I made these today and have a hard time getting the backs onto the earrings. Maybe I over baked them as they aren’t bendy like yours? Loving the cutters I got from you!
Hey Kyle! We responded to your message on Instagram, but I'm responding here as well because it might help someone else: In your message, you mentioned that you used Sculpey III, which is unfortunately not a great option for thin earrings that you might make with a cutter. It's a bit too brittle and not very durable. It will always snap if flexed and often breaks adjacent to stress points, like near jump ring holes. Instead of Sculpey III, we recommend a more durable clay like Sculpey Premo or Sculpey Souffle. Both of them should be nice and flexible if cured properly (for at least an hour). It's important to note that polymer clay snaps when it's under-baked and darkens or looks burned when it's overbaked. If you've used a durable clay and your pieces look great, but they're snapping, they're underbaked. Your oven is either not hot enough or you didn't bake for long enough.
I made these today and have a hard time getting the backs onto the earrings. Maybe I over baked them as they aren’t bendy like yours? Loving the cutters I got from you!
Hey Kyle! We responded to your message on Instagram, but I'm responding here as well because it might help someone else:
In your message, you mentioned that you used Sculpey III, which is unfortunately not a great option for thin earrings that you might make with a cutter. It's a bit too brittle and not very durable. It will always snap if flexed and often breaks adjacent to stress points, like near jump ring holes. Instead of Sculpey III, we recommend a more durable clay like Sculpey Premo or Sculpey Souffle. Both of them should be nice and flexible if cured properly (for at least an hour).
It's important to note that polymer clay snaps when it's under-baked and darkens or looks burned when it's overbaked. If you've used a durable clay and your pieces look great, but they're snapping, they're underbaked. Your oven is either not hot enough or you didn't bake for long enough.
Hi I'm going to make these and am wondering if sculpey bake and bond is the same as the oven bake adhesive??
Yes 😊 they're the same thing