If I had to pick one item of jewelry to wear for the rest of my life, it would be the long pendant necklace for sure. It’s an easy item to wear with both casual and dressy outfits, and I’m convinced that the longer chains elongate your body and make you look a little bit taller than short necklaces do. Since I made these marbled clay ring dishes last year, I’ve been a little bit obsessed with the marbling process, and I thought a pendant necklace would be another great way to show off the easy marbling technique.
Supplies:
–oven bake clay
–silicone rolling pin or glass jar to use as rolling pin
-X-Acto knife or clay knife
-parchment paper
-super glue
-necklace chain, jump rings, and necklace closure
–gold pendant bails
To make your marbled clay section for your necklace, follow this tutorial using black, grey and white strands of clay. Don’t get too hung up on an exact measurement of clay for each color, but I would start with a hunk of white clay a little bigger than a golf ball, a grey ball of clay half that size, and then a small piece of black that’s half the size of the grey. Adjust those ratios if you want more or less of something on your second try.
Once you have your clay rolled out about 1/4″ thick, use an X-Acto or clay knife to cut your clay into small strips for your pendant necklace. I made the larger pendant 2″ long and the smaller size 1.25″ long. Place the pendants on parchment paper and bake in the oven according to the clay instructions.
Once the clay has baked and cooled, seal the clay with a glaze (only if you want to) and use glue to attach the pendants to the bail. I put the small bail on the back of the smaller pendant, but I really liked the larger bail on the front for the bigger size.
Cut your chain to your desired length, add the pendant, and then use jump rings to attach the chain to a necklace closure. If you want to do a double pendant, cut a shorter chain for the smaller pendant, and attach the long and short chain ends to the same jump ring. Then connect that to the necklace closure. See a more detailed explanation of a double chain in this post.
I really, really love how this project came out! You could make these with any colored clay you want, but I like how classic the grey and white marble looks. It’s also up to you if you want to make a double pendant version with a smaller and larger pendant or just one single pendant on a chain. These are really fast and easy to make and would be a great project for a craft night party or next time you’re in need of a homemade gift. So glad I decided to make a wearable version of the clay marbling. Hope you decide to give it a try as well! xo. Laura
Credits // Author: Laura Gummerman, Photography by: Laura Gummerman and Sarah Rhodes. Photos edited using Stella from the Signature Collection.
Nice post 🙂
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Maria V.
It turned out gorgeous! I agree that you should definitely sell…I don’t know if I could make it as pretty as yours!
This is really chic and beautiful, I’m so into Marbled DIYs!!!!
Please check out my DIY Marbled Bar Necklace here: http://lilasirena.blogspot.mx/2015/07/diy-marble-bar-necklace.html
Love, Lila&Sirena
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Awesome!!! What kind of glaze do you use?
Regards from Spain 🙂
Hey Laura did you make new tile backdrops for your photography? Or are these tiles in this and the moscow mule jello shot, and such all new tile in your home?
Looks amazing! I’ve had a go and can’t get as sharp edges as in your pics- any tips for keeping edges straight and sharp?
Always so impressed by the diy projects on this site, you’re my inspiration!
Freyja
Beautiful! Where did you purchase the necklace chain? I’m having trouble finding chain that I like at my local stores.
I wouldn’t know that they were made of clay if you didn’t say so.
I really like how you are wearing the bail in the front. It actually adds a lot to the design!
i LOVE this project – just featured this on my blog after being inspired to try it over the weekend…my only question is HOW do you manage to create such straight edges with the clay when you cut? i used a clay knife but still have such imperfect edges. i want to make these as gifts and maybe even sell some locally, but i need to master the straight edge! any tips would be helpful, thanks for posting. as always, love reading your blog!
Would love to see a porcelain version with sterling findings, ever think about it? Your work is so inventive.
Love and Peace
Phoebe
I love this, such a great idea, ABM how do you keep these ideas coming!! xx
I can’t wait to make this!! xx
OMG loving this!!! So many awesome marbling tutorials now! I really need to hop on the trend for my DIY blog hapinesswherever.wordpress.com!
Love the simplicity and modern look especially with that bail. Easy enough for beginners to do. Will share on my blog so others can come visit.
Could you link to the chain you used? I like that it’s thin. It’s hard to find a gold tone chain in that width and it’s hard to tell how wide the chain is going to be when shopping online.
Thats so damn cool! Making one this weekend for sure!
Thanks!
Beth.
www.modernmotherblog.com
Wow these are gorgeous! You make me want to start making my own jewelry.
Wow, I love this! Can’t wait to try making one myself.
I absolutely love tour ideas!! I agree you should start selling them! I want one!!