn't way to give that a try!

Roll red clay to about 1/8”.

Place silkscreen over rolled clay, add white acyrlic paint and gently scrape paint across screen to transfer image. Lift silkscreen and let paint dry. Clean silkscreen.

Use crinkle heart cutter to cut out 2 hearts from red printed clay. Set aside.

Roll white clay to about 1/8”. Place silkscreen over rolled clay, add red acrylic paint and gently scrape paint across screen to transfer image. Lift silkscreen and let paint dry. Clean silkscreen. Use crinkle heart cutter to cut out 1 heart from white printed clay. Use crinkle heart cutter to cut out 1 heart from white printed clay. Use craft knife to cut 1 red heart and the white heart into two pieces as shown.

Use craft knife to cut 1 red heart and the white heart into two pieces as shown. Use craft knife to make slices in the remaining pieces of each heart as shown.

Use craft knife to cut the small sliced sections into small squares. Place second red heart with printed side down. Use 3-in-1 Adhesive to mount eye pin in center with eye at top. Use adhesive to mount two top sides of hearts over base heart as shown.

Apply adhesive to remaining area of heart and add the small squares, alternating colors to create the faux intertwined effect.

Makin’s Clay® is a no-bake polymer clay, simply let it dry for 24 hours to fully cure. Trim any portion of eye pin extending beyond the heart. Add white organza ribbon and a jewerly closure.